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Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay the District a $322,400 penalty for violating local child labor laws, the OAG announced Monday.
The settlement is not an admission of guilt and Chipotle continues to deny the allegations, the company says in the Aug. 22 agreement.
The District alleges that Chipotle, which has 20 locations in the city, violated the local child labor laws by allowing people under the age of 18 to work after 10 p.m., and to work more than six consecutive days in a week, according to the settlement agreement. Chipotle allegedly scheduled minors to work more than eight hours per day and 48 hours in a week during a period starting April 2020, according to the Office of D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb.
The OAG began to investigate Chipotle’s labor practices in May 2022, after reviewing reports from other states that found Chipotle violated child labor laws. The restaurant company in 2020 agreed to pay Massachusetts $1.37 million for violating child labor laws. Chipotle also reached a $7.7 million settlement with New Jersey in 2022 over allegations of violating child labor laws.
The District identified over 800 potential violations of child labor law at Chipotle locations over the past three years, per the settlement. The company agreed to pay the six-figure penalty to settle the allegations; the payment must be made within 45 days.
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