Oct. 2, 2019
Restaurant not responsible for wage violations of franchises
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision Tuesday that McDonald's Corp. is not responsible for wage-and-hour violations committed by a restaurant franchisee.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision Tuesday that McDonald's Corp. is not responsible for wage-and-hour violations committed by a restaurant franchisee.
The three-judge panel held the company had no control over employees who worked at several Bay Area McDonald's franchises operated by the Haynes Family Limited Partnership. Because of that, McDonald's was not liable in the class action brought by r...
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