QUICK TAKES - May 30, 2009

Jon, Kate and their eight have attracted a large TV audience, screaming tabloid headlines and, now, a state labor investigation.

In a possible wake-up call to reality TV, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor says it’s looking into whether the cable show “Jon & Kate Plus 8” is complying with the state’s child labor law. TLC said Friday it “fully complies” with state laws and regulations.

The series follows Jon and Kate Gosselin as they raise their eight young children, including 8-year-old twins and sextuplets who just turned 5.

The Labor Department received a complaint against the show and is “gathering information” from its representatives, department spokesman Justin Fleming said. He would not say when or who filed the complaint. The fact that a complaint is being investigated doesn’t necessarily mean the department believes the show did anything wrong.