December 12, 2019
In a television commercial thatâs become part of the lore surrounding Donald Trumpâs affinity for McDonaldâs Corp., he embraced a purple, lumpy denizen of the fast-food chainâs âMcDonaldlandâ and said, âTogether, Grimace, we could own this town.â He was talking âŠ
November 13, 2019
McDonaldâs Corp was sued on Tuesday by workers in Michigan who accused the fast-food chain of allowing pervasive sexual harassment to flourish at its restaurants nationwide. The proposed class action lawsuit filed in a Michigan state court accused McDonaldâs of âŠ
November 5, 2019
NEW YORK â Directors of U.S. companies are increasingly showing zero tolerance for executivesâ sexual relationships with employees, even consensual ones, an attitude shift evident in McDonaldâs Corpâs dismissal of CEO Steve Easterbrook this week. Boards of directors in a âŠ
May 22, 2019
Every 36 hours on average, American local news outlets deliver a new report on violence at a McDonaldâs. A group of employees in Chicago say workers bear the brunt of such incidents â enough to constitute a pattern of regular âŠ
May 22, 2019
McDonaldâs Corp., in the face of criticism for its handling of harassment complaints, says itâs training workers to deal with the issue and is starting a hotline for victims. In a letter responding to an inquiry from U.S. Senator Tammy âŠ
March 18, 2015
McDonaldâs fries are cooked throughout the day in a mix of vegetable oils heated to more than 335 degrees F. The hamburger grill is covered in hot grease. The cookie ovens get pretty hot, too. No wonder getting burned is âŠ
September 2, 2014
McDonaldâs Corp. appointed a China food safety chief and is stepping up unannounced audits of suppliers after an expired meat scandal led it and other restaurant chains to pull products. The newly created position has authority to veto food sourcing âŠ
August 22, 2014
Russian news agencies reported Thursday that the countryâs food safety agency will conduct checks on McDonaldâs restaurants in the Urals following food safety complaints, a day after four branches of the chain were shuttered in Moscow. Natalya Lukyantseva, an official âŠ
July 31, 2014
McDonaldâs is coming under intensifying pressure for labor practices at its U.S. restaurants. The National Labor Relations Board said Tuesday that the worldâs biggest hamburger chain could be named as a joint employer in several complaints regarding worker rights at âŠ
July 9, 2013
A New Mexico woman is facing child abuse charges after police said she stopped at a McDonaldâs before taking her severely injured 3-year old son to the hospital. KOB-TV reports that 30-year old Stephanie Austin was arrested last week following âŠ