Chapel Hill’s Pazzo Restaurant levied with child labor fine for 'Little Chef'

Ben Braxton has become one of the most famous cooks in Chapel Hill, and he is only 15 years old.

Braxton, nicknamed “Little Chef,” works as a garde manger at Pazzo Restaurant — and his age made him a subject of controversy.

Seth Kingsbury, owner of Pazzo, hired Braxton when he was 13 and got an exception from the N.C. Department of Labor to employ him — but a photo of the teen handling alcohol cost him a $7,975 fine for violating child labor laws.

According to the N.C. Department of Labor, children under 16 years of age are not allowed to work on the premises of any establishment that sells alcohol. Additionally, 14- and 15-year-olds can be employed in food preparation but are not allowed to bake or cook over an open flame.





MORE

 

What did you think of this article?




Trackbacks
  • Trackbacks are closed for this post.
Comments
Page: 1 of 1
Page: 1 of 1
Leave a comment

 Name

 Email (will not be published)

 Website

Your comment is 0 characters limited to 3000 characters.