Kids as Young as 14 Were Found Working at a Tennessee Factory that Makes Lawn Mower Parts for John Deere and Others - La Prensa Latina Media

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Kids as Young as 14 Were Found Working at a Tennessee Factory that Makes Lawn Mower Parts for John Deere and Others - La Prensa Latina Media

By Laura Strickler TENNESSEE (NBC News) — Immigrant children as young as 14 were found working illegally amid dangerous heavy equipment at a Tennessee firm that makes parts for lawn mowers sold by John Deere and other companies, according to Labor Department officials. The company, Tuff Torq, was fined nearly $300,000 for hiring 10 children. As part of a consent agreement with the federal government, the company is also required to set aside $1.…