A national food manufacturer paid $140,164 in civil money penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor found the company employed at least 11children – nine of whom operated hazardous machinery – at its meatpacking and food processing facility in Chandler, Minn.
On Oct. 5, 2023, Monogram Meats Snacks LLC agreed to pay the civil money penalties as part of an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division, which began in March 2023. The division determined that during the investigation period, Monogram employed five 17-year-olds, four 16-year-olds and two 15-year-olds in violation of federal child labor laws.