"JBS has zero tolerance for child labor, discrimination or unsafe working conditions for anyone working in our facilities." "We are immediately launching an independent, third-party audit at all of our facilities to thoroughly evaluate this situation," the statement continued. In a statement, JBS USA's chief ethics and compliance officer Michael Koenig said the allegations against PSSI "represent a clear violation of our ethical policies" if true. Searches were also conducted at PSSI's local offices in Grand Island and Worthington, which recruit workers, and the company's Keiler, Wisconsin, corporate office. Officials executed search warrants at two plants owned by food processing company JBS USA - in Grand Island, Nebraska, and Worthington, Minnesota - and at a Turkey Valley Farms poultry processing plant in Marshall, Minnesota. 24, when it received a tip from law enforcement that the company may be employing children, the complaint said. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division began its investigation into PSSI on Aug. Late nights, early mornings and chemical burns
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The company, which has been owned by a series of private equity funds since 2007, says it employs 17,000 employees at more than 700 locations nationwide, according to its website. The Department of Labor did not immediately respond to an inquiry about PSSI's claims of compliance and cooperation. The spokesperson added that executives were "surprised" by the DOL filing given that the company "has been cooperating with their inquiry, producing extensive documents and responses." "While rogue individuals could of course seek to engage in fraud or identity theft, we are confident in our company's strict compliance policies and will defend ourselves vigorously against these claims." The spokesperson added that the company mandates the use of the federal E-Verify system for new hires, "as well as extensive training, document verification, biometrics, and multiple layers of audits." In a statement to NBC News, a spokesperson for PSSI said it "has an absolute company-wide prohibition against the employment of anyone under the age of 18 and zero tolerance for any violation of that policy -period." 23 to discuss whether the order will be extended, modified or dissolved. That order requires PSSI to "immediately cease and refrain from employing oppressive child labor" and comply with the Department of Labor's investigation.Ī hearing is set for Nov. The court partially granted the Department of Labor's request in a Thursday filing. Initial evidence indicates the company may also employ more kids under similar conditions at 400 other sites across the country, in addition to the 31 minors employed at three sites that investigators already confirmed, according to the complaint. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh asked the Federal District Court of Nebraska to issue a temporary restraining order and nationwide preliminary injunction against the company to stop it from employing minors while the Labor Department continues its investigation. Newsweek is currently updating this story.More from NBC News: Supreme Court's conservative rulings left mark on election results Inside the U.S.'s decision on whether to charge Trump in Mar-a-Lago case Ex-California police sergeant faces multiple allegations of sexual assault He proposed to her on New Year's Eve in 2020 with the news confirmed in January 2022. It was confirmed in 2018 that Guilfoyle was dating Donald Trump Jr. "Well, she does ruin the aesthetic," another added. "Kimberly Guilfoyle ignores the Frozen theme and goes the The Batman theme," one user wrote in a popular thread. One user suggested it may be because while everyone else at the wedding wore lighter dresses, Guilfoyle wore black. The decision to cut Guilfoyle out of the picture was highlighted on Reddit too. Guilfoyle may be aware of the incident as she reposted the same image, with her included in it, on her Instagram Stories, though it wasn't a repost from Ivanka Trump's account. It is unknown if Ivanka Trump cut her brother's fiancée out of the picture on purpose, and she has not publicly addressed it online.
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