McDonald's Fined for Discriminating Against Immigrant Workers

McDonald's reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department Thursday on charges that the restaurant chain discriminated against immigrant workers at company owned stores. U.S. investigators say McDonald's forced legal permanent residents who were employed in its stores to show new resident cards, popularly known as a "green card," when their old ones expired. Federal law prohibits this practice because lawful residents can use any one of several documents when...

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