McDonald’s Is Responsible For Alleged Racism By Franchise Owners
Lawsuit Claims McDonald’s Is Responsible For Alleged Racism By Franchise Owners A group of black and Latino former McDonald’s employees is attempting to hold the corporation accountable for the behavior of its franchisees. The Associated Press A group of black and Latino former McDonald’s employees is following the lead of the National Labor Relations board and suing McDonald’s, asserting in a complaint that the corporation should be held responsible for alleged racial and sexual harassment the employees experienced at a restaurant operated by a franchisee. The lawsuit, filed this morning, claims that since McDonald’s implements standards and controls for how its franchises operate, it is also responsible when those franchisees allegedly abuse their employees. This assertion of the company as a “joint employer” of staff at its franchises was previously made by the NLRB, a federal government agency, in a December court filing related to a separate lawsuit, in...