McDonald’s has been slapped with another round of lawsuits from current and former employees who claim management brushed off or ignored their experiences of sexual misconduct at work. McDonald’s cooks and cashiers at both corporate and franchise locations say they reported instances of sexual harassment and assault to their supervisors, but were either ignored or mocked, according to the lawsuits. Tanya Harrell, a McDonald’s worker from Louisiana whose co-worker allegedly attempted to rape her in a bathroom stall, said “nothing has changed” since her colleagues first began speaking out about sexual harassment at McDonald’s three years ago. “We cannot wait any longer for action,” Harrell said in a statement Tuesday. “McDonald’s, it’s time to sit down with the workers who help make your $6 billion in profits possible so, together, we can stamp out harassment once and for all.”The advocacy groups, joined by “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi, held a press conference outside McDonald’s corporate headquarters in Chicago to support the workers and raise awareness of their fight.

Source: Huffington Post May 22, 2019 03:08 UTC