Former Employee Sues El Milagro for Shorting Unused Vacation Pay

Cook County, IL — A former employee of El Milagro in North Riverside is suing the tortilla supplier for not properly paying workers for their unused vacation time.

Jose Solorzano filed a class action complaint in Cook County against El Milagro on behalf of other employees who reportedly weren't paid properly before leaving the company, according to the Cook County Record.

El Milagro has two store and taqueria locations in Chicago, taqueria restaurants in Chicago and North Riverside and tortilla factories in Texas and Georgia, according to the company's website.

According to the complaint, El Milagro's vacation policy states a week of paid leave is given to employees after they work for a year, and they get more paid time off after more years of work. Solorzano claims he and other employees earned vacation pay, but their last paychecks from the company didn't include pay for unused vacation days, the Record reports.

Solorzano claims the company violated the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act.

Read more on this story from the Cook County Record.