A Delaware judge has dismissed claims against directors of McDonald’s in a shareholder lawsuit challenging their handling of sexual harassment by former CEO Steve Easterbrook and the company’s former top human resources executive.

Former McDonald’s workers who alleged rampant sexual harassment at their Michigan restaurant have reached a $1.5 million settlement agreement with the restaurant’s former owner.

For all the potential peril of a workplace romance, the most common source of trouble, experts say, is allowing it to remain a secret.

Former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook has paid back more than $105 million in equity awards and cash to the burger giant after it learned that he had lied about the extent of his misconduct while he was its top executive.

McDonald’s will mandate worker training to combat harassment, discrimination and violence in its restaurants worldwide starting next year.

An internal investigation by McDonalds of potential misconduct has extended beyond its former CEO who was forced out late last year. After Easterbrook was became McDonald's CEO in 2015 he named Fairhurst, a friend, to lead the human resource department. Yet in July, McDonalds received information from another company employee suggesting that Easterbrook had multiple affairs with subordinates. The same person also told the company about issues within the human resources department. McDonalds named Heidi Capozzi, who had worked for Boeing, as human resources chief in March.

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CHICAGO, IL McDonald's lost its top human resources executive Monday, days after the company's CEO was fired for having a relationship with an employee. The British businessmen are close friends; Fairhurst was promoted to his position in 2015 after Easterbrook became CEO. McDonald's announced Sunday that Easterbrook was fired for violating company policy by having a consensual relationship with an employee. He can also exercise stock options that have vested or will vest within three years. McDonald's board named Chris Kempczinski as the company's new president and CEO.

NEW YORK, NY McDonald's chief executive officer has been pushed out of the company after violating company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee, the corporation said Sunday. In an email to employees, Easterbrook acknowledged he had a relationship with an employee and said it was a mistake. McDonald's board of directors voted on Easterbrook's departure Friday after conducting a thorough review. The board of directors named Chris Kempczinski, who recently served as president of McDonald's USA, as its new president and CEO. He was instrumental in the development of McDonald's strategic plan and oversaw the most comprehensive transformation of the U.S. business in McDonald's history, said Enrique Hernandez, chairman of McDonald's board, in a statement.