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New York City has sued Chipotle over labour law violations concerning workers' schedules at dozens of branches, Insider reports.
In the complaint - according to an April 28 story in The New York Times - Chipotle is accused of hundreds of thousands of violations of the Fair Workweek Law. Under the Law, 14-days advance notice of schedules or extra pay is mandatory and workers must have a certain break period between shifts or receive an extra $100.
The Times’ reporting said Chipotle failed to give New York City workers sufficient notice or extra pay. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings officially filed the suit.
Laurie Schalow - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer for Chipotle - told Insider in a statement, "We make it a practice to not comment on litigation and will not do so in this case, except to say the proceeding filed today by DCWP is a dramatic overreach and Chipotle will vigorously defend itself. Chipotle remains committed to its employees and their right to a fair, just, and humane work environment that provides opportunities to all."
According to The New York Times, the complaint is the largest ever brought by New York City under the Fair Workweek law. Workers are owed more than $150 million for the violations and more in legal penalties. The lawsuit pertains to labour practices between November 2017 and September 2019. The complaint states that Chipotle has attempted to comply with the law since 2019 but violations are ongoing.
In a statement department commissioner Lorelei Salas said, "Since we first filed our case against Chipotle, we have unfortunately learned that those initial charges were just the tip of the iceberg."
The lawsuit also reportedly accuses Chipotle of illegally denying requests for time off or not paying workers for the time that they took, in violation of New York City's paid sick leave law. All of the 6,500 Chipotle employees in New York City were affected by scheduling and sick leave violations, according to the complaint.
Chipotle continues to expand even in the wake of COVID-19 and the damage the pandemic has done to the restaurant industry. In the first quarter of 2021, the chain opened 35 net locations, and there was a digital sales boom of 133 per cent growth. Chipotle attributed much of its growth to Chipotlanes, the chain's version of ‘drive-thrus’.
Source: Insider
(Links via original reporting)
New York City has sued Chipotle over labour law violations concerning workers' schedules at dozens of branches, Insider reports.
In the complaint - according to an April 28 story in The New York Times - Chipotle is accused of hundreds of thousands of violations of the Fair Workweek Law. Under the Law, 14-days advance notice of schedules or extra pay is mandatory and workers must have a certain break period between shifts or receive an extra $100.
The Times’ reporting said Chipotle failed to give New York City workers sufficient notice or extra pay. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings officially filed the suit.
Laurie Schalow - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer for Chipotle - told Insider in a statement, "We make it a practice to not comment on litigation and will not do so in this case, except to say the proceeding filed today by DCWP is a dramatic overreach and Chipotle will vigorously defend itself. Chipotle remains committed to its employees and their right to a fair, just, and humane work environment that provides opportunities to all."
According to The New York Times, the complaint is the largest ever brought by New York City under the Fair Workweek law. Workers are owed more than $150 million for the violations and more in legal penalties. The lawsuit pertains to labour practices between November 2017 and September 2019. The complaint states that Chipotle has attempted to comply with the law since 2019 but violations are ongoing.
In a statement department commissioner Lorelei Salas said, "Since we first filed our case against Chipotle, we have unfortunately learned that those initial charges were just the tip of the iceberg."
The lawsuit also reportedly accuses Chipotle of illegally denying requests for time off or not paying workers for the time that they took, in violation of New York City's paid sick leave law. All of the 6,500 Chipotle employees in New York City were affected by scheduling and sick leave violations, according to the complaint.
Chipotle continues to expand even in the wake of COVID-19 and the damage the pandemic has done to the restaurant industry. In the first quarter of 2021, the chain opened 35 net locations, and there was a digital sales boom of 133 per cent growth. Chipotle attributed much of its growth to Chipotlanes, the chain's version of ‘drive-thrus’.
Source: Insider
(Links via original reporting)
