Lucia Cortez v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. et al

  1. June 13, 2019

    Ex-Chipotle Worker Gets New Trial On Disability Claim

    A California federal judge on Wednesday granted a former Chipotle Mexican Grill assistant store manager a new trial on allegations that the restaurant chain failed to engage in an interactive process before firing her after she had a miscarriage, finding that an incomplete jury instruction likely impacted the jury's verdict against her.

  2. February 20, 2019

    Jury Clears Chipotle In Post-Miscarriage Discrimination Suit

    A California federal jury on Wednesday cleared Chipotle Mexican Grill of allegations that it discriminated against an assistant store manager by firing her after she suffered a miscarriage and took time off work to seek mental health treatment.

  3. February 15, 2019

    Ex-Chipotle Worker Testifies Unemployment Snafu Set Off Suit

    A former Chipotle Mexican Grill employee alleging she was wrongly fired for extending her medical leave told a California federal jury Friday she decided to sue after learning Chipotle had incorrectly reported to state unemployment officials that she quit.

  4. February 13, 2019

    Ex-Chipotle Worker Evaded Medical Leave Queries, Jury Told

    A Chipotle Mexican Grill manager told a California federal jury Wednesday that a woman alleging she was wrongly fired for extending her medical leave went behind his back, never told him when she planned to return and secretly recorded their phone conversations.

  5. February 12, 2019

    Chipotle Fired Woman For Taking Miscarriage Leave, Jury Told

    Counsel for an ex-Chipotle Mexican Grill worker told a California federal jury during opening statements Tuesday she was wrongly fired for taking time off to recover from a miscarriage, while Chipotle's lawyer countered that she failed to show up after her leave lapsed and didn't communicate with higher-ups.