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The US Department of Labor says a California McDonald's franchisee owes over $25,000 in child labor penalties
The Department of Labor says the restaurant allowed minors to operate trash compactors, which are c…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Palantir to Department of Labor: We hire plenty of Asians
The company is currently suing the US Army for the way it wrote the request for proposals to build …
Julie Bort
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The Chick-fil-A franchisee who paid workers in chicken is now being fined by the Department of Labor
The owner of a Chick-fil-A franchise who offered to pay workers in chicken was ordered by the Depar…
Mary Meisenzahl
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US government sues Georgia auto-repair shop that dumped more than 91,000 pennies in a former employee's driveway
Andreas Flaten woke up to find more than 91,000 pennies sitting in his driveway. The Labor Departme…
Charles Davis
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9 Burger Kings in South Carolina broke child-labor laws by letting 14 and 15-year-olds work for too long, Department of Labor says
The franchisee breached laws on how late and how long minors aged 14 and 15 can work, the Departmen…
Grace Dean
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Biden's Labor Department probably won't be able to pay out unemployment to workers cut off by their states
An administration official says they've been trying to figure out what they can do, but DOL is gene…
Juliana Kaplan
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McDonald's locations in Pennsylvania broke child labor laws, with kids under 16 operating deep fryers, Labor Department says
The fast food restaurants employed more than 150 kids, some as young as 14, at hours prohibited by …
Charles R. Davis
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McDonald's, Burger King, and other chains can hire workers as young as 14. Here are some jobs they can do and others that are off limits.
Young teenagers are restricted in the jobs they can do by the Department of Labor, and are mostly l…
Mary Meisenzahl
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The Biden Administration's labor department is hitting the road for 'Good Jobs Summer'
A good job means more than just one that pays well; workers should be able to get there, and not be…
Juliana Kaplan
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Airport security firm forced to hand over $370,000 in unpaid overtime and damages to employees
Protection Plus Inc. was forced to pay $370,000 in damages to 215 security employees who patrol air…
Ryan Hogg
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A Pennsylvania home care agency was ordered to pay $1.2 million to workers who the DOL says didn't get correct overtime wages
The agency failed to pay correct overtime wages to nearly 200 staff, many of whom had worked more t…
Grace Dean
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Oracle underpaid women and minority workers by $401 million, the Labor Department says
But the company's discrimination extended beyond new hires, according to the reports. The company r…
Troy Wolverton
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Companies were fined $1 million after officials said a poultry plant leak that killed 6 employees was 'entirely avoidable'
Officials said the firms "failed to implement any of the safety procedures necessary to prevent the…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Subway and Burger King franchisees in South Carolina violated child-labor laws by letting minors work late shifts or too many hours, the labor department says
A Subway franchisee let more than a dozen employees aged 14 and 15 work past 9 p.m., the Department…
Grace Dean
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A Texas farm owned by one of the US' biggest potato growers paid over $1.3 million in back wages to workers after denying them overtime pay
Larsen Farms didn't pay overtime premiums to almost 500 warehouse workers, and also didn't properly…
Grace Dean
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Microsoft says the Department of Labor has asked it to prove its goal to double Black leaders within the company doesn't violate US employment laws against discrimination
Microsoft in June said it plans to double the number of Black and African American leaders within t…
Ashley Stewart
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An Idaho potato farm threatened to fire foreign workers and deport them to Mexico if they didn't accept wages below the legal limit, the DOL says
The farm also didn't meet housing health and safety standards, provide wage statements to workers, …
Grace Dean
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At least 200 unemployed New Yorkers had their personal information leaked by the Department of Labor as a result of an 'unacceptable' printing error
After "inadvertently" mixing up mail, the Department of Labor sent an email on Friday offering impa…
Bethany Biron
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California food delivery start-up slammed with $140,000 fine for violating child labor laws by employing underage drivers
According to the Department of Labor, Locale illegally employed 78 teenage drivers for time-sensiti…