McDonald’s Accuses Former CEO of Lying About Office Affairs

McDonald’s Corp. sued ousted leader Steve Easterbrook to recover tens of millions of dollars in severance pay after discovering evidence he had sexual relationships with multiple employees, tried to cover them up and arranged for one worker to get a lucrative stock award.

Easterbrook’s termination as chief executive officer last fall over a consensual relationship with one employee shouldn’t have included severance pay because he “concealed evidence and lied about his wrongdoing,” the company said in a filing. McDonald’s said it uncovered sexually explicit photographs in Easterbrook’s corporate email account and other evidence of the additional affairs following an anonymous tip last month.