The Mexican-themed restaurant has been hugging the press limelight lately with series of E.Coli and Norovirus scares as well it's highly popular promotional campaigns like the Guac Hunter Game and Free burritos promo. This time, Chipotle is back at the headlines with yet another scandal but this time, it has nothing to do with its food.
NBC San Diego reports that a former female employee is suing Chipotle alleging that she, along with other female co-employees were sexually harassed by four managers.
Ariana Castaneda who worked at Chipotle's Woodland Hills outlet from December 2013 until her termination last February 10, is seeking unspecified damages for alleged wrongful termination, sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
According to NBC, the lawsuit alleges that "All four managers created a sexually charged atmosphere directed at female employees and customers."
Apparently, Castaneda's company uniform size is too small for her. Asking for a larger shirt, a manager allegedly made this inappropriate reply, "Is it because your tits are too big?" according to an Elite Daily article.
Castaneda also claimed that a manager would hug her without her consent and even reached under her shirt after putting his hands on the ice. Managers would allegedly make unsolicited comments if she coughed at work saying that she was "giving [her] husband too much head."
According to Castaneda, other females were likewise targeted by these managers' inappropriate attitude. Castaneda claims that the managers openly discussed a former female employee's breast size referring to her as "big boob Sabrina." The lawsuit further claims that the managers even made sexual comments about female customers and had allegedly used the security cameras to look at female customers' cleavages.
A Chipotle spokesman declined to make a comment on the allegations, saying that the company has a policy of not commenting on pending legal cases according to a Delish article.
