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Chipotle settles sexual harassment claims at Sammamish store
Chipotle settles allegations that it allowed a male service manager and male crew member to sexually harass young female employees at its Sammamish store.
— Chipotle has agreed to pay $400,000 to three former crew members at its Sammamish, Washington, restaurant location, and will provide other relief to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
Under the three-year consent decree settling the suit, Chipotle will pay $400,000 to the three former employees and will appoint an internal consent decree coordinator to review, revise and implement anti-discriminatory policies and procedures that prohibit sexual harassment and retaliation.
The decree also requires Chipotle to develop and implement additional policies, procedures, and trainings at 27 restaurants in the South Bay area to ensure harassment-free workplaces, and to enhance accountability and oversight of managers, supervisors and employees.
and its subsidiary Chipotle Services, LLC will pay $95,000 and make substantial changes to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Chipotle cultivated a toxic work environment when it allowed a male service manager and a male crew member to sexually harass several young female employees at its Sammamish store.
Most recently, in 2022, the EEOC filed a lawsuit alleging that Chipotle violated federal law by subjecting a female employee to sexual harassment.
·Chipotle agreed to pay nearly $8 million in 2016 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit involving a former 16-year-old female employee34 and has faced multiple sexual harassment lawsuits from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over the past five years.
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Chipotle bundles service fee with tax to hide cost
Chipotle bundled a service fee with tax, according to a suit.
“Californians of all faiths are entitled to reasonable accommodations for religious practices that do not impose an undue hardship on the employer.” T o settle the case, Chipotle agreed to pay $20,000, provide religious discrimination prevention training to human resources staff, and to develop a policy for all California locations regarding religious practices that require accommodations in the workplace.
The EEOC’s lawsuit further charged that Chipotle then refused to schedule the teen for the duration of her notice period in retaliation for her complaint.
The EEOC suit alleged that in July 2021, at a Lenexa, Kansas, Chipotle restaurant, a supervisor began harassing one of his employees because of her religion.
– National restaurant chain Chipotle Services, Inc. will pay $20,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) religious harassment, retaliation, and constructive discharge lawsuit, the federal agency announced today.
Chipotle to Pay $20,000 in EEOC Religious Harassment Lawsuit
The decree also requires Chipotle to regularly train supervisory personnel regarding Title VII and religious discrimination.
In addition to the $20,000 in monetary relief, the three-year decree settling the suit requires Chipotle to provide training to line employees in the Lenexa, Kansas, area three times a year on harassment and religious discrimination.
ST. LOUIS – National restaurant chain Chipotle violated federal law when a manager at the company’s Lenexa, Kansas location harassed a teen worker for wearing a hijab and when the company retaliated against her after she complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed yesterday.
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Chipotle illegally required employee waivers
Chipotle illegally required employees in all New York City restaurants to sign waivers giving up their right to premium pay for last-minute schedule changes.
To avoid the Fair Workweek Law’s premium pay requirement, Chipotle illegally required employees in all New York City restaurants to sign “waivers” of their right to premium pay for these last-minute schedule changes.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill was accused of illegally denying raises to unionized workers in Lansing, Michigan
A union's claims that Chipotle Mexican Grill violated federal labor law by withholding raises from workers who unionized have merit, U.S. labor board prosecutors have determined.
A union's claims that Chipotle Mexican Grill violated federal labor law by withholding raises from workers who unionized have merit, U.S. labor board prosecutors have determined.
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Chipotle is accused of trying to cover up Norovirus outbreak
Chipotle is accused of trying to cover up a Norovirus outbreak in SoCal.
"Chipotle failed to ensure that its employees both understood and complied with its food safety protocols, resulting in hundreds of customers across the country getting sick," U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna said in a statement.
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Chipotle agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations of child labor law violations in New Jersey
·In 2022, Chipotle agreed to pay almost $8 million to settle allegations of child labor law violations in New Jersey after a State Labor Department audit found approximately 30,660 alleged violations related to minors working at Chipotle stores across the state.29.
Schwalb's office began the investigation in May 2022 after seeing reports alleging Chipotle violated child labor laws in other jurisdictions, according to the release.
Chipotle Pays $322K to Settle Child Labor Allegations - Business Insider
·In 2022, Chipotle agreed to pay almost $8 million to settle allegations of child labor law violations in New Jersey after a State Labor Department audit found approximately 30,660 alleged violations related to minors working at Chipotle stores across the state.29
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Chipotle removed jalapeños from some restaurants following a salmonella outbreak investigation
In a brief statement, Chipotle maintained that the “health and safety of our guests and employees is our highest priority” and that it had pulled the jalapeños out of an abundance of caution and “replaced them with product from different growers” in all locations where a previous common lot had been distributed.
