{"id":514,"date":"2013-10-28T21:02:28","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T21:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/?p=514"},"modified":"2013-10-28T21:02:28","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T21:02:28","slug":"chipotle-lawsuit-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/chipotle-lawsuit-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Chipotle Lawsuit Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">On October 25, 2013, the U.S. District Court (S.D.N.Y.) denied Defendant\u2019s motion for Interlocutory Appeal.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>As a result, the case will proceed as a collective action and notice will be sent to current and former employees of Chipotle Mexican Grill giving them the opportunity to join the lawsuit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">In denying Defendant\u2019s Motion for Interlocutory Appeal, the Court stated that there is no \u201csubstantial difference of opinion <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">in this Circuit<\/em>\u201d regarding whether <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. 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Ct. 2541 (2011), applies to conditional certification of a collective action.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Courts in the Second Circuit have \u201croutinely rejected the application of <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Dukes<\/em> in conditionally certifying [Fair Labor Standards Act] collective actions.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">The Court also held that Defendant\u2019s other arguments (whether the two-step certification inquiry is appropriate, what evidence is necessary to meet the standard it articulates for conditional certification, and if conditional certification was properly granted) failed persuade the Court that this case is the \u201crare exception to the final judgment rule.\u201d<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Since Defendant\u2019s arguments failed to satisfy all the requirements for an interlocutory appeal, the Court denied Defendant\u2019s motion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';\">If you work or have worked as an Apprentice or an Assistant Manager at Chipotle Mexican Grill within the past 6 years, please contact Fitapelli &amp; Schaffer, LLP, (212) 300-0375, to schedule a free consultation to discuss your rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Deny-D-Motion-Interlocutory-Appeal-10-25-13.pdf\">Deny D Motion Interlocutory Appeal 10-25-13<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nOn October 25, 2013, the U.S. District Court (S.D.N.Y.) denied Defendant\u2019s motion for Interlocutory Appeal.\u00a0 As a result, the case will proceed as a collective action and notice will be sent to current and former employees of Chipotle Mexican Grill giving them the opportunity to join the lawsuit.<br \/>\nIn denying Defendant\u2019s Motion for Interlocutory Appeal, the Court stated that there is no \u201csubstantial difference of opinion in this Circuit\u201d regarding whether Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. 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