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Guadalupe Salazar, et al v. McDonald's Corp., et al

  1. December 12, 2019

    9th Circ. Won't Reconsider McDonald's Joint Employer Ruling

    The Ninth Circuit has refused to certify to California's high court its decision that McDonald's Corp. can't be held liable as a joint employer for wage-and-hour violations allegedly committed by a franchisee, reiterating its stance that the fast-food giant doesn't control pay and other working conditions.

  2. October 30, 2019

    9th Circ. Must Revisit McDonald's Win, Franchise Workers Say

    McDonald's Corp. franchise workers are urging the Ninth Circuit to review its decision that the fast-food giant wasn't liable for wage and hour violations because the company wasn't their joint employer, saying the federal appeals court strayed into the California Supreme Court's territory.

  3. October 01, 2019

    McDonald's Wins 9th Circ. Pay Fight With Franchise Workers

    McDonald's Corp. can't be held liable for wage-and-hour violations allegedly committed by a California franchisee, the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday, finding that the fast-food giant didn't exercise enough control over the workers to be deemed a joint employer.

  4. October 17, 2018

    McDonald's Jointly Employed Calif. Workers, 9th Circ. Told

    A proposed class of McDonald's workers suing the restaurant's California franchises over wage-and-hour violations told a Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday that a lower court judge erred by killing their claims against the corporation, arguing that the fast food giant was their joint employer because it exercised control over its franchisees.

  5. January 29, 2018

    Trade Groups Back McDonald's In Pay Suit At 9th Circ.

    McDonald's received support on Friday in its bid to keep the Ninth Circuit from reviving a proposed class action accusing eight franchise restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area of violating wage laws, with two trade associations saying that making franchisers liable for a franchisee's wage-and-hour violations would likely have negative effects.

  6. January 23, 2018

    McDonald's Tells 9th Circ. Crew's Pay Beef Is With Franchisee

    "Common sense" — much less a franchise agreement — shows that local owners of McDonald's restaurants are solely responsible for hourly wages, McDonald's Corp. asserts in its brief asking the Ninth Circuit to not revive a proposed class action alleging violation of wage laws in San Francisco.

  7. October 04, 2017

    McDonald's Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Pay Suit

    A group of McDonald's employees has urged the Ninth Circuit to revive its proposed class action accusing eight franchise restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area of violating wage laws, arguing that the fast-food giant is a joint employer with the franchisee and can be held liable for the wage violations.

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