McDonald’s College Program is Discriminatory, Lawsuit Says (1)

McDonald’s Corp. has a college scholarship program that unlawfully discriminates against non-Hispanic students, according to a new complaint filed in a federal Tennessee court.

The program, known as HACER, prevents non-Hispanic students with severe financial needs from seeking scholarships based on their ethnic heritage, the American Alliance for Equal Rights said in a complaint filed with the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee Sunday.

The program violates a federal statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the complaint says.

The plaintiff says it is a nationwide membership organization dedicated to ending racial and ethnic classifications.

According to the complaint, ...