Connecticut, wage and hour records

Connecticut Wage Theft Records: Labor Department Cases by Employer

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 3,492 investigations in Connecticut between fiscal 2005 and 2026, found a violation in 2,654 of them, and recorded $40,716,979 in back wages agreed for 34,827 workers and $1,891,186 in civil money penalties. 2,930 employers are on the record; the 834 with two or more cases, ten thousand dollars or more in back wages or a penalty have a page of their own. Snapshot of April 22, 2026.

From the Labor Department file

Connecticut at a glance

Investigations closed
3,492
With a violation found
2,654
Back wages agreed
$40,716,979
Workers due back wages
34,827
Civil money penalties
$1,891,186
Employers on the record
2,930
Employers with a page
834
Latest case in the file
March 2026

By year

Investigations closed in Connecticut by year

3381692005: 3382006: 2432007: 2172008: 1862009: 1902010: 1552011: 1962012: 2052013: 1562014: 1332015: 1602016: 1312017: 1382018: 1312019: 1172020: 1252021: 992022: 912023: 752024: 982025: 672026: 305060708091011121314151617181920212223242526

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

EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkersPenalties
Connecticut Handivan, Inc.North Haven1$1,649,51121$0
Aetna Inc.Hartford6$1,234,393542$0
UHSNorth Stonington1$1,075,218143$98,312
United HealthCare Services, Inc.Hartford1$934,551474$104,280
Jewell Painting Inc.Portland1$651,822123$0
Family Care Plus, LLCStratford1$627,403215$0
Euro Homecare, LLCPlainville1$605,486140$0
Abhe+Sovboda,Inc.Portland1$579,54199$0
Cigna-Columbus ClaimBloomfield1$566,688592$0
Towers PerrinStamford3$481,958579$0
Connecticut Department of Veteran AffairsRocky Hill2$424,352239$0
United Rentals, Inc.Stamford1$406,63345$0
F.W. Webb, Inc.Hartford5$403,53341$0
Burns Construction Co., Inc.Stratford1$340,954104$38,896
Anthem, IncNorth Haven1$329,761103$0
State of CT John Dempsey HospitalFarmington1$328,433552$0
Lasership, INCMeriden1$304,000121$0
Concrete Superstructure Inc.Seymour1$294,38645$0
Ultimate Services Professional Grounds MGMTWolcott1$280,00089$40,000
Richardson Gypsum US LBM, LLCStamford1$278,12529$0
Citizens Communications CompanyStamford1$266,9141,371$0
Companions Forever LLCNewington2$258,0000$0
Summer Rain Sprinkler Systems, Inc.Cos Cob1$255,52228$0
Premier LimousineBerlin1$250,000183$0
Stay @ Home, LLCManchester1$247,222113$0
Campbell George Paint.New London1$243,75760$0
Plaza Azteca Newington, Inc.Newington2$235,54822$22,553
Area Cooperative Educational ServicesHamden1$230,677386$0
(Gold Star Bridges)New London1$226,24331$0
1077, LLCDarien1$224,58832$0
Mohegan Sun CasinoUncasville1$219,328405$0
Athenian Diner of Middletown, Inc.Middletown2$218,11634$21,780
Fiesta Cove, LLCStamford1$212,55332$0
Laidlaw Education Services, Inc.Wilton1$206,98454$0
Oce'-USA, Inc.Trumbull1$204,936412$0
Hubbell IncorporatedShelton2$195,9461,197$0
Pride's Corner Farms, Inc.Lebanon1$193,526251$0
Test America Enviromental Services, LLCDarien1$191,9101,190$0
Santiago Movers, LLCWaterbury1$188,55536$0
St. Raphael's HospitalNew Haven1$188,282591$0
Rock Hard Homes Inc.Southbury1$187,32010$0
PolyTec Electrical Contractors, LLCNew Milford1$185,94227$0
Freddies U.S. Mail, Inc.Wallingford3$184,13358$0
Ena WernickiNorwich3$181,15344$0
Pro Park, Inc.Hartford2$178,015162$0
SS&C Technologies Holdings, IncWindsor1$174,15042$0
City of New HavenNew Haven2$172,211547$0
Plaza Diner, LLCShelton1$171,67227$0
KBC Electronics, Inc.Milford1$163,8830$0
Fair Weather Growers, LLCRocky Hill1$160,89262$83,440

The fifty employers in Connecticut with the most back wages agreed, all cases combined.

Largest civil money penalties

EmployerCityCasesPenaltiesBack wages
WalMart Stores, Inc.East Windsor21$130,800$0
United HealthCare Services, Inc.Hartford1$104,280$934,551
Care Co Shoreline, Inc.Waterford2$100,594$128,481
UHSNorth Stonington1$98,312$1,075,218
Fair Weather Growers, LLCRocky Hill1$83,440$160,892
Blackstock Enterprise, LLC.Hartford1$70,862$0
Detail Management, LLCWaterbury1$50,896$11,791
Ultimate Services Professional Grounds MGMTWolcott1$40,000$280,000
Burns Construction Co., Inc.Stratford1$38,896$340,954
Lazy Dog Management, LLCStratford3$38,556$146,326
Walts Market, Inc.Old Saybrook1$35,950$0
Plaza Azteca of Manchester, Inc.Manchester1$29,675$144,499
Padaminas NY Bakery II LLCDanbury2$26,962$158,309
D & S Remodeling LLCWilton1$24,310$136,739
Soloway, LLCColchester2$24,052$0
Bishop Rinks, LLCShelton1$23,946$0
Victorian Restaurant and Tavern, LLCCheshire2$23,100$12,058
Mejia, LLCLedyard1$23,000$0
Plaza Azteca Newington, Inc.Newington2$22,553$235,548
Athenian Diner of Middletown, Inc.Middletown2$21,780$218,116
CVS CorporationGlastonbury10$21,560$4,160
The Waverly Restaurant, LLCCheshire2$20,900$20,035
Tuscan Oven, LLCNorwalk1$20,196$87,204
Agss LLCFairfield1$19,620$14,117
Padaminas NY Bakery LLCDanbury1$19,474$155,110

Latest

Employers whose newest case closed last

EmployerCityLatest caseCasesBack wages
Stop & Go Traffic Control Services, LLCBridgeport20251$92,471
Express Kitchens, Inc.Hartford202512$53,024
Apicella's Bakery IncNew Haven20251$24,586
Giglio Landscape Services LLCNewtown20251$12,298
Dynasty Cuisine Group LLCWest Hartford20251$11,902
Global Compass, Inc.Hartford20251$14,659
Companions Forever LLCNewington20252$258,000
Little Pub Three, LLCCos Cob20252$10,660
Liberty Restaurants Enterprise INCSouthington202513$23,256
LR Enterprise INCHamden20252$1,468
The Supported Living Group, LLCPlainville20252$39,662
Spiga New Canaan GROUP, INC.New Canaan20252$6,605
F.W. Webb, Inc.Hartford20255$403,533
ARCH Medical Solutions-Newtown, LLCNewtown20251$26,923
Agss LLCFairfield20251$14,117
HIE Southington Hotel, LLCSouthington20251$40,733
Soloway, LLCColchester20252$0
Safe Harbor Home Aides, LLCWaterford20251$38,093
Best Choice Home Health Care Inc.Woodbridge20253$45,726
Talent IT Services IncManchester20242$20,196
Puka Four, LLCWest Hartford20242$3,023
Southport Tavern, LLCSouthport20242$5,105
Chelsea Pub, LLCWestport20242$26,281
Spotted Horse Shelton, LLCShelton20241$14,195
Plaza Diner, LLCShelton20241$171,672
Mejia, LLCLedyard20241$0
Gladeview Health Care Center, Inc.Old Saybrook20241$42,866
At The Barn LLCGranby20242$17,704
Damato Landscaping, LLCNorwalk20241$84,748
Universal Protection Service, LLCStamford20241$14,988

Employers with a page whose most recent case closed last, by year.

By industry

Where the violations are found

SectorCasesBack wagesWorkers
Accommodation and food services1,127$7,581,4635,550
Health care and social assistance494$7,218,1719,269
Construction432$6,798,1792,886
Transportation and warehousing151$4,781,2741,820
Finance and insurance49$3,412,8071,865
Administrative, support and waste services195$2,738,9532,646
Retail trade298$1,490,1281,148
Professional, scientific and technical services69$1,417,7072,177
Wholesale trade40$848,503556
Manufacturing110$693,702538
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting171$678,481877
Other services103$604,794748
Information26$581,0951,526
Arts, entertainment and recreation35$287,726527
Management of companies2$195,9461,197
Real estate and rental and leasing33$107,227136
Public administration16$59,8049
Educational services14$52,20938
Utilities4$8,73218
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction3$2,4105
Industry not stated120$1,157,6701,291

Every case in Connecticut 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 3,492 cases on the state record.