In a brief statement, Chipotle maintained that the “health and safety of our guests and employees is our highest priority” and that it had pulled the jalapeños out of an abundance of caution and “replaced them with product from different growers” in all locations where a previous common lot had been distributed.
In a brief statement, Chipotle maintained that the “health and safety of our guests and employees is our highest priority” — and that it had pulled the jalapeños out of an abundance of caution and “replaced them with product from different growers” in all locations where a previous common lot had been distributed.
But it was Chipotle that narrowed it down to the jalapeños first — days before authorities announced nationwide recalls last week.
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An investigation in Washington, D.C. found over 800 potential violations of child labor laws
Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to a six-figure settlement after an investigation in the nation's capital "identified over 800 potential violations of Washington, D.C.'s child labor laws over the past three years," D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced on Monday.
Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to a six-figure settlement after an investigation in the nation's capital "identified over 800 potential violations of Washington, D.C.'s child labor laws over the past three years," D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced on Monday.
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Chipotle settles for misrepresenting food as GMO free
Chipotle settled after consistently advertising its food as "non-GMO" and "GMO free".
In one case, Chipotle agreed to pay $6.5 million to customers after it was accused of falsely advertising that its food is free of genetically modified ingredients, according to reporting in Restaurant Business Online.
Chipotle dodges investor lawsuit over portion size complaints
Under a settlement approved by a federal judge Friday, Chipotle will pay consumers $6.5 million to settle claims that it ran a misleading ad campaign pledging to serve only non-GMO food.
(CN) – Under a settlement approved by a federal judge Friday, Chipotle will pay consumers $6.5 million to settle claims that it ran a misleading ad campaign pledging to serve only non-GMO food.
Krosnick’s report is relevant to plaintiffs’ theory that Chipotle, by displaying ‘non-GMO’ representations, misled consumers into believing that the meat and dairy products came from animals that did not consume GMO feed,” Gilliam wrote.
2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 United States District Court Northern District of California Plaintiffs, Chipotle consistently advertised its food products as “non-GMO” and “GMO free.”
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Chipotle Mexican Grill paid $246,000 to settle a consumer protection lawsuit
Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $246,000 to settle a consumer protection lawsuit alleging that it wouldn't allow California customers to cash out gift cards with a balance of under $10, authorities announced Thursday.
– Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., which has 499 locations in California, has entered into a Stipulated Judgment and will pay $246,000 in civil penalties, restitution, and costs to resolve allegations of violating California’s gift card redemption law.
LOS ANGELES – Chipotle Mexican Grill, a national restaurant chain with over 500 stores in California, has settled a consumer protection lawsuit alleging it failed to allow California consumers to cash out Chipotle gift cards with a remaining balance of less than $10.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, with over 500 stores in California, has settled a consumer protection lawsuit alleging it failed to allow California consumers to cash out Chipotle gift cards with a remaining balance of less than $10.
Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $246,000 to settle a consumer protection lawsuit alleging that it wouldn't allow California customers to cash out gift cards with a balance of under $10, authorities announced Thursday.
Chipotle Mexican Grill to Raise Wages to an Average of $15 an Hour - Business Insider In April, restaurants and bars added 187,000 new jobs, but the hiring gains are not happening fast enough for most chains scrambling to fill positions as coronavirus restrictions ease around the US.
Chipotle Mexican Grill is hiking its average hourly pay to $15 as it vies for workers in an increasingly tight U.S. labor market.
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California law mandates $20 hourly wage for Chipotle workers
New California legislation requires national restaurant chains including Chipotle to pay a minimum $20 per hour wage to restaurant workers in California, effective April 2024.
Beginning in April 2024, new California legislation requires national restaurant chains, including Chipotle, to pay a minimum $20 per hour wage to restaurant workers in California, which minimum wage may be increased annually by a state-appointed council.
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Chipotle settles gift card refund lawsuit
Chipotle settles consumer protection lawsuit alleging it failed to allow California consumers to cash out gift cards with less than $10 balance.
Chipotle Settles Gift Card Redemption Lawsuit Chipotle must allow refunds for California consumers with gift card balances under $10 LOS ANGELES – Chipotle Mexican Grill, a national restaurant chain with over 500 stores in California, has settled a consumer protection lawsuit alleging it failed to allow California consumers to cash out Chipotle gift cards with a remaining balance of less than $10.
