Unpaid Wage Cases in Hope, Arkansas
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $118K in back wages owed to 172 workers by Hope employers, in 13 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 87% of it. The industry with the most back wages is local elementary and secondary schools.
What workers weren't paid
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Spring Hill School District 633 Hwy 355 W
$65,064 in back wages to 10 workers
Local Elementary and Secondary Schools · period investigated Dec 2002–Dec 2004
Barnett Right of Way Services 714 Hempstead 57
$29,236 in back wages to 40 workers
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · period investigated Apr 2012–Mar 2014
Champion Parts 2005 West Avenue B
$11,540 in back wages to 47 workers
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing · period investigated Oct 2007–Oct 2007
Randy Odom Inc 300 West 3rd St.
$5,192 in back wages to 14 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Dec 2010–Dec 2012
Making Rainbows - Hope 501 South Elm Street
$2,290 in back wages to 18 workers
Child Day Care Services · period investigated Feb 2010–Feb 2012
Whatley, Inc. dba Shell Superstation 1201 N. Hervey
$2,153 in back wages to 8 workers
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores · period investigated Jan 2010–Jan 2012
Pafford Medical Services 3509 W. 16th Street
$1,291 in back wages to 3 workers
Ambulance Services · period investigated May 2016–May 2018
Super 8 Motel I-30 & Hwy 4
$527 in back wages to 12 workers
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Feb 2006–Feb 2008
Valero Superstop #466 - Hope 2112 N Hazel St
$387 in back wages to 3 workers
Convenience Stores · period investigated Oct 2009–Oct 2011
Ares Group, Inc. 3910 Highway 278 W
$300 in back wages to 5 workers
Other Airport Operations · period investigated Jul 2009–Aug 2009
Most recent cases
Foster Farms, LLC - Hope Breeder Complex period ending May 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Chicken Egg Production
Super 8 by Wyndham period ending Sep 2022
$112 in back wages to 2 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Northfork Farms period ending Apr 2019
$23,915 in penalties · Chicken Egg Production
Pafford Medical Services period ending May 2018
$1,291 in back wages to 3 workers · Ambulance Services
Foster Farms period ending Feb 2016
1 violation, no back wages · Poultry Hatcheries
Hope Quick Mart period ending Aug 2014
1 violation, no back wages · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Barnett Right of Way Services period ending Mar 2014
$29,236 in back wages to 40 workers · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Randy Odom Inc period ending Dec 2012
$5,192 in back wages to 14 workers · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Kids R Us period ending Apr 2012
$261 in back wages to 9 workers · Child Day Care Services
Hope School District ABC Pre K period ending Apr 2012
1 violation, no back wages · Child Day Care Services
Garrett Memorial Christian School - Preschool period ending Apr 2012
2 violations, no back wages · Child Day Care Services
First United Methodist Church - Preschool period ending Apr 2012
2 violations, no back wages · Child Day Care Services
Making Rainbows - Hope period ending Feb 2012
$2,290 in back wages to 18 workers · Child Day Care Services
Whatley, Inc. dba Shell Superstation period ending Jan 2012
$2,153 in back wages to 8 workers · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Valero Superstop #466 - Hope period ending Oct 2011
$387 in back wages to 3 workers · Convenience Stores
Valero # 466 period ending Apr 2011
$53 in back wages to 1 worker · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Ares Group, Inc. period ending Aug 2009
$300 in back wages to 5 workers · Other Airport Operations
Super 8 Motel period ending Feb 2008
$527 in back wages to 12 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Champion Parts period ending Oct 2007
$11,540 in back wages to 47 workers · Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. period ending Jun 2006
1 violation, no back wages · Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
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 Arkansas
Lawbamba lists 6 labor and employment lawyers with an office in Arkansas, 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).
Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.
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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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