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moisheah t1_iukkwq5 wrote

“The office's Fair Labor Division began investigating the Westford Group after a minor employee filed a complaint alleging that they were required to work more than 10 hours per day.”

Well done 👍

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NativeMasshole t1_iukotpj wrote

I think you could probably find a plethora of labor violations in a vast majority of restaurants, and I've worked for some sleazy assholes in my day, but everybody knows you don't mess with minors' scheduling restrictions.

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bemest t1_iukws12 wrote

This headline should read Maura Healey does something a week before the election. She spent her term as AG letting illegal criminals out the back doors of our courts so they can continue with crimes like murdering two innocent doctors or wasting our tax dollars suing the federal government but a week before the election this comes out. Good for them for acting on this but I’ll bet it could have been announced a month ago.

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lunarsight t1_iumbyi2 wrote

This doesn't surprise me, really. When I worked there decades ago, the one I was at was so desperate for a closer, they had one of the underaged teens closing the place. It seems like this is a rule they were willing to bend/break as needed, until they got caught.

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moisheah t1_iumhmvz wrote

Probably because an underage worker is less likely - for various reasons- to complain about it , especially to make a formal complaint - glad this one did. 👍

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lain221 t1_iun8g7w wrote

A 13 year old was taking orders at a location near Woburn. Never saw someone that young working the register before.

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RedRose_Belmont t1_iun9bmk wrote

No. At the first one, I would take a bus for 45 minutes, and then after closing one of the managers would give me a lift home (it was always a struggle for them tho). Once I was old enough to drive alone, I was then able to afford a car, because, I worked, it was a beast of a 1979 Chevy Nova, but back then gas was reasonably priced.

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bemest t1_iunqq1v wrote

Really? I’m not angry or throwing a tantrum. Seems your problem is you can’t tolerate any opinion except your own. For what it’s worth since I’ve live in MA we’ve had Weld, Cellucci, Swift, Patrick and Baker. R, R, R, R, D, R.

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your_city_councilor t1_iusjbum wrote

A lot of these rules really limit the options kids like some I know here in Worcester who have to work to support themselves and/or their families. Some places don't enforce the rules, and some of the kids skirt the rules by having a couple jobs.

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FishermanPrize t1_ivqbq2g wrote

Wow you think it's about rubbing it in?

Nah dude it's to really emphasize the fact that you live in a hyper conservative bubble and that your perception is heavily biased by it.

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