Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation
Aug. 13, 2021
McDonald’s restaurant OKs employee health and safety committee
Under the agreement, for 12 months the restaurant will provide workers with paid sick leave, instruct them to stay at home if they exhibit COVID-19 symptoms, regularly sanitize facilities and equipment, enforce physical distancing, conduct contact tracing for workers who test positive for the virus, and hold monthly meetings with a committee of workers to discuss safety efforts.
A McDonald's franchise in Oakland settled a lawsuit with workers by agreeing to follow COVID-19 safety measures and set up an employee health and safety committee.
"Plaintiffs believe the settlement sets an important precedent by creating what we believe is the first of its kind in a fast-food restaurant -- a health and safety committee that gives them a voice in the workplace," Barbara J. Chisholm, the managing partner of Altshuler Berzon ...
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