The owners of 14 Dunkin’ stores in Lowell, Worcester, Grafton, Millbury, Westborough and Leominster will pay more than $145,000 to settle over 1,200 child labor law violations, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office announced Monday.

Michael and Brian Marino, president and treasurer, respectively, of The Westford Group, Inc., received five citations for the violations, the AG said. Violations included failing to obtain a work permit for minor workers; failing to supervise minors past 8 p.m.; employing a 16- or 17-year-old to work before 6 a.m. or after 10 p.m.; employing a minor under the age of 18 for more than nine hours in a single workday; and employing a minor under 16 before 6:30 a.m. or after 7 p.m. and for more than eight hours in a single workday.

The investigation began after a minor employee filed a complaint with the AG’s Office alleging that they were working more than 10 hours per day. The investigation revealed more than 1,200 violations involving more than 50 employees across the 14 stores in the last year and a half.

Under state law, minors may not work more than nine hours per day or 48 hours per week. Children ages 14 and 15 may not work later than 7 p.m. and children ages 16 and 17 may not work later than 10 p.m. on school nights or later than midnight on non-school nights. Employers must also have work permits on file for all employees under 18.

“Companies that employ young workers have a responsibility to provide a safe and productive work...

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