Meat Processing Company Agrees to Reform After Fines for Employing Minors

Monogram Foods agreed to pay over $30,000 and change hiring practices after investigators found teenagers working at their Minnesota plant.
Another company was recently fined $1.5 million for illegally employing over 100 kids at meat processing plants across the country.
The Biden administration and Labor Department have made addressing child labor violations a priority, especially in the meat processing industry.
Monogram Foods claims only two underage workers were found at their plant after using fake documents to get hired, and no other minors were found at their other locations.
Monogram Foods will take steps to prevent underage workers in the future by hiring a consultant, tightening hiring practices, training managers, and allowing anonymous employee reporting of violations.