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| State | Cases | Back wages | Workers | Penalties | Employers | With a page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 47,269 | $566,982,463 | 606,912 | $23,729,434 | 37,839 | 11,494 |
| California | 30,157 | $449,942,860 | 325,353 | $35,871,674 | 23,639 | 8,811 |
| New York | 23,048 | $365,193,998 | 286,181 | $19,954,920 | 18,834 | 6,602 |
| Florida | 29,548 | $299,053,580 | 355,366 | $22,930,502 | 24,818 | 7,809 |
| Virginia | 8,623 | $204,573,247 | 130,733 | $6,555,912 | 7,200 | 2,400 |
| Pennsylvania | 15,702 | $191,695,796 | 197,949 | $25,480,714 | 12,794 | 4,044 |
| Puerto Rico | 4,076 | $164,210,864 | 106,063 | $4,372,996 | 3,408 | 1,087 |
| New Jersey | 10,133 | $160,001,702 | 118,212 | $10,714,929 | 8,191 | 3,162 |
| Illinois | 11,500 | $140,915,240 | 154,920 | $6,860,441 | 9,661 | 2,957 |
| Maryland | 3,963 | $131,905,929 | 61,079 | $5,500,989 | 3,082 | 1,136 |
| North Carolina | 12,799 | $122,754,115 | 129,254 | $11,630,330 | 10,785 | 3,359 |
| Georgia | 10,702 | $122,167,274 | 140,338 | $11,099,651 | 9,258 | 2,959 |
| Arizona | 5,807 | $113,816,334 | 122,468 | $9,888,974 | 5,005 | 1,847 |
| Ohio | 9,891 | $112,925,882 | 168,760 | $9,722,821 | 8,456 | 2,581 |
| Tennessee | 6,784 | $95,809,958 | 91,522 | $8,126,177 | 5,972 | 1,993 |
| Massachusetts | 5,125 | $94,811,441 | 73,921 | $7,370,108 | 4,201 | 1,675 |
| Michigan | 9,846 | $91,897,524 | 128,151 | $11,491,838 | 8,371 | 2,759 |
| Arkansas | 5,549 | $77,873,936 | 162,324 | $3,300,400 | 4,478 | 1,181 |
| Louisiana | 5,806 | $77,631,268 | 97,626 | $4,392,554 | 5,212 | 1,604 |
| Washington | 4,353 | $74,855,368 | 62,542 | $9,087,734 | 3,552 | 1,271 |
| Missouri | 8,045 | $65,595,773 | 102,396 | $6,795,133 | 6,854 | 1,970 |
| Colorado | 6,374 | $60,272,247 | 81,609 | $5,583,575 | 5,403 | 1,617 |
| South Carolina | 5,328 | $56,057,666 | 60,535 | $4,067,259 | 4,585 | 1,505 |
| Alabama | 6,413 | $55,257,350 | 69,368 | $6,010,437 | 5,093 | 1,700 |
| Utah | 4,451 | $53,199,995 | 97,895 | $7,849,278 | 3,559 | 1,227 |
| Oklahoma | 5,501 | $51,787,630 | 74,670 | $2,352,767 | 4,578 | 1,366 |
| Nevada | 3,019 | $48,609,240 | 48,629 | $9,359,929 | 2,516 | 866 |
| Indiana | 5,382 | $46,669,274 | 61,778 | $5,447,381 | 4,707 | 1,191 |
| Kansas | 4,613 | $45,895,748 | 54,292 | $8,353,781 | 3,945 | 1,395 |
| Mississippi | 4,523 | $44,755,966 | 58,295 | $5,846,442 | 3,752 | 1,303 |
| Wisconsin | 3,360 | $42,718,881 | 50,259 | $4,662,409 | 2,947 | 983 |
| Minnesota | 2,825 | $42,263,163 | 60,648 | $3,999,571 | 2,507 | 929 |
| Kentucky | 4,079 | $41,280,451 | 46,935 | $5,406,525 | 3,662 | 996 |
| New Mexico | 3,926 | $40,860,449 | 41,203 | $2,032,437 | 3,170 | 965 |
| Connecticut | 3,492 | $40,716,979 | 34,827 | $1,891,186 | 2,930 | 834 |
| Hawaii | 2,096 | $32,544,604 | 23,478 | $2,803,468 | 1,709 | 786 |
| Iowa | 4,631 | $31,280,465 | 38,477 | $5,323,050 | 3,985 | 1,047 |
| Oregon | 2,414 | $31,127,822 | 25,202 | $3,787,042 | 2,096 | 728 |
| West Virginia | 3,678 | $25,429,303 | 26,119 | $904,178 | 3,194 | 609 |
| District of Columbia | 555 | $23,993,769 | 10,985 | $57,582 | 445 | 187 |
