Unpaid Wage Cases in Dothan, Alabama
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $1.2M in back wages owed to 1,316 workers by Dothan employers, in 90 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 65% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
11 cases involved child labor violations, covering 30 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
La Bamba Mexican Cafe 3039 Ross Clark Circle
$186K in back wages to 13 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2021–Jan 2023
Rodeo Mexican Restaurant 2240 Ross Clark Circle
$103K in back wages to 18 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated May 2019–May 2021
A.R.M. International 100 Jet Service Way
$92,569 in back wages to 20 workers
Temporary Help Services · period investigated Mar 2016–Mar 2018 · repeat violator: R
Rodeo Mexican Restaurant 231 Montgomery Highway
$70,838 in back wages to 17 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Sep 2018–Sep 2020
Lucero Aerospace Staffing Solutions 807 Gonzalez Dr
$63,625 in back wages to 26 workers
Office Administrative Services · period investigated Sep 2020–Sep 2022
Smith's Inc. of Dothan 488 Ross Clark Circle NE
$63,047 in back wages to 27 workers
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · period investigated Dec 2021–Dec 2023
Dothan Fire Department 600 Columbia Highway
$62,300 in back wages to 188 workers
Local Fire Protection · period investigated Sep 2022–Sep 2024
E & S Drywall, Inc. P.O. Box 10233
$47,399 in back wages to 25 workers
Drywall and Insulation Contractors · period investigated Apr 2011–Apr 2013
SpectraCare 2694 South Park Extension
$43,455 in back wages to 69 workers
Local Group Homes for Mentally and Physically Handicapped · period investigated May 2003–Apr 2005
Innovative Cleaning P.O. Box 2142
$30,753 in back wages to 11 workers
Janitorial Services · period investigated Sep 2005–Oct 2005
Most recent cases
5-Lock Gin & Warehouse, LLC period ending Nov 2024
$10,584 in penalties · Cotton Ginning
Dothan Fire Department period ending Sep 2024
$62,300 in back wages to 188 workers · Local Fire Protection
Dothan Security Inc period ending Jul 2024
$1,869 in back wages to 8 workers · Security Guards and Patrol Services
Apex Commercial Facility Services, LLC period ending May 2024
$839 in back wages to 4 workers · Janitorial Services
Smith's Inc. of Dothan period ending Dec 2023
$63,047 in back wages to 27 workers · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Higgins Electric Inc period ending Nov 2023
2 violations, no back wages · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
Hibachi Joe's period ending Oct 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
American Deli period ending Feb 2023
$3,942 in back wages to 10 workers · 1 child labor violation · Limited-Service Restaurants
La Bamba Mexican Cafe period ending Jan 2023
$186K in back wages to 13 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Lucero Aerospace Staffing Solutions period ending Sep 2022
$63,625 in back wages to 26 workers · Office Administrative Services
Scac Aact period ending Jul 2022
1 violation, no back wages · General Freight Trucking, Local
Dothan CBD & Vape period ending Mar 2022
$2,412 in back wages to 3 workers · Tobacco Stores
Days Inn period ending Oct 2021
$875 in back wages to 1 worker · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Rodeo Mexican Restaurant period ending May 2021
$103K in back wages to 18 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Barrentine Fish Market & Oyster Bar period ending Mar 2021
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Journeys period ending Feb 2021
$37,280 in penalties · 10 child labor violations · Family Clothing Stores
Aaron Frost Refrigeration period ending Jan 2021
31 violations, no back wages · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Burger King period ending Jan 2021
$14,036 in back wages to 10 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Dothan National Golf Club & Hotel period ending Jan 2021
$2,923 in back wages to 3 workers · Golf Courses and Country Clubs
5-Lock Gin & Warehouse period ending Dec 2020
$4,764 in back wages to 38 workers · Cotton Ginning
If you weren't paid what you're owed
Federal law requires at least the minimum wage and time-and-a-half for hours over 40 a week for most hourly workers, and many states set higher minimums. You can file a free, confidential complaint with the Wage and Hour Division or your state labor department, and you can also sue to recover unpaid wages, often with an equal amount in damages and your attorney fees. Deadlines are generally two to three years under federal law.
Labor and employment lawyers in Alabama
Lawbamba lists 12 labor and employment lawyers with an office in Alabama, the practice area that deals with the wage theft cases on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division enforcement data (every concluded compliance action since fiscal year 2005), from the DOL Open Data Portal, loaded November 9, 2026. “Back wages” is the amount employers agreed to pay workers after an investigation found they were underpaid; dates are the end of the period the investigation covered. Employer names and addresses are as DOL publishes them. Federal cases only: state labor departments and private lawsuits recover more that isn't counted here.
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