In one day, the petition has amassed over 24,000 signatures, leaving it just a few hundred away from completion. The American fast food chain filed the lawsuit against Florence last week, following the city’s refusal to let the golden arches set up shop in the famous Piazza del Duomo. McDonald’s accused mayor Nardella of back-tracking on his original decision, and claimed it had lost out on …
A Northwest Arkansas McDonald’s owned by Mathews Management Company and Peach Orchard is set to pay $103,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The lawsuit claimed a man was fired from a McDonald’s in Bentonville after management learned of his HIV-positive status. The suit also charged that the companies’ …
A district judge in California ruled last week to allow a class action lawsuit alleging wage theft to go forward, even though he remained unconvinced that McDonald’s Corporation exercises enough control over working conditions in the franchise stores to be held liable for fair wage and overtime claims. Courthouse News Service reported last week, …