The chain restaurant Chipotle Mexican Grill signed a $20 million settlement with New York City employees over allegations of labor law violations, Mayor Eric Adams announced Aug. 9. This is the largest fair workweek settlement in the nation and the biggest labor protection settlement in the city's history, Adams said.
"We have implemented a number of compliance initiatives, including additional management resources and adding new and improved timekeeping technology to help our restaurants, and we look forward to continuing to promote the goals of predictable scheduling and access to work hours for those who want them," said Scott Boatwright, Chipotle's chief restaurant officer.
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Schedule and Overtime Violations
The city's investigation found that Chipotle did not give employees advance notice of their work schedules, required employees to work extra time without their advanced consent, did not properly compensate workers for schedule changes, did not offer available shifts to current employees before hiring new employees, and did not allow employees to use accrued sick leave, according to the city's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga. The settlement may impact as many as 13,000 Chipotle employees.
(The Hill)
Sick Leave Violations
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