McDonald's has settled a recent lawsuit regarding wage theft. The settlement will cost the fast food chain over 26 million dollars. The settlement ends a multi-year dispute between McDonald's and its employees, and employees alleged that McDonald's was violating overtime payment laws and were violating workers from other legal rights. The settlement highlights a recent trend of increasing workplace issues at McDonald's.
See "McDonald's pays $26 million to settle wage theft suit", Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, November 25, 2019