Nicole Abrams, Lea Tran, Isaira Alvarez and Ella McDonnell

The Attorney General’s office fined seven Marblehead employers for 17 state labor law violations between March 9, 2022, and Feb. 20, 2025, the Current has learned.  More than 80% of all employer violations — including failing to pay minimum wage or provide earned sick time, keeping inaccurate records and child labor infractions — were issued in the past two years. Since March 9, 2022, Marblehead employers have paid nearly $44,000 in fines, records show. The attorney general fined the Marblehead restaurant Caffé Italia more than…