An Oregon McDonald’s displayed a banner asking 14-year-olds and 15-year-olds to apply for work because of “staffing issues.”

Heather Coleman, the Medford McDonald’s restaurant’s operator, explained that raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour didn’t attract many new applicants. But lowering the hiring age to 14 brought in some 25 applicants in two weeks, she said.

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