SHAPIRO ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES WALMART SETTLEMENT

The Shapiro Administration says Walmart is agreeing to an almost eight-million-dollar settlement for violating child labor laws in Pennsylvania. State officials said the Department of Labor and Industry found hundreds of child labor violations over the course of an investigation that started in February of last year. They included failing to provide minor employees with legally required breaks and allowing minors to exceed the number of hours permitted by law. The governor’s office said it’s the “largest child labor enforcement action” in Pennsylvania history.