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 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… Continue reading McDonald’s Is Paying Out $26MM to Thousands of Workers After Settling a Wage-Theft Lawsuit
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California Sues Uber, Lyft for Driver Wage Theft
“The Uber and Lyft business model rests on the misclassification of drivers as independent contractors,” California labor commissioner Lilia Garca-Brower said. “This leaves workers without protections such as paid sick leave and reimbursement of drivers’ expenses, as well as overtime and minimum wages.” Uber and Lyft each have around 100,000 drivers, the Labor Commissioner’s Office… Continue reading California Sues Uber, Lyft for Driver Wage Theft