Coverage dated December 20, 2022 to December 21, 2022

Chick-fil-A fined over "volunteer" program that paid people only in meals

Headline from CBS News

North Carolina eatery had asked some workers to direct traffic but paid them only in meal vouchers — not wages.

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Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. FOX 4 Dallas

    North Carolina Chick-fil-A owner fined for violating child labor laws, paying workers in food: report (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    The Department of Labor determined the restaurant owed $6,450 in fines and $235 in back wages to several employees.

  2. WOGX Ocala

    Chick-fil-A owner fined for paying workers in meals in lieu of wages (opens WOGX Ocala)

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    WOGX Ocala's feed description

    The North Carolina owner was to pay more than $6,000 in penalties in back pay.

  3. CBS News

    Chick-fil-A fined over "volunteer" program that paid people in meals, not cash (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    North Carolina eatery asked some workers to direct traffic, paying them meal vouchers instead of wages, feds say.

  4. Insider

    The Chick-fil-A franchisee who paid workers in chicken is now being fined by the Department of Labor (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The owner of a Chick-fil-A franchise who offered to pay workers in chicken was ordered by the Department of Labor to cough up money instead of meals.

  5. CBS News

    Chick-fil-A fined over "volunteer" program that paid people only in meals (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    North Carolina eatery had asked some workers to direct traffic but paid them only in meal vouchers — not wages.

  6. WCNC

    NC Chick-fil-A owner fined for 'volunteer' program that paid workers with food (opens WCNC)

    Published

    WCNC's feed description

    A Chick-fil-A franchisee in Hendersonville, North Carolina, was fined by the Department of Labor for illegally paying workers with meal vouchers instead of money.

  7. Washington Post

    Chick-fil-A location fined for paying workers with food (opens Washington Post)

    Published

    Washington Post's feed description

    The Department of Labor found that a North Carolina location offered some employees meal vouchers instead of cash, and violated child labor law.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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