As CNN Money reports, the lawsuit is massive and unlike other complaints the Tex-Mex chain has faced. Apparently the practice is widespread throughout the chain's locations.
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Nearly 10,000 workers are suing Chipotle for allegedly cheating them on their pay.
Current and former Chipotle (CMG) employees claim that the company made them work extra hours “off the clock” without paying them. It's a practice known as wage theft, and Chipotle is allegedly doing it all over the United States.
“Chipotle routinely requires hourly-paid restaurant employees to punch out, and then continue working until they are given permission to leave,” according to the class action lawsuit known as Turner v. Chipotle. It's named after a former Chipotle manager in Colorado, Leah Turner, who claims she had to work without pay and was told to make workers under her do the same in order to meet budget goals.
Chipotle denies any wrongdoing and says the case has no merit. The company says it has paid all wages it owes employees.
Briana Alexander is one of the nearly 10,000 workers who have joined the lawsuit. She worked at a Chipotle in Miami, Florida for about a year, starting in the fall of 2013.
“Behind the scenes, [Chipotle] is not always what it seems,” Alexander told CNNMoney. “I can say I have worked off the clock.”
Alexander says she was forced to stay late numerous times at her store. If the workers weren't done by midnight or 12:30am, they were clocked out but told to keep working until the job was finished, even though they were no longer getting paid. Alexander also claims she worked 12-hour shifts on some days, but was clocked out after her shift time ended even though she actually continued to work on busy days.
Why this lawsuit is different
Chipotle has faced similar lawsuits before, but this is the first time there has been such a large class action case against the company for wage theft. As of Friday, 9,961 current and former workers have sent in consent forms to join the lawsuit.
Damn, This Is Worst Than Wal-Mart!
That's a really disappointing story, and one we'll be following closely. We hate to think we've been supporting a company that treats its employees so badly, but hopefully this lawsuit and all of the attention is attracting will change things.
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Article Source: CNN Money
I’ve been waiting for this
Dominick Christman
I am a little confused, are you a news station or a recipe station? can’t tell, seem to have a lot to say about things that have nothing to do with recipes. if wanted news i would watch the news not you Please stick with recipes ONLY
If you work, you should get paid for it. The employees hopefully kept records of the time they worked without getting paid for it, if not…..they don’t have a case.