PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Numerous Oregon employees of a fast food giant could be eligible for a class action lawsuit.
People who have worked at McDonald’s locations across the Multnomah County area since March 8, 2014 could receive up to $872.49 after two local franchisees agreed to a settlement of $3.55 million.
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Under Oregon law, employers are required to pay workers for taking a break of less than 30 minutes during a shift of at least six hours. A lawsuit filed in August 2020 accused the owners of several McDonald’s restaurants, identified as UTB Enterprises and Goldenband LLC, of unlawfully failing to compensate their staff for the hours they were clocked in throughout the workweek.
The owners “deny any wrongdoing and agreed to settle this case to avoid the continued costs of litigation in their retirement years,” attorney Sean P. Ray told KOIN 6 in a statement…