Minnesota levies $2M penalty on meatpacking co. for child labor violations
A Virginia-based meatpacking company will pay the state of Minnesota a $2 million penalty for illegally employing children between the ages of 14 and 17.
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A Virginia-based meatpacking company will pay the state of Minnesota a $2 million penalty for illegally employing children between the ages of 14 and 17.
According to the investigation, which started in March by the department's Wage and Hour Division, five of the children employed were 17, four were 16, and two were 15.
The decision comes after an investigation by the DLI found the company employed at least eight children between the ages of 14 and 17 who operated meat-processing equipment.
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