Another Minnesota meatpacking plant faces child labor claims, will pay $2M
The plant is the latest in a litany of southern Minnesota towns, from Madelia to Marshall to Worthington, to face allegations they illegally employed minors in meat-processing facilities.
Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations at Minnesota meat plant
Smithfield Foods, one of the nation’s largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota, officials announced Thursday. An investigation by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry found that the Smithfield Packaged Meats subsidiary employed at least 11 children at its plant in St.
Virginia-based Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations
Smithfield Foods, one of the nation's largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota, officials announced Thursday.
Another Minnesota meatpacking plant faces children labor claims, will pay $2M
Another southern Minnesota meat-processing plant has been penalized — this one fined $2 million — for illegally employing teenagers in dangerous, late-night jobs. According to allegations disclosed by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry on Thursday,
Meatpacking company to pay $2 million penalty for alleged child labor violations at Minnesota plant
A meatpacking company will pay a $2 million penalty, after reaching a settlement with the state of Minnesota over alleged child labor violations.
Smithfield meatpacking plant in St. James fined $2M for child labor violations
A meatpacking plant in southwestern Minnesota must pay a $2 million fine over child labor violations uncovered during a probe by the state's Department of Labor and Industry.
Meatpacking company to pay $2M child labor penalty for alleged Minnesota violations
The Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) says Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. employed at least 11 children ages 14-17 at its St. James plant.
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