| Nebraska | 3,941 | $22,089,984 | 29,404 | $4,844,737 | 3,424 | 879 |
| New Hampshire | 2,328 | $20,588,067 | 19,812 | $3,175,684 | 2,034 | 646 |
| Rhode Island | 1,853 | $18,665,530 | 17,273 | $3,188,569 | 1,519 | 493 |
| Idaho | 1,972 | $18,100,020 | 22,738 | $4,957,810 | 1,700 | 690 |
| Vermont | 1,036 | $13,339,327 | 10,236 | $1,070,708 | 912 | 297 |
| Alaska | 720 | $10,258,291 | 6,289 | $742,935 | 588 | 179 |
| Maine | 1,584 | $8,541,730 | 13,633 | $2,091,756 | 1,288 | 401 |
| South Dakota | 1,594 | $7,653,171 | 16,693 | $2,154,825 | 1,408 | 424 |
| Delaware | 684 | $7,331,725 | 7,135 | $647,060 | 581 | 186 |
| North Dakota | 673 | $6,309,647 | 6,134 | $805,644 | 605 | 200 |
| Wyoming | 850 | $5,772,814 | 6,921 | $769,112 | 736 | 214 |
| Montana | 742 | $5,538,858 | 7,706 | $779,827 | 631 | 195 |
Every state and the District and Puerto Rico, ranked by back wages agreed.
By year
Investigations closed by year
Investigations closed per year nationwide, by the year the findings ended; the latest year is partial.
Biggest cases
Employers with the most back wages agreed
| Employer | State | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico Department of Corrections | Puerto Rico | San Juan | 7 | $52,463,874 | 9,382 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Arkansas | Bentonville | 17 | $40,662,964 | 95,397 |
| Holland Acquisitions, Inc. | Pennsylvania | Washington | 1 | $25,867,893 | 700 |
| Puerto Rico Police Department | Puerto Rico | San Juan | 4 | $24,707,227 | 10,221 |
| MD Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections | Maryland | Baltimore | 2 | $22,481,188 | 9,298 |
| Management & Training Corporation | Texas | Raymondville | 7 | $21,277,831 | 2,088 |
| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Texas | Houston | 3 | $18,463,609 | 1,029 |
| Inverness Technologies, Inc. | Virginia | Annandale | 2 | $15,127,054 | 810 |
| CCA of Tennessee, LLC | California | California City | 1 | $8,071,861 | 362 |
| The Kroger Co. | Ohio | Cincinnati | 16 | $7,878,293 | 19,417 |
| Supreme Labor Source, LLC | Tennessee | Clarksville | 2 | $7,394,785 | 227 |
| UKG Inc. | Florida | Fort Lauderdale | 5 | $6,923,923 | 2,079 |
| Electronic Data Systems, Inc. | Texas | Plano | 16 | $6,159,437 | 1,444 |
| Wachovia Bank | North Carolina | Charlotte | 1 | $5,798,744 | 1,381 |
| Enterprise Services LLC | California | San Diego | 2 | $5,764,896 | 622 |
| Serrot Construction Corp. | New York | Brooklyn | 1 | $5,745,385 | 110 |
| Municipio de San Juan | Puerto Rico | San Juan | 4 | $5,644,058 | 2,400 |
| Cingular Wireless, LLC | Illinois | Springfield | 7 | $5,581,636 | 27,935 |
| Genstrong Inc | Puerto Rico | Rio Grande | 8 | $5,496,256 | 317 |
| BCFS Health and Human Services | Texas | Harlingen | 6 | $4,988,865 | 2,735 |
| Spencer Construction LLC | Arizona | Tucson | 1 | $4,980,138 | 156 |
| Manpower, Inc. | Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 1 | $4,886,877 | 7,170 |
| Washington, State of DSHS | Washington | Walla Walla | 3 | $4,875,000 | 4,811 |
