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Although greeted as serving the best quick meal burger on the west coast (andeven the country), The favorite customerIn and out Does not seem to be as liked by his staff. A new trial against the chain by a former employee alleges that the unpublished has violated the laws of labor in California in several ways detrimental to the health and well-being of its employees.

Luis Becerra, whoWorked for the emblematic hamburger brand for five years Before being terminated in May of 2020, his employer discriminated against him for having had legitimate sick leave, did not pay his salaries at the termination, did not provide wage declarations accurate and did not provide staff records in a timely manner. In addition, Becerra alleges the channel did not follow the appropriate security protocols to protect his workers against COVID-19, noting his workplace was "full of sick employees", according toLAW360.

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"The meat department was full of sick employees, many of which had symptoms of type Covid-19 (especially butchers), but the accused did not place them on medical holidays," said Becerra.

He states that in-n-out ignored the risks of COVID-19 to his employees when his colleague, who lost a family member to the virus, was not forced to quarantine as a close contact with the deceased. Becerra reported the issue at the health service in February 2020 and the ministry cited the chain of violations, but the details of the quote are unclear. According to demand, Becerra then retaliated against abusive termination.

"In-N-OUT writes despite Mr. Becerra to falsely use his disease time to sting it," said the complaint, filed last week. "So when he reported safety violations, he seal his fate. »

According to René Potter, the Becerra lawyer, the chain employees felt "fear" and his client was "quite brave to report it. Becerra says he's talking about a larger group of older and current N-OUT employees.

In a statement sent toEat this, not that!In-N-OUT refused wrongdoing.

"In the In-N-Out Burger, we have always taken care of our associates as if they are our own family and we are disappointing fundamental and false affirmations that Mr. Bekerra did in his trial," said Arnie Wensinger, legal leader and business manager for the company. "Due to the fact that this question implies ongoing litigation, we unfortunately unable to comment more. »

In April, Fast-Casual Chipotle chain waspursued by the city of New York For violating the rights of workers in several dozen restaurants across the city. The chain would have celebrated hundreds of thousands of violations involving unreliable and tied work planning practices with the minimum of 40 hours of sick leave prescribed by the law on sick leave and paid sick leave.

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