An anonymous whistleblower’s complaint alleging sexual misconduct by fired McDonald’s president and CEO Steve Easterbrook prompted the company to file a lawsuit attempting to claw back some of the $41 million severance package it paid upon his ouster.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in a Delaware state court and part of an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, alleges Easterbrook “concealed evidence and lied about his wrongdoing” and “was knowingly untruthful” to McDonald’s investigators during a 2019 investigation into violations of the company’s code of conduct.
