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From the Labor Department file
Arkansas at a glance
- Investigations closed
- 5,549
- With a violation found
- 4,682
- Back wages agreed
- $77,873,936
- Workers due back wages
- 162,324
- Civil money penalties
- $3,300,400
- Employers on the record
- 4,478
- Employers with a page
- 1,181
- Latest case in the file
- March 2026
By year
Investigations closed in Arkansas 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
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Bentonville | 17 | $40,662,964 | 95,397 | $492,615 |
| URS Corporation | Pine Bluff | 1 | $1,580,037 | 404 | $0 |
| Southwest Power Pool, Inc | Little Rock | 3 | $935,029 | 167 | $0 |
| Rock-It Natural Stone, Inc. | Lamar | 2 | $748,047 | 324 | $0 |
| Wallace, Rush, Schmidt, Inc. | Leachville | 1 | $708,923 | 1,392 | $0 |
| MI-DE, Inc. | Springdale | 2 | $654,293 | 740 | $0 |
| Southwest Research Institute | Pine Bluff | 1 | $552,387 | 111 | $0 |
| Arkansas Support Network, Inc | Springdale | 1 | $542,503 | 293 | $0 |
| Jefferson County | Pine Bluff | 3 | $538,761 | 555 | $0 |
| Child Development Inc. | Russellville | 24 | $481,156 | 393 | $0 |
| Nestle USA | Jonesboro | 2 | $461,158 | 787 | $0 |
| R & R Packaging, Inc. | Gravette | 2 | $423,214 | 464 | $0 |
| D&H Contracting, Inc. | Imboden | 1 | $377,500 | 135 | $0 |
| Quality Investigations, Inc. | Bryant | 5 | $350,224 | 95 | $0 |
| Mississippi County Hospital System | Blytheville | 1 | $344,615 | 1 | $0 |
| Pace Industries, LLC | Harrison | 1 | $270,929 | 1,607 | $0 |
| Arkansas State Hospital | Little Rock | 3 | $264,392 | 516 | $7,865 |
| Quapaw House, Inc. | Hot Springs National Park | 9 | $242,428 | 235 | $0 |
| United Methodist Children's Home, Inc. | Little Rock | 10 | $230,974 | 56 | $6,270 |
| Abilities Unlimited of Jonesboro, Inc. | Jonesboro | 2 | $229,750 | 18 | $0 |
| Klaasmeyer Construction Company, Inc | Conway | 1 | $222,602 | 204 | $0 |
| Arkansas Highway and Trans Dept. | Little Rock | 2 | $209,630 | 58 | $0 |
| Arkansas Highway & Transportation Dept. | Little Rock | 2 | $200,283 | 73 | $1,980 |
| Acxiom Corporation | Little Rock | 1 | $197,729 | 216 | $0 |
| Little Rock Electric Royal | Little Rock | 1 | $188,691 | 27 | $0 |
| Kleenco Maintenance & Construction, Inc. | Centerton | 1 | $184,420 | 80 | $0 |
| Arkansas Baptist College | Little Rock | 2 | $178,384 | 53 | $0 |
| Pactiv Corporation | Malvern | 2 | $169,725 | 247 | $0 |
| LRE Royal Electrical Conractors Inc | Little Rock | 1 | $160,146 | 48 | $0 |
| Security Express, Inc. | Little Rock | 1 | $159,131 | 108 | $0 |
| Wachter, Inc. | Lowell | 1 | $156,918 | 48 | $0 |
| Randy Clanton Farms, Inc. | Hermitage | 3 | $156,159 | 368 | $349,150 |
| A & J Construction Management LLC | Springdale | 1 | $153,588 | 14 | $0 |
| Arkansas Health Center | Benton | 2 | $149,787 | 123 | $0 |
| Elliott Electrical Inc. | Benton | 2 | $148,507 | 122 | $0 |
| City Of Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff | 1 | $147,802 | 99 | $0 |
| AEDD, Inc | Little Rock | 1 | $147,783 | 313 | $0 |
| Debco Wallpaper & Painting, Inc. | Benton | 1 | $146,435 | 35 | $0 |
| Wynne Police Department | Wynne | 3 | $145,017 | 46 | $37,785 |
| Sierra Group & Associates Construction, LLC | Blytheville | 1 | $144,749 | 43 | $22,449 |
| United Holding Co Inc. | Springdale | 2 | $135,890 | 29 | $0 |
| Masonry Structures, Inc. | Rogers | 3 | $135,378 | 116 | $0 |
| Gillam Farms of Arkansas, Inc. | Judsonia | 2 | $124,208 | 56 | $12,334 |
| Arrowhead Starr Company | Plainview | 8 | $123,869 | 68 | $0 |
| State of Arkansas | Little Rock | 8 | $122,991 | 705 | $33,560 |
| B&L Drywall and Acoustics, Inc. | Conway | 4 | $122,094 | 208 | $0 |
| Cactus Jack's Mexican Restaurant | North Little Rock | 2 | $121,631 | 26 | $0 |
| America's Car Mart, Inc. | Bentonville | 3 | $119,567 | 113 | $1,980 |
| Petit Jean Poultry, Inc. | Arkadelphia | 2 | $116,078 | 1,219 | $0 |
| IC Corporation | Conway | 2 | $113,050 | 27 | $0 |
The fifty employers in Arkansas with the most back wages agreed, all cases combined.
