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Florida has the largest concentration of shops run by McDonald’s in the US.
Two McDonald’s staff members in Florida have actually filed a $500 m (₤400 m) class action claim, implicating the junk food giant of fostering “systemic unwanted sexual advances”.
Jamelia Fairley and Ashley Reddick are called on behalf of some 5,000 females from over 100 United States McDonald’s outlets.
It is backed by Time’s Up, a prominent legal charity established as part of the #MeToo motion.
McDonald’s said it is “committed” to addressing all harassment claims.
” McDonald’s has constantly been devoted to making sure that our employees are able to operate in an environment that is free from all forms of discrimination and harassment,” the business said in a declaration.
Ms Fairley and Ms Reddick sign up with 5,000 other females who have operated at corporate-run McDonald’s dining establishments across Florida given that April 2016 and experienced sexual harassment on the task.
The suit, submitted in the company’s home state of Illinois, centres on a particular McDonald’s dining establishment near Orlando, Florida, and alleges “substantial unlawful harassment that went ignored by management”. The complainants state that many ladies were subject to “prevalent sexual harassment