DENVER — An Aurora sushi restaurant violated child labor laws and denied nearly two dozen of its employees overtime, a federal investigation has found.
Mt. Fuji Sushi & Hibachi was found guilty of violating child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act by allowing a 17-year-old to load a trash compactor, a job that’s prohibited for workers under the age of 18, according to a spokesperson with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Investigators also found Mt. Fuji Sushi & Hibachi allowed 14 workers between 14 and 15 years old to work later and longer hours than permitted by law…