McDonald's franchisees dispute worker's debit card suit
| Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
The owners of 16聽McDonald's聽restaurants say a lawsuit filed by a northeastern Pennsylvania woman who's challenging their decision to pay employees with debit cards has no merit.
The (Wilkes-Barre) Citizens' Voice reports (聽) that attorneys for Albert and Carol Mueller, whose company owns 16 regional聽McDonald's聽restaurants, say the cards "are the functional equivalent of cash or checks." They say employees consented to the payment method.
The company recently filed its response to a class-action lawsuit initiated by attorneys for Natalie Gunshannon. The 27-year-old Dallas Township woman briefly worked at the Shavertown聽McDonald's聽earlier this year. She says she was charged $1.50 to withdraw cash.
The company says Gunshannon doesn't have standing to sue because she never was actually paid with a debit card and never incurred any fee.
