Unpaid Wage Cases in Montrose, Colorado
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $179K in back wages owed to 291 workers by Montrose employers, in 24 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 68% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
2 cases involved child labor violations, covering 22 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
D & K Cmi 1414 Hawk Parkway Suite B
$25,167 in back wages to 7 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Apr 2003–Apr 2005
Smuggler's Brew Pub 1571 Ogden
$21,471 in back wages to 20 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Mar 2008–Mar 2010
Rainmaker Inc. 17656 Hwy 550 South
$21,392 in back wages to 25 workers
Landscape Architectural Services · period investigated Nov 2011–Nov 2013
Carl Kelly Plumbing & Heating Services 64130 North Romona Road
$15,932 in back wages to 5 workers
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · period investigated Aug 2012–Aug 2014
Keenan's Plumbing and Heating 24-- East Main Street, Suite A
$14,473 in back wages to 12 workers
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · period investigated Aug 2010–Aug 2012
Mbr - 140d0423d0049 16387 630 Rd
$12,294 in back wages to 6 workers
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation · period investigated Mar 2024–Mar 2026
Camp Robber 1515 Ogden Road
$9,117 in back wages to 21 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Aug 2012–Aug 2014
Arrowhead Roofing & Siding 236 S 3rd St #278
$7,709 in back wages to 19 workers
Roofing Contractors · period investigated Feb 2004–Feb 2006
Starvin Arvins 1320 South Townsend Avenue
$7,412 in back wages to 5 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Aug 2011–Aug 2013
Mbr - 140d8022d0010 1544 Oxbow Dr
$6,900 in back wages to 4 workers
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation · period investigated Mar 2024–Mar 2026
Most recent cases
Mbr 140d0423d0018 period ending Mar 2026
$2,950 in back wages to 3 workers · Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
Mbr - 140d8022d0010 period ending Mar 2026
$6,900 in back wages to 4 workers · Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
Mbr - 140d0423d0049 period ending Mar 2026
$12,294 in back wages to 6 workers · Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
Etchart Livestock period ending Aug 2022
$1,892 in back wages to 7 workers · $4,332 in penalties · Sheep Farming
Sonic - Montrose period ending Apr 2022
$327 in back wages to 1 worker · 19 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
Kinikin Processing, LLC period ending Mar 2021
$5,592 in penalties · 3 child labor violations · Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
The Learning Cottage period ending Oct 2020
2 violations, no back wages · Child Day Care Services
Community Options period ending Feb 2018
$330 in back wages to 19 workers · Packaging and Labeling Services
Camp Robber period ending Aug 2014
$9,117 in back wages to 21 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Carl Kelly Plumbing & Heating Services period ending Aug 2014
$15,932 in back wages to 5 workers · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
LD Mechanical period ending Jul 2014
1 violation, no back wages · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Sears period ending Jan 2014
1 violation, no back wages · Household Appliance Stores
OneTrack Communications period ending Jan 2014
$3,325 in back wages to 4 workers · Cable and Other Subscription Programming
Super 8 period ending Dec 2013
1 violation, no back wages · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Rainmaker Inc. period ending Nov 2013
$21,392 in back wages to 25 workers · Landscape Architectural Services
Starvin Arvins period ending Aug 2013
$7,412 in back wages to 5 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
San Juan Construction, Inc. period ending Jun 2013
$345 in back wages to 2 workers · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Keenan's Plumbing and Heating period ending Aug 2012
$14,473 in back wages to 12 workers · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Silver Mountain Enterprises period ending Jan 2012
$1,369 in back wages to 92 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Spring Creek Cable period ending Dec 2011
$3,733 in back wages to 7 workers · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
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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