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Note to brands: Make sure you are respecting the child labor laws in your state, lest a young worker’s parent complains and you get slapped with a giant fine.&nbsp;It appears Chipotle has learned that the hard way. The popular fast casual chain will pay $1.3 million for more than 13,000 child labor violations between 2015 and 2019 at more than 50 Massachusetts locations, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/28/business/chipotle-child-labor-law-violations/index.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=no-one-monitors-a-young-persons-working-schedule-quite-like-their-parents-just-ask-chipotle-2712170" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">according to a CNN Business report</a>.&nbsp;An investigation started after a parent complained to the state’s attorney general’s office in 2016 and said their child worked “well past midnight” at one Chipotle location, according to the article.&nbsp;Further digging yielded some pretty astonishing stuff. The brand that <a href="https://1851franchise.com/guac-is-extra-but-education-is-free-chipotle-offers-tuition-coverage-for-hourly-employees-2711313#most-recent">recently rolled out benefits related to tuition coverage</a> was letting members of the under-18 crowd work more than the Bay State’s nine-hour daily limit and 48-hour weekly limit, among other issues, according to the article.&nbsp;Presumably, parents would prefer their children devote any spare time to studying for the SATs.&nbsp;"Chipotle is a major national restaurant chain that employs thousands of young people across the country and it has a duty to ensure minors are safe working in its restaurants," Attorney General Maura Healey said in a statement, according to the article. "We hope these citations send a message to other fast food chains and restaurants that they cannot violate our child labor laws and put young people at risk."As for Chipotle, the brand said in a statement that it is “committed to ensuring that our restaurants are in full compliance with all laws and regulations.”&nbsp;Read <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/28/business/chipotle-child-labor-law-violations/index.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=no-one-monitors-a-young-persons-working-schedule-quite-like-their-parents-just-ask-chipotle-2712170" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">the full report at CNN Business</a>.

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The popular chain will pay a $1.3 million fine for violating Massachusetts child labor laws, according to a CNN Business report. 


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