| US Medical Staffing, Inc | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 2 | $4,782,879 | 1,872 |
| Apollo Group, Inc | Arizona | Phoenix | 7 | $4,778,287 | 4,597 |
| BlackJewel LLC | West Virginia | Milton | 3 | $4,627,405 | 1,021 |
| Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. | New York | Melville | 2 | $4,416,123 | 405 |
| Puerto Rico Police | Puerto Rico | San Juan | 6 | $4,362,746 | 655 |
| Washington Demilitarization Company LLC | Oregon | Hermiston | 1 | $4,268,624 | 603 |
| Westat, Inc | Maryland | Rockville | 3 | $4,257,469 | 1,006 |
| Southwest Valley Constructors | New Mexico | Albuquerque | 1 | $4,240,000 | 505 |
| Fannin County | Texas | Bonham | 3 | $4,233,423 | 269 |
| Prince George's County Public Schools | Maryland | Upper Marlboro | 1 | $4,222,146 | 1,046 |
| State of Alabama Department of Corrections | Alabama | Springville | 7 | $4,139,436 | 2,804 |
| Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. | Florida | Orlando | 5 | $4,055,998 | 15,712 |
| USProtect Corporation | Maryland | Silver Spring | 69 | $4,032,562 | 508 |
| Kinney County Government | Texas | Brackettville | 1 | $3,950,981 | 184 |
| CarePeople Home Health | Virginia | Annandale | 1 | $3,935,771 | 905 |
| Industrial Tent Systems Lodging Solutions LLC | Texas | Houston | 1 | $3,914,186 | 602 |
| FIS Holdings LLC | Oklahoma | Sand Springs | 1 | $3,872,377 | 1,107 |
| California Cartage Company, LLC | California | Carson | 1 | $3,573,075 | 1,416 |
| Nursing Home Care Management Inc. | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1 | $3,538,361 | 1,230 |
| US Protect | Maryland | Silver Spring | 43 | $3,367,221 | 414 |
| YourPeople Inc. | California | San Francisco | 1 | $3,364,871 | 735 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | California | Mountain View | 2 | $3,346,196 | 359 |
| King County | Washington | Seattle | 5 | $3,270,547 | 2,461 |
| Ameritrans Express LLC | Virginia | Dumfries | 42 | $3,250,919 | 107 |
| P.R. Police | Puerto Rico | San Juan | 1 | $3,238,054 | 1,120 |
| Alorica Inc. | California | Irvine | 2 | $3,193,839 | 3,174 |
| Fpmi | Virginia | Alexandria | 1 | $3,159,214 | 167 |
| Ashley Quality Care Inc | Illinois | Chicago | 1 | $3,074,012 | 1,171 |
| Texas Department of Criminal Justice | Texas | Huntsville | 34 | $3,063,294 | 2,818 |
| Immigration Centers of America Farmville LLC | Virginia | Farmville | 1 | $3,013,469 | 402 |
| United Electric Company, Inc. | Kentucky | Louisville | 3 | $2,988,384 | 1,313 |
| Vangent, Inc. | Kansas | Lawrence | 2 | $2,981,950 | 1,503 |
| Petersen Health Care Affiliated Employer | Illinois | Peoria | 1 | $2,939,576 | 3,023 |
| Larino Masonry, Inc. | New York | West Nyack | 5 | $2,904,000 | 227 |
| Telos Corporation | Virginia | Ashburn | 1 | $2,880,033 | 143 |
| Nestle USA | California | Chatsworth | 2 | $2,877,139 | 3,672 |
| Advanced Prfessional Marketing, Inc. | New York | New York | 1 | $2,865,216 | 156 |
| CSRA, LLC | Virginia | Falls Church | 1 | $2,778,123 | 498 |
| Superior Protection Inc. | Texas | Houston | 17 | $2,771,143 | 1,057 |
| Systems Made Simple, Inc. | New York | Syracuse | 2 | $2,735,493 | 742 |
