Earlier this week the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division assessed $57,854 in penalties to 11 Crumbl Cookies locations to resolve child labor violations.
The fast-growing cookie and dessert company began in Logan in 2017 and has had franchises quickly spread throughout the country with more than 600 shops in 47 states. But 11 of those franchises in six states have been penalized for allowing young employees – many 14 and 15 years of age – to work more than the law permits or in hazardous or prohibited occupations.
“Employers must ensure that part-time employment does not jeopardize the safety or education of young workers,” explained Wage and Hour Division Regional Administrator Betty Campbell in Dallas in a release. “It is the responsibility of every employer who hires minor workers to understand child labor laws, and comply with them or potentially face costly consequences.”
The U.S. Department of Labor found violations affecting 46 workers in California, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Utah and Washington. It is the responsibility of the franchise operator to pay the fine, not Crumbl Cookie.
Four of the 11 franchises affected by the penalty are in Utah, in Bountiful, Centerville, Layton and Ogden. The operator in Bountiful, BE Bountiful LLC, had nine minors affected and hit with a penalty of $7,423. There were five minors affected at the Centerville location, three in Layton and one in Ogden. The franchise hit with the largest fine was in San Ramon,...
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