![McDonalds said in a statement that it is \committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, including employing people with disabilities.\](https://images.deccanchronicle.com/dc-Cover-mfcnd0c08272l0k2k5qpukvv86-20161019075556.Medi.jpeg "McDonalds said in a statement that it is \committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, including employing people with disabilities.\")
Belton: McDonald's will pay a $56,500 settlement after a southeast Missouri restaurant manager refused to interview a deaf job applicant. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement Tuesday with McDonald's Corp. and McDonald's Restaurants.
The EEOC says a young man who can't hear or speak applied online in 2012 to work at a store in Belton, Missouri. He had previous experience as a cook and cleanup team member at a McDonald's in another state.
A lawsuit filed by the EEOC says when the restaurant manager learned the applicant needed a sign language interpreter for his interview, she canceled the interview, even though the applicant's sister volunteered to interpret.
McDonald's said in a statement that it is "committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, including employing people with disabilities." It also disputes the EEOC version of what happened, but is satisfied with the settlement.
