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Avenger42 on March 13, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs...

> The amount is the maximum civil money penalty allowed by federal law.

Sounds like an update to federal law is in order, at the very least tying that number to inflation (or perhaps to corporate profits?).

SauciestGNU on March 13, 2023 [–]

Or maybe each offense should be redefined as each shift worked, or per hour worked. $15k per illegal shift is a lot more than $15k total.

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