Mcdonald's

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Young workers are having a hard time getting even entry-level jobs. McDonald's managers, who once hired a lot of first-time workers, now can choose older employees with more experience who don't have to wait until classes end to show up. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A sign advertises job openings outside a McDonald's restaurant in Chesterland, Ohio, on May 2, 2012. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** McDonald's Happy Meal was the target of a class-action lawsuit filed in California in 2010 and dismissed by a San Francisco judge in 2012. It had claimed the hamburger chain was violating consumer protection laws and exploiting children's vulnerability to toys to get them to eat nutritionally unbalanced meals that can lead to obesity. (Associated Press)

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The sun appears to be rising on Wendy's, which has surpassed Burger King as the second-biggest hamburger chain in the U.S. Both restaurant brands are reinventing themselves while struggling to keep up with the growth of McDonald's. (Associated Press)

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Korean immigrant Steve Park points to a photo of North Korean strongman Kim Jong-il in a newspaper over coffee at a McDonald's restaurant in Los Angeles on Monday. Mr. Kim died Saturday at age 69. (Associated Press)

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Alicia Scott, 23, of Riverdale, Ga., applies for a job Tuesday at a McDonald's location in Atlanta. The fast-food corporation sought to fill 50,000 full-time and part-time positions in one day as part of its National Hiring Day. (Associated Press)

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Spelman College student Alicia Scott, 23, of Riverdale, Ga., fills out a job application at an Atlanta McDonald's restaurant Tuesday, April 19, 2011. McDonald's hopes to hire 50,000 new workers nationwide on its National Hiring Day. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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The McDonald's restaurant at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco attracts people with children. The recession-driven search for value is boosting patronage at fast-food restaurants. (Associated Press)