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Burger King Franchiser Committed More than 1,600 Child Labor Law Violations, Wisconsin Alleges
- On Friday, Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development determined Cave Enterprises Operations LLC violated child labor laws 1,656 times and ordered $237,437.29 paid to impacted workers.
- DWD's Equal Rights Division opened an investigation after department records showed 33 separate complaints and reviewed minor employment from Jan. 1, 2023 through Jan. 25, 2025, finding widespread violations.
- The investigation found 593 employees ages 14 and 15 began work without permits and 627 minors worked six-hour-plus shifts without meal breaks, impacting more than 600 minors overall.
- The employer must pay wages within 20 days or face enforcement through the Wisconsin Department of Justice, with penalties up to $828,000 decided by a court if contested.
- The Evers administration called this the largest child labor violation in modern Wisconsin history, and Amy Pechacek said `Enforcing Wisconsin's labor laws and protecting workers' rights is core to the mission of DWD, and today's determination helps us to advance in that mission to better serve the people of Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin accuses Burger King franchise operator of thousands of child labor violations
The state's Department of Workforce Development is ordering the operator of more than 100 Wisconsin-based Burger King restaurants to pay back $237,437 in wages owed to teen employees. The post Wisconsin accuses Burger King franchise operator of thousands of child labor violations appeared first on WPR.
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