New Mexico, wage and hour records

New Mexico Wage Theft Records: Labor Department Cases by Employer

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 3,926 investigations in New Mexico between fiscal 2005 and 2026, found a violation in 3,342 of them, and recorded $40,860,449 in back wages agreed for 41,203 workers and $2,032,437 in civil money penalties. 3,170 employers are on the record; the 965 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

New Mexico at a glance

Investigations closed
3,926
With a violation found
3,342
Back wages agreed
$40,860,449
Workers due back wages
41,203
Civil money penalties
$2,032,437
Employers on the record
3,170
Employers with a page
965
Latest case in the file
March 2026

By year

Investigations closed in New Mexico by year

3161582005: 1182006: 1182007: 1422008: 1542009: 1742010: 1562011: 3162012: 3062013: 2322014: 2092015: 1932016: 1612017: 2212018: 2152019: 2212020: 1902021: 1982022: 1962023: 1072024: 992025: 562026: 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
Southwest Valley ConstructorsAlbuquerque1$4,240,000505$0
BW Gas & Convenience Retail, LLCClovis1$2,735,2621,576$0
Sandia CorporationKirtland Afb1$2,023,6712,564$0
Management and Training CorporationChaparral4$1,886,324260$220
Lessons of Life, LLCLas Cruces1$1,079,209193$0
ADC, LTDAlbuquerque4$741,870506$0
Molina Healthcare of New Mexico, IncAlbuquerque1$701,856409$0
B&D Industries, Inc.Albuquerque3$697,649796$0
Corrections Corporation of AmericaMilan2$674,513475$0
Lynx Electric Company, IncAlbuquerque3$653,277160$0
Nova Mud, Inc.Hobbs1$505,298131$0
Isleta Casino & ResortAlbuquerque1$476,3411,520$0
Hearts of Hope, LLCLas Cruces1$473,186143$0
Morco Geological Services, Inc.Carlsbad1$393,47978$0
Zuni Technology, Inc.Zuni1$389,31575$0
City of AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque9$368,858209$4,620
StrongBuilt LLCAlbuquerque1$331,443178$0
Burgos Group, LLCAlbuquerque1$328,80788$0
Hardy Hole Drilling, LLCChaparral3$303,21437$0
Union Ganadera Regl de Chih. Cooperativa Inc.Santa Teresa1$290,0000$0
Philmar Management LLCLas Cruces2$288,532106$0
Pappas RestaurantsAlbuquerque2$284,220163$0
Computer Sciences Corporation Allied technoloKirtland Afb1$268,635203$0
Il Vicion International, LLC.Albuquerque1$234,964167$2,013
Dean Baldwin Painting GP LLCRoswell1$227,354255$0
Laurel Healthcare ProvidersAlbuquerque2$226,634442$0
NCC Electrical Services Inc.Bloomfield1$217,91722$0
Nova Hardbanding, LLCHobbs1$209,17875$0
Akal Security, Inc.Espanola22$207,906297$0
Abacus Technology CorporationKirtland Afb2$206,58334$187
Convergys Customer Managment Group Inc.Albuquerque1$200,7351,723$0
A Classic PaintingAlbuquerque1$195,691131$0
Siertek, LtdKirtland Afb1$190,32161$0
Pyramid Services, Inc.Artesia2$180,377247$0
Supreme Contracting, Inc.Albuquerque1$178,876111$0
M.R. Tafoya Construction, IncAlbuquerque2$170,03525$0
Good Samaritan Society HCBS-Heritage, LLCAlbuquerque1$166,311311$0
Smyrna Enterprises IncAlbuquerque1$164,003100$0
Alliance Fire Protection, INC.Albuquerque1$157,92314$0
AramarkLos Alamos2$153,94773$0
Castillo Ready Mix Inc.Belen1$147,56887$0
Bonney HomeGallup1$142,68523$0
Adc LTD NmAlbuquerque4$139,350150$0
Navajo Security, Inc.Aztec1$136,41690$0
Halliburton Inc.Hobbs1$129,9744$880
X.M. Investment LLCAlbuquerque1$126,81819$616
Mescalero Apache TribeMescalero1$121,85448$0
The Compound Restaurant, LLCSanta Fe1$118,74851$0
JP&D Digital Satellite Systems, Inc.Albuquerque1$117,72860$0
International Strategic Partners, LLC.Albuquerque1$117,51139$0

