CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011. The U.S. Department of Labor has assessed a total of $277,475 in civil money penalties against three movie theatre companies, Marcus Theatre Corp., Regal Cinemas Inc. and Wehrenberg Inc., for allowing dozens of teens to perform hazardous jobs and work longer hours than allowed by the youth employment provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division, through a strategic enforcement initiative aimed at curbing violations in…






