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Portsmouth’s Toscana Italian Chophouse fined for child labor violations, a growing trend 

Newsbreak – Portsmouth Herald

By Ian Lenahan

September 15, 2022

PORTSMOUTH — Downtown restaurant Toscana Italian Chophouse & Wine Bar has been cited for child labor violations, infractions which include employing a teenager younger than the federal minimum working age, per the U.S. Department of Labor.

Five 14-and 15-year-old employees were found to have worked “excessive hours” at Toscana. The business also employed a 13-year-old, one year younger than the federal minimum working age, according to the Department of Labor investigation.

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