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10/16/2012	Poultry processor House of Raeford to pay fine for child labor violations at Teachey, NC, plant following US Department of Labor investigation (House of Raeford Farms Inc)
08/15/2012	Peninsula Gaming assessed $9,300 in penalties for child labor violations, pays more than $46,000 in back wages following US Labor Department investigations (Peninsula Gaming LLC)
07/23/2012	MJ Recycling in Willow Hill, Pa., to pay penalty for child labor violations following US Labor Department investigation (MJ Recycling)
07/09/2012	Rio Queen Citrus assessed $11,000 in penalties for child labor violations following US Labor Department investigation (Rio Queen Citrus Inc.)
04/26/2012	Labor Department statement on withdrawal of proposed rule dealing with children who work in agricultural vocations
04/18/2012	US Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division launches enforcement and education initiative focused on Los Angeles area restaurants (Los Angeles restaurants initiative)
04/16/2012	Candyopolis assessed $12,000 in penalties for child labor violations, pays more than $6,700 in back wages following US Labor Department investigations (Candyopolis)
04/10/2012	US Labor Department investigations disclose child labor violations at 3 Jersey Gardens Mall establishments (Jersey Gardens Mall)
04/05/2012	US Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division launches enforcement initiative focused on Portland, Ore., restaurants (Portland restaurants initiative)
04/02/2012	US Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division launches enforcement and education initiative focused on San Francisco area restaurants (San Francisco restaurants initiative)
02/16/2012	US Labor Department seeks back wages, liquidated damages for 33 current and former workers at McMenamy's in Niles, Ohio (McMenamy's LLC)
02/07/2012	CORRECTION: See Editor's Note Below US Labor Department initiative nets $173,000 in back wages for 283 Tennessee hotel and motel workers; employers assessed $14,500 in penalties for violations (Tennessee Hotel/Motel)
02/06/2012	J.N. Pallet Co. in Conneautville, Pa., to pay fines for child labor violations following US Labor Department investigation (J.N Pallet Co.)
02/06/2012	US Labor Department sues Subway franchisee to recover back wages, damages for 68 employees of 5 Ohio eateries (Subway. Joseph Hray and Tammy Hray)
02/01/2012	US Labor Department to re-propose 'parental exemption' of child labor in agriculture rule (Re-Propose Parental Exemption of Child Labor in Agriculture)
01/31/2012	US Department of Labor fines Pick 'n Save in Sheboygan, Wis., $20,000 for allowing minors to operate paper balers in violation of child labor laws (Ultra Mart Foods-Sheboygan Wisconsin)
01/25/2012	US Department of Labor prevents shipment of strawberries following investigation of Santa Cruz, Calif.-based labor contractor Jorge Castro Farms (Jorge Castro farms)
01/11/2012	US Labor Department finds S & H Pallet Industries of Waveland, Ind., in violation of child labor regulations after wood notcher severs 17-year-old worker's arm (S & H Pallet Industries)
01/04/2012	US Labor Department fines Piggly Wiggly franchises in Alabama and Mississippi $53,000 in penalties for child labor violations (Piggly Wiggly)
12/12/2011	Chuck E. Cheese's pays more than $28,000 in fines for child labor violations at 9 Bay Area locations, following US Labor Department investigation (Chuck E. Cheese's)
11/10/2011	Blueberry enterprise in Judsonia, Ark., assessed $8,000 in civil money penalties for child labor violations following US Labor Department investigation (Double Spring Grass Farm in Judsonia)
10/26/2011	Judge upholds civil money penalties assessed by US Labor Department to Progressive Protein in Omaha, Neb., for child labor violations (Progressive Protein)
10/24/2011	Huddle House franchises in Georgia, Missouri and West Virginia agree to comply with federal labor laws following US Labor Department investigations (Huddle House)
09/26/2011	Cheddar's Casual Cafe to pay more than $161,000 in back wages and damages to employees in Oklahoma and Texas following US Labor Department investigation (Cheddar's Casual Cafe)
09/06/2011	230 employees of Georgia barbeque and seafood restaurant chain receive $104,000 in back wages following US Department of Labor investigation (This is It)
08/31/2011	US Labor Department proposes updates to child labor regulation (PROPOSED REGULATION)
08/14/2011	US Department of Labor finds child labor and minimum wage violations at 3 Southwest Washington berry farms, assesses $73,000 in penalties (Columbia Fruit LLC)
08/03/2011	Baton Rouge, La., amusement enterprise to pay more than $25,000 in civil money penalties for child labor violations following US Labor Department investigation (Blue Bayou Waterpark LLC)
05/16/2011	US Department of Labor assesses civil money penalties to Marble Slab Creamery in Austin, Texas, for child labor violations (Marble Slab Creamery)
05/12/2011	York, Pa., golf resort agrees to pay more than $60,000 in back wages and fines following Labor Department investigation (Heritage Hills Association)
04/05/2011	US Labor Department secures judgment with contempt finding against Long Island catering hall, restaurant and officers (Westbury Manor)
03/30/2011	Home health care company in Dallas agrees to pay 80 nurses more than $92,000 in back wages following US Labor Department investigation (Acapella In Home Care LLC)
03/22/2011	US Labor Department fines Louisiana Piggly Wiggly grocery store nearly $35,000 for illegally requiring 52 minors to perform hazardous jobs (Louisiana Piggly Wiggly)
03/14/2011	US Labor Department to focus on small grocery stores in Alabama and Mississippi to prevent abuses of child labor and low-wage workers (Prevents child labor in Alabama and Mississippi grocery stores)
03/01/2011	US Labor Department fines Marcus Theatres, Regal Cinemas and Wehrenberg movie theatre chains more than $277,000 for child labor violations (Regal Cinemas Inc, Marcus Theatre Corp.)
