Child labor violations alleged

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20100917/NEWS97/709179889/942570#child-labor-violations-alleged

Published Friday September 17, 2010

The Associated Press

An Omaha-based grocery store chain has been accused by the U.S. Department of Labor of violating child labor laws.

A complaint filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Omaha says minors working for Bag 'N Save Inc. have operated a high-lift pallet jack, balers and compactors since September 2007.

The Labor Department asks the court to order the company to stop forcing minors to perform such work, which is a violation of federal law.

A woman who answered the phone Friday at Bag 'N Save's corporate office said no one was available to comment.

Bag 'N Save's website says it is a family owned company that operates 10 stores in Omaha and one in York.

[madinmaryland]

1. I remember back in the late 70's when I was working at the grocery store

back home, operating the cardboard compactor/baler, and I was only 16. The thing made 12'x6'x6' bales or something about that size. If you didn't get the wires on it just right, the damn thing would sproing open and you'd have to do it again.

It was a pretty cool contraption, though having to roll the bales around was a pain in the ass!