Miranda Warning System: BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that her office has separately issued citations against Cafua Management Company, LLC (Cafua), The Brewster Company, LLC (Brewster), and Knight Food Service, Inc. (Knight), which respectively operate Dunkin Donuts, McDonald’s, and Subway franchise locations across Massachusetts, for violating the state’s child labor laws. The citations include a combined total of $226,385 in penalties against the employers. “Our child labor laws exist to protect young workers and prioritize their safety and education as they learn new skills, earn income, and contribute to their communities,” said AG Campbell. “My office will continue to enforce these laws to empower our youth and remind employers that Massachusetts is serious about protecting its workforce.” The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) reached a settlement with Cafua, which operates over 80 Dunkin Donuts franchise locations across Massachusetts. As part of the settlement, the AGO issued $140,000 in penalties against the employer. The AGO found that in violation of Massachusetts’ child labor laws, between February 2020 and February 2023, the Dunkin Donuts franchise operator failed to obtain work permits prior to employing minors, permitted minors to work during legally prohibited hours, and employed minors in excess of the state’s limit of nine daily working hours for workers that are 16 and 17 years old. Additionally, the AGO alleges that the franchise operator employed minors to work without an immediate adult supervisor after 8PM. The Dunkin Donuts franchise operator manages over 80 locations across Massachusetts, including in Stoneham, North Andover, Danvers, Westford, Chicopee, Billerica, Pittsfield, Fall River, Lawrence, Dracut, Methuen, Chelmsford, Lowell, Tyngsboro, Saugus, Charlestown, Medford, Millbury, Westborough, Worcester, Grafton, Burlington, Lee, Peabody, Salisbury, North Billerica, Somerville, and Great Barrington.