Utah cookie company fined nearly k for violating child labor laws at franchises

A Utah-based cookie company is facing nearly $58,000 in fines after federal investigators say they found several of its franchises were violating c...

December 20, 2022
11:54 PM

A Utah-based cookie company is facing nearly $58,000 in fines after federal investigators say they found several of its franchises were violating child labor laws.Crumbl Cookies, which started in Logan, had children as young as 14 years old working too many hours and in 'hazardous or prohibited occupations' for minors, according to a statement Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Labor. That hazardous work, the statement said, included operating ovens and other 'potentially dangerous' machinery.'It is the responsibility of every employer who hires minor workers to understand child labor laws, and comply with them or potentially face costly consequences,' said Betty Campbell, a federal administrator over the Wage and Hour Division, in a statement.

Courtney Tanner