A Department of Labor investigation found the operators of 14 Subway restaurants violated labor laws. The employers also didn't pay their employees regularly and stole tips, the DOL said. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe operators of 14 Bay Area Subway restaurants "endangered children" by making its teenage employees as young as 14 use dangerous equipment and work unlawful hours, an investigation by the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found. AdvertisementAdvertisementInvestigators found that several Subway workers at the 14 restaurants had suffered burns and other injuries, having operated ovens, toasters, cardboard balers and other dangerous equipment, the DOL said. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe investigation and litigation included these 14 Subway restaurants:

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