Investigation Turns Up Child Labor Abuse at Virginia Cinnabon/Auntie Anne’s

Wait, so we can’t have 14-year-olds running the power-driven dough mixer?

Just imagine the looks on the faces of investigators from the Labor Department looking into violations the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division at a Cinnabon and Auntie Anne’s franchise in Virginia recently.

Well, that store is now facing tens of thousands of dollars in fines after federal officials said they violated child labor laws, underpaid workers and failed to keep accurate employment records. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued more than $22,000 in civil penalties against the company.

The fines stem from allegations that teenage employees were allowed to operate a power-driven dough mixer and hourly workers weren’t paid overtime, the Labor Department said. “Federal child labor laws protect minor-aged workers from workplace dangers and the risks they present,” said Roberto Melendez, district director for the Wage and Hour Division in Richmond, Virginia. The owner also reportedly didn’t post information for workers about the Family and Medical Leave Policy.

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