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From the Labor Department file
South Dakota at a glance
- Investigations closed
- 1,594
- With a violation found
- 1,320
- Back wages agreed
- $7,653,171
- Workers due back wages
- 16,693
- Civil money penalties
- $2,154,825
- Employers on the record
- 1,408
- Employers with a page
- 424
- Latest case in the file
- March 2026
By year
Investigations closed in South Dakota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Society, Inc | Sioux Falls | 1 | $411,733 | 3,975 | $0 |
| Strehlow Bees, Inc | Kadoka | 1 | $404,827 | 36 | $61,940 |
| Brink Constructors, Inc | Rapid City | 2 | $345,403 | 238 | $28,761 |
| Genuine Builders, Inc. | Arlington | 3 | $170,043 | 150 | $68,990 |
| Global Employment Agency, Inc | Sturgis | 1 | $154,000 | 215 | $0 |
| H&G Inc | Sioux Falls | 2 | $139,535 | 31 | $0 |
| Timberline Construction, Inc | Rapid City | 1 | $120,002 | 23 | $0 |
| Menu Foods of SD Inc. | North Sioux City | 1 | $118,789 | 199 | $0 |
| Dagel Steel Construction Inc. | Florence | 2 | $111,135 | 55 | $69,173 |
| Asmussen Bin Builders, LLC | Astoria | 1 | $110,262 | 34 | $0 |
| DT-Trak Consulting, Inc. | Miller | 1 | $103,379 | 52 | $0 |
| Deadwood Resort, LLC | Deadwood | 1 | $102,954 | 52 | $0 |
| Vision Quest Solutions, Inc | Hot Springs | 1 | $97,007 | 146 | $0 |
| Regency Custer Park Venture, LP | Custer | 2 | $93,670 | 73 | $65,000 |
| Dakota Beverage Company, Inc. | Sioux Falls | 1 | $90,825 | 47 | $0 |
| Shiba Investments, Inc. | Rapid City | 5 | $81,051 | 173 | $39,375 |
| Ellwien Brothers, Inc | Huron | 1 | $78,014 | 16 | $0 |
| Black Hills Workshoop and Training Center, In | Rapid City | 1 | $76,151 | 39 | $0 |
| Beal Distributing, Inc | Sioux Falls | 2 | $65,815 | 53 | $0 |
| Cowan, Inc. | Pierre | 3 | $65,068 | 13 | $0 |
| Eastern Pennington County Ambulance District | Wall | 1 | $60,741 | 10 | $0 |
| Jackys Restaurant LLC | Sioux Falls | 1 | $58,087 | 14 | $0 |
| Liechty Homes, Inc. | Black Hawk | 3 | $57,338 | 11 | $1,309 |
| Etelecare Global Solutions | Vermillion | 1 | $55,882 | 445 | $0 |
| Technation Softward Consulting Inc. | Sioux Falls | 1 | $49,545 | 8 | $9,500 |
| Mainstream Contracting LLC | Sioux Falls | 1 | $46,858 | 61 | $0 |
| AFO of Oacoma Inc | Oacoma | 1 | $45,736 | 24 | $0 |
| Premier Bankcard, LLC | North Sioux City | 1 | $45,212 | 14 | $0 |
| Mad Mary's, Inc. | Pierre | 1 | $44,532 | 13 | $0 |
| TM1 Stop, LLC | Spearfish | 1 | $44,354 | 194 | $0 |
| Mooody County Dairy, LP | Garretson | 1 | $43,199 | 86 | $70,312 |
| Forest Recreation Management, Inc. | Hill City | 1 | $41,763 | 26 | $0 |
| Beadle's, Inc | Aberdeen | 1 | $41,434 | 11 | $24,375 |
| BHI, Inc | Harrisburg | 1 | $39,648 | 61 | $7,012 |
| Old Tree Farms, LLC | Volga | 1 | $38,587 | 15 | $23,400 |
| Prairie Technology | Sioux Falls | 1 | $37,430 | 41 | $0 |
| G-Force Logistics Inc. | Rapid City | 1 | $37,008 | 10 | $0 |
| S6 Lodging, LLC | Hill City | 1 | $35,033 | 21 | $80,801 |
| Howard Cold Storage, Inc. | Howard | 1 | $34,293 | 4 | $0 |
| City of Faith | Faith | 1 | $33,503 | 4 | $520 |
| Riddle's Group, Inc | Rapid City | 5 | $31,559 | 182 | $0 |
| Great China Star, Inc | Sioux Falls | 1 | $31,075 | 34 | $15,895 |
| Pro Windmill, Inc | Yankton | 2 | $30,954 | 22 | $0 |
| Supreme Pro Clean LLC | Rapid City | 3 | $30,633 | 10 | $0 |
| Correct Care Solutions, LLC | Sioux Falls | 1 | $30,372 | 37 | $6,105 |
| LaHaise Management, LLC | Sioux Falls | 1 | $29,889 | 88 | $0 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Hlth Ctr | Sioux Falls | 3 | $27,291 | 187 | $0 |
| TTT, Inc | Sioux Falls | 1 | $26,481 | 7 | $0 |
| First National Pawn, Inc. | Rapid City | 3 | $25,777 | 49 | $0 |
| Project Solutions, Inc. | Rapid City | 2 | $25,595 | 8 | $0 |
The fifty employers in South Dakota with the most back wages agreed, all cases combined.
