Auto Rental News | November 9, 2016
On October 31, 2016, McDonald’s USA, LLC and several affiliates settled a case in which they were sued by employees of a franchisee that operates five California restaurants. As pointed out by Leslie Pujo in this summary by ARN, “The McDonald’s cases illustrate an important point that applies to franchisor-franchisee relationships generally, including in the car rental industry.” For more on the McDonald’s case, please see our client release under New Alerts from PK (http://plavekoch.com/mcdonalds-settles-claim-by-franchisees-employees/).