Unpaid Wage Cases in Americus, Georgia
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $142K in back wages owed to 163 workers by Americus employers, in 14 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 52% of it. The industry with the most back wages is services for the elderly and persons with disabilities.
What workers weren't paid
1 case involved child labor violations, covering 1 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Perry Wellness Center 302 E Furlow Street
$53,969 in back wages to 29 workers
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities · period investigated Feb 2016–Feb 2018
El Jalapeno 716 Felder Street
$40,482 in back wages to 8 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Apr 2011–Mar 2012
Magnolia Packing - GA 1307 Southerfield Rd
$26,992 in back wages to 41 workers · $4,090 in penalties
Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) · period investigated Feb 2022–Jun 2023
Sumter County Sheriff's Department 352 McMath Mill Road
$5,949 in back wages to 28 workers
Local Police Protection · period investigated Aug 2002–Aug 2004
BarNETt Computers 201 W. Forsyth Street
$3,781 in back wages to 7 workers
Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance · period investigated Feb 2005–Mar 2007
Sumter County Producers Gin 225 Mclittle Bridge Rd
$3,767 in back wages to 12 workers · $2,739 in penalties
Cotton Ginning · period investigated Jan 2020–Jan 2022
Pizza Hut 1041 East Forsyth Street
$2,733 in back wages to 4 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Aug 2010–Mar 2012
Caravelle Powerboats dba 111 Matthews Drive
$1,757 in back wages to 15 workers
Boat Building · period investigated Aug 2012–Jul 2013
Middle Flint Behavioral Healthcare Services 415 North Jackson Street
$830 in back wages to 2 workers
State Group Homes for Mentally and Physically Handicapped · period investigated Sep 2002–Sep 2004
Medecon Medical Services, Inc. P.O. Box 605
$729 in back wages to 4 workers
Ambulance Services · period investigated Oct 2004–Oct 2006
Most recent cases
Magnolia Packing - GA period ending Jun 2023
$26,992 in back wages to 41 workers · $4,090 in penalties · Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
Popeye's period ending Jun 2023
$791 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Limited-Service Restaurants
Sumter County Producers Gin period ending Jan 2022
$3,767 in back wages to 12 workers · $2,739 in penalties · Cotton Ginning
Bell Vault Co. period ending Jan 2021
3 violations, no back wages · Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
King's Deli - Americus, GA period ending Feb 2018
4 violations, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Perry Wellness Center period ending Feb 2018
$53,969 in back wages to 29 workers · Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
Fresh Plants period ending Jun 2014
1 violation, no back wages · Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
Caravelle Powerboats dba period ending Jul 2013
$1,757 in back wages to 15 workers · Boat Building
El Jalapeno period ending Mar 2012
$40,482 in back wages to 8 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Pizza Hut period ending Mar 2012
$2,733 in back wages to 4 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, Inc. period ending Dec 2011
1 violation, no back wages · General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Hampton Inn/Holiday Inn Express, Americus period ending Jul 2010
$186 in back wages to 3 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
US Transit Company period ending Sep 2008
$219 in back wages to 2 workers · Ambulance Services
BarNETt Computers period ending Mar 2007
$3,781 in back wages to 7 workers · Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance
Medecon Medical Services, Inc. period ending Oct 2006
$729 in back wages to 4 workers · Ambulance Services
Hampton Inn period ending Mar 2006
$528 in back wages to 2 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Middle Flint BHC period ending Oct 2005
$206 in back wages to 6 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Middle Flint Behavioral Healthcare Services period ending Sep 2004
$830 in back wages to 2 workers · State Group Homes for Mentally and Physically Handicapped
Sumter County Sheriff's Department period ending Aug 2004
$5,949 in back wages to 28 workers · Local Police Protection
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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