Perdue Farms, Labor Department ink $4 million deal in child labor investigation
Perdue Farms and a staffing agency will pay more than $4 million to settle claims that they employed children in hazardous jobs at a chicken processing facility in Virginia, the U.S. Department of Labor said on Wednesday.
Perdue Farms agrees to $4M settlement in child labor probe
Listen to this article Perdue Farms has agreed to pay $4 million in restitution to settle a federal investigation into alleged child labor violations at the company’s poultry processing plant on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
Perdue Farms, staffing firm reach agreement with DOL on child labor violations
The agreement laid out by DOL explained that Perdue Farms would pay $4 million in restitution to the children, organizations advocating for child labor victims, and support additional work to prevent child labor exploitation. The company also agreed to pay a $150,000 civil monetary penalty.
Perdue Farms to pay $4 million in restitution after child labor violations on Eastern Shore
Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after a contractor company was accused of illegally hiring children to clean an Eastern Shore plant.
DOL Reaches Agreement with Perdue Farms Over Child Labor Violations
In a separate consent judgment entered in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Norfolk, Staff Management Solutions agreed to pay a $125,000 civil money penalty and to be permanently enjoined from future FLSA child labor violations in meat processing and packing industries.
Perdue Agrees to Pay $4 Million After Children Worked Hazardous Jobs, Labor Department Says
The U.S. Labor Department says Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after it employed children in hazardous occupations in Virginia
Labor Department fines more slaughterhouses for child labor
The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department announced its third agreement this week with a company in the industry agreeing to pay a penalty and reform its practices to help ensure it won’t hire underage workers again.
Perdue Farms settles child labor case with $4M restitution, new compliance measures
Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after a contractor company was accused of illegally hiring children to clean an Eastern Shore plant.
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