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From the Labor Department file
Iowa at a glance
- Investigations closed
- 4,631
- With a violation found
- 3,229
- Back wages agreed
- $31,280,465
- Workers due back wages
- 38,477
- Civil money penalties
- $5,323,050
- Employers on the record
- 3,985
- Employers with a page
- 1,047
- Latest case in the file
- March 2026
By year
Investigations closed in Iowa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Country Farms, Inc. | Atalissa | 2 | $1,709,883 | 64 | $0 |
| Caradco Landlord LLC | Dubuque | 1 | $732,041 | 158 | $0 |
| Worldwide Software Services, Inc. | Clinton | 1 | $726,949 | 61 | $0 |
| Alaniz, LLC | Mount Pleasant | 1 | $655,169 | 562 | $0 |
| Rojas, LLC | Clive | 1 | $628,944 | 44 | $0 |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | Coralville | 2 | $372,588 | 719 | $0 |
| Seaboard Triumph Foods, LLC | Sioux City | 1 | $331,807 | 413 | $0 |
| Schneider National Carriers, Inc | Amana | 2 | $327,656 | 72 | $0 |
| Hy-Vee, Inc. | Waterloo | 21 | $297,989 | 298 | $58,900 |
| Master of None, LLC | West Des Moines | 1 | $291,195 | 62 | $25,842 |
| Midwest Torching & Maintenance, L.L.C. | Clive | 1 | $288,336 | 65 | $0 |
| BM Hotels, Inc | Elk Horn | 1 | $283,520 | 9 | $0 |
| Principal Holding Company | Des Moines | 2 | $281,648 | 62 | $0 |
| Precision of New Hampton, Inc. | New Hampton | 1 | $279,505 | 150 | $0 |
| ITA Group, Inc. | West Des Moines | 1 | $269,210 | 109 | $0 |
| CH, Inc. | Council Bluffs | 1 | $268,900 | 35 | $0 |
| ML Farm Systems, Inc. | Iowa Falls | 3 | $265,767 | 238 | $307,983 |
| Oldcastle Materials, Inc. | Des Moines | 1 | $230,190 | 128 | $0 |
| Rosenboom MacHine and Tool, Inc. | Sheldon | 3 | $218,246 | 829 | $0 |
| DJR Holding Corporation | Waukee | 1 | $216,961 | 25 | $0 |
| TM1 Stop, LLC. | Iowa City | 1 | $211,120 | 663 | $0 |
| Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co | Des Moines | 1 | $210,373 | 39 | $0 |
| Ochoa, Inc. | Urbandale | 1 | $205,048 | 20 | $1,150 |
| Isla Pacifico, LLC | Des Moines | 1 | $204,214 | 15 | $0 |
| Area Residential Care, Inc. | Dubuque | 4 | $203,224 | 174 | $0 |
| El Porton Mexican Grille Inc. | Shenandoah | 2 | $198,069 | 26 | $0 |
| Merchant Investments Inc | West Des Moines | 3 | $185,323 | 483 | $2,980 |
| Waste Connections of Iowa Inc. | Des Moines | 2 | $180,648 | 52 | $0 |
| Monterrey III, LLC | West Des Moines | 1 | $178,306 | 26 | $0 |
| Rhodes, Inc | Van Meter | 1 | $178,270 | 39 | $0 |
| Dolly's Transport LLC | Cedar Falls | 1 | $177,821 | 67 | $0 |
| On The Rise West Des Moines, LLC | West Des Moines | 1 | $175,710 | 444 | $1,961 |
| CRST International Inc. | Cedar Rapids | 3 | $169,526 | 0 | $0 |
| Apple Corps, L.P. | Ankeny | 8 | $168,243 | 694 | $0 |
| Mechdyne Corporation | Marshalltown | 1 | $166,517 | 44 | $0 |
| Contract Transport, Inc. | Des Moines | 7 | $165,892 | 242 | $0 |
| Top Job Services, Inc | Urbandale | 1 | $160,559 | 0 | $1,765 |
| V & V Construction, Inc. | Carter Lake | 1 | $138,644 | 17 | $0 |
| Auto Systems Experts, Inc. | Davenport | 1 | $135,497 | 190 | $0 |
| Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant, Inc. | Mason City | 1 | $129,715 | 26 | $0 |
| College Community School District | Cedar Rapids | 1 | $128,312 | 88 | $0 |
| Woods Construction and Development, Inc. | Bettendorf | 1 | $128,000 | 1 | $0 |
| E & J Electric, Inc. | Solon | 1 | $126,421 | 25 | $0 |
| Ja-Ra Inc | Pleasant Hill | 1 | $125,000 | 34 | $0 |
| MidAmerican Energy Company | Davenport | 2 | $121,391 | 254 | $0 |
| Karr Tuckpointing LLC | Vinton | 2 | $120,531 | 32 | $0 |
| Mi Ranchito, Inc | Oskaloosa | 1 | $115,971 | 35 | $0 |
| McCarthy Bush Corporation | Davenport | 1 | $114,786 | 154 | $0 |
| Electronic Data Systems Corp. | Des Moines | 2 | $107,060 | 587 | $0 |
| Pitney Bowes Presort, Inc. | Urbandale | 1 | $106,101 | 36 | $0 |
The fifty employers in Iowa with the most back wages agreed, all cases combined.
