Ohio Slims LLC, owner David Giesen operator fined $15K for employing minors illegally

AVON, OH – Despite being warned in September 2021 that the hours worked by 14- and 15-year-old employees at its Slim Chickens’ franchise in Streetsboro violated federal law, the owner continued the illegal practices for several months at a second location in Avon, the U.S. Department of Labor has found.

An investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division found Ohio Slims LLC and David Giesen – owner of the Avon and Streetsboro restaurants – assigned 15 minors to consistently work hours at the Avon location that violated child labor provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act. In 2021, the division identified similar violations at the Streetsboro location.

Specifically, investigators found – on more than 330 occasions – the employer allowed minors to work later than 7 p.m. during the school year or after 9 p.m. between June 1st and Labor Day. They also learned that, in more than 150 instances, minors under 16 worked more than 3 hours on a school day. Sometimes, the employer assigned minors to work more than 8 hours on a day when school was not in session and more than 18 hours total during a school week, all in violation of federal regulations.

The division assessed Slim Chickens with $15,504 in civil money penalties for the violations. The employer has paid the penalties and agreed to comply with federal child labor laws immediately.

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