https://news.yahoo.com/mcdonalds-made-pair-10-olds-034645015.htmlA McDonald's made a pair of 10-year-olds work without pay and
sometimes until 2 a.m., federal authorities say
Matthew Loh
Wed, May 3, 2023
A McDonald's made 10-year-olds work for no pay and until 2 a.m., per the Labor Department.
The franchisee told Insider that the kids were visiting their parent, who worked as a night manager.
The children would work the register and drive-thru, and one kid was allowed to use a deep fryer.
Bauer Food was fined $39,711, the department said.
Another two McDonald's operators —
Archways Richmond and Bell Restaurant Group —
were also fined for allowing minors to work beyond legally permitted hours.
A McDonald's in Kentucky has been fined for hiring two unpaid 10-year-old children and at times making them work as late as 2 a.m., the Department of Labor said.
The pair of children was employed by Bauer Food LLC, a Louisville-based operator of 10 McDonald's restaurants, the department said in a Tuesday statement.
The two children would prepare and distribute food orders, clean the restaurant, work at the drive-thru window, and operate a register, the labor department said.
Investigators also found that one of the 10-year-olds was allowed to work a deep fryer, a "prohibited task for workers under 16 years old," per the statement.