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McDonald s said Wednesday that it will mandate worker training to combat harassment, discrimination and violence in its restaurants worldwide starting next year. The training will be required for 2 million workers at 39,000 stores worldwide.
“A safe and respectful workplace where people feel like they re going to be protected is critically important for our business,” McDonald s President and CEO Chris Kempczinski said. “It s just what society is expecting.”
The change is part of a larger reckoning about sexual harassment at the world s largest burger chain. At least 50 workers have filed charges against the company during the last five years, alleging physical and verbal harassment and, in some cases, retaliation when they compl
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Whenever there is a change in federal administrations, employers must be aware of how various employment laws, rules and regulations will change. One hot topic in employment law, which has seen significant change in recent years, is religious discrimination and accommodation of religious beliefs in the workplace.
This issue is pertinent, not only because of the recent change in administrations, but also because of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) January 2021 revisions to the agency’s Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination, which is the first such update since 2008. While the Compliance Manual does not have the force of law, it does establish how the EEOC analyzes claims of religious discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), and provides useful guidance to employers.
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