A McDonald's worker in Pittsburgh said in a lawsuit she was raped by her manager when she was 14. McDonald's franchisee Rice Enterprises is paying $4.35 million to settle the suit, first filed in 2021. AdvertisementA McDonald's franchisee has agreed to pay $4.35 million to settle a lawsuit from a worker in Pittsburgh who said she was raped by her manager, a registered sex offender, when she was 14. The minor's family had filed a lawsuit against both McDonald's and Rice Enterprises, the eight-unit franchise business operating the restaurant she worked at, in September 2021. Rice Enterprises sued the vendor, Backgroundchecks.com in May 2023, according to a copy of the lawsuit viewed by BI.

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