Chipotle Manager, Fired After Apparently Being Falsely Accused of Stealing $600 Following an Injury Compensation Claim, Wins $8 Million in Compensation
A manager of a branch of Mexican fast food giant Chipotle who was fired for allegedly stealing $600 has been awarded nearly $8 million in compensation by a California court for wrongful termination.
Jeanette Ortiz was accused in 2015 of stealing $626 in cash from the safe of a branch of the restaurant chain in Fresno, California.
But when Ortiz asked to see surveillance camera footage of the theft, she was told it had been destroyed. Managers also deleted text messages and lost notes about Ortiz’s dismissal. MORE…
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