Missouri, wage and hour records

Missouri Wage Theft Records: Labor Department Cases by Employer

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 8,045 investigations in Missouri between fiscal 2005 and 2026, found a violation in 6,139 of them, and recorded $65,595,773 in back wages agreed for 102,396 workers and $6,795,133 in civil money penalties. 6,854 employers are on the record; the 1,970 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

Missouri at a glance

Investigations closed
8,045
With a violation found
6,139
Back wages agreed
$65,595,773
Workers due back wages
102,396
Civil money penalties
$6,795,133
Employers on the record
6,854
Employers with a page
1,970
Latest case in the file
March 2026

By year

Investigations closed in Missouri by year

5472742005: 4872006: 5472007: 4762008: 4312009: 3882010: 4182011: 5382012: 4332013: 4672014: 4072015: 3202016: 2752017: 4012018: 3582019: 4222020: 3672021: 3052022: 2812023: 2172024: 1162025: 902026: 005060708091011121314151617181920212223242526

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
SSM Health Care-St. LouisSaint Louis13$1,767,2263,743$19,580
5G Masonry, LLCOzark1$1,292,906104$229,777
George's Processing, Inc.Cassville3$1,245,2573,084$0
Serco Serivces Inc.Lees Summit1$963,806298$0
L-3 Communications Titan GroupKansas City1$888,167149$0
Heartland HealthSaint Joseph1$746,4462,999$0
Morton Buildings, Inc.Chillicothe2$741,332541$0
Piney Woods Sanitation, Inc.Jefferson City1$731,492337$0
GPM, Inc.West Alton1$663,22525$0
Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc.Joplin6$513,131308$0
Missouri Vegetable Farm, LLCPark Hills2$479,983208$384,627
Las Margaritas, Inc.Saint Louis1$444,708102$0
Bellefontaine Habilitation CenterSaint Louis3$392,125658$0
OWL, INC.Kansas City2$368,90742$0
Airport Terminal Services, Inc.Saint Ann2$367,817275$0
Bart's Electric Company Inc.Liberty4$321,59755$0
St. Anthony's Medical CenterSaint Louis2$292,4031,131$0
CYDKAM Center LLCNeelyville1$283,99220$0
New Liberty Hospital District of Clay CountyLiberty1$282,1661,032$0
Elsevier, Inc.Saint Louis1$281,920158$0
Caring Hands & Hearts of Kansas City, Inc.Kansas City2$265,38882$0
H & R BlockHermann2$258,034461$0
Communication Technologies, Inc.Saint Louis2$255,83739$0
Mercado, LLCKansas City1$251,274204$24,616
Ruzicka Electric & Sons Inc.Fenton1$241,62032$0
HeiTech Services, IncorporatedLees Summit1$241,28050$0
Premium Retail Services, Inc.Chesterfield1$240,014703$0
Lutheran Home for the AgedCape Girardeau1$238,085509$0
ACCENT Marketing Services, LLCFarmington2$234,1781,360$0
Client Services, Inc.Saint Charles3$230,397926$0
Pinkerton Government ServicesBlue Springs2$223,077185$0
Mi Ranchito of Missouri, Inc.Kennett1$207,40022$4,114
El Pato, Inc.Raymore2$206,19639$14,300
Lugano 2, LLCSaint Louis4$202,027300$0
Omni Conveyor and Maintenance Plus Inc.O Fallon1$200,16738$0
Guaranteed Air Freight & Forwarding, Inc.Saint Louis2$197,67888$0
Crazy Craig'S LLCBranson1$196,47622$0
Osage Contractors LLCBuckner1$195,93345$0
Specialty In-Home Services, Inc.Dexter2$180,31321$0
Our House My House KC, IncKansas City1$177,02149$0
Riuma, LLCIndependence1$171,47929$0
Xin, IncPoplar Bluff1$171,38475$0
El Vallarta of Joplin, LLCJoplin1$167,57325$0
Utilimap CorporationFenton2$165,976144$0
Marin J. Corp.Senath2$165,80585$272,835
Osage Ambulance DistrictLinn3$162,56258$3,706
Extra HandsCape Girardeau1$162,103119$0
TXEN Partners, LLCSaint Louis3$161,202206$0
Heartland Regional Medical Center, Inc.Saint Joseph2$158,786665$0
Promoveo Holdings, LLCBolivar1$157,761123$0