The 25 industries with the most back wages

IndustryCasesBack wagesWorkers
Full-Service Restaurants750$5,900,5183,780
Home Health Care Services56$2,533,8541,455
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction34$2,393,652601
Special Needs Transportation1$1,649,51121
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers4$1,506,0431,070
Landscaping Services41$1,102,829484
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities1$1,075,218143
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals38$1,024,8362,117
Limited-Service Restaurants225$939,500953
Limousine Service14$863,338576
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors55$841,255352
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors41$723,902277
Insurance Carriers9$666,990152
Nursing Care Facilities136$626,3201,866
Janitorial Services66$624,645991
Residential Building Construction21$579,854299
Other Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers1$567,403390
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities38$515,880649
Couriers and Express Delivery Services10$498,050209
Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers7$486,98456
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services2$481,958579
State Hospitals6$429,620243
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local10$426,740129
Temporary Help Services22$366,562350
Baked Goods Stores6$353,718114

Industries as the Department codes them, the 25 of 464 with the most back wages.

By county

Connecticut on the record by county

CountyEmployersCasesBack wagesWorkers
Hartford County8661,064$11,606,2639,299
Fairfield County694763$11,319,91310,715
New Haven County681781$9,146,5577,670
New London County276313$4,559,2073,247
Middlesex County163183$2,544,3391,734
Litchfield County142166$780,765937
Windham County104124$436,188671
Tolland County7382$193,906318
County not stated1316$129,842236

The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in, the city's own page as the fallback; a linked county opens its public records page. The last row counts the cases with no usable ZIP or city, so the column adds up to the state.

By city

Cities in Connecticut on the record

CityEmployersCasesBack wagesWorkers
Hartford175211$3,340,4972,377
Stamford105116$2,840,9932,925
North Haven3944$2,461,283601
New Haven128151$1,460,4472,075
Portland1010$1,362,883260
Stratford4446$1,353,939569
Norwalk9299$1,121,736825
North Stonington1212$1,100,144195
New London4749$851,470365
Rocky Hill4142$814,736456
Manchester5964$773,782615
Newington4749$756,763215
Bloomfield3538$726,830766
Groton4651$719,826772
Shelton3740$699,5531,623
Danbury5559$678,472377
Fairfield6368$677,905460
Plainville2326$677,883210
Middletown6168$638,523625
East Hartford5462$637,012392
Wallingford5661$600,937960
Milford6169$593,969512
Greenwich4447$570,023485
Wilton1818$538,373181
Meriden3946$511,212420
Waterbury7678$485,720474
Bridgeport6368$484,258461
Darien1313$441,9401,253
Trumbull2121$439,133603
Hamden4345$438,861636
Farmington3945$436,967682
Cheshire3442$414,402725
Windsor2634$407,217445
West Haven3536$386,203336
Westport3539$378,115239
Southington3543$375,628238
Waterford2122$341,827334
Cos Cob45$329,241107
West Hartford5355$326,661313
Berlin1822$319,406289
Glastonbury3137$316,398117
New Milford2424$311,28296
Wolcott77$306,031103
Seymour89$301,06055
Orange2324$287,39692
Uncasville1315$271,948453
Enfield3943$248,164244
Southbury99$239,09066
New Britain3346$231,679186
Norwich2732$231,668178
Lebanon33$193,526251
Wethersfield2025$193,215226
Bristol3740$183,092198
Cromwell1820$176,977258
Mystic3436$170,919208
Naugatuck1516$166,79280
South Windsor2528$154,223227
Branford3538$151,672300
New Canaan2124$150,892116
Old Saybrook2932$149,463161

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 Connecticut

In Connecticut a wage claim can go to the state: Wage & Workplace Standards Complaint Forms Instructions 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

Connecticut wage and hour records, questions

How many wage and hour cases does the Labor Department record in Connecticut?

3,492 closed investigations of 2,930 employers between fiscal 2005 and the April 22, 2026 snapshot, 2,654 of them with a violation found, with $40,716,979 in back wages agreed and $1,891,186 in civil money penalties.

Which Connecticut employer owed the most back wages?

Connecticut Handivan, Inc. of North Haven, with $1,649,511 agreed across 1 case, 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 Connecticut?

In Connecticut a wage claim can go to the state: Wage & Workplace Standards Complaint Forms Instructions 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.

Sources

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 Connecticut alone. The Wage and Hour Division made the findings. The Connecticut 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.