MORE BLACK FORMER FRANCHISEES JOIN MCDONALD’S DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
MORE BLACK FORMER FRANCHISEES JOIN MCDONALD’S DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
Another 27 Black former franchisees of McDonald’s have joined a discrimination lawsuit against the franchise, bringing to 77 the number of ex-operators that claim the company did not afford them the same rights as their White counterparts.
The claims now include nearly 300 restaurants, with damages of between $4 million or $5 million per store—suggesting compensatory damages in the lawsuit could reach close to $1.5 billion.
The lawsuit, filed in September, alleges a systemwide policy of discrimination against Black franchisees, arguing that they were steered into weaker locations and not provided with the same opportunities for expansion as other operators.
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Another 27 Black former franchisees of McDonald’s have joined a discrimination lawsuit against the franchise, bringing to 77 the number of ex-operators that claim the company did not afford them the same rights as their White counterparts. The claims now include nearly 300 restaurants, with damages of between $4 million or $5 million per store—suggesting compensatory damages in the lawsuit could reach close to $1.5 billion. The lawsuit, filed in September, alleges a systemwide policy of discrimination against Black franchisees, arguing that they were steered into weaker locations and not provided with the same opportunities for expansion as other operators. Another 27 Black former franchisees of McDonald’s have joined a discrimination lawsuit against the franchise, bringing to 77 the number of ex-operators that claim the company did not afford them the same rights as their White counterparts. The claims now include nearly 300 restaurants, with damages of between $4 million or $5 million per store—suggesting compensatory damages in the lawsuit could reach close to $1.5 billion. The lawsuit, filed in September, alleges a systemwide policy of discrimination against Black franchisees, arguing that they were steered into weaker locations and not provided with the same opportunities for expansion as other operators.