Largest civil money penalties
| Employer | City | Cases | Penalties | Back wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QSI, LLC | Ottumwa | 2 | $468,870 | $0 |
| Seasonal Ag Services, Inc. | Marshalltown | 1 | $424,400 | $15,000 |
| ML Farm Systems, Inc. | Iowa Falls | 3 | $307,983 | $265,767 |
| Fayette Janitorial Service, LLC | Sioux City | 1 | $234,435 | $0 |
| Friends of Faith Retirement Home, Inc. | Waterloo | 1 | $128,939 | $0 |
| D of S Foods, Inc. | Ames | 2 | $128,526 | $71 |
| Rara Avis, Inc. | North Liberty | 1 | $125,032 | $1,797 |
| Corn River Harvesting, Inc. | Waterloo | 1 | $121,171 | $92,250 |
| Rib Shack, LLC | Knoxville | 1 | $118,120 | $17,490 |
| Alewelt Ready Mix, Inc. | Alden | 1 | $99,074 | $30,720 |
| Cottage Grove Place | Cedar Rapids | 1 | $96,118 | $0 |
| Agriprocessors, Inc | Postville | 2 | $79,090 | $0 |
| Desco Foods, Inc. | Ames | 1 | $76,102 | $514 |
| M&R Cox MAQUOKETA, LLC | Maquoketa | 1 | $73,232 | $0 |
| Danover Pizza, Inc. | Monticello | 1 | $68,748 | $0 |
| ABCM Corporation | Nora Springs | 10 | $62,516 | $20,204 |
| MNN Enterprises | Cedar Falls | 1 | $59,544 | $593 |
| Hy-Vee, Inc. | Waterloo | 21 | $58,900 | $297,989 |
| CCRC of Altoona, LLC | Altoona | 1 | $57,726 | $0 |
| CCRC of Grimes, LLC | Grimes | 1 | $57,726 | $0 |
| Brio of Johnston, LLC | Johnston | 1 | $57,726 | $6,038 |
| Uncle Sang's Sushi and Kitchen, Inc | Solon | 1 | $47,413 | $1,737 |
| CareSage Administrative Consulting, LLC | Newton | 1 | $45,715 | $2,469 |
| W.B. Contract Swine Production | Armstrong | 1 | $45,500 | $63,236 |
| AK Funke, Inc | Cedar Falls | 1 | $43,650 | $25,667 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 1,163 | $6,874,035 | 8,808 |
| Construction | 646 | $5,161,817 | 3,492 |
| Health care and social assistance | 731 | $3,022,997 | 5,933 |
| Administrative, support and waste services | 275 | $3,003,586 | 5,136 |
| Manufacturing | 252 | $2,939,873 | 4,799 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 160 | $1,871,523 | 1,194 |
| Retail trade | 645 | $1,799,010 | 2,347 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 92 | $1,460,706 | 1,067 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 97 | $846,329 | 1,193 |
| Other services | 112 | $789,395 | 665 |
| Wholesale trade | 69 | $673,742 | 586 |
| Finance and insurance | 41 | $645,705 | 485 |
| Information | 46 | $443,906 | 438 |
| Utilities | 8 | $288,346 | 347 |
| Public administration | 15 | $281,898 | 48 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 91 | $251,727 | 300 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 37 | $154,630 | 197 |
| Educational services | 18 | $123,480 | 49 |
| Management of companies | 5 | $22,296 | 37 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2 | $81 | 2 |
| Industry not stated | 126 | $625,382 | 1,354 |
Every case in Iowa 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 4,631 cases on the state record.
