The Labor Department found more than 300 children -- some as young as 10-years-old -- working at McDonald's restaurants in several states.
Sixty-two McDonald's restaurants were found to be in violation of federal labor laws, the U.S. Department of Labor revealed on Wednesday.
Over 300 children were found working at the restaurants across several states, with 45 of the 62 McDonald's restaurants located in Kentucky. At one store in Louisville operated by Bauer Food LLC, two 10-year-olds were found to be working unpaid and as late as 2 a.m.,. The two children had a variety of responsibilities, including preparing and distributing orders, cleaning the store, working at the drive-thru window and operating cash registers. The department found that one of them was allowed to operate a deep fryer, which is prohibited under federal law for workers under 16 years old.
Over 300 children under the age of 16 – two that were only 10-years-old – were found working beyond federal child labor limits in 62 McDonald's locations across Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Maryland, according to the Department of Labor.
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