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Type an employer's name as it appears on a pay stub or a storefront. The list searches every one of the 5,776 Tennessee employers on the record: the 1,993 with a page of their own open it, and the rest show their whole record in the result line.
From the Labor Department file
Tennessee at a glance
- Investigations closed
- 6,784
- With a violation found
- 5,951
- Back wages agreed
- $95,809,958
- Workers due back wages
- 91,522
- Civil money penalties
- $8,126,177
- Employers on the record
- 5,972
- Employers with a page
- 1,993
- Latest case in the file
- March 2026
By year
Investigations closed in Tennessee 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
The fifty employers in Tennessee with the most back wages agreed, all cases combined.
Largest civil money penalties
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative, support and waste services | 489 | $18,035,522 | 9,646 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,536 | $15,749,825 | 16,928 |
| Construction | 789 | $13,016,448 | 10,765 |
| Health care and social assistance | 950 | $12,985,082 | 15,953 |
| Manufacturing | 337 | $7,614,705 | 9,923 |
| Retail trade | 951 | $5,248,733 | 5,053 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 208 | $4,555,352 | 5,653 |
| Wholesale trade | 78 | $2,491,336 | 1,373 |
| Information | 83 | $2,064,618 | 701 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 453 | $1,507,358 | 3,522 |
| Other services | 224 | $1,492,499 | 1,515 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 123 | $1,376,119 | 968 |
| Finance and insurance | 99 | $1,108,025 | 1,936 |
| Educational services | 33 | $1,078,732 | 288 |
| Public administration | 41 | $980,637 | 1,705 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 100 | $758,822 | 850 |
| Utilities | 24 | $705,365 | 358 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 74 | $507,911 | 870 |
| Management of companies | 6 | $307,087 | 137 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 9 | $175,258 | 111 |
| Industry not stated | 177 | $4,050,523 | 3,267 |
Every case in Tennessee 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 6,784 cases on the state record.
The 25 industries with the most back wages
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Service Restaurants | 662 | $10,916,318 | 8,498 |
| Temporary Help Services | 46 | $7,733,118 | 889 |
| Home Health Care Services | 155 | $6,081,357 | 5,677 |
| Security Guards and Patrol Services | 134 | $4,558,394 | 2,875 |
| Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 119 | $2,447,178 | 2,011 |
| Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors | 69 | $2,265,722 | 713 |
| Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | 426 | $2,117,972 | 2,620 |
| Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | 293 | $1,887,044 | 1,583 |
| Janitorial Services | 104 | $1,800,181 | 1,324 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services | 5 | $1,701,282 | 164 |
| Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers | 4 | $1,650,796 | 510 |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 310 | $1,546,223 | 2,600 |
| General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload | 28 | $1,230,498 | 3,059 |
| Employment Placement Agencies | 17 | $1,067,269 | 500 |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | 67 | $1,061,558 | 864 |
| Child Day Care Services | 234 | $913,439 | 2,134 |
| Drywall and Insulation Contractors | 39 | $903,174 | 1,123 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 8 | $886,676 | 113 |
| Residential Building Construction | 79 | $781,625 | 762 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | 24 | $755,146 | 1,174 |
| Small Arms Manufacturing | 1 | $678,297 | 63 |
| Correctional Institutions | 9 | $675,476 | 796 |
| Local Police Protection | 40 | $670,703 | 860 |
| Landscaping Services | 32 | $659,925 | 298 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 36 | $649,182 | 389 |
Industries as the Department codes them, the 25 of 752 with the most back wages.
By county
Tennessee on the record by county
| County | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | 998 | 1,116 | $18,358,942 | 17,104 |
| Davidson County | 924 | 1,028 | $16,986,432 | 15,948 |
| Montgomery County | 142 | 160 | $9,335,538 | 1,890 |
| Knox County | 641 | 716 | $7,329,168 | 6,845 |
| Sullivan County | 136 | 145 | $5,673,573 | 2,176 |
| Rutherford County | 249 | 263 | $4,022,881 | 4,758 |
| Hamilton County | 304 | 332 | $3,386,866 | 4,069 |
| Williamson County | 160 | 164 | $2,156,377 | 3,090 |
| Anderson County | 108 | 123 | $2,007,924 | 3,388 |
| Sevier County | 225 | 268 | $1,727,029 | 1,987 |
| Bradley County | 79 | 87 | $1,587,909 | 1,855 |
| Madison County | 101 | 109 | $1,438,998 | 942 |
| Washington County | 120 | 135 | $1,391,124 | 2,334 |
| Sumner County | 97 | 104 | $1,164,278 | 1,318 |