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

Largest civil money penalties

EmployerCityCasesPenaltiesBack wages
ABQ Vanilla, LLCAlbuquerque1$122,551$0
Pumpkin Patch Fundraisers, INC.Farmington1$102,900$13,441
LPG Enterprises IncLos Lunas2$51,620$2,622
Kuoding Inc.Clovis1$38,769$17,618
Jimenez Custom Harvesting, Inc.Clovis1$35,625$66,980
Ortega, Inc.El Prado1$33,674$27,748
Perez Investment, IncRio Rancho1$33,407$0
Leona's Foods IncMoriarty1$27,060$19,811
JEC Enterprises Inc.Albuquerque1$21,368$1,130
Bell Brand Ranches IncAlbuquerque2$21,120$0
Piscadores Contracting Services, Inc.Chamberino1$21,042$0
Nine Fortune LLCAlbuquerque2$20,900$1,800
Sunnyland Farms, Inc.Grants2$20,311$108,022
Axiom Solutions, LLC and XMplar, LLCAlbuquerque1$19,822$23,109
Premiere Cinema CorporationRio Rancho1$18,100$0
American Facility Support ServicesAlbuquerque2$18,018$36,703
Symphony Handmade Paper, IncSanta Fe1$16,350$874
Garcia Enterprises Inc.Albuquerque3$16,345$20,799
J & D Produce, Inc..-AGERDeming1$16,000$0
Bret Morrison-Mor-Farm of New MexicoChamberino1$15,635$718
Cesareo MoranSalem3$15,178$0
Heartland care Inc.Portales3$15,065$40,633
Jesus Salazar & Angel SalazarRoswell1$14,960$0
Midway Trucking CorpDexter1$13,800$9,867
Bret MorriisonChamberino1$13,681$9,612

Latest

Employers whose newest case closed last

EmployerCityLatest caseCasesBack wages
Santa Fe CountySanta Fe20252$105,792
Ganesha, LLC.Alamogordo20251$13,544
Lodging Host Hotel CorpAlbuquerque20252$0
VKC Delights Group, LLCAlbuquerque20252$0
Jay Ambe, LLCAlamogordo20251$12,276
Chacon Towing Of New Mexico LLCAlbuquerque20251$77,913
Champions Legacy, LLCEspanola20251$31,966
C.O.P.S. Of New Mexico, IncAlbuquerque20251$16,398
Peter Defries CorporationAlbuquerque20257$0
Horno Restaurant LLCSanta Fe20251$2,967
Lessons of Life, LLCLas Cruces20251$1,079,209
Bixby Electric, Inc.Albuquerque20252$36
Wageguru IncHobbs20251$54,359
B2G Builders, Inc.Rio Rancho20253$116,009
Billy the Kid Produce, LLCDeming20254$0
McDade-Woodcock, Inc.Albuquerque20251$57,446
Ortega, Inc.El Prado20241$27,748
Boba Tea Company, Inc.Albuquerque20245$11,261
Maf Capital GROUP, LLCAlbuquerque20242$0
JPZ Concessions LLCAlbuquerque20241$0
Puffed Up Candy, LLCAlbuquerque20242$0
B&D Industries, Inc.Albuquerque20243$697,649
Warricklovato, LLCAlbuquerque20241$0
M & M Brothers IncAlbuquerque20244$352
Fiore Industries IncLas Cruces20242$3,628
Solarr CorporationAlbuquerque20242$1,054
RG Construction Services, LLCRio Rancho20241$31,720
Active Solutions IncorporatedLas Cruces20242$29,376
City of Rio RanchoRio Rancho20242$27,661
Cottonwood Chocolates, LLCRio Rancho20242$0

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

By industry

Where the violations are found

SectorCasesBack wagesWorkers
Construction555$10,651,9866,520
Administrative, support and waste services251$5,621,1896,576
Health care and social assistance478$4,663,6015,744
Accommodation and food services973$4,161,9895,803
Retail trade297$3,844,3083,969
Professional, scientific and technical services86$2,814,5203,128
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction36$1,673,458557
Public administration33$943,334779
Finance and insurance20$897,518562
Manufacturing78$867,7761,452
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting686$792,1151,067
Transportation and warehousing90$721,657662
Information45$665,720369
Arts, entertainment and recreation25$575,8521,755
Other services71$512,189510
Real estate and rental and leasing30$188,796209
Wholesale trade24$164,414100
Utilities13$67,67831
Educational services28$56,98889
Management of companies1$00
Industry not stated106$975,3601,321

Every case in New Mexico 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 3,926 cases on the state record.

