Child labor violations found at multiple McDonald's franchises

Three McDonald's franchisees have been fined by the US Department of Labor after an investigation found that over 300 minors, including two 10-year-olds, were working in violation of federal labor law. The franchisees, who run a combined 62 McDonald's locations in Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland, and Ohio, were found to have minors working beyond legal limits and in hazardous jobs. The businesses were fined $212,544 in civil money penalties. The investigation is part of the Wage and Hour Division's efforts to end child labor abuses in the Southeast.