A POPULAR national fast food chain is facing protests and legal action after a group of young employees filed complaints of exploitation.
Teen workers at one Popeye's restaurant on International Boulevard in Oakland, California, claim they were forced to work long hours, even on school nights, and suffered repeat harassment from management.
"Our employer has violated almost every law put in place to protect young workers like us," two teen employees of the popular national chain, 17-year-old Johmara Romero and 18-year-old Karla Palma Mendoza, said in a statement.
Earlier this month, Romero and Mendoza submitted a complaint along with other young employees to the state labor commissioner and Division of Occupational Safety and Health, also known as Cal/OSHA.
A representative from the Department of Industrial Relations confirmed receipt of the complaint and said an investigation by Cal/OSHA was underway.
Romero and Mendoza, both high school students, said that during their employment they were regularly asked to work more than four hours a day and past 10pm on school nights - both requests that are not allowed under current child labor laws.
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The complaint also included information about a 13-year-old employee who worked more than 40 hours per week on multiple occasions along with several accusations of harassment, including sexual harassment.
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