Largest civil money penalties
| Employer | City | Cases | Penalties | Back wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S6 Lodging, LLC | Hill City | 1 | $80,801 | $35,033 |
| Mooody County Dairy, LP | Garretson | 1 | $70,312 | $43,199 |
| Dagel Steel Construction Inc. | Florence | 2 | $69,173 | $111,135 |
| Genuine Builders, Inc. | Arlington | 3 | $68,990 | $170,043 |
| Regency Custer Park Venture, LP | Custer | 2 | $65,000 | $93,670 |
| SoDak Construction, LLC | Lake Norden | 1 | $62,728 | $0 |
| Z and J Lodging, LLC | Hill City | 2 | $62,697 | $13,729 |
| Strehlow Bees, Inc | Kadoka | 1 | $61,940 | $404,827 |
| Buffalo Wings and Rings LLC | Rapid City | 1 | $61,872 | $0 |
| J Z Lodging L.L.C. | Hill City | 1 | $59,120 | $19,450 |
| BPC Keystone LLC | Keystone | 1 | $50,182 | $189 |
| KL Lodging, LLC | Keystone | 1 | $45,526 | $7,653 |
| Shiba Investments, Inc. | Rapid City | 5 | $39,375 | $81,051 |
| Allen Construction Company, Inc | Flandreau | 1 | $29,500 | $14,770 |
| Brink Constructors, Inc | Rapid City | 2 | $28,761 | $345,403 |
| Aldi, Inc. | Sioux Falls | 1 | $28,718 | $0 |
| Rapid City Regional Hospital, Inc. | Rapid City | 4 | $25,740 | $16,188 |
| Pilot Travel Centers LLC | Rapid City | 3 | $25,360 | $4,928 |
| GISI Pheasant Farm, Inc | Ipswich | 1 | $24,525 | $6,767 |
| Beadle's, Inc | Aberdeen | 1 | $24,375 | $41,434 |
| Old Tree Farms, LLC | Volga | 1 | $23,400 | $38,587 |
| Hoerner Harvesting, Inc | Bowdle | 1 | $21,975 | $7,297 |
| Wieczorek, John or Pat | Mount Vernon | 1 | $21,900 | $20,878 |
| School Bus, Inc. | Sioux Falls | 1 | $21,647 | $0 |
| Svartoien Farms | Freeman | 1 | $20,981 | $4,000 |
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 | 454 | $1,526,094 | 3,689 |
| Construction | 198 | $1,121,701 | 1,470 |
| Administrative, support and waste services | 101 | $823,834 | 1,568 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 87 | $808,216 | 439 |
| Health care and social assistance | 224 | $582,465 | 1,984 |
| Manufacturing | 70 | $440,618 | 1,132 |
| Utilities | 8 | $364,871 | 185 |
| Retail trade | 160 | $360,390 | 709 |
| Wholesale trade | 27 | $301,948 | 190 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 51 | $209,466 | 166 |
| Information | 25 | $155,502 | 250 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 30 | $135,677 | 110 |
| Other services | 39 | $86,833 | 172 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 20 | $43,357 | 104 |
| Finance and insurance | 23 | $39,117 | 106 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 21 | $34,894 | 125 |
| Public administration | 5 | $29,394 | 52 |
| Educational services | 10 | $24,400 | 15 |
| Industry not stated | 41 | $564,394 | 4,227 |
Every case in South Dakota 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 1,594 cases on the state record.
