U.S. Department of Labor investigators found three Kentucky restaurant owners had a total of 305 young employees work unlawful hours.
The department said in a press release the franchisees — Bauer Food LLC and Bell Restaurant Group I LLC in Louisville, and Archways Richwood LLC in Walton — violated federal restrictions meant to prevent children from working long hours.
Those restrictions include prohibiting employees under the age of 16 from working more than three hours on school days and more than 18 hours on school weeks. They also limit kids from working before 7 a.m. and after 7 p.m., or after 9 p.m. from June to early September.
A McDonald’s spokesperson provided a statement from Tiffanie Boyd, the Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer for McDonald’s USA:
“These reports are unacceptable, deeply troubling and run afoul of the high expectations we have for the entire McDonald’s brand,” Boyd said. “We are committed to ensuring our franchisees have the resources they need to foster safe workplaces for all employees and maintain compliance with all labor laws.”
A person representing Bell Restaurant Group I said they could not discuss any information beyond the press release.
Bauer Food and Archways Richwood did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday afternoon.
Those two and Brdancat Management Inc. —, which is Bell’s parent company —, operate in four states combined: Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Maryland. In total, they run more than two dozen McDonald’s...
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