McDonald’s is Suing its Former CEO Over This

Fast food giant McDonald’s has filed a lawsuit against its former CEO Steve Easterbrook for allegedly lying during the company’s internal probe into his behavior.

Easterbook’s role as CEO had been terminated last November for having a consensual relationship with an employee. McDonald’s is now alleging that Easterbrook had sexual relationships with more employees and had lied about it. The company is aiming to recover millions in compensation that was paid out to Easterbrook.

The lawsuit alleges that Easterbrook told investigators in October that he only had one relationship with an employee however new uncovered evidence includes dozens of nude or sexually explicit photos and videos of women, including images of the female employees, that were taken in late 2018 or early 2019 and sent as attachments from his corporate email account to his personal email.

Easterbrook allegedly deleted those photos and emails from his phone before it was searched by an outside investigator.

McDonald’s board said it would not have signed a separation agreement with Easterbrook had it known about this alleged conduct. The company has also taken action to prevent him from exercising any stock options or selling any stock from outstanding equity rewards.

“McDonald’s does not tolerate behavior from any employee that does not reflect our values,” Kempczinski wrote in a letter to the McDonald’s system about the lawsuit. “These actions reflect a continued demonstration of this commitment.”

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