The 25 industries with the most back wages
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | 138 | $476,760 | 1,065 |
| Local Nursing Homes | 14 | $455,911 | 4,098 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 169 | $453,210 | 1,596 |
| Apiculture | 4 | $416,894 | 41 |
| All Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 17 | $371,807 | 227 |
| Electric Power Distribution | 2 | $318,152 | 140 |
| Employment Placement Agencies | 4 | $239,892 | 251 |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 84 | $226,889 | 359 |
| Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers | 8 | $175,733 | 99 |
| Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 28 | $174,118 | 329 |
| Industrial Building Construction | 5 | $148,806 | 145 |
| Casino Hotels | 13 | $130,150 | 129 |
| Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers | 8 | $128,808 | 704 |
| Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing | 1 | $118,789 | 199 |
| Security Guards and Patrol Services | 8 | $118,614 | 190 |
| Nursing Care Facilities | 35 | $105,170 | 292 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services | 1 | $103,379 | 52 |
| All Other Traveler Accommodation | 5 | $98,484 | 92 |
| Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers | 2 | $97,575 | 58 |
| Postal Service | 14 | $90,838 | 41 |
| Corn Farming | 14 | $89,740 | 54 |
| Landscaping Services | 27 | $80,302 | 168 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 24 | $77,684 | 637 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | 3 | $76,151 | 39 |
| Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors | 3 | $71,420 | 20 |
Industries as the Department codes them, the 25 of 374 with the most back wages.
By county
South Dakota on the record by county
| County | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | 364 | 393 | $1,501,452 | 2,608 |
| Pennington County | 333 | 398 | $1,465,648 | 3,383 |
| Lincoln County | 74 | 77 | $646,186 | 4,582 |
| Jackson County | 5 | 5 | $405,064 | 38 |
| Meade County | 63 | 71 | $372,712 | 828 |
| Lawrence County | 83 | 93 | $280,856 | 813 |
| Union County | 20 | 23 | $226,792 | 341 |
| Codington County | 33 | 36 | $183,475 | 194 |
| Beadle County | 26 | 28 | $180,202 | 215 |
| Kingsbury County | 6 | 9 | $179,171 | 205 |
| Brown County | 46 | 49 | $153,941 | 333 |
| Hughes County | 24 | 30 | $148,231 | 111 |
| Hand County | 12 | 12 | $133,541 | 110 |
| Brookings County | 36 | 39 | $129,847 | 272 |
| Custer County | 13 | 15 | $127,844 | 143 |
| Deuel County | 5 | 5 | $122,323 | 62 |
| Fall River County | 15 | 16 | $118,726 | 219 |
| Davison County | 41 | 41 | $109,993 | 226 |
| Yankton County | 27 | 29 | $84,164 | 369 |
| Moody County | 7 | 7 | $69,503 | 138 |
| Clay County | 14 | 16 | $67,883 | 566 |
| Perkins County | 5 | 6 | $63,919 | 35 |
| Brule County | 13 | 13 | $63,798 | 32 |
| Edmunds County | 10 | 10 | $59,397 | 91 |
| Lyman County | 2 | 2 | $47,222 | 25 |
| Butte County | 21 | 21 | $46,283 | 93 |
| Bennett County | 3 | 3 | $38,079 | 28 |
| Miner County | 2 | 2 | $34,293 | 4 |
| Spink County | 4 | 7 | $33,863 | 33 |
| Lake County | 5 | 5 | $23,689 | 24 |
| Walworth County | 2 | 2 | $21,315 | 9 |
| Stanley County | 11 | 11 | $20,658 | 9 |
| Dewey County | 7 | 7 | $17,719 | 36 |
| Harding County | 1 | 1 | $17,635 | 7 |
| Tripp County | 5 | 5 | $16,860 | 10 |
| Aurora County | 3 | 3 | $16,192 | 32 |
| Clark County | 5 | 5 | $15,976 | 35 |
| Potter County | 2 | 2 | $14,146 | 7 |
| Grant County | 10 | 10 | $13,147 | 52 |
| Roberts County | 7 | 7 | $12,821 | 42 |
