Hide Yo' Kids, Cause Dunkin Donuts franchise owners are being fined for child labor violations
BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has fined a pair of Dunkin’ Donuts franchise owners for violating child labor laws.
Timothy E. Cloe, 44, of Dartmouth, and his business partner Sebastian Agapite, 46, of Canton, and their five franchise locations have been fined nearly $6,000 for alleged violations at five locations.
"Many teens are trying to balance jobs with their education," said Coakley. “Our child labor laws are designed to protect minors from injury and ensure that working time does not unduly interfere with learning. We will continue to enforce these laws to make sure that teens' workplace rights are protected."
Responding to complaints, investigators in the AG's Fair Labor Division conducted an audit of the company's records and discovered that on numerous occasions during 2008, the franchises employed minors without work permits.
Minors were also working before the earliest permissible hour and after the latest permissible hour and more than the maximum number of daily work hours allowed under the Child Labor Laws.
The Massachusetts Child Labor Laws include restrictions on both the occupations in which minors may be employed, as well as the hours during which they may work. Another important safeguard in the law makes it illegal for minors to work past 8:00 p.m. without adult supervision.
Timothy E. Cloe, 44, of Dartmouth, and his business partner Sebastian Agapite, 46, of Canton, and their five franchise locations have been fined nearly $6,000 for alleged violations at five locations.
"Many teens are trying to balance jobs with their education," said Coakley. “Our child labor laws are designed to protect minors from injury and ensure that working time does not unduly interfere with learning. We will continue to enforce these laws to make sure that teens' workplace rights are protected."
Responding to complaints, investigators in the AG's Fair Labor Division conducted an audit of the company's records and discovered that on numerous occasions during 2008, the franchises employed minors without work permits.
Minors were also working before the earliest permissible hour and after the latest permissible hour and more than the maximum number of daily work hours allowed under the Child Labor Laws.
The Massachusetts Child Labor Laws include restrictions on both the occupations in which minors may be employed, as well as the hours during which they may work. Another important safeguard in the law makes it illegal for minors to work past 8:00 p.m. without adult supervision.
Read more: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/local/dunkin-donuts-fined-for-child-labor-violations-20110606?obref=obinsite#ixzz1ObSNwemc
I'm pretty shocked to find out that children were making my iced tea, I thought we lived in the USA, not in Bangladesh. But I have to say they did one hell of a job making my iced tea and donuts and I'm confident that America is in good hands with tiny Timmy and little Lisa in charge of our future. This story pretty much discredits those who say that kids today have no sense of responsibility and no work ethic. I guess the owners of this franchise subscribed to Mugatu's beliefs on Child Labor Laws. Truthfully, with one of them being named Sebastian, I'm not all that surprised:
-KC Jones
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