NEW YORK — Directors of U.S. companies are increasingly showing zero tolerance for executives’ sexual relationships with employees, even consensual ones, an attitude shift evident in McDonald’s Corp’s dismissal of CEO Steve Easterbrook this week. Boards of directors in a …
Every 36 hours on average, American local news outlets deliver a new report on violence at a McDonald’s. A group of employees in Chicago say workers bear the brunt of such incidents — enough to constitute a pattern of regular …
McDonald’s Corp., in the face of criticism for its handling of harassment complaints, says it’s 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 …
McDonald’s 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 …
McDonald’s 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 …
Russian news agencies reported Thursday that the country’s food safety agency will conduct checks on McDonald’s restaurants in the Urals following food safety complaints, a day after four branches of the chain were shuttered in Moscow. Natalya Lukyantseva, an official …
McDonald’s is coming under intensifying pressure for labor practices at its U.S. restaurants. The National Labor Relations Board said Tuesday that the world’s biggest hamburger chain could be named as a joint employer in several complaints regarding worker rights at …
A New Mexico woman is facing child abuse charges after police said she stopped at a McDonald’s 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 …
China’s food safety authorities said on Friday that they are probing a Beijing outlet of McDonald’s Corp., the world’s biggest hamburger chain, after a report on state television pointed to quality problems there. The CCTV report said the Sanlitun branch …
North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald’s drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she cut in line. Authorities say 37-year-old Evangeline Lucca bypassed the order …