ALABAMA—A major chicken supplier for Chick-fil-A has been fined for illegally employing children as young as 13 years old at its Alabama processing facilities. The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Mar-Jac Poultry $385,000 and forced sweeping changes at the company after uncovering dangerous child labor violations. Mar-Jac Poultry supplies chicken products to several major restaurant chains, with Chick-fil-A being among its largest customers. The company operates multiple processing facilities across the southeastern United States. Federal investigators have increased scrutiny of meatpacking and poultry facilities following reports of widespread employees of underage workers.

According to the investigation report, minors were assigned to operate heavy machinery and work in areas deemed a

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