USA: Chipotle fined over $300,000 after investigation finds over 800 violations of child labour laws
"Chipotle agrees to $300K settlement over child labor allegations in DC", 28 August 2023
Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to a six-figure settlement after an investigation in the nation's capital "identified over 800 potential violations of Washington, D.C.'s child labor laws over the past three years," D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced on Monday.
Schwalb's office alleges that since April 2020, the popular restaurant chain violated several child labor laws, with employees under the age of 18 working more than eight hours in a day, more than 48 hours in a week and more than six consecutive days in a work week.
The settlement also accuses Chipotle of violating the city's laws by allowing children to work after 10 p.m. local time...
Chipotle will pay D.C. $322,400 and has agreed to a new training and workplace compliance plan, according to prosecutors.
However, according to the settlement, the company "denies the District's allegations regarding violations of any child labor laws. Nothing contained in this Settlement Agreement is or may be construed to be an admission by the Company of any violation of law or regulation, any other matter of fact or law, or any liability or wrongdoing."
Spokespeople for the company did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment...