Friday, March 24, 2006

Construction Company Fined for Child Labor

Paragon Contractors, a construction company in Hildale was fined $10,395 for using child labor, announced by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.

Paragon, owned by Brian Jessop, had two boys, ages 12 and 13, working on residential home construction jobs in 2005. A 15-year-old boy was hired to operate table saw.

The department ordered Paragon to pay the boys $3,296 in back wages, and fined the company $10,395 for violating the federal law.

You can find more information of labor law in www.postersolution.com, and community.poster4business.com will provide you the state, federal & OSHA labor law compliance information and services.

No comments: