US Slips in Supply-Chain Ranks After Child-Labor Violations June 20, 2023 By Frances Schwartzkopff The US has joined a list of mostly emerging-market countries where ESG supply-chain risks are “high,” after the world’s richest...
Dave & Buster’s to Pay $275K Over Claims of Meal Break, Child Labor Violations June 12, 2023 Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s office has reached a settlement with Dave & Buster’s, which includes $275,000 for workers,...
McDonald’s Kentucky Franchises Fined for Working 10-year-olds at Restaurants May 5, 2023 Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky...
OSHA Probe of Teen Worker’s Fall Uncovers Other Wage, Child Labor, Safety Issues March 23, 2023 A federal investigation into why a 17-year-old worker – who fell 24 feet from the roof of a New Castle,...
Minnesota Meat Processing Company Accused of Employing Minors March 17, 2023 By Margaret Stafford A meat processing company in Minnesota employed children as young as 13 to work in hazardous conditions, such as operating...
Investor Group, Unions Push Hyundai to Address Child Labor at U.S. Suppliers October 19, 2022 By Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke A group that works with union pension funds is pressing Hyundai Motor Co to respond to reports of child labor...
Fidelis, Aon and Marsh Develop Marine Cargo Clause Aiming to Combat Modern Slavery June 22, 2020 A group of brokers and insurers in the London market has come together to announce a new approach to keeping...
Wendy’s Pays $400K to Resolve Child Labor Law Allegations in Massachusetts February 20, 2020 Fast-food chain Wendy’s has agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations that it violated child labor laws by having teenage...
New Orleans Restaurant Pays $55.2K for Labor Law Violations After Child Injured September 30, 2019 A New Orleans restaurant has paid more than $55,000 after an investigation revealed it had violated multiple U.S. child labor...