The Alabama Department of Labor has levied fines against two central Alabama companies accused of illegally employing teenagers.
Labor Department Secretary Fitzgerald Washington said SL Alabama LLC, based in Alexander City, and the JK USA branch in Opelika were each fined $17,800 for multiple violations of Alabama’s child labor law.
A department representative said the teens were working there up until July of this year, although their exact start dates weren’t available.
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