The Labor Department fined three McDonald's franchisees after an investigation determined that hundreds of children — including two 10-year-olds — were working in violation of federal labor law.
May 3, 2023, 10:29 PMSignage is displayed outside a McDonald's Corp. fast food restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, Jan. 14, 2019.The U.S. Department of Labor fined three McDonald's franchisees after an investigation determined that hundreds of children -- including two 10-year-olds -- were working there in violation of federal labor law.
The three franchisees, Bauer Food LLC, Archways Richwood LLC and Bell Restaurant Group I LLC, run a combined 62 McDonald's locations in Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland and Ohio. Archways Richwood did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment. Bell Restaurant Group could not be reached for comment.Signage is displayed outside a McDonald's Corp. fast food restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, Jan. 14, 2019.The Department of Labor fined the businesses $212,544 in civil money penalties.Kids who are 14 to 15 years old are limited to working no more than three hours on a school day, eight hours on non-school days.
Tiffanie Boyd, senior vice president and chief people officer at McDonald’s USA, called the incidents "unacceptable" and "deeply troubling" and go against the company's " high expectations" it has for its brand. According to the Labor Department, a 15-year-old was hurt while using a deep fryer at a Morristown, Tennessee, McDonald's last year. The franchisee, Faris Enterprises of TN LLC, wasMORE: Caffeine Jungle: Child labor, struggling farmers found on 'ethically' certified coffee farms in southern Mexico
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