From the Labor Department file
What is on record for Compass Group USA, Inc.
- Name on the record
- Compass Group USA, Inc.
- Also recorded as
- Compass Group, Canteen, Compass Group USA/Creative, Eurest Dining Services
- Location on the record
- Charlotte, Greensboro, North Carolina
- County
- Mecklenburg County
- Industry
- Food Service Contractors; Caterers
- Cases
- 10 closed, 8 with a violation found, 2 with none
- Back wages agreed to pay
- $19,436
- Workers due back wages
- 46
- Civil money penalties assessed
- $5,280
- Violations recorded
- 61
- First and latest case
- 2005 to 2022
- Repeat or willful flags
- 2 flagged repeat
Every investigation
Every case on the record, newest first
| Investigation | Laws | Violations | Back wages | Workers | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 to January 2022 | FLSA, minimum wage, overtime | 4 | $2,040 | 2 | $0 |
| September 2021 to October 2021 | FMLA | 1 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| July 2020 | FLSA, minimum wage | 1 | $384 | 1 | $0 |
| August 2015 to August 2017 | none recorded | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| October 2014 to July 2015 | FLSA, minimum wage, overtime repeat | 24 | $3,223 | 12 | $2,640 |
| January 2013 to January 2015 | none recorded | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| November 2011 to October 2012 | FMLA | 1 | $1,576 | 1 | $0 |
| April 2009 to April 2011 | FLSA, overtime repeat | 12 | $9,038 | 12 | $2,640 |
| November 2005 to March 2006 | FMLA | 1 | $1,937 | 1 | $0 |
| July 2003 to July 2005 | FLSA, overtime | 17 | $1,239 | 17 | $0 |
Investigation dates are the findings period the Department recorded, newest first. A zero is a zero in the file: a case can find a violation and agree no back wages.
By law
Laws involved and what each case found
- Fair Labor Standards Act: 5 cases, $15,923 in back wages, $5,280 in penalties
- FLSA overtime: 4 cases, $14,037 in back wages
- Family and Medical Leave Act: 3 cases, $3,513 in back wages
- FLSA minimum wage: 3 cases, $1,887 in back wages
Plain words
What this record means and what it does not
The Wage and Hour Division enforces the federal minimum wage, overtime, child labor, family leave and the wage rules on federal contracts and visa programs. Each row above is one investigation the Division closed; of the 10 on this record, 8 ended with a violation found and 2 with none.
Back wages agreed is the amount the employer agreed to pay the workers the Division found were owed, computed at the federal rates: a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour and overtime after 40 hours in a week. Where North Carolina has a higher state or local minimum, the same hours would come to more under state law, and that part is not in this file.
Civil money penalties are amounts the Division assessed against the employer, separate from back wages; the file records the assessment, not what was finally paid.
The Department flagged 2 cases on this record as a repeat violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which raises the penalties it may assess.
This record is federal only. It does not include claims filed with the state labor office, private lawsuits or settlements, so an employer absent from it is not an employer with a clean record, and an employer on it has not been found guilty of anything by a court. Names are written as the Department recorded them, so one business can appear under more than one legal name, and a franchise or branch can sit under its own.
If you are owed wages
Where to file a wage claim in North Carolina
In North Carolina a wage claim can go to the state: How and Where to File a Wage Complaint, NC DOL 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.
Around this employer
Nearby employers and related pages
Other employers on the record in Charlotte, by back wages:
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wachovia Bank | 1 | $5,798,744 | 1,381 |
| Strickland Waterproofing Company, Inc. | 6 | $672,465 | 231 |
| City of Charlotte | 3 | $527,918 | 195 |
| CFY Inc | 2 | $467,756 | 410 |
| ASP Charlotte II, Inc. | 1 | $444,243 | 20 |
| Steritech Group, Inc. | 1 | $382,461 | 417 |
| Direct Chassislink, Inc. | 2 | $357,418 | 125 |
| HMS Holdings Limited Partnership | 1 | $351,783 | 214 |
| Old Pueblo Golf Partners LLC | 3 | $322,488 | 145 |
| Bobcats Basketball LLC | 1 | $273,027 | 106 |
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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, every concluded investigation since fiscal 2005, snapshot dated April 22, 2026 and read for this page on November 5, 2026. The Wage and Hour Division is the office that made the findings. Figures are printed as the file carries them, a zero included; an investigation with no end date is shown by its start; the county is the one the Census Bureau puts the employer's ZIP code in.
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.