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Chipotle Increasing Prices In Order To Raise Employees' Wages Chipotle Increasing Prices In Order To Raise Employees' Wages
Chipotle Increasing Prices In Order To Raise Employees' Wages Chipotle Mexican Grill is increasing menu prices to cover the costs of raising its workers’ wages, the company announced. Consumers will see price increases of approximately 4 percent at the popular Mexican food chain, with that money being used to increase employees’ paychecks following the company’s announcement that hourly wages for workers would reach an average of $15 by the end of the month. The price hike is likely not to be felt too badly by consumers, with company officials saying that it will amount to quarters and dimes while dramatically boosting their ability to pay employees. …

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by Zak Failla
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Central/Western Mass Businesses Fined For Labor Law Violations Central/Western Mass Businesses Fined For Labor Law Violations
Central/Western Mass Businesses Fined For Labor Law Violations Nearly 13,000 Massachusetts employees were cheated out of $6 million in unpaid wages and benefits, according to the Attorney General Maura Healey's annual round-up of fair labor actions. Among the companies cited in the AG’s Labor Day Report are 8 businesses or franchises in Western and Central Massachusetts. Fees and penalties were assessed to local construction and health care companies as well as national chain restaurants. Statewide, in 2020 Healey’s Office won or negotiated for the payment of more than $12 million in restitution and fees from companies over violations such as paying …

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by Kristin Palpini