A Tennessee-based company agreed to pay a large fine after an investigation found that it hired dozens of minors for the dangerous task of cleaning meat processing plants in Iowa and Virginia, NBC News reported on Tuesday.
Concretely, Fayette Janitorial Service LLC will pay about $650,000 in civil penalties and abide by a court order to no longer employ minors. It will also hire a third-party consultant for at least three years to monitor it complies with the ruling and establish a hotline for people to report potential abuses.
