McDonald's franchisees employed children who were too young to work long or late hours, and sometimes put them in dangerous situations, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). In at least one case, the children were too young to work at all.
The DOL investigated Bauer Food, Archways Richwood and Bell Restaurant Group—three separate franchisees that operate a total of 62 McDonald's locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland and Ohio—and found they employed 305 children to work more than the legally permitted hours and perform tasks prohibited by law for young workers. The agency leveled $212,544 in civil penalties against the employers.
Workers must be at least age 14 to work in fast-food restaurants. DOL investigators found two 10-year-olds worked, but weren't paid, at a Louisville, Ky., McDonald's restaurant, sometimes as late as 2 a.m. One of those two children was allowed to operate a deep fryer, which is illegal for workers under 16 years old.
"Under no circumstances should there ever be a 10-year-old child working in a fast-food kitchen around hot grills, ovens and deep fryers ," said DOL Wage and Hour Division District Director Karen Garnett-Civils in Louisville.
Tiffanie Boyd, senior vice president and chief people officer for McDonald's USA, said, "These reports are unacceptable, deeply troubling and run afoul of the high expectations we have for the entire McDonald's brand. It is not lost on us the significant responsibility we carry to ensure a positive...
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