Call now U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.

Call WHD's national line and ask that your message go to WHD leadership. Cite DOL OIG advisory report 17-25-001-15-001 (September 30, 2025): when investigators find a minor on the job, only their own 'good judgment' decides whether to call child protective services or police, and in one 2024 case a minor was referred for possible trafficking months after he stopped responding. Ask WHD to adopt a written, mandatory referral protocol for minors found during child-labor investigations, with a same-day deadline.