| Blount County | 107 | 111 | $987,720 | 973 |
| Gibson County | 27 | 27 | $919,514 | 238 |
| Putnam County | 59 | 63 | $908,439 | 1,547 |
| Maury County | 52 | 56 | $898,498 | 922 |
| Hamblen County | 88 | 97 | $891,032 | 1,790 |
| Wilson County | 69 | 75 | $856,399 | 527 |
| Loudon County | 58 | 61 | $772,525 | 743 |
| Coffee County | 59 | 63 | $647,365 | 1,334 |
| Scott County | 16 | 19 | $612,303 | 405 |
| Morgan County | 12 | 13 | $558,166 | 179 |
| Campbell County | 27 | 30 | $478,045 | 655 |
| McMinn County | 30 | 31 | $458,331 | 744 |
| Greene County | 65 | 68 | $438,675 | 944 |
| Marion County | 38 | 39 | $432,007 | 706 |
| Henry County | 31 | 32 | $418,855 | 308 |
| Warren County | 50 | 53 | $377,110 | 438 |
| Cumberland County | 45 | 52 | $376,340 | 578 |
| Grainger County | 47 | 52 | $353,846 | 223 |
| Robertson County | 71 | 75 | $353,718 | 192 |
| DeKalb County | 22 | 25 | $312,995 | 199 |
| Cheatham County | 24 | 25 | $300,820 | 183 |
| Bedford County | 39 | 39 | $298,574 | 198 |
| Fayette County | 40 | 44 | $294,334 | 443 |
| Claiborne County | 21 | 21 | $276,867 | 515 |
| Rhea County | 42 | 43 | $258,449 | 910 |
| Jefferson County | 41 | 43 | $249,640 | 428 |
| County not stated | 15 | 15 | $169,821 | 151 |
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 Tennessee on the record
| City | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 848 | 949 | $15,513,980 | 14,877 |
| Nashville | 756 | 842 | $15,180,636 | 14,267 |
| Clarksville | 129 | 146 | $9,250,159 | 1,824 |
| Knoxville | 611 | 678 | $7,076,704 | 6,312 |
| Kingsport | 75 | 79 | $4,947,038 | 1,628 |
| Chattanooga | 262 | 285 | $3,188,424 | 4,119 |
| Murfreesboro | 163 | 174 | $2,319,557 | 2,127 |
| Franklin | 90 | 90 | $1,677,656 | 2,415 |
| Cleveland | 72 | 79 | $1,532,047 | 1,747 |
| Jackson | 100 | 107 | $1,446,969 | 946 |
| Collierville | 28 | 28 | $1,361,056 | 501 |
| Johnson City | 91 | 106 | $1,351,661 | 2,272 |
| Oak Ridge | 76 | 86 | $1,279,908 | 1,309 |
| Hendersonville | 53 | 58 | $938,590 | 643 |
| Morristown | 82 | 91 | $873,507 | 1,765 |
| Milan | 12 | 12 | $847,445 | 107 |
| Cookeville | 48 | 52 | $839,177 | 1,487 |
| Pigeon Forge | 81 | 97 | $683,700 | 800 |
| Hermitage | 31 | 35 | $663,051 | 425 |
| Columbia | 32 | 34 | $616,590 | 486 |
| Smyrna | 53 | 53 | $580,592 | 396 |
| Mount Juliet | 27 | 28 | $573,364 | 317 |
| Bristol | 40 | 42 | $549,575 | 370 |
| Sevierville | 72 | 77 | $546,398 | 456 |
| La Vergne | 25 | 26 | $533,201 | 2,090 |
| Lenoir City | 38 | 41 | $505,208 | 491 |
| Oneida | 11 | 12 | $498,473 | 276 |
| Clinton | 24 | 26 | $495,680 | 1,964 |
| Cordova | 62 | 69 | $455,839 | 884 |
| Lascassas | 2 | 2 | $451,230 | 83 |
| Alcoa | 26 | 28 | $443,560 | 274 |
| Jacksboro | 12 | 13 | $409,702 | 595 |
| Millington | 24 | 25 | $395,325 | 212 |
| Greeneville | 55 | 58 | $394,411 | 774 |
| Goodlettsville | 46 | 54 | $391,926 | 326 |
| Germantown | 19 | 19 | $389,283 | 440 |
| Crossville | 45 | 52 | $376,340 | 578 |
| Oliver Springs | 6 | 6 | $368,509 | 86 |
| Manchester | 30 | 33 | $357,673 | 445 |
| Brentwood | 54 | 56 | $347,764 | 478 |
| Paris | 22 | 23 | $346,627 | 262 |
| Bean Station | 7 | 7 | $323,496 | 171 |
| Maryville | 63 | 64 | $316,981 | 496 |
| Gatlinburg | 52 | 64 | $311,913 | 553 |
| Smithville | 18 | 21 | $302,298 | 185 |
| Ashland City | 16 | 17 | $300,044 | 175 |
| Lebanon | 43 | 47 | $283,035 | 210 |
| Whites Creek | 5 | 6 | $261,335 | 260 |
| Shelbyville | 33 | 33 | $248,082 | 175 |
| Antioch | 39 | 39 | $243,601 | 237 |
| Mc Minnville | 30 | 31 | $241,081 | 297 |
| Tullahoma | 28 | 29 | $240,005 | 245 |
| Riceville | 2 | 2 | $235,561 | 33 |
| Springfield | 32 | 33 | $222,864 | 98 |
| Madison | 40 | 40 | $220,742 | 350 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | $218,529 | 40 |
| Arlington | 19 | 19 | $210,894 | 169 |
| Tiptonville | 3 | 3 | $210,635 | 71 |
| Harriman | 11 | 11 | $207,865 | 144 |
| Powell | 23 | 24 | $205,723 | 413 |
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 Tennessee
In Tennessee a wage claim can go to the state: How to Begin a Wage Claim 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
Tennessee wage and hour records, questions
How many wage and hour cases does the Labor Department record in Tennessee?
6,784 closed investigations of 5,972 employers between fiscal 2005 and the April 22, 2026 snapshot, 5,951 of them with a violation found, with $95,809,958 in back wages agreed and $8,126,177 in civil money penalties.
Which Tennessee employer owed the most back wages?
Supreme Labor Source, LLC of Clarksville, with $7,394,785 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 Tennessee?
In Tennessee a wage claim can go to the state: How to Begin a Wage Claim 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 Tennessee alone. The Wage and Hour Division made the findings. The Tennessee 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.