Department of Labor Focused on Preventing Child Labor Violations, Protecting Young Workers in Southeast as Summer Hiring Surge Approaches
April 14, 2023
April 14, 2023
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release:
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From 2020-2022, division assessed Southeast employers more than $2.8M in penalties
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With violations of child labor laws up 69 percent since 2018 and millions of minor-aged workers joining the U.S. workforce each year - many in seasonal summer jobs in the restaurant, retail and amusement industries - the U.S. Department . . .
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From 2020-2022, division assessed Southeast employers more than $2.8M in penalties
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With violations of child labor laws up 69 percent since 2018 and millions of minor-aged workers joining the U.S. workforce each year - many in seasonal summer jobs in the restaurant, retail and amusement industries - the U.S. Department . . .