May 23, 2018

McDonald's workers allege widespread sexual misconduct

Khorri Atkinson

Logo on the wall of a McDonald's restaurant. Photo: Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images

McDonald's employees in eight U.S. states have filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this week, alleging they have faced sexual harassments, lewd comments and retaliation on the job, per the Washington Post.

Why it matters: The allegations come amid the #MeToo movement, which has shined light on workplace misconduct. The Center for American Progress said in a recent analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data that a majority of the sexual harassment claims filed between 2005 through 2015 were made by those in the accommodation and food services industry.

What they're saying: McDonald's Spokeswoman Terri Hickey told the Post in a statement: “There is no place for harassment and discrimination of any kind in our workplace" and that company believes its franchisees will appropriately handle the complaints.

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Two planes carrying protective equipment arrived to restock Spain’s overloaded public health system on Wednesday as confirmed cases surpassed 100,000 and the nation saw its biggest death toll so far, Reuters reports.

The big picture: COVID-19 cases surged past 930,000 and the global death toll exceeded 46,000 on Wednesday night, per Johns Hopkins data. Italy has reported more than 13,000 deaths.

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  5. State updates: Florida and Pennsylvania are the latest states to issue stay-at-home orders — Michigan has more than 9,000 confirmed cases, an increase of 1,200 and 78 new deaths in 24 hours.
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Positive cases of the novel coronavirus passed 213,000 on Wednesday — nearly twice as many as Italy, per Johns Hopkins — as more state governors issued stay-at-home orders for Americans to curb infection.

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