| BW Gas & Convenience Retail, LLC | New Mexico | Clovis | 1 | $2,735,262 | 1,576 |
| NES Global, LLC | Texas | Houston | 2 | $2,704,627 | 313 |
| United States Postal Service | New York | Brooklyn | 75 | $2,668,963 | 20,852 |
| 22nd Century Technologies, Inc. | New Jersey | Somerset | 4 | $2,657,804 | 237 |
| Systems Training & Resource Technologies, Inc | Virginia | Springfield | 21 | $2,644,441 | 1,653 |
| Computing Techonologies, Inc. | Virginia | Fairfax | 1 | $2,577,290 | 269 |
| Inverness Technolgies, Inc | Virginia | Annandale | 1 | $2,553,679 | 365 |
| Wackenhut Services Incorporated | Tennessee | Kingsport | 1 | $2,541,364 | 280 |
| Lasership Incorporated | Virginia | Vienna | 2 | $2,532,445 | 4,804 |
| National Consolidated Couriers, Inc | California | San Jose | 6 | $2,500,000 | 597 |
| Zillow, Inc. | Washington | Seattle | 1 | $2,462,888 | 466 |
| Patni Computer Systems, Inc. | Massachusetts | Cambridge | 3 | $2,411,537 | 609 |
| Peregrine Technical Solutions, LLC | Virginia | Yorktown | 5 | $2,408,468 | 334 |
| John Muir Health | California | Walnut Creek | 2 | $2,390,800 | 3,520 |
| Glory Global Solutions Inc. | Wisconsin | Watertown | 1 | $2,355,702 | 396 |
| Fedcap Rehabilitation Services Inc | New York | New York | 14 | $2,354,856 | 472 |
| Peri & Sons Farms, Inc. | Nevada | Yerington | 2 | $2,338,700 | 1,365 |
| North American Security, Inc | Nevada | Las Vegas | 2 | $2,337,402 | 683 |
| Coastal International Security, Inc. | Maryland | Upper Marlboro | 3 | $2,300,277 | 263 |
| Successful Aging Care Net, Inc. | Pennsylvania | Upper Darby | 1 | $2,272,436 | 503 |
| Computech Corporation | Michigan | Bingham Farms | 2 | $2,261,955 | 79 |
| Shell Oil Products Company LLC | Texas | Deer Park | 3 | $2,258,480 | 807 |
| Amentum Services, Inc. | Nevada | Las Vegas | 1 | $2,254,489 | 210 |
| Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. | Georgia | Atlanta | 1 | $2,250,876 | 1,018 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | Phoenix | 2 | $2,219,314 | 2,034 |
| Electronic Warfare Associates Services, Inc. | Kentucky | Fort Knox | 1 | $2,143,649 | 570 |
| Good Family Support Services, Inc. | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1 | $2,125,429 | 456 |
| Metters Industries, Inc. | Virginia | McLean | 1 | $2,124,495 | 134 |
| Valley Baptist Health Systems | Texas | Harlingen | 1 | $2,090,243 | 2,205 |
| Frontline Security Services, LLC | Maryland | Hyattsville | 12 | $2,069,928 | 266 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | California | Delano | 18 | $2,061,413 | 2,560 |
| Hampden County Sheriff's Department | Massachusetts | Ludlow | 1 | $2,058,910 | 649 |
| Harris County Hospital Distrcit | Texas | Houston | 1 | $2,045,625 | 4,573 |
| First Impression Staffing LLC | Maryland | Clarksville | 1 | $2,039,204 | 600 |
| Sandia Corporation | New Mexico | Kirtland Afb | 1 | $2,023,671 | 2,564 |
| Lovin Contracting Company, Inc. | North Carolina | Robbinsville | 3 | $2,017,070 | 584 |
| Alpha Telekom, LLC | Puerto Rico | San Juan | 1 | $2,000,393 | 242 |
The hundred employers with the most back wages agreed, all cases combined.