Largest civil money penalties
| Employer | City | Cases | Penalties | Back wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Bentonville | 17 | $492,615 | $40,662,964 |
| Randy Clanton Farms, Inc. | Hermitage | 3 | $349,150 | $156,159 |
| Packers Sanitation Services, Inc Ltd | White Hall | 3 | $151,380 | $135 |
| Federal Armament, LLC | Fort Smith | 1 | $129,507 | $67,500 |
| Hays Food Town, Inc. | Wynne | 3 | $78,145 | $786 |
| Bella Vista Village Property Owners Associati | Bella Vista | 1 | $64,942 | $778 |
| Grano Reforestation, Inc. | Waldron | 4 | $58,368 | $69,559 |
| Perez Forestry, LLC | Huttig | 4 | $56,600 | $62,138 |
| Cheep Lawnmowing LLC | Bentonville | 1 | $54,324 | $2,275 |
| Lopez Masonry, LLC | Alexander | 1 | $48,735 | $34,199 |
| Yvonne Ferrell Farms LLC | Hermitage | 1 | $46,500 | $3,017 |
| Chung Enterprises of Texarkana Inc | Texarkana | 2 | $46,420 | $85,018 |
| Wynne Police Department | Wynne | 3 | $37,785 | $145,017 |
| The Good Earth Gardening Center & Nurseries | Little Rock | 1 | $36,752 | $23,577 |
| State of Arkansas | Little Rock | 8 | $33,560 | $122,991 |
| Friedrich Enterprises, Inc. | Judsonia | 2 | $32,650 | $14,565 |
| C.J.'s Country Market | Jacksonville | 1 | $31,575 | $0 |
| Paul Michael Company | Lake Village | 1 | $30,150 | $79,202 |
| G & C Farm Partnership Inc. | Mc Gehee | 1 | $29,229 | $13,539 |
| DirtCo Inc. | Crossett | 2 | $28,994 | $27,696 |
| Northfolk Farms | Hope | 1 | $23,915 | $0 |
| Oxbow Farms Inc. | Tillar | 1 | $23,725 | $34,028 |
| Sierra Group & Associates Construction, LLC | Blytheville | 1 | $22,449 | $144,749 |
| Garreco Incorporated | Heber Springs | 1 | $22,350 | $388 |
| Lexie Tabor Farms Inc. | Portland | 1 | $21,827 | $7,019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 899 | $42,724,720 | 99,505 |
| Construction | 700 | $5,849,468 | 6,226 |
| Health care and social assistance | 861 | $5,508,756 | 10,020 |
| Administrative, support and waste services | 316 | $5,144,397 | 6,618 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,125 | $4,330,082 | 11,486 |
| Manufacturing | 255 | $2,809,326 | 11,166 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 368 | $1,910,362 | 6,076 |
| Utilities | 14 | $960,921 | 192 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 33 | $845,848 | 514 |
| Wholesale trade | 61 | $744,009 | 830 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 169 | $743,250 | 1,206 |
| Other services | 241 | $613,079 | 727 |
| Public administration | 22 | $562,292 | 598 |
| Information | 42 | $477,985 | 556 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 66 | $470,025 | 589 |
| Educational services | 26 | $342,904 | 394 |
| Finance and insurance | 18 | $224,556 | 442 |
| Management of companies | 3 | $135,890 | 29 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 45 | $111,373 | 264 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 34 | $94,695 | 156 |
| Industry not stated | 251 | $3,269,998 | 4,730 |
Every case in Arkansas 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 5,549 cases on the state record.
