Manna Inc., a Kentucky-based franchise company that runs Blaze Pizza, Fazoli's, Golden Corral, and Wendy's has been slammed with a six-figure fine for allegedly violating child labor laws in Wendy's and Fazoli's restaurants across nine states. The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) shares the company now faces a fine of $157,114 due to their negligence of child labor laws in nearly 100 restaurants in Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
According to investigators, crew members aged 14 and 15 were working "outside of legally approved hours and for more hours than allowed by law." Allegedly 446 minors had worked in Wendy's restaurants before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. on school nights, worked more than three hours on a school day or worked more than eight hours on a non-school day.
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"Child labor laws exist to ensure that when young people work, the work does not jeopardize their health and well-being or educational opportunities," said Wage and Hour Division District Director Karen Garnett- Civils. "We encourage all employers to review their employment obligations and to contact the Wage and Hour Division for compliance assistance."
Working at Wendy's
According to the Wendy's Career application, the minimum age to work in any of the Wendy's jobs is 16 years old. At 16 years old applicants may apply for entry-level positions including grill or fry cook, cashier, greeter, and drive-thru attendant. These part-time team member positions are perfect for students. Minors aged 16 and 17 do not face any kind of labor law restrictions.
Other employment opportunities for higher-level employees include Shift Supervisors, maintenance technicians, as well as Wendy's manager career opportunities including Assistant managers, General managers, and Wendy's district operations managers. Full-time Wendy's crew members receive a wide array of perks including 401k, medical and dental coverage, paid vacation and leave, tuition reimbursement or assistance, and adoption assistance.
The Wendy's company has not come forward with a comment yet on the quick-service restaurant franchisee.
