Walmart settles Pa. child labor violations for $7.8 million

By Peter Hall (This article was updated at 3:40 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, to include additional information from the Department of Labor and Industry.) Walmart has agreed to pay $7.8 million to settle alleged violations of Pennsylvania’s Child Labor Act at stores across the commonwealth, the Shapiro administration announced Monday. Stemming from an investigation of minors injured while working…

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