Toys 'R' Us Fined for Child-Labor Law Violations

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In December, the Department of Labor announced that inspections at several stores of toy retailer Toys 'R' Us revealed violations of child-labor laws. The company was fined $200,000 and ordered to change store policy to conform to federal child-labor law, according to the Department of Labor.

A spokesperson for Toys 'R' Us said many of the violations, in which 14- and 15-- year-old workers were scheduled for too many hours or worked too late into the night, were the result of several managers' misunderstanding of federal child-labor law as it pertained to the young workers.

For human resources professionals, The Toys 'R' Us gaffe spotlights the continuing rift between HR …