02/07/2011	US Labor Department's penalty upheld against Brooklyn, NY, restaurant following the death of a teen employee (The Pearl Room)
12/06/2010	US Labor Department investigators discover migrant housing and child labor law violations at Michigan blueberry farms (Michigan Blueberries)
11/23/2010	US Labor Department fines Natick, Mass., hardware store and company president for child labor law violations following serious injury of teen employee (Hometown Paint and hardware Inc.)
11/10/2010	US Labor Department cites Nickerson Farms for child labor violations (Nickerson Farms)
07/13/2010	McDonald's franchise owner agrees to pay nearly $30,500 in back wages and child labor penalties after US Labor Department investigation (B and D's, McDonalds)
06/16/2010	US Department of Labor announces stiffer penalties for illegal employment of children (Stiffer penalties for illegal employment of children)
06/03/2010	US Department of Labor plans for new blueberry season with enforcement initiative (New jersey Blueberry)
05/24/2010	Repeat offender Arizona farm labor contractor again found in violation by US Labor Department investigators (Armando Rivas)
04/23/2010	US Labor Department recovers more than $288,000 in back wages for employees of 6 Queens, NY, supermarkets (Bravo Supermarket)
04/07/2010	US Department of Labor assesses more than $65,000 in civil money penalties to Nebraska grocery store chain for child labor violations (bag N' Save Grocery Stores)
03/29/2010	US Department of Labor resolves case with Orem, Utah-based company for $500,000 in civil money penalties for child labor violations (Western Wats Center)
02/05/2010	US Department of Labor ongoing initiative cites 5 retail establishments in South Florida for child labor violations (Five Florida Research Establishments)
01/26/2010	US Labor Department orders Superior Super Warehouse to pay more than $79,000 for child labor violations in Southern California (Superior Super Warehouse)
01/21/2010	US Department of Labor cites 2 retail establishments in Northpark Mall, Ridgeland, Miss., for child labor violations (United Artists Northpack Stadium)
01/21/2010	McDonald's franchise owner pays more than $38,000 in back wages following US Labor Department investigation (Shawn Malik Inc.)
01/15/2010	US Department of Labor cites 15 retail establishments in Hoover, Mobile and Montgomery, Ala., for child labor violations (Retail establishments for Child Labor violations)
12/03/2009	US Labor Department fines Walt's Food Center $55,000 for child labor violations involving 23 children in 6 grocery stores (Walt's Food Center)
11/23/2009	US Department of Labor fines Tempel Grain Elevators LLP of Wiley, Colo., more than $1.6 million following teenage worker's death (Tempel Grain Elevators)
11/13/2009	US Department of Labor takes legal action against oil and gas well servicing business in Hobbs, NM, following death of a minor (MWS Management Inc.)
10/28/2009	US Labor Department finds child labor and minimum wage law violations at Vineland, NJ, vegetable farm (Vineland Vegetable Farm)
10/27/2009	US Labor Department agriculture investigations in Michigan find violations of migrant housing and child labor laws (Michigan Agriculture)
08/10/2009	U.S. Department of Labor reaches out to local businesses to determine compliance with federal child labor laws
08/10/2009	U.S. Department of Labor uncovers child labor and migrant and seasonal farm labor violations on Bladen and Craven counties, N.C., blueberry farms (North Carolina Blueberry Farms)
07/07/2009	U.S. Labor Department cites Kansas grocer for child labor violations Kingman-based company pays more than $34,000 in civil money penalties (White's Foodliner)
05/27/2009	U.S. Labor Department cites Cordia Corp., Midwest Marketing Group Inc. of Fremont, Neb., for child labor violations (Cordia Corp)
05/18/2009	U.S. Labor Department cites Build-A-Bear-Workshop Inc. of St. Louis for child labor violations disclosed at locations in 5 states (Build a Bear)
05/12/2009	One Clothing ordered to pay more than $55,000 in back wages and penalties resulting from U.S. Department of Labor investigation (o&K inc)
05/05/2009	U.S. Labor Department assesses Atlanta-based Demon Demo Inc. maximum child labor penalty following death of teen at demolition site (Demon Demo Inc.)
04/23/2009	Houston-based company to pay more than $125,000 in back overtime wages Agreement follows U.S. Labor Department investigation (Butch's Waterproofing)
04/15/2009	Dairy Queen in East Grand Forks, Minn., cited for federal child labor violations (Dairy Queen in Minn)
03/17/2009	U.S. Labor Department cites Smith's Restaurant, Bolivar, Mo., for overtime, minimum wage and child labor violations (Smith's Restaurant Bolivar, MO)
03/05/2009	U.S. Labor Department cites Hart Management Inc. of Blair, Neb., for child labor violations (9hart Management Inc, Pizza Hut)
02/19/2009	U.S. Labor Department cites Central States Industrial Supply Inc., Omaha, Neb., for overtime and child labor violations (Central States Industrial Supply Inc)
02/05/2009	U.S. Labor Department cites Hy-Vee Inc. of West Des Moines, Iowa, for multiple child labor violations at 4 stores in Nebraska (Hy Vee Inc.)
01/23/2009	U.S. Labor Department investigation of Ohio hotels and employment service companies reveals violations of FLSA, including child labor provisions (Ohio Hotels)
01/22/2009	U.S. Labor Department finds child labor violations at malls in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and West Palm Beach, Fla. (mall Initiative)

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