Chick-Fil-A

ST. GEORGE — Federal investigators have assessed two Chick-fil-A franchises $187,467 in civil penalties for employing 237 minors in violation of child labor provisions, according to a U.S. Department of Labor news release. The department reported Friday it recovered nearly $47,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for 101 employees at two St. George Chick-fil-A franchise restaurants that required workers to clock out for every break under 20 minutes without compensation.

ST. GEORGE — Two Chick-fil-A restaurants in Utah were fined $187,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor and ordered to pay $47,000 in back wages and liquidated damages. The department says that the restaurants employed 237 minors in violation of child labor provisions. The back wages and liquidated damages stem from 101 employees who were required to clock out for every break under 20 minutes, without compensation. "We know that good and safe jobs can give young workers meaningful experience and training, but employers must ensure they follow all federal...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4) — The U.S. Department of Labor has fined the owner and operator of two southern Utah Chick-fil-A locations after federal investigators found violations of child labor laws and denied overtime. The fines amounted to $187,467 total with nearly $47,000 recovered in back wages and “liquidated damages.” According to federal investigators, the two St. George Chick-fil-A locations, which are owned and operated by DM Holding Co. LLC, employed 237 minors in violation of child labor laws. Violations included illegally allowing 14- and 15-year-old employees to work past...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (ABC4) — The U.S. Department of Labor has fined the owner and operator of two southern Utah Chick-fil-A locations after federal investigators found violations of child labor laws and denied overtime. The fines amounted to $187,467 total with nearly $47,000 recovered in back wages and “liquidated damages.” According to federal investigators, the two St. George Chick-fil-A locations, which are owned and operated by DM Holding Co. LLC, employed 237 minors in violation of child labor laws. Violations included illegally allowing 14- and 15-year-old employees to work past...

YUKON, Okla. (KAKE) - Authorities in suburban Oklahoma City are investigating the death of a toddler who was hit by a vehicle in a Chick-fil-A drive-thru over the weekend. It happened just before noon Saturday in the drive-thru lane at the Chick-fil-A in the 1700 block of Garth Brooks Blvd in Yukon. The police department said the 2-year-old boy was walking with his parents when the incident took place. Officers and fire personnel rushed to the scene and provided immediate lifesaving efforts before the boy was taken to the hospital,...

Conservatives are finding it hard to swallow the news that Chick-fil-A has a diversity, equity and inclusion policy. The Christian-owned fast-food chain was accused of going woke after conservatives discovered a post on the company’s website promoting its DEI standard, known as “better together.” “Chick-fil-A, Inc.’s commitment to being Better at Together means embedding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in everything we do,” said the website. That means “ensuring equal access,” “valuing differences,” and “creating a culture of belonging,” according to the company.

Chick-fil-A, the leading fast-food chain that has shuttered its stores each Sunday to allow employees "to rest and worship if they choose" since 1946 and became a household name because of it, is now coming under fire over the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion agenda and Erick McReynolds, the black company executive driving it. “Our founder, Truett Cathy, believed that ‘a great company is a caring company,’ and since the beginning, care has been at the center of everything we do. We understand that the path toward Better at Together...