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

Largest civil money penalties

EmployerCityCasesPenaltiesBack wages
Missouri Vegetable Farm, LLCPark Hills2$384,627$479,983
Marin J. Corp.Senath2$272,835$165,805
5G Masonry, LLCOzark1$229,777$1,292,906
Jetrad, Inc.Springfield1$205,048$0
Russo Catering Co.Saint Louis2$194,024$4,255
Frisella Nursery, Inc.Defiance1$163,150$52,714
Schwope Brothers Tree Farms, LLCIndependence1$152,500$50,315
Tamara III, Inc.Saint Louis3$148,705$11,156
Cooper Investment Group, LLCBlue Springs1$124,472$146
76 Mall Inn, Inc.Branson1$122,606$32,880
Technocrest Systems, IncorporatedSpringfield2$121,000$26,643
Flat Creek REPUBLIC, LLCRepublic1$104,324$17,495
PB&J Robin LLCIndependence1$93,774$0
Cutting Edge Lawn and Landscape IncWildwood1$89,116$31,894
Pick 6 LLCKansas City1$78,536$0
Tan Tar A State Road LLCOsage Beach1$75,690$7,839
Twin Oaks Country Club, A CorporationSpringfield1$73,360$5,605
Mud Slingers, Inc.Nixa2$71,528$120,906
Phoenix Home Care, IncColumbia5$68,894$61,366
ATA, Inc.Harrisonville1$68,550$987
Camden Resort LPLake Ozark1$63,297$8,103
Big Cedar LLCRidgedale2$60,353$71,289
Par Partnership Inc.Arnold1$56,200$135,000
Complete Care and Landscape Maintenance and CPacific1$48,794$0
American Multi-Cinema, Inc.Saint Louis4$48,262$142,673

Latest

Employers whose newest case closed last

EmployerCityLatest caseCasesBack wages
North County Children's Academy LLCFlorissant20252$2,174
Special School District of St. Louis CountySaint Louis20252$0
Schrimpf Landscaping INCJefferson City20251$95,900
UspsSaint Louis20256$0
Ganelli, LLCSaint Louis20251$1,235
HanuHigh Technologies, Inc.Chesterfield20251$15,724
Missouri Department of CorrectionsJefferson City202518$0
Azzip, LLCSpringfield20251$11,381
Washington Professional Security Services LLCSaint Louis20251$53,273
WwtdllcSaint Louis20251$41,258
Favored LLCSaint Louis20252$6,026
J M and P LLCButler20251$94,839
State of Missouri Department of Mental HealthSaint Louis20254$3,220
R B Management Midwest, LLC.Cabool20252$39,015
Dolgencorp, Inc.Montgomery City20253$0
SEMO Tags LLCJackson20254$114,898
Levering Regional Health Care Center, L.L.C.Hannibal20252$10,371
Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc.Joplin20256$513,131
Redford Const INCKansas City20251$15,514
Office of Administration, Accounting DivisionJefferson City20251$50,000
Housing Authority of the City of JoplinJoplin20252$6,978
Lewis & Clark's RestaurantSaint Charles20251$745
DOCO, Inc.Ava20252$98,622
Avatara LLCSaint Louis20251$38,626
Tamara III, Inc.Saint Louis20253$11,156
Health Partner's Management Group, IncPoplar Bluff20251$10,648
Cleaning Plus, LLC.Saint Charles20251$15,459
West Main PizzaJefferson City20251$3,623
Brillient CorporationLees Summit20253$100,596
Russo Catering Co.Saint Louis20252$4,255

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

By industry

Where the violations are found

SectorCasesBack wagesWorkers
Accommodation and food services1,857$12,688,60320,157
Health care and social assistance1,285$11,457,22326,701
Construction825$9,251,5526,161
Administrative, support and waste services556$7,135,3899,025
Retail trade869$3,930,4656,397
Transportation and warehousing329$3,380,1403,189
Manufacturing521$2,349,8375,689
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting158$2,271,3374,046
Professional, scientific and technical services225$2,178,1241,833
Information118$2,100,7395,007
Other services290$1,130,4382,541
Finance and insurance133$818,3471,499
Wholesale trade118$692,325603
Real estate and rental and leasing128$397,429647
Utilities22$339,847332
Public administration52$331,209298
Arts, entertainment and recreation72$317,259861
Educational services40$116,110208
Management of companies3$33,28912
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction16$21,63624
Industry not stated428$4,654,4757,166

Every case in Missouri 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 8,045 cases on the state record.

The 25 industries with the most back wages

IndustryCasesBack wagesWorkers
Full-Service Restaurants953$9,257,21112,001
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals88$3,876,18210,399
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction99$2,172,9121,317
Home Health Care Services152$2,014,3382,278
Landscaping Services70$1,681,527799
Limited-Service Restaurants448$1,580,9875,211
Nursing Care Facilities260$1,370,1934,654
Masonry Contractors19$1,322,279165
Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production6$1,264,0943,117
All Other Business Support Services5$1,252,7721,021
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors65$1,197,237485
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels337$1,166,2962,109
Local Group Homes for Mentally and Physically Handicapped39$1,081,597874
All Other Information Services4$980,585231
Janitorial Services160$862,8711,505
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors92$854,803677
Local Sheltered Workshops72$824,1362,795
Child Day Care Services337$817,4402,229
Solid Waste Landfill1$731,492337
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores216$704,9101,409
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores115$623,402883
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors33$598,796296
State Group Homes for Mentally and Physically Handicapped10$573,307713
Local Police Protection63$570,003574
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities17$544,400450

Industries as the Department codes them, the 25 of 803 with the most back wages.

