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Meat Processor, Staffing Agency Ordered to Give up $327K in Profits From Oppressive Child Labor
Our recent investigation in California found children as young as 15 employed in dangerous jobs at a meat processing facility during school hours.
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Joan's Path: Pride at Work
"Love yourself for who you are. Once you love yourself, you will attract good people to your circle." Check out our Pride Month article on Joan M. Petric, a technician and former investigator in Ohio, who reflects on her 36-year career with the Department of Labor.
- Davis-Bacon Act and Service Contract Act Prevailing Wage Seminar
When: August 29 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET
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How the Wage and Hour Division Helps Restaurant Workers
"With [more than $30,000] in back wages, I intend to pay my mortgage and buy my children school clothes." Check out this article on Thomas Chen a server in Mississippi who stood up for his rights and got the wages he was owed.