Swensen's Magic Markets LLC, a grocery chain in south-central Idaho, has been fined over $250,000 after federal investigators found it employed six minors to perform hazardous jobs like cleaning meat slicers and operating trash compactors. The U.S. Department of Labor also found a 13-year-old was employed in violation of legal age restrictions and that minors worked beyond permitted hours. Additionally, three adult employees were denied proper overtime pay. The store must now pay back wages and damages, and comply with federal child labor laws across its Hagerman, Paul, and Twin Falls locations.
See "Idaho grocer to pay $250k for employing 6 minors to clean meat slicers, other duties", Zoe Tuttle, KTVB, June 18, 2025