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Labor/Employment

Mar. 15, 2014

Fast food workers target McDonald's to test employment law theory

A group of lawyers filed several proposed class actions on behalf of McDonald's workers throughout the country, including three new cases alleging unpaid wages in Alameda County Superior Court.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Advocates for fast food workers demanding higher wages have shifted their fight into the courts, with a group of lawyers filing several proposed class actions on behalf of McDonald's workers throughout the country, including three new cases alleging unpaid wages in Alameda County Superior Court.


These low-paid workers have already made headlines by staging protests around the country and seeking ...

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