Fairley et al v. McDonald's Corporation et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cv-02273

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

442 Civil Rights: Jobs

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama

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  1. May 10, 2024

    McDonald's Workers Want Class Cert. In Sex Harassment Suit

    A pair of McDonald's workers claiming that the company has allowed sexual harassment to run rampant in its stores asked an Illinois federal judge to certify classes of thousands of women and girls who've worked at Florida locations, arguing that class treatment is the best way to evaluate whether McDonald's has a pattern of tolerating harassment.

  2. April 19, 2023

    McDonald's Must Provide Board Docs In Sex Harassment Suit

    McDonald's must provide information on what its board knew about allegations of sexual harassment at its U.S. stores, an Illinois federal judge ruled, rejecting McDonald's assertion that the documents were irrelevant to its dispute with two women accusing it of fostering a hostile work environment at its Florida restaurants.

  3. July 20, 2021

    McDonald's Loses Bid To Ax Workers' $500M Sex Bias Suit

    McDonald's must continue battling it out with a pair of women accusing the fast food giant of fostering a hostile work environment in its corporate-owned Florida restaurants, an Illinois federal judge ruled Tuesday, finding that the women have sufficiently alleged violations of Title VII and the Florida Civil Rights Act.

  4. September 22, 2020

    Workers Rip McDonald's Bid To Nix $500M Sex Bias Suit

    Two women accusing McDonald's of fostering a hostile work environment in its corporate-owned Florida restaurants have defended their $500 million proposed class action from the company's attempt to dismiss the suit, telling an Illinois federal court they've sufficiently backed up their claims.

  5. August 18, 2020

    McDonald's Tries To Shoot Down $500M Sex Bias Suit

    McDonald's has asserted that two female ex-employees' $500 million sweeping sexual discrimination potential class action is overly broad, saying their claims of harassment and assault at one Florida restaurant can't extend to claims of a companywide culture of illegal behavior.

  6. April 13, 2020

    McDonald's Hit With $500M Sex Discrimination Suit

    McDonald's is facing a $500 million sex discrimination suit alleging a hostile work environment in its corporate-owned Florida restaurants, with two female employees saying they were subjected to "constant and open harassment."