Like most workplace accidents, the tragedy that took place at a Wisconsin sawmill in June didn’t have to happen. In fact, Michael Schuls, a high school student who…
Read more Teen’s death in Wisconsin sawmill highlights “21st century problem” across the U.S.Monogram Meat Snacks, a maker of beef jerky, corndogs and other meat products, has paid more than $140,000 in penalties for employing at least 11 children at its…
Read more Beef jerky maker employed children who worked onA troubling trend is brewing underneath America’s strong employment market: more children are working in dangerous jobs, violating the nation’s labor laws and putting their lives at risk. …
Read more More kids are working dangerous jobs amid weaker labor laws, child migrationThe owners and operators of six Sonic Drive-In restaurants in northwest Nevada have paid more than $70,000 in civil penalties for allegedly violating federal child labor laws. Federal…
Read more Sonic Drive-In restaurants pay more than $70,000 for breaking child labor lawsEighty five years ago, the United States outlawed child abuse in sweatshop labor–a scourge that Franklin Roosevelt called “this ancient atrocity.” So, it was a shock in 2022…
Read more From stakeouts to warrants: How federal investigators found more than 100 children cleaning slaughterhousesLawmakers in Iowa passed a bill this week that, among other things, would allow children to work an additional two hours on school days and grant some underage…
Read more Iowa moves to weaken child labor laws, joining other statesA 15-year-old working at a McDonald’s location in Morristown, Tennessee suffered hot oil burns while using a deep fryer, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The incident…
Read more A teen worker was burned while illegally using a deep fryer. McDonald’s was fined more than $3,000
