Civil redress aside, IANAL but as I seem to recall, wage theft is a criminal offense. If only we had a Department of Labor currently willing to enforce this.

Civil redress aside, IANAL but as I seem to recall, wage theft is a criminal offense. If only we had a Department of Labor currently willing to enforce this. I've been a pretty regular Chipotle customer, over the years. But this is it, for me; one customer less. I regret this for the cumulative effect it could have on Chipotle employees (the same ones already screwed); nonetheless, I encourage others to join me. It seems to be the only way Chipotle will -- maybe -- get the message. By the way, I did Chipotle a small favor, a few years ago, when I could have reported them to my state for a health code violation I observed but instead worked with their corporate office to get it addressed without my identifying the specific employee. (Another policy that was being followed kept essentially kept the problem from getting to the food. I wanted better training and supervision, not a one-off punishment of an otherwise nice fellow and apparent good, long-term employee.) It's time Chipotle corporate showed a little genuine good will of its own. Pay your employees for their work -- all of it. I see plenty of Chipotle employees who go the extra mile to engage your customers and keep them coming back. Corporate could take a clue from them.