Largest civil money penalties
| Employer | State | Cases | Penalties | Back wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peri & Sons Farms, Inc. | Nevada | 2 | $3,129,900 | $2,338,700 |
| Peri & Sons Farm, Inc. | Nevada | 1 | $2,311,050 | $445,000 |
| Paragon Contractors Corporation | Utah | 4 | $1,984,855 | $212,061 |
| US Medical Staffing, Inc | Pennsylvania | 2 | $1,948,770 | $4,782,879 |
| Prince George's County Public Schools | Maryland | 1 | $1,740,000 | $4,222,146 |
| Sarbanand Farms, LLC | Washington | 2 | $1,702,955 | $270,343 |
| Eurofresh, Inc. | Arizona | 2 | $1,507,900 | $937,690 |
| Red Diamond Enterprises, Inc. | Florida | 3 | $1,449,749 | $152,038 |
| Hill Management, LLC | South Carolina | 2 | $1,315,181 | $0 |
| Computech Corporation | Michigan | 2 | $1,222,000 | $2,261,955 |
| IFCO Systems North America, Inc. | Texas | 4 | $855,250 | $1,444,241 |
| Peri & Sons Farms of California, LLC | California | 1 | $828,568 | $513,118 |
| A. Oseguera Company, Inc | California | 8 | $797,421 | $265,298 |
| Beiza Brothers Harvesting, LLC | Georgia | 6 | $787,581 | $496,857 |
| Urban Air Jacksonville LLC | Florida | 2 | $783,200 | $1,673 |
| Fernandez Farms, Inc. | California | 3 | $740,850 | $0 |
| Team Perry, LLC | North Carolina | 1 | $711,891 | $0 |
| DFNK-South Charlotte, LLC | North Carolina | 1 | $703,536 | $2,902 |
| Adair Managment Services, Inc | Arizona | 1 | $699,352 | $0 |
| Bottomley Properties of Nevada, LP | Oregon | 1 | $664,400 | $204,448 |
| First Impression Staffing LLC | Maryland | 1 | $660,600 | $2,039,204 |
| Mar-Jac Poultry AL LLC | Alabama | 1 | $656,418 | $0 |
| Castañon Harvesting, LLC | Georgia | 1 | $647,116 | $0 |
| Restaurant Management Corporation | Indiana | 3 | $647,041 | $0 |
| Kent County Memorial Hospital | Rhode Island | 2 | $627,026 | $950,891 |
| Holiday Foods, LLC | Indiana | 4 | $615,783 | $0 |
| Beau Jo's Evergreen, LLC | Colorado | 1 | $610,061 | $42 |
| Gebbers Orchards, Inc | Washington | 1 | $594,900 | $0 |
| Fayette Janitorial Service, LLC | Virginia | 1 | $586,788 | $0 |
| McDonald's of Keystone, Inc. | Nevada | 1 | $578,467 | $90,469 |
| Nursing Home Care Management Inc. | Pennsylvania | 1 | $570,925 | $3,538,361 |
| Sierra Cascade Nursery, Inc | California | 3 | $569,650 | $289,253 |
| Western Wats Center, Inc. | Utah | 5 | $552,750 | $5,296 |
| West Coast Drywall & Paint, Inc. | California | 1 | $545,050 | $440,645 |
| Northwestern Orchards, LLC | Washington | 1 | $534,000 | $60,000 |
| Westbury Manor Enterprises, Inc. | New York | 1 | $528,570 | $503,151 |
| Multivision Inc. | Illinois | 3 | $508,000 | $228,697 |
| Red Lion Home Care, Inc. | Pennsylvania | 2 | $503,275 | $1,424,181 |
| KHL, Inc. | Massachusetts | 2 | $502,706 | $114,210 |
| Ken Corbett Farms, LLC | Georgia | 2 | $499,512 | $589 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Arkansas | 17 | $492,615 | $40,662,964 |
| JR Custom Harvesting Co, Inc | California | 5 | $484,134 | $135,594 |
| QSI, LLC | Iowa | 2 | $468,870 | $0 |
| Protection Plus INC. | Indiana | 3 | $460,287 | $248,872 |
| Delmonte Fresh Production, Inc. | Virginia | 1 | $454,800 | $166,623 |
| Northwoods Forestry, Inc. | Wisconsin | 6 | $449,067 | $923,101 |
| Futurae, LLC | Kentucky | 1 | $444,840 | $0 |
| Heng Heng Agency, Inc. | Pennsylvania | 7 | $440,725 | $81,430 |
| Affectionate Home Care Services LLC | Pennsylvania | 1 | $440,400 | $1,176,883 |
| Elder Resource Managment, Inc. | Pennsylvania | 2 | $434,269 | $1,242,147 |
By industry
Where the violations are found
| Sector | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 44,391 | $704,849,944 | 489,453 |
| Accommodation and food services | 80,190 | $686,290,929 | 826,152 |
| Health care and social assistance | 47,307 | $604,737,304 | 735,560 |
| Administrative, support and waste services | 27,615 | $568,210,818 | 623,991 |
| Retail trade | 37,987 | $284,227,061 | 397,707 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 10,303 | $277,913,347 | 132,192 |
| Manufacturing | 22,234 | $275,292,510 | 306,616 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 14,762 | $240,985,056 | 198,672 |
