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Labor Department: At a McDonald’s in Kentucky, 10-year-olds worked past midnight
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By Ariana Figueroa, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Children as young as 10 were found working past midnight at a McDonald’s restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, the U.S. Department of Labor said in announcing numerous civil penalties levied on fast-food franchises. As part of an investigation into federal child labor law violations in the Southeast, the Department of Labor said that three separate franchises