Crumbl cookie stores in East Bay fined over treatment of young employees

Three Crumbl cookie stores in the East Bay are among 11 franchise locations accused of violating child labor laws.

A federal investigation found that Crumbl employees as young as 14 worked more than the law permits or in hazardous jobs, said a news release Tuesday from the Department of Labor.

The East Bay stores cited are:

San Ramon, 9 minor employees involved, fine of $15,417 Brentwood, 6 minor employees involved, fine of $7,453 Concord, 3 minor employees involved, fine of $3,597

The San Ramon store’s fine was the largest imposed. Four of the other stores accused of violations are in Utah, where the company’s headquarters is located, and

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