Perdue Farms has agreed to pay $150,000 in fines and restitution to settle a case with the Department of Labor regarding the employment of children in hazardous occupations at its Accomac, Virginia facility. The company also contracted with temporary staffing agencies Staff Management Solutions LLC and SMX LLC, who were jointly responsible for employing the underage workers. Perdue Farms denies the Labor Department's findings but recognizes the need to address the child labor crisis.
The hazardous work at the Accomac facility included deboning chicken using equipment such as electric knives, the department said in a news release. The conditions violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.“ Perdue Farms has substantial influence in the poultry processing industry,” Solicitor of Labor Seema Nanda said in a statement.
Perdue Farms will pay restitution to the children, organizations advocating for child labor victims and to support prevention efforts, the department said. The company also will pay a $150,000 fine.Perdue contracted with temporary staffing agency Staff Management Solutions LLC and SMX LLC. The department said the company and agency jointly employed children in hazardous occupations at the Accomac facility, located on the Eastern Shore.
Perdue said it strongly disagreed with the Labor Department's findings and that"there are no admissions in the agreement to the contrary.” “Perdue recognized that a prolonged dispute with the Department of Labor did nothing to address the child labor crisis,” the company said.
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