May 19, 2026
A Pennsylvania federal judge refused to reconsider her ruling that a church-run farm violated federal labor law by putting children as young as 12 to work without pay, rejecting its bid to undo nearly $670,000 in back wages.
December 18, 2025
A Pennsylvania federal judge has handed a win to the U.S. Department of Labor in its case alleging that the Mennonite Messianic Mission employed unpaid children to care for chickens, chop wood and construct wood pallets for the church's profit, ruling that DOL had shown that the church violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.