McDonald's Workers Fired for Raising COVID-19 Concerns Reinstated

California’s labor commissioner announced Thursday that four employees of a Los Angeles McDonald’s franchise who were fired in retaliation for expressing concerns about workplace safety hazards during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic have been reinstated to their jobs. Labor Commissioner Lilia Garcia-Brower said the business will also have to pay the workers $113,241 in combined lost wages, interest and retaliation penalties. The workers filed retaliation complaints with the labor commissioner’s office in September 2020 after they were fired for raising concerns over...