McDonald’s accuses ex-CEO Steve Easterbrook of hiding sexual relationships with employees, sending nude photos
- Fast food giant sues former CEO Steve Easterbrook to recoup tens of millions of dollars in severance and benefits
- McDonald’s claims he covered up and lied about sexual relationships with at least three employees
McDonald’s sued former CEO Steve Easterbrook for allegedly lying about inappropriate sexual relationships with employees Monday, the latest twist in a corporate #MeToo saga that has rocked the fast-food giant.
McDonald’s said it had subsequently learned that Easterbrook lied “and destroyed information regarding inappropriate personal behaviour” and relationships with three other employees.
It added that the 53-year-old had provided stock worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to one of those employees.
The chain is seeking to recover compensation and severance benefits paid to the executive under the terms of his departure last year, according to a securities filing.
Lawyers for Easterbrook did not immediately respond to requests for comment. When he left McDonald’s, Easterbrook called his consensual affair with an employee a “mistake”, and that it was “time for me to move on”.