Companies that offer benefits and advancement opportunities for hourly employees, including Oak Brook-based McDonald’s Corp., top the list of Working Mother magazine’s “2011 Best Companies for Hourly Workers,” being released today. The 12 companies are recognized for innovative, family-friendly policies that provide training, educational assistance and promotional opportunities for hourly workers, who make up nearly half of the nation’s work force, the …
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