Chipotle Worker Awarded $550,000 for Job Discrimination

Chipotle Worker Awarded $550,000 for Job Discrimination A former employee who sued Chipotle for firing her because she got pregnant has won her case. A district court jury in Washington DC awarded Doris Garcia Hernandez $550,000 in her case against the burrito chain, CNBC reported. Hernandez, who worked as a food prep worker in a Washington, D.C. location from 2011 to 2012, said her supervisor made her ask for approval for water and bathroom breaks and announce them to all employees in the store. She was fired after she left work early for a pre-natal doctor’s appointment. Read More: What Constitutes Sexual Harassment In The Workplace? Hernandez isn’t the only Chipotle employee to claim she was unfairly terminated on the basis of her gender or pregnancy. This year, a jury in Cincinnati ruled in favor of three female former general managers who said they were discriminated against based on their gender, the New York Post reports. They were awarded in $600,000. Additionally, a woman in Culver City, Calif. received a jury award of $109,580 for her wrongful termination on the basis of her gender and pregnancy. The jury award comes in the wake of the E.coli outbreak in 2015 that caused customers to suffer from gastrointestinal illnesses â€" and sent the company’s stock plunging as a result. The chain has tried to atone for the problem by offering vouchers for free burritos and temporarily closing restaurants to address quality control, yet problems have persisted sporadically throughout the year. What to Do if You Face Job Discrimination If you’re being discriminated against at work â€" including sexual harassment â€" there are certain steps you can take the combat the problem. Make sure you document the behavior as it happens, consult trusted advisors inside and outside of the company, and look into filing a formal complaint with human resources. Video Player is loading.Play VideoPlayMuteCurrent Time  0:00/Duration  0:00Loaded: 0%Stream Type  LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time  -0:00  SharePlayback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedAudio TrackFullscreenThis is a modal window. This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser Error Code: MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED Technical details : No compatible source was found for this media. Session ID: 2019-12-31:4a91daec7251f4bcd62af55a Player Element ID: jumpstart_video_1 OK Close Modal DialogBeginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.PlayMuteCurrent Time  0:00/Duration  0:00Loaded: 0%Stream Type  LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time  -0:00  Playback Rate1xFullscreenClose Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.Close Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.