The company, Tuff Torq, was fined nearly $300,000 for hiring 10 children. It must also set aside $1.5 million to help the immigrant minors who were illegally employed.

Immigrant children as young as 14 were found working illegally amid dangerous heavy equipment at a Tennessee firm that makes parts for lawn mowers sold by John Deere and other companies, according to Labor Department officials.

The company, Tuff Torq, was fined nearly $300,000 for hiring 10 children. As part of a consent agreement with the federal government, the company is also required to set aside $1.5 million to help the children who were illegally employed. Ryan Pott, general counsel for Tuff Torq’s majority owner, the Japanese firm Yanmar, acknowledged the violations to NBC News.

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    3 months ago

    Do you mean you don’t think it’s a problem at all? Or you’re angry that it’s only just become an issue?

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      3 months ago

      Employing illegal underage migrant workers is definitely a problem and needs to be addressed.

      And I’m not angry not sure why you interpreted my comment in that capacity.

      I simply posed a question why employing teenagers has suddenly become an issue. Apparently people found my question offensive and assumed a position that I don’t hold.

      My question wasn’t directly commenting on the article cited in this post but was in general since I have seen multiple posts indicating that more companies are employing more teenage workers not necessarily illegal migrant workers.

      My question is why is this suddenly a problem since employing teenagers has been something that has been going on in this country since its conception.