The 25 industries with the most back wages
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Service Restaurants | 712 | $4,740,539 | 5,000 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | 32 | $1,078,158 | 646 |
| Residential Building Construction | 113 | $1,006,574 | 500 |
| Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | 180 | $979,603 | 1,012 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 6 | $902,656 | 111 |
| Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing | 4 | $873,000 | 32 |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 206 | $753,661 | 2,091 |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | 53 | $749,773 | 278 |
| All Other Business Support Services | 4 | $658,752 | 570 |
| Nursing Care Facilities | 238 | $623,889 | 2,281 |
| Telephone Call Centers | 13 | $616,423 | 1,653 |
| General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload | 18 | $503,280 | 96 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | 34 | $489,502 | 478 |
| Meat Processed from Carcasses | 13 | $486,188 | 1,091 |
| Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores | 116 | $407,399 | 474 |
| Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers | 6 | $384,983 | 157 |
| Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance | 18 | $364,265 | 321 |
| All Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 36 | $347,737 | 171 |
| General Freight Trucking, Local | 19 | $346,881 | 176 |
| Janitorial Services | 59 | $319,302 | 318 |
| All Other Financial Investment Activities | 2 | $281,648 | 62 |
| Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 53 | $280,142 | 210 |
| Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing | 1 | $279,505 | 150 |
| All Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services | 2 | $270,685 | 114 |
| Correctional Institutions | 3 | $268,900 | 35 |
Industries as the Department codes them, the 25 of 571 with the most back wages.
By county
Iowa on the record by county
| County | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County | 831 | 940 | $6,518,630 | 7,434 |
| Dallas County | 153 | 160 | $2,346,946 | 2,147 |
| Muscatine County | 34 | 37 | $1,888,503 | 153 |
| Linn County | 358 | 397 | $1,876,741 | 2,857 |
| Scott County | 232 | 259 | $1,635,198 | 2,055 |
| Johnson County | 173 | 200 | $1,542,668 | 2,899 |
| Black Hawk County | 169 | 183 | $1,084,359 | 2,099 |
| Pottawattamie County | 144 | 153 | $953,501 | 963 |
| Woodbury County | 150 | 163 | $933,703 | 957 |
| Clinton County | 47 | 49 | $807,849 | 486 |
| Henry County | 14 | 14 | $753,277 | 1,079 |
| Story County | 121 | 148 | $692,670 | 1,130 |
| Dubuque County | 108 | 121 | $576,463 | 699 |
| Marshall County | 59 | 60 | $472,309 | 409 |
| Hardin County | 19 | 23 | $438,143 | 279 |
| Chickasaw County | 12 | 13 | $409,116 | 416 |
| Shelby County | 20 | 21 | $347,498 | 179 |
| Jasper County | 54 | 59 | $337,626 | 719 |
| Madison County | 27 | 27 | $311,988 | 409 |
| Lee County | 34 | 40 | $274,573 | 256 |
| Page County | 44 | 46 | $255,312 | 228 |
| Sioux County | 37 | 42 | $234,961 | 693 |
| Cerro Gordo County | 60 | 62 | $229,564 | 190 |
| Jefferson County | 46 | 47 | $219,050 | 267 |
| Dickinson County | 53 | 54 | $202,506 | 572 |
| Winneshiek County | 16 | 17 | $193,286 | 162 |
| Wapello County | 41 | 44 | $191,114 | 186 |
| Allamakee County | 17 | 19 | $178,351 | 340 |
| Webster County | 52 | 59 | $176,638 | 278 |
| Warren County | 45 | 49 | $168,989 | 343 |
| Boone County | 30 | 30 | $159,982 | 118 |
| Mahaska County | 22 | 25 | $158,501 | 101 |
| Mills County | 22 | 24 | $156,678 | 135 |
| Des Moines County | 54 | 59 | $154,094 | 767 |
| Benton County | 20 | 22 | $145,417 | 80 |
| Clarke County | 12 | 13 | $137,828 | 766 |
