ImmigrationChipotle fired 450 workers in Minnesota for lack of legal documents
Chipotle, in a filing last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission, disclosed that it had let go of 450 people in its Minnesota restaurants after the employees failed to prove they were eligible to work in the United States; the Denver-based chain has been subject to DHS audit for employees’ documents
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After months of rumors that Chipotle Mexican Grill, which has been hit by immigration audits, fired hundreds of apparently undocumented workers from its Minnesota restaurants, the chain has announced it let go of 450 people.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. says it fired the employees last year after they failed to prove they were eligible to work in the United States.
Fox News reports that the Denver-based restaurant chain previously had not disclosed how many workers were dismissed after a DHS audit of employees’ work documents, saying only that it was in the hundreds. Chipotle disclosed the number in a filing last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Chipotle says it requires all employees to have documents proving they are eligible to work in the United States but some workers may still be unauthorized.
A federal audit of workers’ documents also is under way at Chipotle restaurants in Virginia and Washington, D.C., to see whether their documents are authentic or contain false information.
