Posted 3/26/2024, 6:05:00 PM
Tuff Torq Fined $296K for Illegal Child Labor After Hiring Immigrant Teens as Young as 14
- Tuff Torq factory in Tennessee fined $296K for illegally employing 10 immigrant children as young as 14
- Children were working dangerous machinery like power-driven hoisting devices
- Tuff Torq also ordered to set aside $1.5M to benefit the illegally employed children
- Violations reflected an alarming nationwide increase in illegal child labor cases
- Tuff Torq alleges children provided false IDs; lawyers say kids were temporary workers hired by 3rd party staffing company
