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West Bend at a glance
- County
- Palo Alto County
- Population
- 925
- Local records
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- ZIP codes
- 50597
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West Bend is an incorporated place in Palo Alto County, a place of 925 people, and keeps its own council and town business records. See our Palo Alto County page for every county office.
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Wage and hour cases in West Bend, Iowa
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 2 investigations with a West Bend address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $6,484 in back wages agreed for 63 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
- 2
- Back wages agreed
- $6,484
- Workers due back wages
- 63
- Civil money penalties
- $8,050
- Employers on the record
- 2
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Nest Corporation | 1 | $6,484 | 63 |
| Kampen Foods, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in West Bend, by back wages agreed; 1 employer has a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Iowa wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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