The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced nearly $650K in penalties for a janitorial company accused of employing children as young as 13 in overnight sanitation shifts at slaughter and meat packing facilities including Perdue Farms in Accomac, VA.

The US Department of Labor has asked a federal court to issue a restraining order and injunction against a Tennessee-based janitorial company to halt the alleged illegal employment of minors to clean a Perdue Farms facility in Accomack County.