£6million payout for manager falsely accused of theft

A Chipotle manager has been awarded nearly $8million (circa £6million) by a Californian jury after she was fired following what was dubbed a ‘revenge plot’ orchestrated by her colleagues.

Local paper The Fresno Bee reports that Jeanette Ortiz was accused of stealing $626 (£460) in 2015 from the Mexican-themed fast food restaurant in Fresno, California.

Her lawyers said the firing was part of a revenge plot to get back at the fast-food manager for filing a compensation claim for an alleged job-related injury.

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