The 25 industries with the most back wages
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department Stores | 9 | $35,032,990 | 88,194 |
| Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters | 6 | $4,594,735 | 4,515 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 583 | $2,845,123 | 6,331 |
| Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators | 1 | $1,580,037 | 404 |
| Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors | 61 | $1,301,269 | 619 |
| Child Day Care Services | 361 | $1,243,908 | 2,733 |
| Discount Department Stores | 5 | $1,035,239 | 2,688 |
| All Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 72 | $955,274 | 1,135 |
| Temporary Help Services | 46 | $945,790 | 3,291 |
| Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control | 4 | $935,029 | 167 |
| Security Guards and Patrol Services | 53 | $899,294 | 785 |
| Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 78 | $894,925 | 718 |
| Home Health Care Services | 40 | $887,995 | 584 |
| Local Police Protection | 58 | $775,498 | 690 |
| Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying | 2 | $748,047 | 324 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 47 | $738,325 | 486 |
| Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | 218 | $714,583 | 1,407 |
| Nursing Care Facilities | 119 | $706,225 | 2,073 |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 261 | $595,216 | 3,016 |
| Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal | 1 | $552,387 | 111 |
| State Police Protection | 8 | $482,330 | 216 |
| Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing | 2 | $461,158 | 787 |
| Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers | 2 | $423,214 | 464 |
| Roofing Contractors | 56 | $403,142 | 490 |
| Janitorial Services | 80 | $402,568 | 771 |
Industries as the Department codes them, the 25 of 610 with the most back wages.
By county
Arkansas on the record by county
| County | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County | 351 | 405 | $43,229,457 | 100,114 |
| Pulaski County | 1,052 | 1,242 | $8,282,668 | 14,598 |
| Jefferson County | 196 | 236 | $3,829,096 | 3,110 |
| Washington County | 456 | 524 | $3,591,751 | 5,545 |
| Craighead County | 206 | 239 | $1,546,037 | 2,781 |
| Mississippi County | 64 | 76 | $1,503,858 | 2,264 |
| Saline County | 144 | 160 | $1,207,348 | 1,082 |
| Faulkner County | 161 | 173 | $1,127,795 | 1,648 |
| Sebastian County | 253 | 304 | $1,026,587 | 3,039 |
| Garland County | 172 | 184 | $1,004,626 | 1,439 |
| Johnson County | 30 | 36 | $861,374 | 1,349 |
| White County | 113 | 130 | $800,410 | 1,229 |
| Randolph County | 15 | 16 | $509,437 | 534 |
| Miller County | 88 | 96 | $502,849 | 1,233 |
| Lonoke County | 97 | 107 | $412,613 | 1,030 |
| Boone County | 33 | 37 | $410,810 | 2,103 |
| Pope County | 83 | 98 | $396,644 | 719 |
| Union County | 71 | 81 | $361,626 | 1,844 |
| Cross County | 29 | 34 | $350,412 | 511 |
| Baxter County | 46 | 47 | $304,171 | 655 |
| Crawford County | 59 | 70 | $302,350 | 750 |
| Yell County | 22 | 31 | $298,543 | 928 |
| Greene County | 40 | 43 | $294,185 | 382 |
| Bradley County | 43 | 58 | $293,199 | 903 |
| Crittenden County | 63 | 72 | $282,299 | 515 |
| Lincoln County | 40 | 45 | $266,705 | 237 |
| Independence County | 30 | 32 | $220,520 | 439 |
| Phillips County | 37 | 49 | $213,598 | 357 |
| Chicot County | 31 | 36 | $209,502 | 162 |
| Hot Spring County | 15 | 19 | $202,278 | 286 |
| Poinsett County | 27 | 29 | $200,998 | 177 |
| Howard County | 22 | 29 | $194,772 | 1,874 |
| Ouachita County | 23 | 25 | $190,359 | 276 |
| Clark County | 21 | 23 | $179,665 | 783 |
| Drew County | 37 | 41 | $173,231 | 311 |
| Conway County | 17 | 19 | $165,564 | 229 |
| Clay County | 19 | 20 | $161,741 | 140 |
| Logan County | 26 | 32 | $158,172 | 223 |
| Desha County | 21 | 26 | $152,807 | 221 |
| Columbia County | 18 | 21 | $144,517 | 62 |
| County not stated | 17 | 20 | $114,248 | 793 |
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 Arkansas on the record
