Another Minnesota meatpacking plant faces child labor claims, will pay $2M
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Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations at Minnesota meat plant
One of the nation’s largest meat processors has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota.
Virginia-based Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations
Smithfield Foods, one of the nation's largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota, officials announced Thursday.
Another Minnesota meatpacking plant faces children labor claims, will pay $2M
Another southern Minnesota meat-processing plant has been penalized — this one fined $2 million — for illegally employing teenagers in dangerous, late-night jobs. According to allegations disclosed by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry on Thursday,
Meatpacking company to pay $2 million penalty for alleged child labor violations at Minnesota plant
A meatpacking company will pay a $2 million penalty, after reaching a settlement with the state of Minnesota over alleged child labor violations.
Smithfield meatpacking plant in St. James fined $2M for child labor violations
A meatpacking plant in southwestern Minnesota must pay a $2 million fine over child labor violations uncovered during a probe by the state's Department of Labor and Industry.
Meatpacking company to pay $2M child labor penalty for alleged Minnesota violations
The Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) says Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. employed at least 11 children ages 14-17 at its St. James plant.
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