Feds Investigating Chipotle Hiring Practices
Documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal popular Mexican restaurant chain under investigation for hiring undocumented workers.
Known for their oversized burritos, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. revealed Tuesday that the company is the subject of a federal criminal investigation into its hiring practices. "We intend to fully cooperate in the government's investigations," reads a disclosure filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signed by Chipotle Chief Financial Officer John Hartung. Chipotle, which has Gaithersburg locations at 96 Main Street in the Kentlands and 564 N. Frederick Avenue among its more than one dozen county restaurants, is being investigation on allegations of hiring undocumented workers, according to a filing with the SEC. This is not new territory for Chipotle. The company is also under investigation by the Department of …
