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Associated Press
The Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant chain will pay $20 million to current and former workers at its New York City establishments for violating city labor laws, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday.
According to investigators, Chipotle's violations of the city's Fair Workweek Law consisted of
failing to post work schedules 14 days in advance,
failing to compensate for schedule changes, and failing to offer available shifts to existing employees. before hiring new employees.
The agreement between the city and the California-based fast food chain covers about 13,000 employees who worked at the chain's New York locations between 2017 and this year.
It is the result of an investigation by the city's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection into complaints filed by 160 Chipotle workers and Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, city officials said.
People walk in front of a Chipotle store on August 10, 2022 in New York.Getty Images
“Today’s settlement with Chipotle is not only a victory for workers by securing up to $20 million in relief for approximately 13,000 workers,
it also sends a strong message as the largest employee protection settlement in the history of New York City, that we will not stand idly by when workers' rights are violated," Adams said in a statement.
Under the agreement, any Chipotle hourly worker in New York is entitled to receive $50 for each week worked between November 26, 2017 and April 30, 2022. Chipotle will also pay $1 million in civil penalties to the city.
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"We are delighted to be able to resolve these issues and believe this agreement demonstrates Chipotle's commitment to providing opportunities for all of our team members while complying with the fair workweek law," said Scott Boatwright, director of restaurants. of Chipotle, in a statement.
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Boatwright said the company has taken steps to improve compliance through measures such as improving time tracking technology and hopes to "continue to further the goals of predictable scheduling and access to working hours for those who want it." ".