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Sexual Harassment: McDonald’s Teen Employees Settle Lawsuit

By jessica Apr 4, 2007 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

GLC Restaurants, Inc., which operates McDonald’s restaurants in Arizona and California, has agreed to pay $550,000 to eight female teenage workers who were sexually harassed by a middle-aged male supervisor. The lawsuit, filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of the young workers, charged that the supervisor was a repeat offender who […]

Whistleblowers: Supreme Court Scales Back Whistleblower Rights

By jessica Apr 4, 2007 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a new ruling that limits the right of whistleblowers to recover a slice of the damages paid by government contractors whose violations are exposed. Engineer James Stone filed a lawsuit under the Federal False Claims Act (FCA), charging Boeing Co. made false statements regarding safety and environmental issues at […]