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Burger King and Popeyes franchises fined for child labor law violations

Burger King franchise owners were fined in Massachusetts.Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThe owners of Burger King and Popeyes franchises in Massachusetts have been fined for child labor violations.The office of the Massachusetts AG said it issued more than $2 million in citations against one operator.The US has seen a rise in child labor violations in recent years.The Massachusetts attorney general has fined the owners of multiple Burger King and Popeyes franchises for violating child labor laws and other labor laws.The office of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell said this week that it issued more than $2 million in citations against Northeast Foods LLC, which operates dozens of Burger King franchises across the state.That fine includes penalties against the company as well as restitution for unpaid wages, the AG's office said in a press release.Campbell's office alleged that the franchise operator assigned minors to work outside of legally permitted hours and more than the nine-hour daily limit that 16 and 17 year olds can work under state law.The AG also accused Northeast Foods of failing to pay workers on time, pay minimum wage, or pay workers at all.The AG's office said it launched an investigation into the matter after receiving a complaint from a worker at a Burger King location over a nonpayment of wages.

 

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