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- A McDonald’s worker in Pittsburgh said in a lawsuit she was raped by her manager when she was 14.
- The lawsuit says her employer didn’t take action after she tried to report the harassment she experienced.
- McDonald’s franchisee Rice Enterprises is paying $4.35 million to settle the suit, first filed in 2021.
A McDonald’s franchisee has agreed to pay $4.35 million to settle a lawsuit from a worker in Pittsburgh who said she was raped by her manager, a registered sex offender, when she was 14.
The case reached a settlement last Monday. The minor’s family had filed a lawsuit against both McDonald’s and Rice Enterprises, the eight-unit franchise business operating the restaurant she worked at, in September 2021.
The lawsuit accused McDonald’s and Rice Enterprises of failing to train the minor on how to identify and report sexual harassment, perform background checks on the manager, and properly address complaints of sexual harassment and abuse made by minors.