Case: Discrimination/Hostile Work Environment (D. Minn.)

A Minnesota federal district court granted in part and denied in part a motion to amend a complaint to seek punitive damages under the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Whistleblower Act, and state tort law on claims brought by a female employee with anxiety disorder and ADHD who was sexually assaulted by a coworker at Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., finding that the employee plausibly alleged the company deliberately disregarded her rights and safety by failing to address known harassment, retaliating after she reported the assault, and failing to provide a safe work environment.

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