A group of 52 Black former McDonald's franchisees are suing the fast-food giant of discrimination, alleging they faced harsher scrutiny and were steered toward neighborhoods where sales are lower while costs are higher.
"McDonald's knew or should have known that these differential revenue and operating costs of Black-operated franchises as compared to White-operated franchises are not random or due to poor management," the lawsuit said."These differences are statistically significant and are the result of the historical racial bias and barriers built into the McDonald's franchise system.
"Not only do we categorically deny the allegations that these franchisees were unable to succeed because of any form of discrimination by McDonald's," the company said in Tuesday's statement,"we are confident that the facts will show how committed we are to the diversity and equal opportunity of the McDonald's System, including across our franchisees, suppliers and employees.
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