Unpaid Wage Cases in Cartersville, Georgia
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $228K in back wages owed to 348 workers by Cartersville employers, in 30 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 72% of it. The industry with the most back wages is hotels (except casino hotels) and motels.
What workers weren't paid
1 case involved child labor violations, covering 5 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Howard Johnson's Hotel 25 Carson Loop
$24,563 in back wages to 3 workers
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Sep 2010–Sep 2012
Bartow County Government 135 West Cherkee Avenue, Suite 217B
$21,456 in back wages to 7 workers
Local Police Protection · period investigated Jan 2003–Jan 2005
Cummins Enterprises Inc 120 Riverside Drive SW
$20,684 in back wages to 7 workers
Utility System Construction · period investigated Aug 2015–Aug 2017
Matthews Garage 18 Pinson Drive
$20,285 in back wages to 14 workers
Other Support Activities for Road Transportation · period investigated Jun 2013–Jun 2015
Bartow Security Services, LLC PO Box 293
$19,639 in back wages to 58 workers
Security Guards and Patrol Services · period investigated May 2015–May 2017
Weaver Heating and Air, Inc. 180 Wansley Drive, SE
$17,759 in back wages to 12 workers
Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · period investigated May 2010–May 2012
Woodright Industries 1595 Highway 411 NE
$15,207 in back wages to 69 workers
Vocational Rehabilitation Services · period investigated May 2017–May 2019
Baymont Inn & Suites 11 Kent Dr. NW
$13,727 in back wages to 4 workers
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Aug 2015–Aug 2017
Bartow Animal Hospital, Inc. 1245 S. Morningside Drive
$8,786 in back wages to 26 workers
Veterinary Services · period investigated Apr 2005–Apr 2007
Hong Kong Restaurant 281 Market Place Blvd.
$8,663 in back wages to 1 worker
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2011–Nov 2012
Most recent cases
Firehouse Subs 1285 period ending Jul 2025
$250 in back wages to 5 workers · $47,704 in penalties · 5 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
Class Act Preschool and Childcare period ending Oct 2021
$5,486 in back wages to 14 workers · Child Day Care Services
Kobe Steak and Sushi period ending Aug 2019
$7,860 in back wages to 8 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Woodright Industries period ending May 2019
$15,207 in back wages to 69 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Super 8 period ending Sep 2017
$2,150 in back wages to 5 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Baymont Inn & Suites period ending Aug 2017
$13,727 in back wages to 4 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Cummins Enterprises Inc period ending Aug 2017
$20,684 in back wages to 7 workers · Utility System Construction
Bartow Security Services, LLC period ending May 2017
$19,639 in back wages to 58 workers · Security Guards and Patrol Services
Comfort Care Transportation Service, Inc. period ending Mar 2017
1 violation, no back wages · Ambulance Services
Beverage House Inc. period ending Mar 2016
$2,615 in back wages to 1 worker · Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing
Matthews Garage period ending Jun 2015
$20,285 in back wages to 14 workers · Other Support Activities for Road Transportation
Johnboy's Home Cooking in Cartersville period ending Jan 2015
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Tomorrow's Child Learning Center Cartersville period ending Jun 2014
$2,337 in back wages to 5 workers · Child Day Care Services
United Panel Corporation period ending Feb 2014
$557 in back wages to 6 workers · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
River Region Consulting period ending Dec 2013
$8,113 in back wages to 10 workers · Security Guards and Patrol Services
Stevi B's Pizza period ending Nov 2013
$177 in back wages to 1 worker · Limited-Service Restaurants
America's Best Value Inn period ending May 2013
1 violation, no back wages · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Las Palmas Mexican Restaurant #4, Inc. period ending Nov 2012
$1,091 in back wages to 10 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Hong Kong Restaurant period ending Nov 2012
$8,663 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
Tarascos Mexican Restaurant period ending Sep 2012
$3,103 in back wages to 1 worker · Limited-Service Restaurants
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 Georgia
Lawbamba lists 9 labor and employment lawyers with an office in Georgia, 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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