The U.S. Department of Labor has initiated an investigation into the alleged hiring of minors for night-shift cleaning. The situation arises following complaints lodged with the U.S. Department of Labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. After an initial review in which inspectors observed young people entering the Green Forest, AR plant in mid-summer, the Wage and Hour Division obtained a court order to review wage and employment documentation at the plant.
Given the revelations relating to illegal employment of minors in meat plants and the fines levied against Packer’s Sanitation Services, it would indeed be damaging to the image of Tyson Foods to have the allegations validated by the Department of Labor.