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Type an employer's name as it appears on a pay stub or a storefront. The list searches every one of the 5,035 Alabama employers on the record: the 1,700 with a page of their own open it, and the rest show their whole record in the result line.
From the Labor Department file
Alabama at a glance
- Investigations closed
- 6,413
- With a violation found
- 5,336
- Back wages agreed
- $55,257,350
- Workers due back wages
- 69,368
- Civil money penalties
- $6,010,437
- Employers on the record
- 5,093
- Employers with a page
- 1,700
- Latest case in the file
- March 2026
By year
Investigations closed in Alabama by year
Investigations closed per year, counted by the year the findings ended. Blue bars: cases. The file runs from fiscal 2005; the latest year is partial.
Biggest cases
Employers with the most back wages agreed
The fifty employers in Alabama with the most back wages agreed, all cases combined.
Largest civil money penalties
| Employer | City | Cases | Penalties | Back wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar-Jac Poultry AL LLC | Jasper | 1 | $656,418 | $0 |
| Huddle House, Inc. | Tallassee | 7 | $232,385 | $165,565 |
| Ioan Donuts Holdings, LLC | Moody | 2 | $189,213 | $0 |
| Sadch LLC. | Alexander City | 3 | $177,233 | $1,238 |
| AGS America, Inc. | Opelika | 1 | $177,233 | $13,041 |
| Jim Barnes Enterprises, Inc. | Mobile | 4 | $173,442 | $9,300 |
| CLP Corporation | Birmingham | 22 | $164,725 | $22,545 |
| Apex Roofing & Restoration, LLC | Pelham | 2 | $117,175 | $9,213 |
| Tideline LLC | Mobile | 1 | $111,521 | $1,309 |
| Fourteen Foods LLC | Birmingham | 15 | $109,158 | $0 |
| State of Alabama Department of Corrections | Springville | 7 | $86,185 | $4,139,436 |
| Discount Foods, Inc. | Anniston | 11 | $82,748 | $0 |
| Gemstone Foods Group, LLC | Decatur | 1 | $64,140 | $0 |
| Say Cheese, Inc. | Daphne | 1 | $59,780 | $0 |
| The Fresh Market, Inc. | Mobile | 1 | $59,400 | $0 |
| Quality Restaurant Concepts, L.L.C. | Birmingham | 2 | $59,042 | $49,895 |
| Sportsman Fish House, LLC | Orange Beach | 2 | $58,925 | $93,732 |
| T.R. Sells, Inc. | Mobile | 3 | $58,355 | $2,370 |
| Genesco, Inc. | Birmingham | 6 | $53,560 | $6,863 |
| Trent Thrasher Construction LLC | Rainbow City | 1 | $48,105 | $0 |
| Global Merchandiser Inc. | Pelham | 1 | $44,408 | $37,151 |
| Flexicrew Staffing, Inc. | Mobile | 1 | $42,900 | $94,497 |
| GAGB, LLC | Bessemer | 1 | $42,595 | $180,366 |
| SCVS, Inc. | Columbiana | 2 | $41,580 | $0 |
| BAMA 3, LLC-Bama 6, LLC | Birmingham | 1 | $41,132 | $0 |
Latest
Employers whose newest case closed last
Employers with a page whose most recent case closed last, by year.
By industry
Where the violations are found
| Sector | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 805 | $9,839,121 | 8,340 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,402 | $6,925,753 | 13,290 |
| Administrative, support and waste services | 390 | $6,234,456 | 6,846 |
| Health care and social assistance | 895 | $5,935,527 | 9,259 |
| Manufacturing | 284 | $4,699,172 | 9,392 |
| Retail trade | 1,041 | $2,833,603 | 4,606 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 135 | $2,535,594 | 1,918 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 154 | $1,750,116 | 1,984 |
| Other services | 178 | $1,500,686 | 1,529 |
| Finance and insurance | 141 | $1,420,645 | 1,299 |
| Public administration | 70 | $1,056,490 | 666 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 412 | $836,054 | 1,665 |
| Educational services | 27 | $563,125 | 303 |
| Information | 52 | $538,248 | 509 |
| Wholesale trade | 83 | $487,980 | 849 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 23 | $385,611 | 165 |
| Utilities | 10 | $252,167 | 51 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 55 | $250,583 | 428 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 48 | $94,545 | 179 |
| Management of companies | 2 | $51,541 | 16 |
| Industry not stated | 206 | $7,066,333 | 6,074 |
Every case in Alabama by the sector of its industry code, ranked by back wages. The last row holds the cases whose code names no sector, so the column adds up to the 6,413 cases on the state record.
