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Walmart Reaches $7.8 Million Settlement over Pa. Child Labor Violations
The agreement follows audits of eight stores and requires training, postings and reporting after investigators found an average of 65 violations per audit.
- On Monday, the Pennsylvania administration announced a $7.8 million settlement with Walmart over violations of the state's Child Labor Act, marking the largest child labor enforcement action in state history.
- State investigators launched an inquiry in February 2025 after receiving reports of minors injured at Walmart stores, eventually auditing eight locations and uncovering an average of 65 violations per site.
- Violations included failing to obtain required work permits, neglecting school district notifications, denying mandatory breaks, and scheduling minors for excessive hours; Walmart also paid $142,785 in initial fines.
- Under the agreement, Walmart must implement mandatory manager training, display workplace rights posters, and submit employment records for minors at six-month intervals, while facing doubled fines for future violations.
- Since January 2023, the Department of Labor and Industry, led by Secretary Nancy Walker, has investigated more than 2,200 child labor cases, enforcing laws protecting young workers across the Commonwealth.
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Pa. secures historic $7.8M settlement with major retailer over child labor violations
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and the state Department of Labor & Industry have reached a historic $7.8 million settlement with Walmart after the retail giant was found guilty of hundreds of child labor law violations.
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Walmart settles Pa. child labor violations for $7.8 million
The settlement amount includes $7.68 million in administrative penalties and $142,785 in fines Walmart paid during the initial stages of an investigation by the state Department of Labor and Industry. It is the largest such settlement in the commonwealth’s history, the statement said.
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