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    Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, DISCRIMINATION—RACE—N.D. Ill.: Suit alleging racial discrimination against Black McDonald’s franchisees dismissed in large part, (Sep 30, 2026)

    Law Firms Mentioned:Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP | The Ferraro Law Firm
    Organizations Mentioned:McDonald's | McDonald’S USA and McDonald’S Corp. | Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, LLP | The Ferraro Law Firm, PA

    By Donielle Tigay Stutland, J.D.

    All but one claim of a single franchisee was dismissed.

    The federal district court in Chicago, Illinois dismissed in large part a suit brought by 31 Black McDonald’s franchisees alleging that McDonald’s steered them into underperforming ...

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