Department of Labor’s child labor cases remain tied up in court
The Department of Labor’s two cases accusing Alabama employers of “oppressive child labor” have both faced repeated motions to dismiss.
Child labor violations
Department of Labor files complaint against Hyundai for child labor in Luverne factory
The Department of Labor is seeking all profits Hyundai and other companies made by hiring children in an Alabama factory.
Department of Labor claims Mar-Jac Poultry of Alabama used oppressive child labor
The Department of Labor says children worked “on the kill floor deboning poultry and cutting carcasses” in the Jasper factory.
Josh Moon’s top five stories of 2022
There is rarely a shortage of compelling, interesting or downright weird stories to find around Alabama.
Hyundai COO orders investigation into child labor usage
The Department of Labor levied labor violations against SL Alabama LLC, one of the two suppliers who allegedly used underage workers.
Labor Dept. charges Hyundai supplier with child labor violation
SL Alabama is the second Hyundai supplier over the last year to have been accused of violating the state's child labor laws.