The Department of Labor said the children sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m., but were not paid.
This photo shows a logo of a McDonald's restaurant in Havertown, Pa., on April 26, 2022. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two 10-year-olds are among the 300 children who worked at a McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Louisville, Kentucky, found.said. The franchisees were fined $212,000 in total.
“Below the minimum age for employment, they prepared and distributed food orders, cleaned the store, worked at the drive-thru window and operated a register,” the Labor Department said Tuesday, adding that one child also was allowed to operate a deep fryer, which is prohibited task for workers under 16.
Federal child labor regulations put strict limits on the types of jobs children can perform and the hours they can work.
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