Sanitation firm reaches agreement on child labor law allegations at Grand Island plant

[Omaha Steve]

https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/sanitation-firm-reaches-agreement-on-child-labor-law-allegations-at-grand-island-plant/article_60ebf49e-75b1-11ed-b92c-97fe25e55cf8.html

Alia Conley Dec 6, 2022 Updated 14 hrs ago

Asanitation company accused of employing minors as young as 13 to clean hazardous equipment at a Grand Island meatpacking plant has entered into an agreement with the federal government over alleged violations of child labor laws.

The eight-page agreement, which was filed Tuesday, orders Packers Sanitation Services Inc. to follow child labor law, hire a third-party compliance specialist and provide employment records to the U.S. Department of Labor.

A complaint filed Nov. 9 in U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska in Lincoln against Packers Sanitation alleged that the company employed at least 31 minors between ages 13 and 17 in hazardous cleaning positions, including 15 minors in Grand Island.

A federal investigation at a JBS Foods meatpacking plant in Grand Island began in August, after a referral from a law enforcement agency, according to the complaint.

FULL story at link above.

[LuvLoogie]

1. Any fines, jail time pending?

[Omaha Steve]

3. At the end of the story

The Department of Labor is continuing to investigate potential violations that could lead to financial penalties.

[central scrutinizer]

2. My home town!

First it’s in the news for shutting down a high school newspaper for christofascist reasons, now this.