The DOL has fined restaurant operators in South Carolina for violating child-labor laws.
They let minors work late shifts or too many hours or undertake tasks that they're not allowed to.These include the operators of some Subway, Burger King, and Popeyes restaurants.
Some operators of fast-food restaurants in South Carolina have been fined by the labor department for allegedly violating child-labor laws.
The Department of Labor (DOL) said Wednesday that operators of some Subway, Burger King, and Popeyes restaurants had broken the law by letting minors work late shifts or too many hours a week, or undertake tasks that they're not allowed to.
The restaurants "illegally employed workers under the age of 18 at hours and in occupations that jeopardized their safety," the DOL said.
An operator of four Subway stores in South Carolina had let 13 employees aged 14 and 15 work past 9 p.m. during summer months. Another Subway operator in the state allowed five 15-year-olds to work past 7 p.m. in non-summer months, per the DOL. This breaches laws on how late minors are allowed to work.
Four of these minors at the latter operator were also employed in "prohibited baking activities," the DOL said. Workers aged 14 and 15 can prepare food as part of their job, but can't bake, remove items from ovens, or place products on cooling trays under federal labor law.
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