By county

Missouri on the record by county

CountyEmployersCasesBack wagesWorkers
St. Louis County1,2641,427$12,086,82219,361
Jackson County1,0721,222$11,489,79615,876
St. Louis city546647$4,652,4496,257
St. Charles County312339$3,002,5714,429
Greene County481527$2,800,1036,391
Clay County283315$2,425,3963,595
Boone County164174$1,867,5182,702
Jefferson County210227$1,800,1492,709
Christian County92101$1,727,750728
Cape Girardeau County97103$1,413,9681,789
Barry County3945$1,406,3323,293
Buchanan County103116$1,278,3924,341
Cole County8790$1,210,0021,338
Butler County6168$1,127,288904
Taney County140161$940,6061,736
St. Francois County8697$932,2002,101
Platte County136154$894,6351,810
Cass County104119$853,488799
Newton County105117$852,9101,456
Pulaski County6270$795,124675
Livingston County1621$777,075741
Jasper County107113$703,6641,346
Dunklin County6574$638,000724
Franklin County107119$622,530671
Camden County96102$576,9131,099
Lafayette County4448$365,026612
Stoddard County2832$302,225167
Pemiscot County2021$298,649372
Johnson County5763$292,7571,104
Warren County2022$271,239204
Randolph County2427$257,378402
Polk County1819$237,650459
Pettis County4246$235,518380
Ray County2020$226,63996
Phelps County5759$219,082436
Benton County1515$218,675158
Laclede County3839$212,886351
Madison County1212$212,152270
Scott County4146$203,049388
Adair County1822$200,707227
County not stated2735$83,862867

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 Missouri on the record

CityEmployersCasesBack wagesWorkers
Saint Louis1,2961,525$12,232,01718,561
Kansas City8761,020$8,176,95713,152
Springfield426465$2,552,2665,819
Lees Summit116127$2,262,7891,521
Columbia157167$1,787,5162,624
Independence148157$1,427,1153,146
Ozark4042$1,406,951348
Cape Girardeau8693$1,360,3991,893
Cassville1317$1,295,7603,138
Jefferson City8993$1,223,4061,356
Saint Joseph99112$1,158,3644,309
Saint Charles121130$1,054,9102,671
Bridgeton5159$1,041,0061,605
Liberty5764$1,040,1111,643
Chesterfield114119$943,9311,946
Joplin132150$936,0252,167
Poplar Bluff5966$837,526872
Farmington4043$833,9851,845
Branson121139$819,5411,587
Chillicothe1621$777,075741
Fenton6874$704,009913
West Alton22$665,19031
Saint Ann2023$637,310410
Fort Leonard Wood2932$527,852341
Blue Springs6574$469,459486
O Fallon6973$407,632493
Kennett3030$359,445272
Ballwin6672$353,133444
Florissant8387$351,279791
Hazelwood6167$322,525447
Nixa4045$304,614330
Saint Peters6970$295,840524
Neelyville11$283,99220
Arnold2627$279,617919
Lee'S Summit2020$270,950175
Harrisonville3640$268,976333
Maryland Heights4549$259,336745
Earth City1719$253,680170
Dexter2024$251,284103
Pleasant Hill1315$238,808118
Bolivar1415$236,942452
Sedalia4246$235,518380
Pacific2324$231,203198
Lake Saint Louis1313$227,925416
Grandview4853$220,712333
Washington2222$215,574177
Camdenton2224$213,614320
Warsaw1212$211,496135
Kirksville1822$200,707227
Fredericktown1111$196,287265
Buckner33$195,93345
Higginsville1011$195,731413
Hayti1111$195,234148
Osage Beach4142$194,377420
Neosho2831$189,429231
Perryville1316$187,295270
Lebanon3435$182,590314
Albany56$180,260122
Herculaneum89$175,700160
Defiance55$166,18379

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 Missouri

In Missouri a wage claim can go to the state: File a Wage Complaint, Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations 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

Missouri wage and hour records, questions

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

8,045 closed investigations of 6,854 employers between fiscal 2005 and the April 22, 2026 snapshot, 6,139 of them with a violation found, with $65,595,773 in back wages agreed and $6,795,133 in civil money penalties.

Which Missouri employer owed the most back wages?

SSM Health Care-St. Louis of Saint Louis, with $1,767,226 agreed across 13 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 Missouri?

In Missouri a wage claim can go to the state: File a Wage Complaint, Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations 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 Missouri alone. The Wage and Hour Division made the findings. The Missouri 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.