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McDonald's fires its own CEO over consensual relationship with an employee

McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook has been fired because of a consensual relationship with an employee. This doesn't come as a surprise since many US companies have began prohibiting workplace romances due to issues like sexual misconduct and the influence of power dynamics that exist within these workplaces over such relationships. Easterbrook has now been replaced by Chris Kempczinski.

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Wed Nov 06 - TheNewYorkPost

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