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Lisa Jennings, Executive Editor

May 16, 2013

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For Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., an ongoing and far-reaching investigation into the company’s hiring practices started three years ago in Minnesota.

That’s where a 2010 audit of some of the chain’s restaurants by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency first raised questions about the validity of immigration documents on file proving work eligibility.

At the time, Chipotle let go 450 workers — almost half of its Minnesota workforce — because the employees in question could not provide suitable documents to prove work eligibility. Later, the investigation grew to include Chipotle units in Virginia and Washington, D.C., and more workers were lost.

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About the Author

Lisa Jennings

Executive Editor, Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality

Lisa Jennings is executive editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She joined the NRN staff as West Coast editor in 2004 as a veteran journalist. Before joining NRN, she spent 11 years at The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis, Tenn., most recently as editor of the Food and Health & Wellness sections. Prior experience includes staff reporting for the Washington Business Journal and United Press International.

Lisa’s areas of expertise include coverage of both large public restaurant chains and small independents, the regulatory and legal landscapes impacting the industry overall, as well as helping operators find solutions to run their business better.

Lisa Jennings’ experience:

Executive editor, NRN (March 2020 to present)

Executive editor, Restaurant Hospitality (January 2018 to present)

Senior editor, NRN (September 2004 to March 2020)

Reporter/editor, The Commercial Appeal (1990-2001)

Reporter, Washington Business Journal (1985-1987)

Contact Lisa Jennings at:

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@livetodineout

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jennings-83202510/

 

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