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- Northampton County
- County seat
- Eastville
- Northampton County population
- 12,282
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Labor Department file
Wage and hour cases in Townsend, Virginia
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 9 investigations with a Townsend address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $50,204 in back wages agreed for 25 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
- Investigations closed
- 9
- Back wages agreed
- $50,204
- Workers due back wages
- 25
- Civil money penalties
- $3,500
- Employers on the record
- 6
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Inlet, Inc. | 1 | $26,543 | 21 |
| Lankford KNB Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | $23,661 | 4 |
| Wayne T. Heath Farms, Inc. | 4 | $0 | 0 |
| Julie McMillan | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Wayne T. Heath, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| McMillan, Julie FLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Townsend, by back wages agreed; 5 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Virginia wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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