Labor Department Sues Hyundai for Employing a Child Worker

Published on June 3, 2024

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is suing Hyundai and two other companies, alleging that the firms profited from “oppressive child labor.” The lawsuit was filed on May 30 at the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Three defendants are cited in the complaint—Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, SMART Alabama, and Best Practice Service (BPS). SMART manufactured auto parts such as body panels for the Hyundai plant. BPS, which is no longer in business, supplied labor to SMART. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants violated the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act between July 11, 2021, and Feb. 1, 2022, by employing a minor employee referred to as EC....

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