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Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay the District $322,400 and adopt new workplace protocols to resolve allegations that the fast-food giant violated D.C.’s child labor laws at least 800 times over the past three years, D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb (D) announced Monday.

Schwalb’s office said it found hundreds of instances dating to April 2020 in which Chipotle allowed children under 18 to work after 10 p.m., work more than eight hours in a single day, work more than 48 hours in a week or work more than six consecutive days in a week. All of those are violations of the city’s labor laws, according to the settlement agreement.

The settlement says Chipotle denied D.C.’s allegations and noted that the agreement is not an admission of wrongdoing. Laurie Schalow, Chipotle’s chief corporate affairs officer, said in a statement Monday that the company is committed to complying with the law.

Chipotle believes that by “hiring workers beginning at age 16, we can provide younger employees with valuable experiences and an opportunity for advancement,” Schalow said. As a result of the settlement, she added, “we have implemented an enhanced labor scheduling program in our restaurants, creating a more efficient, consistent and compliant environment.”

Chipotle, which operates 20 restaurants in the city, agreed as part of the settlement to provide training on complying with the law to general managers and <a href="https://jobs.chipotle.com/job/mesa/apprentice-general-manager/282/50902371104#:~:text=Our%20Apprentices%20assist%20in%20the,to%20Cultivating%20A%20Better%20World." target=_blank>apprentice-level</a> employees. The company must personally review the city’s child labor policy with all newly hired minors moving forward, the settlement says.

The attorney general’s office said it also investigated Chipotle for possible violations of the city’s safe and sick leave laws but did not find any. The attorney general’s office said it began investigating Chipotle in 2022 after reviewing reports from other jurisdictions that had lodged similar complaints.

“We applaud young people who take the initiative to work in addition to going to school. But the law limits the hours they can work to ensure they are healthy, well-rested and able to fulfill their responsibilities as students and to their families,” Schwalb said in a statement. His office said it plans to use the settlement to connect District youths to apprenticeships and workforce training opportunities.

Last year, Chipotle reached a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/10/chipotle-settlement-new-york-city/" target=_blank>$20 million</a> settlement with New York City to resolve allegations of fair scheduling and sick leave violations affecting 13,000 current and former employees.

In a news release, Schwalb said the attorney general’s office has secured more than $18 million for the city and its workers since it gained the ability to enforce wage theft laws in 2017. The attorney general’s office has focused on industries with vulnerable workers, including restaurants and the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/19/instacart-racine-settlement-consumers-dc/" target=_blank>gig economy</a>.

The attorney general’s office also recently released <a href="https://oag.dc.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/OAG-Illegal-Worker-Misclassification-Report.pdf" target=_blank>guidance</a> around worker misclassification — a form of payroll fraud in which employers misclassify workers as contractors, allowing them to sidestep certain taxes and employment laws.

University of Maryland, College Park, BA in journalism

Michael Brice-Saddler covers D.C. government and politics for The Washington Post's Metro desk. He joined The Post in June 2018 as a crime reporting intern after graduating from the University of Maryland. Before moving to local politics, he covered national and breaking news on the general assignment desk. 

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