JBS USA and Perdue Farms will each pay $4 million for employing children through third-party staffing agencies, officials announced this week.

The problem of kids working in dangerous slaughterhouses continues to be a concern as the Labor Department announced its third agreement this week with a company in the industry agreeing to pay a penalty and reform its practices to help ensure it

The U.S. Department of Labor said it entered an agreement with JBS USA in which the meatpacker will provide $4 million to assist individuals and communities affected by unlawful child labor practices nationwide.

A popular barbecue restaurant in Oklahoma City is accused of keeping thousands of dollars from its own employees.

The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with Perdue Farms Inc. to address child labor violations at its Accomac, Virginia plant.

JBS USA Food Co., one of the nation's largest meatpacking processors and slaughterhouses, has agreed to a joint initiative with the U.S. Labor Department t

Calls on Congress and Customs to Further Investigate Practices in Brazil WASHINGTON, DC – In light of the Department of Labor’s agreement with JBS USA Food Co. to address child labor, the United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA)

Perdue Farms and JBS have settled with the Labor Department after relying on migrant children to do dangerous work in their slaughterhouses. Most of the money will be used to help the children.

As much as 30% of the firefighters force in California may be prison inmates, according to reports. How did we get here? And what's the best path forward?

The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a $4 million agreement with JBS USA Food Co. to address and prevent unlawful child labor practices. The funds will support victims and affected communities through scholarships, educational aid, job training, and housing assistance, with a focus on areas like Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

These affordable, widespread EVs are expected to outsell gas cars in China for the first time this year. As combustion engine cars and trucks dwindle, China’s state-backed oil company Sinopec predicts the country’s oil demand will peak within two years and then start to fall, dragging planet-warming greenhouse emissions down with it.

Eggs are nearly 40% more expensive now than they were a year ago, the Labor Department said this week. It's about to get even worse, one expert says.