| City | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonville | 113 | 128 | $41,222,120 | 96,179 |
| Little Rock | 686 | 790 | $5,769,932 | 11,174 |
| Pine Bluff | 150 | 177 | $3,617,930 | 2,941 |
| Springdale | 187 | 212 | $2,293,730 | 2,868 |
| Jonesboro | 188 | 217 | $1,370,504 | 2,655 |
| Fayetteville | 255 | 283 | $1,127,079 | 2,290 |
| Conway | 137 | 145 | $1,045,800 | 1,555 |
| Maumelle | 60 | 65 | $1,006,454 | 499 |
| North Little Rock | 252 | 282 | $972,145 | 1,745 |
| Fort Smith | 233 | 275 | $927,993 | 2,788 |
| Rogers | 134 | 152 | $812,458 | 1,627 |
| Hot Springs National Park | 137 | 147 | $773,464 | 1,124 |
| Leachville | 4 | 6 | $718,993 | 1,427 |
| Blytheville | 34 | 36 | $656,664 | 504 |
| Benton | 75 | 81 | $620,037 | 665 |
| Texarkana | 85 | 93 | $492,314 | 1,226 |
| Searcy | 76 | 86 | $486,656 | 1,417 |
| Bryant | 38 | 45 | $451,213 | 360 |
| Hartman | 2 | 2 | $445,673 | 154 |
| Gravette | 6 | 8 | $432,678 | 488 |
| Harrison | 31 | 35 | $410,810 | 2,103 |
| Imboden | 1 | 1 | $377,500 | 135 |
| Russellville | 73 | 84 | $358,186 | 528 |
| Lowell | 33 | 35 | $347,196 | 734 |
| Wynne | 22 | 26 | $335,918 | 453 |
| Lamar | 3 | 3 | $305,571 | 174 |
| El Dorado | 64 | 70 | $284,086 | 1,756 |
| Sherwood | 52 | 57 | $262,199 | 634 |
| Paragould | 35 | 38 | $261,538 | 370 |
| Jacksonville | 37 | 39 | $240,173 | 467 |
| Mountain Home | 36 | 36 | $218,694 | 426 |
| Judsonia | 7 | 8 | $204,801 | 211 |
| Malvern | 14 | 18 | $202,278 | 286 |
| Nashville | 18 | 25 | $194,772 | 1,874 |
| Camden | 22 | 24 | $189,964 | 274 |
| Centerton | 6 | 6 | $184,420 | 80 |
| Hermitage | 20 | 23 | $181,648 | 578 |
| Batesville | 28 | 30 | $177,358 | 373 |
| Cabot | 54 | 57 | $175,413 | 553 |
| West Memphis | 43 | 47 | $164,311 | 419 |
| Arkadelphia | 17 | 19 | $159,098 | 757 |
| Magnolia | 17 | 20 | $144,354 | 60 |
| Van Buren | 43 | 50 | $140,191 | 580 |
| Plainview | 4 | 11 | $137,569 | 90 |
| Lake Village | 19 | 22 | $135,287 | 103 |
| Dumas | 18 | 19 | $134,892 | 154 |
| White Hall | 33 | 37 | $132,438 | 98 |
| Piggott | 5 | 6 | $130,181 | 87 |
| Morrilton | 16 | 18 | $128,198 | 152 |
| Forrest City | 28 | 31 | $122,080 | 291 |
| Hope | 24 | 24 | $118,406 | 172 |
| Prairie Grove | 9 | 10 | $117,313 | 283 |
| Alma | 12 | 14 | $116,238 | 157 |
| Danville | 6 | 6 | $104,925 | 747 |
| Warren | 22 | 34 | $103,975 | 294 |
| Lonoke | 22 | 25 | $100,421 | 310 |
| Marion | 14 | 15 | $100,220 | 59 |
| Kensett | 6 | 6 | $94,219 | 49 |
| Melbourne | 4 | 4 | $93,058 | 38 |
| Clarksville | 18 | 22 | $90,840 | 981 |
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 Arkansas
In Arkansas a wage claim can go to the state: Wage Claims » Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing takes claims under state law, which often covers more than the federal rules. The federal route is the Division's page on how to file a complaint with the Wage and Hour Division with 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
Arkansas wage and hour records, questions
How many wage and hour cases does the Labor Department record in Arkansas?
5,549 closed investigations of 4,478 employers between fiscal 2005 and the April 22, 2026 snapshot, 4,682 of them with a violation found, with $77,873,936 in back wages agreed and $3,300,400 in civil money penalties.
Which Arkansas employer owed the most back wages?
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. of Bentonville, with $40,662,964 agreed across 17 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 Arkansas?
In Arkansas a wage claim can go to the state: Wage Claims » Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing takes claims under state law, which often covers more than the federal rules. The federal route is the Division's page on how to file a complaint with the Wage and Hour Division with 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 Arkansas alone. The Wage and Hour Division made the findings. The Arkansas 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.