The 25 industries with the most back wages
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Correctional Institutions | 10 | $4,139,568 | 2,805 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 569 | $3,990,085 | 6,721 |
| Security Guards and Patrol Services | 91 | $2,046,542 | 1,714 |
| Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors | 66 | $1,466,658 | 765 |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 431 | $1,338,368 | 3,852 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | 29 | $1,315,795 | 660 |
| Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | 383 | $1,218,569 | 1,705 |
| Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 143 | $1,119,461 | 847 |
| Commercial Banking | 85 | $1,043,233 | 866 |
| Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | 324 | $880,495 | 1,717 |
| Temporary Help Services | 61 | $868,610 | 1,570 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | 21 | $838,865 | 625 |
| Home Health Care Services | 44 | $819,855 | 642 |
| Poultry Processing | 20 | $786,914 | 3,390 |
| Child Day Care Services | 366 | $765,478 | 2,153 |
| Local Police Protection | 50 | $764,362 | 692 |
| Automobile Manufacturing | 22 | $747,512 | 312 |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | 82 | $698,797 | 584 |
| All Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 53 | $628,191 | 441 |
| Nursing Care Facilities | 87 | $624,387 | 1,472 |
| Employment Placement Agencies | 32 | $618,092 | 698 |
| Janitorial Services | 64 | $617,079 | 759 |
| Limited-Service Eating Places | 43 | $554,570 | 478 |
| All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | 11 | $553,966 | 975 |
| Local Correctional Institutions | 7 | $549,660 | 1,010 |
Industries as the Department codes them, the 25 of 659 with the most back wages.
By county
Alabama on the record by county
| County | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 511 | 592 | $8,877,725 | 8,422 |
| Jefferson County | 724 | 891 | $7,542,474 | 10,661 |
| Madison County | 489 | 571 | $6,388,794 | 5,361 |
| Mobile County | 595 | 744 | $5,160,762 | 9,273 |
| Baldwin County | 328 | 364 | $3,956,523 | 4,563 |
| Shelby County | 249 | 294 | $2,688,697 | 3,290 |
| Lee County | 186 | 207 | $1,797,084 | 1,935 |
| Houston County | 149 | 168 | $1,050,543 | 1,147 |
| Tuscaloosa County | 149 | 170 | $1,032,806 | 1,407 |
| Morgan County | 121 | 140 | $979,488 | 2,327 |
| Dale County | 66 | 71 | $927,760 | 642 |
| Lauderdale County | 68 | 80 | $911,572 | 797 |
| Blount County | 40 | 54 | $833,549 | 2,062 |
| Chambers County | 40 | 42 | $643,185 | 1,003 |
| Calhoun County | 109 | 139 | $598,695 | 1,059 |
| Elmore County | 79 | 91 | $547,295 | 660 |
| Etowah County | 81 | 91 | $546,963 | 799 |
| Autauga County | 61 | 66 | $521,975 | 565 |
| Colbert County | 45 | 54 | $512,602 | 586 |
| Henry County | 21 | 23 | $483,629 | 181 |
| Marshall County | 67 | 73 | $459,479 | 575 |
| Tallapoosa County | 35 | 44 | $458,053 | 436 |
| Walker County | 34 | 38 | $439,982 | 182 |
| Cullman County | 67 | 76 | $430,735 | 522 |
| Limestone County | 70 | 87 | $429,121 | 669 |
| Coffee County | 58 | 62 | $415,344 | 729 |
| Lowndes County | 31 | 35 | $367,127 | 298 |
| Monroe County | 32 | 38 | $355,162 | 295 |
| Washington County | 13 | 15 | $348,690 | 1,149 |
| Chilton County | 74 | 81 | $321,095 | 449 |
| Macon County | 22 | 31 | $319,330 | 139 |
| Clarke County | 33 | 36 | $312,773 | 322 |
| Marengo County | 27 | 36 | $284,621 | 512 |
| Talladega County | 40 | 49 | $238,973 | 456 |
| Covington County | 42 | 48 | $230,019 | 226 |
| Fayette County | 12 | 16 | $224,785 | 205 |
| Barbour County | 25 | 26 | $217,848 | 262 |
| Dallas County | 54 | 66 | $200,320 | 504 |
| DeKalb County | 44 | 51 | $198,368 | 671 |
| Cherokee County | 22 | 25 | $192,422 | 199 |
| County not stated | 38 | 38 | $576,193 | 283 |
The forty counties with the most back wages, the county read from each employer's ZIP code; the last row counts the cases with no usable ZIP or city.
