Dunkin' Franchisees to Pay $145K for Child Labor Law Violations, Massachusetts AG Announces - Law.com

by Allison Dunn

Tue, Nov 1, 2022 13:55 ET

in Employment News, Press Release

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A management company and its owners will pay more than $145,000 to resolve more than 1,200 violations of child labor laws at 14 Dunkin' stores across Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office said violations included: failing to obtain a work permit for minors; employing minors to work before or after allotted times specified by law, and allowing minors to work more than eight hours in a single workday.
The citations are part of an ongoing effort to hold fast food chains accountable for violating child labor laws in the state.

Owners and operators of several Dunkin’ franchisees across Massachusetts will pay more than $145,000 to resolve over 1,200 violations of the state’s child labor laws, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office announced Monday.

The management company, The Westford Group Inc., and its president and treasurer, Michael and Brian Marino, were issued five citations by the state for allegedly violating child labor laws at 14 Dunkin’ locations in Lowell, Worcester, Grafton, Millbury, Westborough and Leominster, Massachusetts. The Attorney General’s Office began investigating following a complaint from a minor employee, alleging that they were required to work more than 10 hours per day, according to a press release.