Reply #6: Failure to show good faith...

[1monster]

Cynthia A. Molino, a mother of four, had worked for McDonald's for two years, but the federal lawsuit alleges that the company denied death benefits because she had just been promoted to manager and had not yet completed a 90-day probationary period.

The family said it had asked McDonald's to consider an alternative: Pay the death benefits due a regular employee, given Molino's two years of service before she became a manager.

McDonald's declined, the family said in its lawsuit.

In this case, I find it hard to believe that McDonald's has a legal leg to stand on... She had been their employee for two years, ergo, she was not on probation as an employee, she was on probation as a manager.

McDonald's was stupid not to accept the family's willingness to accept the lower insurance payout. It is very possible that a jury will award considerably more to the family since McDonald's clearly has failed to show good faith.