WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WRN) — A Wisconsin firm is fined for employing children in dangerous jobs.
The U.S. Department of Labor said Packers Sanitation Services, with corporate headquarters in Kieler, had at least 102 children ages 13 to 17 working in meat processing facilities in eight states.
The Labor Department said the kids were working dangerous jobs like using caustic chemicals to clean razor-sharp saws, head splitters and other high-risk equipment.
Packers Sanitation Services has paid $1.5 million in penalties, and Under the Fair Labor Act, must pay $15,000 for each minor who was employed in violation of the law.
