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McDonald's hit by lawsuits claiming it steals wages


    (Reuters) - Several lawsuits were filed this week against McDonald's Corp by fast-food workers, alleging the hamburger chain was systematically stealing their wages.

    The seven suits, filed Wednesday and Thursday in New York, California and Michigan, allege that the fast-food giant hasn't paid the employees for off-the-clock work, has denied them time for a meal or break, cheated them of overtime pay, and hasn't compensated them for the care of their uniforms.

    A McDonald's spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

    (This story removes extraneous space in headline, fixes tense in fifth line.)

    (Reporting by Phil Wahba in New York; Editing by Bernadette Baum)