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The city of Seattle and Chipotle have recently reached a settlement regarding labor violations. Chipotle will pay over $2.9 million to over a thousand workers in the Seattle area. Workers at eight Chipotle restaurants will receive missing wages after Chipotle violated Seattle labor laws regarding sick pay and shift changes. Workers stated that they would receive retaliation for calling in sick, and they would also receive retaliation for not being able to come in for changed shifts with no advanced notice. Company management would also respond negatively to workers who requested to not be staffed on shifts that conflicted with their other jobs. Chipotle will also pay the city of Seattle $7300 in fines due to violations regarding wage theft. The restaurant chain will also be required to write and implement a Secure Scheduling Ordinance policy, and Chipotle stated it will be implementing various compliance initiatives and also use more advanced scheduling and time-keeping methods.