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A federal court ordered a New Jersey company and its co-managers to pay $712,000 to staff for deliberately denying overtime pay
The company violated labor laws by capping staff pay at eight hours a day, no matter how long they …
Grace Dean
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Ohio considers letting teenagers work later on school nights, following Wisconsin in easing child labor laws to deal with worker shortages
Ohio may allow some teenagers to work until 9pm on school nights, making the state the second to ro…
Kevin Shalvey
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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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6 of the most unusual labor laws around the globe
The regulation encourages companies to develop policies limiting work-related use of digital device…
Anisa Purbasari
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Chipotle has been sued by New York City over claims it violated scheduling sick leave laws, and now owes over $150 million to workers
Chipotle called the labor law violation lawsuit a "dramatic overreach" on the part of New York City.
Mary Meisenzahl
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The Miss France pageant is accused of breaking French labor laws by choosing contestants based on their looks
A feminist group says the pageant's entry criteria - contestants over 5 feet 5 inches tall, unmarri…
Maria Noyen
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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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Google said employees don't have a right protest its choice of customers in the first day of the 'Thanksgiving Four' trial
'Even if Google had terminated the employees for their protest activities, for protesting their cho…
Martin Coulter
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Google 'arguably violated' labor law when it fired employees involved in unionizing, says NLRB chief
Google fired the three engineers just before Thanksgiving 2019, alleging that they leaked company i…
Martin Coulter
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A Kroger store in Mississippi broke child labor laws by letting minors operate hazardous machinery, DOL says
Three stores in Portland operated by Kroger subsidiary Fred Meyer also violated laws on hazardous m…
Grace Dean
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Former Apple employees have accused the company of turning a blind eye to suppliers that were violating Chinese labor laws
The ex-Apple employees said the tech giant was concerned the legislation would heighten costs, dela…
Kate Duffy
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Girl Scout Cookies contain palm oil sourced using child labor, new study reveals
Child labor from the palm industry in Southeast Asia is responsible for Girl Scout Cookies, as well…
Samantha Grindell
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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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Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill rolling back child labor laws in response to business owner complaints over labor shortages. Iowa's unemployment rate was under 3% last month.
The law allows 14- and 15-year-olds to participate in "light" manufacturing and older teens to serv…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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A growing number of US states are working to loosen child labor laws so your next bartender could be an underage teenager
Businesses are scrambling to hire more amid a labor shortage, and some lawmakers believe the soluti…
Jordan Hart
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Former Apple employee alleges a Tim Cook email saying leakers 'do not belong' at the company violates worker-protection laws
A whistleblower alleged in complaints filed Tuesday that Apple's employee handbook and Tim Cook's a…
Hannah Towey
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A former employee is suing In-N-Out, accusing it of violating labor laws and COVID protocols in California
The complaint accuses In-N-Out of retaliation for using sick leave, discrimination for protected ac…
Mary Meisenzahl
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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…
Jordan Hart
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Chipotle is paying $322,400 to settle allegations its DC locations let minors work more than 48 hours a week
Chipotle denies the allegations that it let children work more than 8 hours a day, more than 48 hou…
Sarah Jackson
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A New Hampshire restaurant illegally shared workers' tips with managers, a Department of Labor investigation found
The DOL recovered almost $62,000 in tips and liquidated damages for 39 employees at Dos Amigos Burr…