Kentucky McDonald’s Outlets Employed 300+ Children

NBC News reports:

More than 300 children, including two 10-year-olds, were found working at McDonald’s restaurants across Kentucky and several other states in violation of federal labor laws, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

In one case, investigators found two 10-year-olds were working unpaid and until as late as 2 a.m. at one McDonald’s restaurant in Louisville operated by Bauer Food LLC, which is based in Louisville, the department said in a news release.

The two children prepared and distributed food orders, cleaned the store, worked at the drive-thru window and operated a register, investigators found. One of them was also allowed to operate a deep fryer, a task prohibited for workers under the age of 16 under federal law.

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45 Kentucky McDonald’s. 17 in other states.

More than 300 children, including two 10-year-olds, were found working at McDonald’s restaurants across Kentucky and several other states, Labor Dept. says. https://t.co/xdtC5fb3ZR

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