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Elma, New York Public Records

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FBI Buffalo Field Office

The FBI Buffalo Field Office covers Erie County, New York. Report federal crimes and tips to this office; your own FBI record comes from the FBI Identity History Summary service.

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Elma at a glance

County
Erie County
County seat
Buffalo
Erie County population
954,236
Local records
Erie County offices

About Elma public records

Elma is an incorporated place in Erie County, and keeps its own council and town business records. Buffalo, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Erie County office is listed on our Erie County page.

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Wage and hour cases in Elma, New York

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 15 investigations with a Elma address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $173,858 in back wages agreed for 95 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.

Investigations closed
15
Back wages agreed
$173,858
Workers due back wages
95
Civil money penalties
$1,550
Employers on the record
10
EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers
Rymar Electric/Jason Ruszala1$75,3137
TVGA Engineering, Surveying, P.C.1$47,65123
Seasonal Lawncare Inc.1$25,56515
Seasonal Landscaping & Nursery, Inc.2$21,05130
2221 Transit Road, Inc.1$1,8894
Battaglia Trucking, Inc.1$7951
MacK's Professional Detailing & Car Wash LLC1$4221
Allen Enterprises Inc.1$941
Surban Adult SERVICES, INC.1$911
Windham Professionals, Inc.1$00

Every employer whose address on the record is in Elma, by back wages agreed; 4 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The New York wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

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