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Dave & Buster’s to Pay $275K Over Claims of Meal Break, Child Labor Violations

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s office has reached a settlement with Dave & Buster’s, which includes $275,000 for workers, to resolve meal break and child labor violations. Dave & Buster’s operates three locations in Massachusetts in Braintree, Natick and …

McDonald’s Kentucky Franchises Fined for Working 10-year-olds at Restaurants

Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found. Agency investigators found the 10-year-olds received little or no pay at a McDonald’s in Louisville, the Labor Department said. …

OSHA Probe of Teen Worker’s Fall Uncovers Other Wage, Child Labor, Safety Issues

A federal investigation into why a 17-year-old worker – who fell 24 feet from the roof of a New Castle, Pennsylvania, home improvement store in October 2022 – was doing work that violated child labor laws led to a wider …

Minnesota Meat Processing Company Accused of Employing Minors

A meat processing company in Minnesota employed children as young as 13 to work in hazardous conditions, such as operating meat grinders, while they worked overnight shifts and longer hours than allowed by law, the Minnesota Department of Labor and …

Investor Group, Unions Push Hyundai to Address Child Labor at U.S. Suppliers

A group that works with union pension funds is pressing Hyundai Motor Co to respond to reports of child labor at U.S. parts suppliers, warning of potential reputational damage to the Korean automaker. SOC Investment Group, which works with union …

Fidelis, Aon and Marsh Develop Marine Cargo Clause Aiming to Combat Modern Slavery

A group of brokers and insurers in the London market has come together to announce a new approach to keeping the products of modern slavery out of the export supply chain. Fidelis, Aon and Marsh have developed a clause which …

Wendy’s Pays $400K to Resolve Child Labor Law Allegations in Massachusetts

Fast-food chain Wendy’s has agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations that it violated child labor laws by having teenage employees at dozens of Massachusetts restaurants work later and longer than allowed, the state attorney general’s office announced Tuesday. The …

New Orleans Restaurant Pays $55.2K for Labor Law Violations After Child Injured

A New Orleans restaurant has paid more than $55,000 after an investigation revealed it had violated multiple U.S. child labor laws by hiring a 13 year-old, who subsequently was severely injured at the workplace. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage …