January 30, 2018
A Minnesota federal judge slashed an attorneys' fee request of $3.2 million to $600,000 in a class action alleging Chipotle required employees to work off the clock, calling the ask “excessive” in light of the results: a $62,000 settlement for two restaurants' workers.
June 12, 2017
A Minnesota federal court judge on Monday denied a bid by burrito restaurant chain Chipotle to decertify a class of its employees accusing the company of wage-and-hour violations, ruling the workers' duties are similar enough to compel the court to maintain their certification as a class.
March 13, 2017
Chipotle employees accusing the company of wage and hour violations on Friday slammed the company’s bid to delay an upcoming Minnesota federal court trial since any further delays in the case might cause class members, many of whom are low-wage earners, to “disappear.”
August 04, 2016
A class of Chipotle employees claiming the company made employees work off the clock without pay on Wednesday filed an objection to a Minnesota federal judge's decision denying its bid to file a second amended complaint, arguing that the restaurant chain will not be prejudiced by the amendment.
July 07, 2016
A Minnesota federal judge on Wednesday denied Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.'s bid for sanctions against employees in a collective action claiming the company made workers work off the clock without pay, after the company said the workers no-showed on depositions.
June 23, 2016
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. on Wednesday urged a Minnesota federal court to support its bid to sanction employees suing it for allegedly requiring them to work off the clock without pay, saying that the employees failed to show up for depositions on three separate occasions.
September 10, 2014
A Minnesota federal judge on Tuesday provisionally granted a narrow group of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. employees collective action status in their suit alleging the restaurant chain required them to work off the clock without pay, but the judge declined to certify a nationwide class.