DWD: Wisconsin Burger King franchisee broke thousands of child labor laws

The Brief

  • An Illinois-based Burger King franchise faces more than a thousand child labor law violations in Wisconsin.
  • DWD accuses Cave Enterprises of 1,600 infractions involving 600 kids.
  • There are more than a hundred locations in Wisconsin, with dozens in the Milwaukee area alone.

MILWAUKEE Wisconsin is cracking down on an employer it says had the largest number of child labor violations in modern state history.

The State of Wisconsin says one such Burger King on North 76th broke state child labor laws. But, it wasn’t alone.

1,000+ infractions

What we know:

It’s just one of more than 1,600 infractions across the state.

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