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McDonald's sued by Black franchisee alleging racial discrimination
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The Black owner of 14 McDonald's franchises says the company favors White owners and denied him the chance to buy restaurants in more affluent communities, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Ohio.
The suit, filed by former professional baseball player Herbert Washington, alleges that the Chicago-based fast-food chain discriminated against him, leading to a $700,000 sales gap between Black- and White-owned McDonald's franchises.
Franchises in low-income neighborhoods cost more to operate, have higher employee turnover and are not as profitable, alleges Washington, a former Michigan State University track star who played for parts of two seasons with the Oakland Athletics in the mid-1970s.
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