Chipotle Fined $1.37M Over Thousands Of Child Labor Abuses

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Source: PBS Newshour/AP

BOSTON (AP) — Chipotle was hit with a $1.37 million fine over more than 13,000 child labor violations at its Massachusetts restaurants, the state’s attorney general announced Monday.

Attorney General Maura Healey ordered the largest child labor penalty ever issued by the state against the Mexican restaurant chain after finding an estimated 13,253 child labor violations in its more than 50 locations.

“Chipotle is a major national restaurant chain that employs thousands of young people across the country and it has a duty to ensure minors are safe working in its restaurants,” Healey said in a statement. “We hope these citations send a message to other fast food chains and restaurants that they cannot violate our child labor laws and put young people at risk.”

The fine detailed that Chipotle had employees under the age of 18 working past midnight and for more than 48 hours a week. Teenagers told investigators their hours of work were so long that it was preventing them from keeping up with their schoolwork. The company also regularly hired minors without work permits...


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[leftieNanner]

1. Another reason not to go there

I mean, the food poisoning thing is certainly no bigger deal than CHILD LABOR VIOLATIONS!!!

[Demonaut]

4. go find another fast food restaurant that uses ethically sourced food like Chipotle

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at their prices

[leftieNanner]

5. Or don't buy fast food at all

My choice

[Demonaut]

7. good

[tazkcmo]

2. Is this better or worse

Than contaminated meat? Never again.

[PSPS]

3. 'Mall Santa is brought to you this season by Chipotle. Between good and garbage, it's Chipotle!'

[relayerbob]

6. It should be for false advertising

Claiming they serve food there.

Yuk.

[Steelrolled]

8. The problem is the experience level and training of local store managers

The labor market is tight and managers bend the rules to make-do when short on staff. Chipotle needs to fix the fix the problem, and the reality is that they need to pay what it takes. Back in the day, I was more than happy to break child labor rules as I was paying for my college, although it never got to the point of affecting academic work.

I actually like Chipotle for the most part.

[Ilsa]

9. I'm sorry to hear this.

I hope it isn't happening locally. I like the food.