Three former Chipotle general managers in Greater Cincinnati who are female filed a discrimination suit in a US District Court against the fast food chain. The ladies said there were indications that they were performing extraordinarily well before they suddenly got fired and replaced by male managers, but Chipotle's lawyer said they were fired based on their work performance.
Plaintiffs Stephanie Ochoa and Tina Reynolds claim that they were wrongfully terminated by former Cincinnati area manager, Herman Mobbs, despite high evaluations. Fox News reported that they were both highly praised by supervisors and were promoted just before being replaced by male managers. Meanwhile, a third plaintiff, Tina Rodgers said she was fired for taking maternity leave, which violates the Family and Medical Leave.
ATTN wrote that the plaintiffs' attorney Randy Freking accused Mobb as a "sexist." The former Chipotle manager allegedly told some of the plaintiffs, "There sure are a lot of overweight women here." He also told one of them, "you're too emotional."
The Cincinnati Inquirer posted the facts for each woman, which dates back some five years ago. Ochoa worked for the chain since June 2005 to March 2012. A few months before she got fired, Chipotle's team director, Brian Patterson, and Mobbs inspected her location in Fountain Square and said they were impressed with her performance. However, two months after that, she was replaced by a male manager.
Meanwhile, Reynolds has been working for the chain since October 2009. She was promoted for a number of times and got "above expectations" reviews and received bonuses. In October 2011, she was fired and replaced by a male manager.
Finally, Rodgers worked for the food chain since 2003. She was fired in September 2011 after she took a maternity leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. She had twins, one died, and the rest was hospitalized for a longer period of time.
