Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley issued citations against two companies that do business at the Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts in Mansfield for multiple violations of the state’s Child Labor Law, the Boston Globe reports.
According to Coakley, the center’s concert promoter, Live Nation Inc. of California, and the center’s concession operator, Sportservice, which is part of Delaware North Cos. of Buffalo, N.Y., were cited for a total of $16,000 in penalties for employing minors after 10 p.m. on many school nights and for employing minors who didn’t have work permits.
A spokesman for Live Nation wrote in an e-mail, “We’re not going to comment because we haven’t received a copy of the citation yet.”
In an e-mailed statement, Delaware North said it wasn’t aware of Coakley’s concerns until “we were notified that a press release had been issued.”
The company added that it takes child labor law issues seriously and that it has “a long history of outstanding compliance with all state and local laws.”
