Cutting your lunch break short to handle a rush is one thing. Not getting paid for it is another. Hundreds of Oregon McDonald’s workers say that’s exactly what happened to them and a settlement is now on the table.
The McDonald’s franchise in question has agreed to pay $3.55 million in payouts after employees accused it of skipping wages during short meal breaks.
The settlement involves restaurants operated by UTB Enterprises and Goldenband LLC in the Portland area. Timothy South and Sharla Gaskill filed the class action lawsuit in 2020, claiming the companies violated Oregon wage and hour laws by failing to pay for meal periods that lasted less than 30 minutes during six-hour shifts, which Oregon law treats as compensable time…