Daryl Parks speaks during a press conference in 2015, serving as the attorney for the family of Michael Brown.Civil right attorney Daryl Parks is joining the legal team representing current and former McDonald's franchisees in a pair of lawsuits against the fast-food giant.
Parks has joined Ferraro Law Firm, which is serving as legal counsel for the franchisees in two lawsuits — one filed in late August by former franchisees, and one filed in October by current franchisees. Both groups allege that McDonald's denied Black franchisees the opportunities it granted white franchisees.
"The case against McDonald's is historic, and it is a privilege to be representing the Black men and women who were – and continue to be – treated like second-class citizens by the company," Parks said in a statement. The investigation found that Black franchisees netted hundreds of thousands of dollars less a year, on average, than their white counterparts at the fast-food giant. As of 2017, the cash-flow gap was about $60,600 every month, according to internal data from the National Black McDonald's Owners Association. That is more than double the gap of $24,600 in 2012.
Current Black franchisees at McDonald's filed a class-action lawsuit making similar claims in October, also represented by Ferraro.
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