McDonald's is paying out $26 million to workers after settling a
wage-theft lawsuit.
On Wednesday, a California Supreme Court
judge
approved a $26
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million settlement, ending a year long battle over wage theft
allegations.
Roughly 34,000 McDonald's employees at corporate-owned
locations across California will receive checks as part of the
settlement. Workers will receive checks for an average of $333.52,
with some receiving as much as $3,927.91, according to a
representative for the plaintiffs.
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The original lawsuit was filed in 2013,
(https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-agrees-to-26msettlement-with-california-workers-2019-11) on behalf of
McDonald's employees in corporate locations in California.
Workers alleged that McDonald's committed wage theft in various
ways, including failing to pay all wages when due, failing to
provide meal and rest breaks for workers, and failing to pay
overtime wages or minimum wage.
McDonald's agreed to the $26 million settlement — which required
the approval of a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge — last
November. The settlement required the company to rework some
policies related to overtime, rest breaks, and uniform practices, as
well as provide training to inform employees of the correct
practices.