Labor department sues Hyundai over child labor

(CNN)– The Department of Labor is suing Hyundai for allegedly employing a 13-year-old.

In the complaint, the department says a staffing agency sent the child to work on an assembly line at Smart Alabama, which provides car parts to Hyundai.

Hyundai also owned a majority of Smart’s parent company. The compliant alleges the child worked up to 60 hours a week from July 2021 to February 2022.

The Department of Labor says Hyundai, Smart Alabama, and the staffing agency all violated child labor provisions.

Hyundai says it has cooperated with the investigation and is not responsible for employing the child.