McDonald's franchisee employed 10-year-old children, Department of Labor investigators find

[Zeedox]

McDonald's franchisee employed 10-year-old children, Department of Labor investigators find

The children sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m. and one of the children was allowed to operate a deep fryer, Department of Labor investigators found.

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The employment of the 10-year-old children wasn't the only violation DOL investigators found. The Wages and Hour Division of DOL found Bauer Food, LLC employed 24 minors under the age of 16 to work more than legally permitted hours. The DOL assessed nearly $40,000 in penalties.

In addition to Bauer Food, LLC, the Wages and Hour Division also investigated Archways Richwood LLC and Bell Restaurant Group I LLC. The three franchisees operate 62 McDonald's locations across Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland and Ohio.

The three franchisees employed 305 children to work more than the legally permitted hours, investigators found. The workers also performed tasks prohibited for minor employees.

 

[Gomez Adams]

Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio doesn't surprise me, but Maryland?!

Wow. Just wow.

 

[Gomez Adams]

The beef industry says, "hold my beer and watch this":

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