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Home » Press Releases » Dept. of Workforce Development: Cross-agency collaboration helps recover $17k in unpaid wages for 23 Wisconsin minors
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) this week announced the recovery of $17,000 in penalty wages on behalf of 23 minor workers for child labor violations stemming from a 2024 audit determination, as well as an order against the employer to pay $59,754 in additional civil forfeitures and surcharges. DWD’s Equal Rights Divis...