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ESA-WHD New Release: [06/05/1997]
Contact Name: Brad Mitchell or Juan Solano
Phone Number: (312) 353-6976
Release Number: V-171
CARMEL, IND., FIRM FINED $22,200 FOR ALLEGED CHILD LABOR VIOLATIONS
Chicago — Regal Cinemas, Inc., doing business as Village Park Regal Cinema, Carmel, Ind., has been assessed a civil money penalty totaling $22,200 for alleged child labor violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Specific violations alleged by the Labor Department all involve minors under the age of eighteen including violations of hours and time standards and operating motor vehicles.
Federal child labor laws allow minors under 16 years of age to work outside of school but restrict the hours and times they may work. They may work no later than 7:00 p.m. (9:00 p.m. June 1 through Labor Day). They may work no more than three hours on school days and eight hours on non-school days and no more than 18 hours during school weeks and 40 hours during non-school weeks. Individuals under the age of eighteen are not permitted to operate motorized vehicles such as automobiles as a part of their employment.
Investigation of the firm was conducted by the Wage and Hour District Office, 429 N. Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, under the supervision of Connie Klipsch, district director.
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