Child labor in slaughterhouses spotlighted by 3 settlements this week
JSB and Perdue Farms agreed to settlements of $4 million each, while QSA, which employed 54 children, will pay $400,000.
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DOL Settles with Largest Meat Packing Processor Over Child Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor, on January 13, announced that it has entered into an agreement with JBS USA Food Co, the nation ...
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As hospitals cut back on labor and delivery units, expecting parents eye birthing centers
A WCCO investigation found that nearly 20 hospitals in Minnesota have either cut or relocated services since 2021. Many of those cutbacks affected labor and delivery: Cambridge Medical Center ...
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Low-Cost Meals, High-Cost FLSA Mistakes: Lessons From the DOL’s Fining of a Minnesota Pizza Restaurant for Wage and Hour Failures
In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) fined a Minneapolis pizza restaurant for numerous wage and hour violations.
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JBS to pay $4M to settle child-labor violations
Greeley-based JBS USA Food Co. has reached a $4 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor over for child-labor ...
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Labor Department puts spotlight on child labor in slaughterhouses with 3 settlements this week
That prompted additional investigations and a broad call for the meatpacking industry to tighten ... violations at a plant in Minnesota, What’s new? The Labor Department said that QSI, which ...
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JBS makes deal with feds to spend $4M helping those affected by unlawful child labor
The meatpacking giant will prioritize efforts in Grand Island and several other communities found to have child labor ...
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JBS, DOL agree to $4 million plan over child labor issues
The U.S. Department of Labor has reached an agreement with JBS USA to provide $4 million to support individuals and ...