Child Labor Is a Growing Problem in the Service Industry | Eater

"Workers filed a complaint with the California Labor Commissioner and Cal/OSHA alleging severe underage and excessive-hour violations: one employee said she began working at 13 and routinely worked six days a week for 40–45 hours, sometimes during school hours and into midnight on school nights, causing sleep deprivation and academic decline; another 17-year-old described long after-school shifts that left no time for homework and forced her to skip a graduation celebration out of fear of losing income. After a worker walkout, the franchise was closed and the company said it would not tolerate employment-law violations and would act if the allegations were substantiated." - Jaya Saxena