The 25 industries with the most back wages

IndustryCasesBack wagesWorkers
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction18$4,454,603609
Security Guards and Patrol Services83$3,909,3802,206
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores30$2,904,2842,168
Full-Service Restaurants339$2,202,4472,553
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors60$2,146,1491,448
Testing Laboratories2$2,077,2472,657
Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations29$1,585,189497
Other Residential Care Facilities41$1,547,406817
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction152$1,015,272818
Home Health Care Services56$918,0481,073
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors63$842,835634
Limited-Service Restaurants342$825,6651,083
Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds1$701,856409
Correctional Institutions2$678,883479
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels173$596,5791,521
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors46$573,157519
Casinos (except Casino Hotels)6$506,3551,649
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services3$389,31575
All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services11$353,600168
New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)17$333,512598
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores26$330,050605
Roofing Contractors34$316,375310
Facilities Support Services14$301,911147
Support Activities for Animal Production1$290,0000
Investigation Services1$279,610262

Industries as the Department codes them, the 25 of 468 with the most back wages.

By county

New Mexico on the record by county

CountyEmployersCasesBack wagesWorkers
Bernalillo County1,5521,827$22,167,74523,797
Doña Ana County429561$3,411,9882,353
Curry County84115$3,301,8772,523
Otero County87106$2,743,277759
Lea County4749$1,262,876685
Santa Fe County180208$1,081,0961,328
Eddy County4452$931,016954
McKinley County4650$928,035920
Sandoval County137154$908,7391,454
San Juan County5461$878,8901,534
Cibola County2931$858,209790
Chaves County5259$617,5481,107
Valencia County8899$462,645543
Rio Arriba County3043$231,299395
San Miguel County2930$155,042385
Taos County2727$152,651231
Grant County1215$84,552558
Roosevelt County2022$84,305227
Torrance County1923$78,781148
Lincoln County1317$44,42349
Socorro County1717$40,95624
Colfax County1516$35,76140
Sierra County2135$34,08734
Catron County22$33,73128
Quay County810$23,40137
Luna County149219$23,09099
Guadalupe County67$18,05532
Union County11$13,2541
Hidalgo County3138$9,46243
Donaana County88$3,54419
Mckinley County11$8961
Harding County11$00
Mora County11$00
De Baca County11$00
County not stated1820$239,218105

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 New Mexico on the record

CityEmployersCasesBack wagesWorkers
Albuquerque1,5071,778$19,104,29920,459
Clovis7198$3,217,7392,409
Kirtland Afb3032$3,022,4973,218
Las Cruces204261$2,772,6231,791
Chaparral1117$2,273,795346
Hobbs3940$1,261,044683
Santa Fe176201$1,111,2551,304
Milan33$678,883479
Roswell5057$607,6811,103
Carlsbad2832$593,721371
Rio Rancho8996$465,490652
Gallup3942$445,282686
Bloomfield99$415,355260
Zuni23$390,571127
Santa Teresa1012$344,725131
Artesia1620$337,295583
Alamogordo6373$322,940347
Los Alamos1111$293,058317
Farmington3540$268,7441,121
Belen3234$238,472261
Bernalillo2231$229,604480
Los Lunas5158$216,282246
Espanola2033$199,542345
Grants2224$174,212298
Aztec66$163,106140
Las Vegas2627$151,145374
Mescalero22$121,85448
Red River55$98,717121
White Sands Missile Range35$94,59434
Gamerco22$90,27196
Cannon Afb1213$84,138114
Silver City1316$83,099553
Portales1921$79,460217
Anthony3338$66,764159
Santa Cruz310$47,95734
Moriarty913$47,903121
Sunland Park2223$44,66577
Corrales1111$44,21053
Holloman Afb44$43,06915
Mesilla44$35,11821
Truth Or Consequences56$32,39623
Mountainair22$30,87827
Bosque Farms1313$30,57695
Socorro1010$29,40720
Pie Town11$29,11527
Flora Vista22$28,5378
El Prado11$27,74818
Taos1616$24,78274
Santo Domingo Pueblo22$23,91117
Deming124178$22,95294
Springer11$20,8666
Ruidoso711$17,04530
Vaughn12$15,76526
Hernandez22$15,3964
Raton1112$14,89534
Ruidoso Downs44$14,45617
San Jon34$13,78220
Clayton11$13,2541
Chamberino911$12,95934
Alto11$12,9222

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 New Mexico

In New Mexico a wage claim can go to the state: New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions > Labor Relations > Labor Information > Wage and Hour 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

New Mexico wage and hour records, questions

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

3,926 closed investigations of 3,170 employers between fiscal 2005 and the April 22, 2026 snapshot, 3,342 of them with a violation found, with $40,860,449 in back wages agreed and $2,032,437 in civil money penalties.

Which New Mexico employer owed the most back wages?

Southwest Valley Constructors of Albuquerque, with $4,240,000 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 New Mexico?

In New Mexico a wage claim can go to the state: New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions > Labor Relations > Labor Information > Wage and Hour 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 New Mexico alone. The Wage and Hour Division made the findings. The New Mexico 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.