Dealers misapplying ‘Day in Court’ laws

TO THE EDITOR: Regarding Jim Press’ letter “Dealers, keep up fight against direct sales,” autonews.com, Jan. 15: State laws that dealers argue protect them grew out of “Dealers’ Day in Court” laws. These laws aimed to protect franchisees (dealers) from franchisers (manufacturers). Now, dealers look to misapply these laws against direct sellers with no franchisees….

I’m a Wendy’s worker – I found a live mouse crawling around the burger buns but my bosses didn’t see the issue

CUSTOMERS are outraged after a video of what appears to be a live mouse crawling in food storage at Wendy’s restaurant resurfaced. A video of the 2018 news report was posted on TikTok and appears to show the rodent scurrying around their burger buns and fecal matter throughout the packaging. 3 Cigarettes were also found…

Indian Creek Middle teacher earns grant from McDonald’s | News, Sports, Jobs

Contributed GRANT AWARDED — Shawna Grimm, left, and Josh Barnett, right, director of operations and chief strategy officer for Tomtreyco McDonald’s, presented a $500 Making Activities Count Grant for Teachers to Jane Bennett, a fifth-grade English teacher at Indian Creek Middle School who plans to use the funds for character education. …

Heiresses to Youngstown’s Covelli family bring trust-fund fight to federal court

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Two heiresses to Youngstown’s Covelli family brought their infighting over a trust fund to federal court this week. The trust fund set-up by the late Albert Covelli, at one time one of the country’s largest McDonald’s franchisee owners, has caused friction between his daughter and granddaughter, according to the lawsuit filed in…