Peaster v. McDonald's Corporation et al

  1. November 06, 2025

    Black Exec Who Confronted McDonald's CEO Loses Bias Suit

    McDonald's defeated a Black former security executive's suit alleging he was fired for confronting the company's CEO about racial disparities, with an Illinois federal judge ruling his remarks about social inequities weren't protected by federal law.

  2. January 30, 2024

    McDonald's CEO Can Be Deposed In Race Bias Suit

    McDonald's Corp. CEO Christopher Kempczinski can be deposed in a discrimination suit filed by a Black former security executive who claimed he was fired because of his race and for speaking out against his former boss during a company meeting, an Illinois federal magistrate judge ruled Tuesday.

  3. August 23, 2023

    McDonald's Can't Avoid Former Security Exec's Race Bias Suit

    McDonald's Corp. must face a Black former security executive's suit claiming he was fired because of his race and for speaking up against the CEO during a staff meeting, with an Illinois federal judge ruling he sufficiently alleged the company sabotaged him to push him out.