Pennsylvania Wendy’s locations committed 750+ child labor law violations: LI

(WHTM)– Several Wendy’s locations in Pennsylvania were found to have committed hundreds of child workplace violations, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.

The Wendy’s restaurants operated by GCWen Management in Bucks, Montgomery and Chester counties committed a total of 766 violations against the Pennsylvania Child Labor Act in 2023, according to the Department of L&I.

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The violations are broken down by the Department of L&I in a news release as:

  • 432 violations for failing to provide breaks
    • Proper breaks were not provided to 81 child workers.
  • 18 violations of not securing a work permit
    • 18 children did not have proper work permits.
  • 98 violations of failure to announce employment or employment change to a school district
    • Wendy’s did not notify a school district of the 98 children’s employment status with the number of days required to do so.
  • 10 violations of no parent authorization
    • The parents of 10 child employees did not give them permission to work.
  • 208 violations of excessive hours worked
    • Violation for the number of work hours for 34 children.

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