The U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday that 62 McDonald’s locations were found to be in violation of federal labor laws.
More than 300 children were found working in restaurants in multiple states, including 45 of Kentucky’s 62 McDonald’s restaurants.
A store in Louisville operated by Bauer Food LLC was found to have two 10-year-olds working unpaid until 2am. department saidThe two children had a variety of responsibilities, including preparing and distributing orders, cleaning the store, working at the drive-thru window, and operating the cash register. The ministry found that one of them was allowed to operate a deep fryer, which is prohibited by federal law for workers under the age of 16.
According to the Labor Department, more than 300 children under the age of 16 (two were only 10 years old) were subjected to federal child labor at 62 McDonald’s locations across Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Maryland. found to be working beyond the limits of
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Bauer Food LLC responded that the 10-year-olds were the children of the night shift manager and had only visited their parents at work, even though they were not approved by the management of the franchise organization.
A Department of Labor investigation found that McDonald’s locations in Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland and Ohio employed at least 305 children in violation of federal labor laws. Three franchisees, Bauer Food LLC, Archways Richwood LLC, and Bell Restaurant Group I LLC, own and operate the 62 locations where violations have been found.
Three franchises are currently facing civil fines totaling an estimated total of over $212,000.
Archways Richwood LLC to face maximum fine, estimated $143,566 civil fine, after 242 children aged 14 to 15 were found to have been working overtime at their location Become.
