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McDonald's franchise in Louisiana and Texas hired minors to work illegally, Labor Department finds (apnews.com)

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Federal labor officials say the McDonald’s franchise that controls 12 restaurants in metro New Orleans violated child labor laws and has hired more than 80 minors in two states.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We saw a kid who couldn't have been more than 13 working in a McDonald's in Montana. There was a sign apologizing for delays as they were short staffed.

He got told off by an older employee who was almost certainly his mom because he pointed out that we only ordered fries, fries were ready, and he could give them to us now. Nope. Orders are served in order.

When our number finally came up, he gave us the most mature and put upon "I'm very sorry about this" - a lone, 13 year old voice of reason in a world gone mad.