| Other services | 12,591 | $122,138,808 | 132,244 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,292 | $118,659,679 | 51,667 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 24,907 | $99,427,467 | 176,974 |
| Public administration | 2,060 | $89,624,690 | 45,347 |
| Information | 3,959 | $84,763,231 | 126,356 |
| Wholesale trade | 5,821 | $78,627,574 | 80,807 |
| Finance and insurance | 4,019 | $70,167,048 | 75,001 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 4,222 | $36,373,990 | 37,075 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 4,267 | $31,626,269 | 60,051 |
| Educational services | 2,112 | $28,090,893 | 24,456 |
| Utilities | 873 | $19,041,272 | 11,876 |
| Management of companies | 301 | $4,140,151 | 4,351 |
| Industry not stated | 11,150 | $258,336,674 | 214,700 |
Every case in the file 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 363,363 cases on the record.
The forty industries with the most back wages
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Service Restaurants | 42,475 | $476,225,771 | 477,621 |
| Home Health Care Services | 4,826 | $180,098,872 | 117,798 |
| Security Guards and Patrol Services | 4,849 | $147,573,339 | 142,855 |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 16,898 | $84,415,569 | 159,927 |
| Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 4,609 | $80,616,084 | 45,647 |
| Janitorial Services | 5,417 | $80,522,729 | 83,003 |
| All Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 4,096 | $72,302,531 | 48,687 |
| Nursing Care Facilities | 6,201 | $71,088,242 | 126,228 |
| Temporary Help Services | 2,198 | $70,047,446 | 78,239 |
| State Correctional Institutions | 122 | $63,249,206 | 17,399 |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | 3,672 | $58,461,674 | 33,387 |
| Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors | 2,674 | $54,925,838 | 26,029 |
| Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations | 1,090 | $54,654,987 | 22,470 |
| Landscaping Services | 3,552 | $51,812,946 | 49,402 |
| Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | 10,707 | $50,263,902 | 95,500 |
| Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores | 4,195 | $43,023,981 | 44,747 |
| Correctional Institutions | 88 | $43,018,604 | 17,166 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | 1,885 | $36,257,575 | 24,827 |
| Department Stores | 9 | $35,032,990 | 88,194 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 1,311 | $33,267,543 | 51,125 |
| State Police Protection | 29 | $33,078,895 | 13,510 |
| Drywall and Insulation Contractors | 1,324 | $29,897,295 | 30,125 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services | 141 | $27,963,524 | 11,364 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction | 68 | $26,602,480 | 1,947 |
| Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services | 92 | $23,296,327 | 2,594 |
| Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | 2,806 | $22,776,524 | 27,194 |
| Residential Building Construction | 968 | $21,344,871 | 14,567 |
| Custom Computer Programming Services | 428 | $21,174,541 | 2,586 |
| Car Washes | 809 | $18,197,612 | 11,474 |
| Employment Placement Agencies | 424 | $16,325,887 | 10,202 |
| Local Police Protection | 320 | $15,298,794 | 8,212 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 163 | $14,730,198 | 5,000 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | 776 | $14,169,790 | 29,832 |
| Residential Mental Retardation Facilities | 783 | $13,526,756 | 5,722 |
| Industrial Building Construction | 131 | $13,259,864 | 4,826 |
| Roofing Contractors | 974 | $12,914,595 | 12,398 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 166 | $12,522,870 | 3,801 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | 297 | $11,862,227 | 5,197 |
| Painting and Wall Covering Contractors | 646 | $11,325,833 | 11,459 |
| Women's, Girls', and Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors | 519 | $11,144,426 | 7,236 |
Industries as the Department codes them, ranked by back wages.
