Crumbl Cookies, the franchise of bakeries known for its rotating menu of fun flavored cookies, is under fire for violating child labor laws in six states, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
The department's Wage and Hour Division found violations affecting 46 minor workers at 11 franchises located in California, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Utah and Washington. Per a press release obtained by ABC4, an investigation found that the franchises in question allowed young employees, "many 14 and 15 years of age," to work more than the law permits or in "hazardous or prohibited occupations." Additional violations included minors operating dangerous machinery, like ovens, and working more than 40 hours per week.
Although labor laws vary from state to state, many laws prohibit 14 and 15-year-old workers from working more than 8 hours per day or working over 40 hours per workweek. Minors also can't work before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m., except from June 1 through Labor Day, when their night shifts can end at 9 p.m.
The specific names of the 11 Crumbl franchises are as follows: Andersen Brentwood Inc., Walnut Creek Cookies LLC, Tri-Valley Treats LLC, Alpine Country Road LLC, Daniel Webster and Silver Dr NH LLC, Celestial Creations Hixson LLC, BE Bountiful LLC, BE Centreville LLC, Farr Bakeries LLC, SPB Investments II LLC and Limitless Enterprises LLC.
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