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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

75 federal employment cases from public court records (20102026)

9 with a published ruling · 66 open dockets

What public court records show

Public federal court records list Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. as an employer in 75 employment matters between 2010 and 2026.

Of the 9 matters with a recorded outcome, the most common were: 3 ended in a ruling for the employer, 2 ended in a ruling for the worker, 2 had a mixed result, and 1 were sent back to a lower court.

Workers obtained a favorable ruling in about 22% of matters with a recorded outcome.

The most common claims on record were Wage Theft, Breach Of Contract, and Discrimination.

Cases were filed across 6 states, most often in TX.

These figures summarize publicly available U.S. federal court records only. Most workplace disputes are resolved privately and never appear in litigation. A case outcome reflects many factors and is not a finding that any employer violated the law.

75
Federal Cases
22%
Plaintiff Win Rate

Does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.

6
States
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About this employer

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. appears in 9 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the hospitality sector, where wage theft, tip-pooling violations, and sexual-harassment claims are common. The set below covers rulings that produced written federal-court decisions; private settlements, EEOC charges resolved without litigation, and state-court cases are not included.

The cases primarily involve Wage Theft (4 of 9), Breach of Contract, Disability Discrimination. Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Wage Theft, Breach of Contract and Disability Discrimination.

Rulings span Texas (2), Nevada (1), Colorado (1), California (1). Texas is an EEOC deferral state, which extends the federal Title VII / ADA / ADEA filing deadline from 180 to 300 days. Browse state-specific employment rulings for jurisdictional patterns. Texas rulings, Nevada rulings, Colorado rulings and California rulings.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
3 (33%)
Plaintiff Win
2 (22%)
Mixed Result
2 (22%)
Remanded
1 (11%)
Dismissed
1 (11%)

Case Stages

The stage at which courts issued Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.’s 9 stage-identified rulings.

Appeal
5
Summary judgment
1

Of the 1 summary-judgment rulings, 0 ended the case in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.’s favor and 1 let the worker’s claims continue.

Motion to dismiss
3
What do these stages mean?
Appeal
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
Summary judgment
A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
Motion to dismiss
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.

Published federal-court opinions only — most workplace disputes are resolved privately. This is not anyone’s odds, and not a finding that any employer violated the law.

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Federal cases

public court records

One row per case · a badge means the case reached a published ruling · plaintiff names redacted

Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
N.D. Ohio · May 2026
Open docket
Employee v. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.
E.D. Pa. · Feb 2026
Open docket
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, LLC
M.D. Fla. · Dec 2025
Open docket
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · Jul 2024
Open docket
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
N.D. Ga. · Dec 2023
Open docket
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
E.D.N.Y. · Jun 2022
Open docket
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
E.D.N.Y. · Jun 2022
Open docket
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
M.D. Ala. · May 2022
Open docket
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
N.D. Tex. · Feb 2021
Open docket
Employee v. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.
E.D. Pa. · Dec 2020
Open docket
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
M.D. Fla. · Sep 2020
Open docket
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
2nd Circuit · Aug 2020
Defendant Win
Employee v. Gillespie
D. Nev. · Jan 2020 · Nevada · Fraudulent Inducement
Defendant Win
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · Dec 2019
Open docket
Employee v. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
N.D. Fla. · Nov 2019
Open docket
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
S.D. Fla. · Oct 2019
Open docket
Employee v. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.
W.D. Pa. · Sep 2019
Open docket
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · Aug 2019
Open docket
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
C.D. Cal. · Aug 2019 · California · Disability Discrimination
Remanded
State of Nevada v. LABR
5th Circuit · Jul 2019 · Wage Theft
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. U.S. Dep't of Labor
5th Circuit · Jul 2019 · Texas · Wage Theft
Plaintiff Win
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc
E.D. Mich. · Dec 2018
Open docket
Employee v. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.
S.D. Ind. · Nov 2018
Open docket
Employee v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
D. Colo. · Oct 2018 · Colorado · Negligence
Mixed Result
Employee v. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC.
E.D. Pa. · Aug 2018
Open docket
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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The presence of an employer on this page does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.