(United States) The owner of a Tukwila trampoline park faces more than $68,000 in fines for not giving teen employees meal breaks, and for working them longer hours than allowed under law.
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) investigated and cited the company after receiving a complaint.
Flying Circus Washington LLC, doing business as Sky Zone Seattle, did not file an appeal by the deadline. This is the second time L&I cited a Sky Zone business. In 2024, L&I cited a Vancouver, Wash., location for similar violations.
Sky Zone is a franchised indoor trampoline park with a variety of attractions. There are some 200 parks across the country.
The L&I investigation at the Tukwila location started as a workplace safety complaint. It involved a teen reportedly fixing a trampoline/zip line up to 12 feet off the ground without proper training and fall protection. It resulted in the agency citing Sky Zone for failing to hold required safety meetings.
Along with the safety citation, the investigator referred the case to L&I’s youth employment standards unit. That investigation found Sky Zone permitted 57 minors to work more than five consecutive hours without a meal break on 537 occasions. Among other violations:
- 19 minors worked more than 20 hours per week during a school week 43 times.
- 34 minors worked more than four hours per day on a school day preceding another school day on 154 occasions.
- 15 minors worked more than eight hours per day on a non-school day during a school week on 32 occasions.
— Accurate at time of publication | February 2025
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