Fast food workers sue McDonalds over wage practices

McDonald’s workers in three U.S. states filed lawsuits this week against the fast-food chain, alleging it is stealing wages by forcing them to work off the clock, by cheating them out of overtime and by denying them rest breaks.

The seven suits were announced on Thursday by the employees’ lawyers and were filed Wednesday and Thursday in New York, California and Michigan.
In Michigan, two lawsuits were filed against McDonald’s and two Detroit-area franchise owners by workers claiming they were told to come to work, only to be told to wait without pay until there were enough customers in the restaurant.

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Source: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/13/fast-food-workerssuemcdonaldsoverwagepractices.html