Child Labor Probe Hammers Tennessee Factory, Highlighting Risks to Employers From Feds' Stepped-Up Enforcement

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Child Labor Probe Hammers Tennessee Factory, Highlighting Risks to Employers From Feds' Stepped-Up Enforcement

The Department of Labor fined Morristown Tennessee-based Tuff Torq $296951 and secured a court order requiring it to disgorge $1.5 million—a month of profits—after a January inspection found 10 illegally employed children as young as 14 subjected to oppressive conditions.