By city
Cities in Alabama on the record
| City | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 514 | 596 | $8,674,559 | 8,308 |
| Birmingham | 589 | 723 | $6,519,569 | 9,587 |
| Huntsville | 384 | 443 | $5,574,638 | 4,358 |
| Mobile | 444 | 541 | $3,962,695 | 7,013 |
| Auburn | 97 | 109 | $1,284,195 | 1,124 |
| Bessemer | 79 | 87 | $979,357 | 902 |
| Dothan | 129 | 147 | $970,729 | 1,111 |
| Bay Minette | 25 | 27 | $856,445 | 272 |
| Decatur | 94 | 107 | $782,788 | 2,143 |
| Pelham | 61 | 72 | $780,855 | 918 |
| Madison | 77 | 86 | $631,998 | 545 |
| Orange Beach | 48 | 50 | $627,585 | 1,362 |
| Daphne | 59 | 68 | $627,019 | 775 |
| Tuscaloosa | 106 | 111 | $610,122 | 1,101 |
| Blountsville | 6 | 8 | $514,564 | 1,816 |
| Pike Road | 9 | 9 | $502,796 | 189 |
| Prattville | 57 | 62 | $501,075 | 542 |
| Opelika | 72 | 77 | $474,184 | 742 |
| Fort Rucker | 17 | 18 | $473,300 | 175 |
| Abbeville | 10 | 12 | $470,948 | 155 |
| Gulf Shores | 48 | 50 | $456,904 | 838 |
| Jasper | 27 | 30 | $436,588 | 174 |
| Foley | 50 | 52 | $422,119 | 388 |
| Alexander City | 26 | 32 | $419,313 | 252 |
| Tuscumbia | 11 | 14 | $405,132 | 431 |
| Wetumpka | 29 | 33 | $390,013 | 270 |
| Enterprise | 47 | 49 | $389,304 | 631 |
| Florence | 55 | 66 | $382,021 | 505 |
| Saraland | 25 | 25 | $379,012 | 617 |
| Valley | 21 | 21 | $356,073 | 222 |
| Gadsden | 54 | 59 | $325,217 | 530 |
| Loxley | 22 | 24 | $301,340 | 249 |
| Calvert | 2 | 4 | $300,957 | 1,031 |
| Rogersville | 7 | 8 | $291,304 | 200 |
| Tuskegee | 11 | 12 | $284,087 | 78 |
| Hayden | 4 | 5 | $283,610 | 170 |
| Cullman | 47 | 51 | $280,392 | 389 |
| Alabaster | 42 | 43 | $277,346 | 389 |
| Anniston | 57 | 65 | $267,894 | 479 |
| Fort Novosel | 2 | 2 | $265,337 | 94 |
| Monroeville | 26 | 28 | $263,097 | 224 |
| Northport | 23 | 25 | $261,005 | 194 |
| Athens | 41 | 53 | $256,570 | 573 |
| Fairhope | 24 | 29 | $254,112 | 291 |
| Theodore | 49 | 61 | $242,905 | 372 |
| Hope Hull | 17 | 19 | $236,052 | 246 |
| Thomasville | 13 | 15 | $235,385 | 187 |
| Oxford | 42 | 50 | $231,836 | 416 |
| Killen | 2 | 2 | $231,588 | 68 |
| Vance | 5 | 5 | $220,065 | 6 |
| Selma | 53 | 65 | $200,320 | 504 |
| Winfield | 5 | 7 | $197,319 | 135 |
| Semmes | 22 | 36 | $194,989 | 369 |
| Clanton | 41 | 45 | $186,572 | 228 |
| Albertville | 34 | 35 | $179,143 | 316 |
| Helena | 8 | 8 | $171,024 | 132 |
| Russellville | 11 | 12 | $161,085 | 138 |
| Andalusia | 23 | 28 | $158,343 | 122 |
| Sylacauga | 16 | 17 | $156,487 | 202 |
| Linden | 7 | 8 | $147,964 | 86 |
Cities as the Department recorded them, ranked by back wages; a linked city opens its public records page.
If you are owed wages
Where to file a wage claim in Alabama
Alabama has no state wage claim process of its own. An unpaid wage or overtime complaint goes to the federal Division: how to file a complaint with the Wage and Hour Division explains what to send and where. The Division also keeps a search of back wages owed to workers it collected and could not deliver.
Straight answers
Alabama wage and hour records, questions
How many wage and hour cases does the Labor Department record in Alabama?
6,413 closed investigations of 5,093 employers between fiscal 2005 and the April 22, 2026 snapshot, 5,336 of them with a violation found, with $55,257,350 in back wages agreed and $6,010,437 in civil money penalties.
Which Alabama employer owed the most back wages?
State of Alabama Department of Corrections of Springville, with $4,139,436 agreed across 7 cases, which is the top of the table above.
Does this record include claims filed with the state?
No. It is the federal file alone: investigations the Wage and Hour Division closed. Claims filed with a state labor office, private lawsuits and settlements are not in it, so an employer missing here is not an employer with a clean record.
What does back wages agreed mean?
The amount the employer agreed to pay the workers the Division found were owed, computed at the federal minimum wage and overtime rates. It is not a court judgment, and the file records the agreement, not whether every dollar was paid.
How current is the record?
The Department refreshes the file about once a quarter. This page reads the snapshot dated April 22, 2026, whose latest closed case is from March 2026.
Where do I file a wage claim in Alabama?
Alabama has no state wage claim process of its own. An unpaid wage or overtime complaint goes to the federal Division: how to file a complaint with the Wage and Hour Division explains what to send and where. The Division also keeps a search of back wages owed to workers it collected and could not deliver.
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Where this record comes from
The record comes from the Wage and Hour Division compliance action data published by the U.S. Department of Labor, snapshot dated April 22, 2026 and read for this page on November 5, 2026, counted here by employer, year, industry, county and city for Alabama alone. The Wage and Hour Division made the findings. The Alabama public records page lists the state's other record offices, and the national wage theft records page ranks every state.
Disclaimer. The wage and hour information here is for general information only. It comes from the Labor Department's closed case file as the Department publishes it, which can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and a case on this record is not a court judgment and not an admission by the employer. Check with the Wage and Hour Division before you rely on it. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.