The U.S. Department of Labor found an operator of McDonald’s restaurants in Maryland, Kentucky and Indiana in violation of child labor laws during a recent investigation that showed 10-year-olds working without pay.

Brdancat Management, which operates five restaurants in Maryland, allowed 39 workers, ages 14 and 15, to work hours they were not permitted to work at its U.S. establishments. Federal child labor law requires that for employees of those ages, work must:

• Be performed outside of school hours.
• Not exceed more than three hours on a school day and eight hours on a non-school day.
• Not exceed 18 hours during a school week and 40 hours during a non-school week.

Two of the children were allowed to work during school hours, the Labor Department investigation found. The employer was fined $29,267 for the violations.

Maryland McDonald's not cited in federal investigation

A U.S. Department of Labor spokesperson said, according to the investigation, the violations did not occur at the Maryland establishments, which are located in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, and Howard counties.

“Based on the evidence in our investigation, child labor violations were not cited at these establishments,” said a Department of Labor spokesperson, in an email. “The Wage and Hour Division encourages anyone to contact us if they have knowledge of child labor violations or any of the laws we enforce.”

Brdancat Management, which operates 13 McDonald’s restaurants in Louisville and includes the...

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