The laws
What the Division enforces
| Law | Cases | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 234,118 | $3,420,198,196 |
| FLSA overtime | 157,739 | $2,904,587,760 |
| Service Contract Act | 10,358 | $598,233,319 |
| FLSA minimum wage | 54,019 | $480,143,395 |
| Davis-Bacon Act | 13,194 | $338,676,815 |
| H-1B visa program | 2,851 | $122,408,816 |
| Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | 6,859 | $59,611,269 |
| H-2A agricultural visa program | 5,369 | $51,534,304 |
| H-2B visa program | 980 | $26,272,100 |
| FLSA subminimum wage, section 14(c) | 2,677 | $24,881,276 |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 18,410 | $22,321,416 |
| Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | 11,895 | $9,584,549 |
| FLSA retaliation, section 15(a)(3) | 369 | $2,975,321 |
| H-1A nursing visa program | 1 | $1,041,759 |
| Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act | 23 | $704,798 |
| FLSA subminimum wage, patient workers | 89 | $609,868 |
| Copeland Act | 50 | $317,886 |
| Employee Polygraph Protection Act | 600 | $192,008 |
| Consumer Credit Protection Act | 261 | $167,110 |
| FLSA homeworkers | 57 | $48,352 |
| FLSA subminimum wage, full time students | 12 | $46,811 |
| FLSA subminimum wage, student learners | 9 | $805 |
| FLSA child labor | 17,541 | $0 |
| OSHA field sanitation and housing | 1,458 | $0 |
| FLSA exemptions | 16 | $0 |
| crew leader rules | 3 | $0 |
A case can involve more than one law; the Fair Labor Standards Act row counts every FLSA case, and the overtime and minimum wage rows are its parts.
How to use it
What this record is and is not
Search by the employer's name, then read its page: every investigation the Division closed, the law each one involved, the back wages agreed and the workers paid, and the civil money penalties assessed. Each page says what the record means and where to file a wage claim in that state, and links the city and county public records pages.
What the file is: every compliance action the Wage and Hour Division concluded since fiscal 2005, as the Department publishes it, refreshed about quarterly. What it is not: claims filed with a state labor office, private lawsuits, settlements outside the Division, and anything the Division has not closed. Back wages are computed at the federal minimum wage of $7.25 and federal overtime; a state with a higher minimum would put the same hours higher. A case is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and names are written as the Department recorded them.
Who gets a page: an employer with a violation found and two or more cases, ten thousand dollars or more in back wages, or a civil money penalty. An employer below that line sits in its state and city tables. A business filed under a person's own name gets no page. Every county, sector and employer figure is summed from the case rows, and a table that cannot place a case prints it in a last row rather than dropping it.
Straight answers
Questions about wage theft records
What is wage theft?
Pay a worker was owed and did not get: a minimum wage not paid, overtime not paid, tips or hours taken, a final paycheck withheld. The Wage and Hour Division investigates it under the federal laws listed on this page; the states have laws of their own.
How do I check an employer?
Pick the state above and type the name. The employer's page shows every case the Division closed and what each one found. A name can appear under more than one spelling, so try a shorter part of it, and try the city's table on the state page.
My employer is not on the record. Is that good news?
Not on its own. The file holds only federal investigations the Division closed. State claims, lawsuits and settlements are elsewhere, and most wage theft is never reported at all.
Can I get back wages the Division collected?
If the Division collected back wages and could not find the worker, it holds them. The Workers Owed Wages search on the Department's site lets you look for your name and employer.
How current is this?
The Department refreshes the file about once a quarter; this cluster reads the snapshot dated April 22, 2026, whose latest closed case is from March 2026.
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 on November 5, 2026. The Wage and Hour Division made the findings, and its page on how to file a complaint is the federal route in 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.