A Labor Department investigation found one franchisee employed 24 kids under the age of 16 to work more hours than legally permitted and children sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m. but were not paid.
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Louisville's Bauer Food LLC, which operates 10 McDonald’s locations, employed 24 minors under the age of 16 to work more hours than legally permitted, the agency said. Among those were two 10-year-old children. The agency said the children sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m., but were not paid. Franchise owner-operator Sean Bauer said the two 10-year-olds cited in the Labor Department's statement were visiting their parent, a night manager, and weren't employees.
Federal child labor regulations put strict limits on the types of jobs children can perform and the hours they can work.
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