The complaint, filed in Ventura County Superior Court, alleged that Chipotle unlawfully denied consumers the right to cash out gift cards with balances of less than $10.
District Attorney › Chipotle Settles Consumer Protection Case for Violating California’s Gift Card Redemption Law
Chipotle Settles Consumer Protection Case for Violating California’s Gift Card Redemption Law
Chipotle Settles Consumer Protection Case for Violating California’s Gift Card Redemption Law | Office of the District Attorney
Attorney Erik Nasarenko. “This settlement not only holds Chipotle accountable but also guarantees
Chipotle Ordered to Pay $246,000 for Violating California Gift Card Law VENTURA, Calif.
Chipotle gift cards will be updated to include a message directing consumers to the new portal, and the company is prohibited from using any information collected through the site for marketing purposes.
I want to thank our partner counties, Los Angeles, Sonoma, and Shasta, for their collaboration and commitment to protecting consumers across California.” Under the terms of the judgment, Chipotle will pay $145,467.04 in civil penalties, $88,532.96 in investigative costs, and $12,000 in restitution to the California Consumer Protection Prosecution Trust Fund. The company must also launch a dedicated website portal for consumers to request refunds for gift card balances under $10.
I want to thank our partner counties, Los Angeles, Sonoma, and Shasta, for their collaboration and commitment to protecting consumers across California.” Under the terms of the judgment, Chipotle will pay $145,467.04 in civil penalties, $88,532.96 in investigative costs, and $12,000 in restitution to the California Consumer Protection Prosecution Trust Fund.
Chipotle settles lawsuit alleging California customers couldn’t redeem small gift card balances | KTLA
Chipotle Mexican Grill has settled a consumer protection lawsuit alleging it failed to allow California consumers to cash out Chipotle gift cards with a remaining balance of less than $10, the Los Angeles County District Attorney announced Thursday.
Chipotle must ensure that its new gift certificates, including those purchased through third parties, contain an updated notice on the front or back alerting California consumers that they may redeem the gift card for cash when its cash value is less than $10.
• Chipotle must ensure that its new gift certificates, including those purchased through third parties, contain an updated notice on the front or back alerting consumers that they may redeem the gift card for cash when its cash value is less than $10.
Chipotle has settled a lawsuit over cashing out gift cards.
Chipotle denies any wrongdoing, but agreed to pay around $246,000 in the settlement
Chipotle has settled a lawsuit over cashing out gift cards. Here’s how to get a refund | The Independent
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Chipotle files coronavirus-related OSHA complaint
Chipotle workers filed a coronavirus-related OSHA complaint alleging employees aren't informed when coworkers are quarantined for coronavirus symptoms.
In 2020, Chipotle workers filed a coronavirus-related OSHA complaint claiming that employees aren't told when coworkers are quarantined with coronavirus symptoms.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. paid $95,000
The settlement involving Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. concerns sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit.
) ) CHIPOTLE SERVICES, LLC and ) CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2 :22-cv-00326-1\fllT-SMD (WO) CONSENT DECREE I. INTRODUCTION 1. On May 31, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC" or the "Commission") filed this civil action.
– Chipotle Services LLC, doing business as Chipotle Mexican Grill, a Mexican-style fast food chain, has agreed to pay $70,000 in damages and furnish other relief in order to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
- Fast-food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. and its subsidiary Chipotle Services, LLC will pay $95,000 and make substantial changes to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Case No. 2:22-cv-00326) in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its voluntary conciliation process.
SEATTLE — Fast food chain Chipotle Services LLC and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., violated federal law by subjecting young female employees to egregious and ongoing sexual harassment from October 2019 to June 2020, severe enough to force two employees to leave their jobs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
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Chipotle settled a lawsuit with more than 500 current
More than 500 current and former Chipotle management trainees have asked a New York federal court to greenlight their $8 million settlement with the burrito chain to resolve claims that it denied them overtime pay, saying the deal separately includes up to $6.1 million in attorney fees.
More than 500 current and former Chipotle management trainees have asked a New York federal court to greenlight their $8 million settlement with the burrito chain to resolve claims that it denied them overtime pay, saying the deal separately includes up to $6.1 million in attorney fees.
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Jury orders Chipotle to pay $7.5 million
A Harris County jury found Chipotle managers covered up sexual relationships between managers and employees, some underage, and ordered the company to pay $7.5 million to a young woman.
In September 2016, a Harris County jury found managers at a different Houston-area Chipotle had helped cover up multiple sexual relationships between managers and employees, some of whom were underage, and ordered Chipotle to pay $7.5 million to the young woman in that case.