| County not stated | 19 | 20 | $272,741 | 179 |
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 South Dakota on the record
| City | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls | 361 | 386 | $1,810,223 | 6,597 |
| Rapid City | 314 | 376 | $1,439,719 | 3,058 |
| Kadoka | 5 | 5 | $405,064 | 38 |
| Sturgis | 28 | 31 | $243,203 | 611 |
| North Sioux City | 13 | 16 | $195,518 | 272 |
| Arlington | 4 | 6 | $175,050 | 161 |
| Deadwood | 27 | 31 | $170,449 | 343 |
| Hill City | 15 | 17 | $169,052 | 228 |
| Huron | 24 | 26 | $168,314 | 206 |
| Pierre | 23 | 29 | $148,231 | 111 |
| Aberdeen | 39 | 42 | $139,333 | 317 |
| Custer | 13 | 15 | $127,844 | 143 |
| Miller | 10 | 10 | $124,836 | 97 |
| Hot Springs | 13 | 14 | $118,391 | 215 |
| Florence | 1 | 2 | $111,135 | 55 |
| Astoria | 2 | 2 | $110,262 | 34 |
| Spearfish | 50 | 54 | $103,110 | 442 |
| Brookings | 33 | 36 | $89,197 | 253 |
| Black Hawk | 14 | 18 | $82,500 | 96 |
| Mitchell | 37 | 37 | $81,750 | 198 |
| Yankton | 25 | 28 | $78,942 | 362 |
| Brandon | 18 | 22 | $75,100 | 86 |
| Wall | 8 | 10 | $72,867 | 91 |
| Watertown | 31 | 33 | $72,340 | 139 |
| Flandreau | 6 | 6 | $69,198 | 137 |
| Vermillion | 13 | 15 | $64,873 | 538 |
| Keystone | 12 | 14 | $55,561 | 180 |
| Harrisburg | 7 | 7 | $53,601 | 88 |
| Oacoma | 2 | 2 | $47,222 | 25 |
| Belle Fourche | 19 | 19 | $45,934 | 86 |
| Garretson | 4 | 4 | $44,926 | 88 |
| Valley Springs | 2 | 3 | $42,312 | 22 |
| Volga | 2 | 2 | $40,623 | 18 |
| Faith | 3 | 3 | $38,929 | 6 |
| Chamberlain | 9 | 9 | $37,103 | 16 |
| Martin | 2 | 2 | $34,708 | 14 |
| Howard | 2 | 2 | $34,293 | 4 |
| Tea | 14 | 15 | $33,039 | 162 |
| Dell Rapids | 10 | 11 | $32,056 | 44 |
| Beresford | 6 | 7 | $25,786 | 41 |
| Lemmon | 2 | 3 | $24,990 | 29 |
| Roscoe | 2 | 2 | $24,359 | 17 |
| Piedmont | 11 | 12 | $23,677 | 98 |
| Mount Vernon | 2 | 2 | $21,165 | 14 |
| Fort Pierre | 11 | 11 | $20,658 | 9 |
| Elk Point | 3 | 3 | $20,197 | 56 |
| Ipswich | 6 | 6 | $19,814 | 45 |
| Doland | 1 | 1 | $18,105 | 16 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 1 | $17,635 | 7 |
| Ellsworth Afb | 3 | 3 | $17,012 | 14 |
| Winner | 4 | 4 | $16,860 | 10 |
| Plankinton | 3 | 3 | $16,192 | 32 |
| Bowdle | 2 | 2 | $15,224 | 29 |
| Kimball | 3 | 3 | $15,094 | 12 |
| Clark | 4 | 4 | $14,785 | 32 |
| Gettysburg | 1 | 1 | $14,146 | 7 |
| Mellette | 1 | 4 | $13,517 | 12 |
| Milbank | 6 | 6 | $12,981 | 51 |
| Mobridge | 4 | 4 | $12,911 | 3 |
| Madison | 4 | 4 | $12,608 | 20 |
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 South Dakota
In South Dakota a wage claim can go to the state: South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation, Complaints 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
South Dakota wage and hour records, questions
How many wage and hour cases does the Labor Department record in South Dakota?
1,594 closed investigations of 1,408 employers between fiscal 2005 and the April 22, 2026 snapshot, 1,320 of them with a violation found, with $7,653,171 in back wages agreed and $2,154,825 in civil money penalties.
Which South Dakota employer owed the most back wages?
Good Samaritan Society, Inc of Sioux Falls, with $411,733 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 South Dakota?
In South Dakota a wage claim can go to the state: South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation, Complaints 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 South Dakota alone. The Wage and Hour Division made the findings. The South Dakota 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.