Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced that KinderCare Learning Center faces $543,091 in restitution and civil penalties after a series of citations regarding employee treatment.
The attorney general said KiderCare did not allow paid sick leave and meal breaks, and failed to pay employees for all time worked. The restitution is part of a settlement, Campbell said.
KinderCare Learning Center, a company based in Oregon, has 62 daycares in Massachusetts, including locations in Fall River and Taunton.
Campbell said investigation revealed that KinderCare’s Massachusetts employees were often unable to take meal breaks due to understaffing. KinderCare also violated wage laws by deducting breaks that were 20 minutes or less from employees' paychecks, according to officials.
The attorney general’s office said individual center directors violated the Massachusetts earned sick time law by restricting employees’ ability to take paid sick leave or imposing extra barriers like doctor’s notes.
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“KinderCare demonstrated a pattern of denying their employees access to meal breaks, earned wages and paid sick time,” said Campbell. “My office will continue to hold accountable those who violate our wage and hour laws.
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