Chipotle repeatedly covered up for a manager who put a hidden camera in the women’s restroom, destroying evidence, muzzling employees and refusing to report it to police, a Texas woman and her child claim in court.
“After management was caught twice by an employee, who is also a victim, Chipotle engaged in a series of attempts to cover up the repulsive invasive visual-recording scandal,” according to the Tuesday complaint in Brazoria County Court.
ANGLETON, Texas (CN) — Chipotle repeatedly covered up for a manager who put a hidden camera in the women’s restroom, destroying evidence, muzzling employees and refusing to report it to police, a Texas woman and her child claim in court.
“If Chipotle truly cared about its employees, customers, and women and children who use their restrooms, it would have terminated the co-conspirator managers who were involved in the cover-up,” according to the complaint.
Chipotle Accused of Covering Up Bathroom Spying | Courthouse News Service
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Chipotle unlawfully closed its Augusta store
Two unfair labor charges were filed against Chipotle in Augusta, Maine, which alleged that after employees filed a union petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Chipotle unlawfully closed its Augusta store and terminated staff on the very day the NLRB hearing on the petition was scheduled to commence.21.
To sort out these The Board also found Chipotle unlawfully threatened and otherwise1 discouraged employees at the Delmar location from discussing wages, talking with union representatives, and engaging in other protected activities.
The settlement, released by union officials on Monday, states that two dozen employees will receive payments from Chipotle and they will be placed on a preferential hiring list for other Maine locations. The company must also post a notice in dozens of stores in New England that it won’t close stores or discriminate against employees due to union support, the settlement states.
The agency’s general counsel office alleged in 2024 that Chipotle engaged in illegal anti-union tactics, including withholding raises from the store’s staff and telling workers that the union was keeping their pay frozen.
The agency’s general counsel office alleged in 2024 that Chipotle engaged in illegal anti-union tactics, including withholding raises from the store’s staff and telling workers that the union was keeping their pay frozen. It said Chipotle also punished a pro-union employee to discourage activism.
The settlement, released by union officials on Monday, states that two dozen employees will receive payments from Chipotle and they will be placed on a preferential hiring list for other Maine locations. The company must also post a notice in dozens of stores in New England that it won’t close stores or discriminate against employees due to union support, the settlement states.
Two unfair labor charges were filed against Chipotle in Augusta, Maine, which alleged that after employees filed a union petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Chipotle unlawfully closed its Augusta store and terminated staff on the very day the NLRB hearing on the petition was scheduled to commence.21
This proposal is necessary due to Chipotle’s alleged interference with employees at multiple U.S. locations who have taken steps to form or join a union.
Coca-Cola, Disney, Deloitte, GM, PayPal, Chipotle, Comcast, Accenture, Boeing, Molson Coors, Brown-Forman (Jack Daniels) – Also confirmed to be scaling back DEI initiatives.
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Chipotle hires C&I director for inclusion strategy
Chipotle hired a Director of C&I to create and execute a strategy for inclusion and enhance existing programs with C&I training.
•In 2024, Chipotle hired a Director of C&I to create and execute a strategy for inclusion, advise across Centers of Excellence, and enhance existing programs with C&I training.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill — child labor requirements
Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in Commerce, California, has paid $27,150 in civil money penalties for violating child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
LOS ANGELES, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in Commerce, California, has paid $27,150 in civil money penalties for violating child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in Commerce, California, has paid $27,150 in civil money penalties for violating child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Boston — Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has been cited $1.37 million in restitution and penalties for an estimated 13,253 child labor violations and other state wage and hour law violations at its more than 50 corporate-owned locations in Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. — faces licensing enforcement action
The documented action involving Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. concerns faces licensing enforcement action.
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“the Department”) conducted an investigation into Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries, “Respondent” or “Chipotle”) with respect to compliance with the Fair Workweek Law, Subchapters 1 through 6 of Chapter 12 of Title 20 of the New York City Administrative Code and Title 6 Chapter 7, subchapters A and F of the Rules of the City of New York (“FWW Law”) and the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act, Chapter 8 of Title 20 of the New York City Administrative Code and Subchapters A and B of Title 6, Chapter 7 of The Rules of the City of New York (“ESSTA”) ( these provisions of the FWW Law and ESSTA are collectively referred to as the “Laws”).
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Chipotle faces allegations over pay
Employees at chains like Starbucks and Chipotle have started organizing in an effort to secure better pay and benefits.