HAVE MORE ON THIS DEVELOPMENT COMING UP AT 5 O’CLOCK. MEANWHILE, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HAS CITED 5 FLORIDA SKATING RINKS FOR VIOLATING CHILD LABOR LAWS. 4 OF THOSE LINKS ARE LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN THE BAY AREA AND 8 ON YOUR
SIDE’S TRAVERSE. A HOCKEY SPOKE TO THE OWNER OF THE SKATING RINKS WHO ADMITS SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE. PINELLAS PARK SKATING CENTER IS ONE 5 ACROSS FLORIDA THAT WERE FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED LABOR LAWS FOR MINORS. WHILE THE OWNER IN
MID TO US THAT HE VIOLATED THE LAW. HE SAID IT WAS BY ONLY A FEW MINUTES HERE AND THERE. >> A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INVESTIGATION FOUND FOR BAY AREA SKATING RINKS ALLOWED DOZENS OF 14 15 YEAR-OLDS TO WORK MORE THAN ALLOWED BY LAW.
WE FOUND THAT THOSE LOCATIONS A TOTAL 33 MINERS WORKING IN VIOLATION IS A VERY STANDARD SOMETHING CHARLIE THE INVESTIGATION FOUND ASTRO SKATING CENTER’S AND BRANDON PINELLAS PARK BRADENTON, TARPON SPRINGS AND ORMOND BEACH. LET MINORS WERE LATER AND MORE HOURS. WE BEGIN
INVESTIGATING ONE OF THESE RAINS FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS. CHECK, OTHER LOCATIONS FOUND OUT THEY HAVE PROBLEMS. THE DEPARTMENT FIND THE RINGS MORE THAN $26,000. WHAT’S YOUR MESSAGE TO THE EMPLOYEES >> HAD TO WORK MORE THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE? WE’RE SORRY. IT’S
3 MINUTES. 6 MINUTES. 9 MINUTES. >> CHRIS MCGEE A ZONE, 7 SKATING CENTERS AROUND FLORIDA, INCLUDING THE 5 THAT WERE FIGHT. HE CLAIMS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IS TEENAGE EMPLOYEES AREN’T ALWAYS CAREFUL ABOUT CLOCKING IN OR OUT DEALING YOUNG KIDS THAT
ARE WORKING. AND IF YOU’RE NOT ON IT. AND YOU SAID I’M OK, IT’S 3.57. PUNCH OUT AND THAT KID WANDERS OVER TO THE CLOCK. TAKES HIS TIME. YOU KNOW THE SAYING VIOLATES BEGINNING SAID HE HAS CHANGED IF POLICY TO FIX THAT. 14 TO 15 YEAR-OLDS
ARE NOW SCHEDULED IN 3 AND A HALF HOUR SHIFTS INSTEAD OF 4. >> AND JUST A COUPLE WEEKS, THERE ARE SOME LAWS THAT GO INTO EFFECT ON COMING UP TONIGHT AT 5.30. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOUR CHILD IS STILL WORKING DURING THE
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