Unpaid Wage Cases in Fountain, Colorado
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $223K in back wages owed to 257 workers by Fountain employers, in 19 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 90% of it. The industry with the most back wages is poured concrete foundation and structure contractors.
What workers weren't paid
2 cases involved child labor violations, covering 2 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Araco Concrete 7470 Southmoor Dr
$130K in back wages to 44 workers
Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · period investigated Nov 2011–Oct 2013 · repeat violator: R
Rainbow Collision & Auto Glass 10680 Charter Oak Ranch Rd
$49,240 in back wages to 13 workers
Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance · period investigated Nov 2017–Nov 2019
Tomahawk Auto/Truck Plaza 1103 South Santa Fe
$10,507 in back wages to 13 workers
Other Support Activities for Road Transportation · period investigated Oct 2010–Oct 2012
Bird Dog BBQ 6965 Mesa Ridge Parkway
$10,118 in back wages to 34 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2016–Jun 2018
Ransom Construction 8740 Emrel Road
$6,915 in back wages to 10 workers
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · period investigated Jul 2004–Mar 2006
Fountain School District Eight 425 W Alabama
$4,251 in back wages to 9 workers
State and Local Government · period investigated Apr 2003–Apr 2005
Progressive Logistics Services LLC 500 S. Charter Oak Ranch Road
$2,550 in back wages to 3 workers
Other Warehousing and Storage · period investigated Mar 2004–Mar 2006
TCI Contracting, LLC Shop #20 10611 Charter Oaks Ranch Road
$2,098 in back wages to 14 workers
Drywall and Insulation Contractors · period investigated Feb 2007–Feb 2009
Rice & Rice, Inc. 8150 RIce Lane
$1,671 in back wages to 16 workers
Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · period investigated Mar 2004–Jul 2004
Spencers Market 4720 Center Valley Drive,
$1,592 in back wages to 1 worker
Nursery and Tree Production · period investigated Jun 2010–Jun 2012
Most recent cases
Fountain Fort Carson School District 8 period ending Jul 2024
6 violations, no back wages · State School Boards or Districts
Popeye's Chicken period ending Mar 2021
1 violation, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Monarch Landscaping & Construction,LLC period ending Aug 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Landscape Architectural Services
Rainbow Collision & Auto Glass period ending Nov 2019
$49,240 in back wages to 13 workers · Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
JBI Construction period ending Mar 2019
1 violation, no back wages · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Diary Queen period ending Jun 2018
2 violations, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Bird Dog BBQ period ending Jun 2018
$10,118 in back wages to 34 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Sarges' Grill period ending Sep 2017
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Subway (Venetucci WM) period ending Jul 2016
$429 in back wages to 14 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Subway (Mesa) period ending Jul 2016
$1,104 in back wages to 40 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Subway period ending Jul 2016
$827 in back wages to 18 workers · $1,730 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Limited-Service Restaurants
7-Eleven period ending Jul 2016
$67 in back wages to 1 worker · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Denny's period ending Mar 2014
$688 in back wages to 11 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Araco Concrete period ending Oct 2013
$130K in back wages to 44 workers · Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors
Tomahawk Auto/Truck Plaza period ending Oct 2012
$10,507 in back wages to 13 workers · Other Support Activities for Road Transportation
Spencers Market period ending Jun 2012
$1,592 in back wages to 1 worker · Nursery and Tree Production
Cherry Sherre's Bar & Grill period ending Dec 2011
$27 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
JBI Construction period ending Jun 2010
$2,150 in penalties · 3 child labor violations · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
TCI Contracting, LLC Shop #20 period ending Feb 2009
$2,098 in back wages to 14 workers · Drywall and Insulation Contractors
Nation-Wide Horse Transportation period ending Jan 2009
$326 in back wages to 1 worker · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local
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.
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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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