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101 Child Labor Violations At 13 PA McDonald's: US Dept. Of Labor 101 Child Labor Violations At 13 PA McDonald's: US Dept. Of Labor
101 Child Labor Violations At 13 PA McDonald's: US Dept. Of Labor One couple's company was forced to pay $57,332 in fines for violating child labor laws at 13 McDonald’s franchises in Pennsylvania, according to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division on Dec. 5. Bridgeville-based Santonastasso Enterprises, owned by John and Kathleen Santonastasso, had 101 teenage employees "working outside permissible hours," as stated in the release. The violations included having the 14-and 15-year-old employees work: More than 3 hours per day and after 7 p.m. on school days when the law forbids work beyond that time. Later than 9 p.m. …

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Federal Lawsuit Filed Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates at Penn Medicine Federal Lawsuit Filed Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates at Penn Medicine
Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates at Penn Medicine Workers for Penn Medicine who were dismissed from their jobs for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine, have filed a federal lawsuit. Hundreds of employees have quit or been dismissed from Penn Medicine since the vaccine mandate was announced this past spring. The suit states that the vaccination mandates are unconstitutional, violating employee rights and they were wrongfully terminated. The 11-page document specifically cites four issues the defendants are seeking damages for: Violation of First Amendment rights. Violation of the 14th Amendment, "right to privacy and body." Wrongful terminati…

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by Daily Voice