Steve Easterbrook: McDonald’s sues ousted CEO over alleged relationships with employees

McDonald’s is suing its former CEO, ousted in 2019 over an inappropriate relationship with an employee, after allegations surfaced of further misconduct.

In a lawsuit filed on Monday, Steve Easterbrook is said to have covered up relationships with three other employees, even approving a special grant of restricted stock to one, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The company is seeking to recoup stock options and other compensation that it allowed Mr Easterbrook to keep when he left the company in November.

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