El Mazatlan, a restaurant chain based in Kentucky, has received thousands of dollars in fines due to various labor law violations. The United States Department of Labor found that the restaurant chain employed a worker who was younger than the minimum working age of fourteen years old. The chain also had numerous fourteen and fifteen year old workers who worked extra hours and night shifts, which is illegal. El Mazatlan also did not pay three workers overtime wages, and deducted uniform costs from worker wages. The restaurant chain is required to pay 250,000 dollars in fines, and restaurant management will participate in training related to child-labor laws.
See "Restaurant chain in Kentucky violated several federal labor laws, fined thousands of dollars", Bill Estep, Lexington Herald Leader, October 17, 2024