- The restaurants had to shell out $235 in back pay to seven workers because they broke the rule.
- Richard Blaylock, the Wage and Hour Division District director in Raleigh, North Carolina, said that keeping the youngest employees safe is a main focus of his group.
- “Child labor laws ensure that when young people work, the work does not jeopardize their health, well-being or educational opportunities. In addition, employers are responsible to pay workers for all of the hours worked and the payment must be made in cash or legal tender,” he continued.
