NY-AG v. Luke Park

Luke Park, owner of the Park Family Farm, pleaded guilty to Endangering the Welfare of a Child, the Willful Failure to Pay a Contribution to the Unemployment Insurance Fund, and the Prohibited Employment of a Minor. According to NY-AG, Park admitted that Alex Smith, a 14-year-old boy, was killed while working on his dairy farm operating a New Holland LS170 Skidloader with a hydraulic lift and fork attachment. Park admitted that he employed other minors on his dairy farm and required them to work approximately 60 hours a week, which exceeds the 48 hour per week maximum for 16- and 17-year-olds when school is not in session. Park also admitted that the majority of his employees were paid off-the-books, resulting in an underpayment in Unemployment Insurance Contributions amounting to approximately $10,500.

Summary generated from official New York Attorney General press release