A battle between McDonald’s LLC and worker advocacy groups is putting the company’s response to the Fight for $15 campaign—and the role of two prominent law firms—under a microscope.
McDonald’s is fighting a National Labor Relations Board complaint alleging it wields enough control over franchisees and their workers to share legal responsibility in an unfair labor practice case. The dispute involves franchise workers who were allegedly fired and retaliated against for participating in demonstrations demanding a minimum $15 hourly wage and other job improvements.
Newly submitted evidence in the case shows the company hired two high-powered law firms—Littler Mendelson and ...
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