Popeyes fast-food restaurant in Oakland shut down after child-labor violation claims

On Thursday, allegations of child labor, inappropriate behavior, and a hostile environment shut down a Popeyes fried-chicken franchise in Oakland, California. The complaints were filed Wednesday with CalOSHA and the California Labor Commissioner by two 17-year-olds who allege that a coworker started working at the restaurant when she was just 13, in the 7th grade, and has been clocking in 40 to 45 hours a week, including late nights on school days. — Read the rest