| Poweshiek County | 33 | 37 | $126,771 | 193 |
| Buchanan County | 20 | 20 | $113,851 | 424 |
| Iowa County | 24 | 26 | $111,062 | 264 |
| Harrison County | 26 | 29 | $103,519 | 196 |
| County not stated | 28 | 39 | $1,438,138 | 547 |
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 Iowa on the record
| City | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 425 | 488 | $3,589,216 | 4,598 |
| West Des Moines | 153 | 166 | $1,885,664 | 1,984 |
| Atalissa | 1 | 2 | $1,709,883 | 64 |
| Cedar Rapids | 272 | 300 | $1,418,542 | 1,707 |
| Dubuque | 107 | 122 | $1,301,414 | 904 |
| Clive | 58 | 59 | $1,095,078 | 379 |
| Davenport | 142 | 160 | $1,047,014 | 1,605 |
| Sioux City | 142 | 157 | $884,951 | 958 |
| Urbandale | 98 | 104 | $865,246 | 748 |
| Clinton | 37 | 39 | $782,048 | 294 |
| Council Bluffs | 121 | 128 | $744,031 | 529 |
| Mount Pleasant | 13 | 13 | $739,700 | 1,024 |
| Iowa City | 109 | 119 | $698,594 | 1,252 |
| Cedar Falls | 67 | 73 | $602,694 | 1,269 |
| Coralville | 37 | 42 | $597,144 | 1,098 |
| Ankeny | 102 | 108 | $559,941 | 1,039 |
| Ames | 94 | 119 | $556,676 | 939 |
| Bettendorf | 64 | 68 | $544,091 | 362 |
| Waterloo | 96 | 103 | $476,178 | 809 |
| Marshalltown | 55 | 56 | $472,153 | 408 |
| Waukee | 18 | 18 | $362,548 | 185 |
| Amana | 2 | 3 | $327,656 | 72 |
| Iowa Falls | 8 | 11 | $321,876 | 245 |
| Newton | 37 | 42 | $300,459 | 682 |
| Elk Horn | 2 | 2 | $287,604 | 16 |
| New Hampton | 8 | 8 | $282,914 | 156 |
| Mason City | 47 | 48 | $231,146 | 176 |
| Fairfield | 46 | 47 | $219,050 | 267 |
| Marion | 37 | 42 | $216,459 | 520 |
| Johnston | 36 | 39 | $213,248 | 388 |
| Decorah | 14 | 15 | $191,906 | 157 |
| Grimes | 36 | 36 | $179,482 | 73 |
| Muscatine | 31 | 33 | $178,620 | 89 |
| Van Meter | 5 | 5 | $178,354 | 42 |
| Ottumwa | 39 | 42 | $177,526 | 179 |
| Fort Dodge | 49 | 56 | $171,581 | 263 |
| Clarinda | 23 | 24 | $161,339 | 164 |
| Glenwood | 13 | 15 | $149,473 | 118 |
| Hiawatha | 27 | 29 | $149,426 | 395 |
| Oskaloosa | 19 | 22 | $144,162 | 83 |
| Carter Lake | 8 | 8 | $143,206 | 56 |
| Spirit Lake | 17 | 17 | $140,779 | 503 |
| Keokuk | 12 | 15 | $138,564 | 98 |
| Osceola | 12 | 13 | $137,828 | 766 |
| Sheldon | 7 | 10 | $133,630 | 526 |
| Pleasant Hill | 7 | 7 | $131,476 | 56 |
| Solon | 7 | 7 | $131,029 | 40 |
| Vinton | 4 | 5 | $129,323 | 42 |
| Lawler | 3 | 3 | $126,202 | 260 |
| Monona | 6 | 6 | $122,865 | 252 |
| Burlington | 36 | 40 | $115,278 | 716 |
| Independence | 18 | 18 | $110,903 | 416 |
| Alden | 4 | 4 | $108,326 | 28 |
| Fort Madison | 11 | 12 | $98,476 | 85 |
| Winterset | 16 | 16 | $96,707 | 334 |
| Spencer | 25 | 25 | $95,367 | 351 |
| Adel | 9 | 9 | $94,751 | 33 |
| Shenandoah | 21 | 21 | $93,144 | 58 |
| Denison | 16 | 17 | $90,172 | 97 |
| Grinnell | 27 | 31 | $89,881 | 158 |
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 Iowa
In Iowa a wage claim can go to the state: File a Wage Claim, Department of Inspections, Appeals, & 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
Iowa wage and hour records, questions
How many wage and hour cases does the Labor Department record in Iowa?
4,631 closed investigations of 3,985 employers between fiscal 2005 and the April 22, 2026 snapshot, 3,229 of them with a violation found, with $31,280,465 in back wages agreed and $5,323,050 in civil money penalties.
Which Iowa employer owed the most back wages?
Hill Country Farms, Inc. of Atalissa, with $1,709,883 agreed across 2 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 Iowa?
In Iowa a wage claim can go to the state: File a Wage Claim, Department of Inspections, Appeals, & 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 Iowa alone. The Wage and Hour Division made the findings. The Iowa 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.