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.
Mar-Jac Poultry
Judge denies preliminary injunction in Mar-Jac Poultry child labor case
Mar-Jac Poultry has filed a counterclaim against the Department of Labor and is seeking almost $20 million in damages.
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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.