Posted on 04/17/2011 8:33:47 AM PDT by Slyscribe
Earnings season starts to ramp up this week. While many well-known techs and other big caps are due to report, investors will want to pay close attention to results from the elite IBD 50 list of top stocks. On deck: Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Travelzoo (TZOO), Informatica (INFA), Tempur-Pedic (TPX) and Tractor Supply (TSCO).
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Chipotle makes big profits. Looks like all those illegal alien workers paid off handsomely, especially since Federal fines are a pittance.
(Reuters) - The hundreds of illegal immigrants recently fired from fast-growing burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc had a pretty good run when it came to job security.Not only did some get jobs with fake Social Security numbers and few questions about their immigration status, in some cases they actually told managers point-blank their papers were no good. And they often stayed on for years.
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"I thank them (for rehiring me) because I was about to lose my job," said Marta, who was finally fired last winter for false documents along with about 450 more of Chipotle's 1,200 Minnesota workers. She asked that her full name not be used for fear of deportation.
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The 26,500-strong company says it takes the audits, the outcomes and the law very seriously. But Reuters has interviewed eight former employees, most of whom speak fondly of their time at the company, who say Chipotle's management ignored signs that called workers' immigration status into question.
Yup. Crime pays for them.
One of the reasons I avoid that chain.
Anyone got the 50 list w/out the subsciption?
Would the legals be Hispanic?
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