Workers’ Compensation Claims Triggered Probes of Walmart for Child Labor Violations November 10, 2026 Pennsylvania announced a $7.8 million settlement with Walmart for violations of the state’s Child Labor Act in what the Shapiro...
Texas Bakery Fined $25K for Child Labor and Back Wages Violations August 7, 2026 The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered thousands in back wages and assessed penalties after a federal investigation revealed child...
Perdue Farms to Pay $4 Million For Letting Children Work Hazardous Jobs January 17, 2025 Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after it employed children in hazardous occupations at a Virginia plant and...
Michigan Little Caesars Franchisee to Pay $26K in Child Labor Violations January 16, 2025 A Farmington Hills, Michigan Little Caesars restaurant employed minors in violation of federal child labor regulations by assigning them to...
Snack Maker Hearthside Settles Illinois Child Labor Probe December 9, 2024 By Jonathan Randles Private equity-backed snack producer Hearthside Food Solutions has agreed to pay $4.5 million to end an investigation by Illinois authorities...
Smithfield to Pay $2 Million in Minnesota Child Labor Violation Settlement November 18, 2024 By Steve Karnowski MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smithfield Foods, one of the nation’s largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve...
Wisconsin Pizza Restaurant to Pay $99K Over Child Labor Law Violations November 15, 2024 A Wisconsin pizza restaurant has agreed to pay $99,000 in fines after a Department of Labor investigation found the business...
Company to Pay $650K Over Child Labor Violations at Meat Processing Facilities May 8, 2024 By Hannah Fingerhut DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Tennessee-based sanitation company has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars after...
Iowa Meat Processing Plant Accused of Illegally Hiring Children February 27, 2024 By Hannah Fingerhut DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. authorities have accused another sanitation company of illegally hiring at least two dozen children...
Minnesota Meat Processor Fined $300K for Employing Children in Hazardous Conditions September 13, 2023 MADELIA, Minn. (AP) – A meat processing company in Minnesota on Friday agreed to pay $300,000 in penalties after an...