Unpaid Wage Cases in Cordele, Georgia
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $348K in back wages owed to 320 workers by Cordele employers, in 20 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 99% of it. The industry with the most back wages is home health care services.
What workers weren't paid
6 cases involved child labor violations, covering 7 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Adventist Homecare 703 Schiley Ave
$235K in back wages to 96 workers
Home Health Care Services · period investigated Oct 2021–Sep 2023
Access Loan Company, Inc. P.O. Box 1075
$39,628 in back wages to 31 workers
Consumer Lending · period investigated Aug 2018–Jul 2020
J&L Repairs 1565 Tremont Road
$26,691 in back wages to 5 workers
Home and Garden Equipment Repair and Maintenance · period investigated Apr 2019–Apr 2021
Leger & Son, Inc. 120 Seedling Drive
$10,033 in back wages to 45 workers
Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) · period investigated Jul 2012–Jul 2014
Turton Properties 602 16th Avenue East
$8,518 in back wages to 14 workers
Residential Property Managers · period investigated Jun 2008–Jun 2010
Southern Harvest Property & Casualty, Inc 1515 South 7th St
$4,050 in back wages to 30 workers
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages · period investigated Jan 2016–Jan 2018
T A Travel Center/Country Pride Restaurant Hwy 75, exit 97
$3,457 in back wages to 43 workers
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores · period investigated Apr 2002–Apr 2004
Spotlight Theatres 901 E 16th Ave
$3,110 in back wages to 8 workers
Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins) · period investigated Dec 2009–Dec 2011
Urological Health Center 906 D North 5th Street
$3,017 in back wages to 8 workers
Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) · period investigated Mar 2007–Mar 2009 · repeat violator: R
Cordele KOA Campground/PTT Inc. 622 E. 16th Ave.
$2,601 in back wages to 2 workers
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds · period investigated Nov 2007–Oct 2009
Most recent cases
Adventist Homecare period ending Sep 2023
$235K in back wages to 96 workers · Home Health Care Services
J&L Repairs period ending Apr 2021
$26,691 in back wages to 5 workers · Home and Garden Equipment Repair and Maintenance
Tri County Seafood period ending Aug 2020
$291 in back wages to 1 worker · $683 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Full-Service Restaurants
Access Loan Company, Inc. period ending Jul 2020
$39,628 in back wages to 31 workers · Consumer Lending
Tri-County Seafood Lakeshore Grill, LLC period ending Nov 2019
$378 in back wages to 3 workers · 1 child labor violation · Full-Service Restaurants
Los Compadres Mexican Restaurant period ending Aug 2018
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Jones Petroleum period ending Mar 2018
1 violation, no back wages · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Southern Harvest Property & Casualty, Inc period ending Jan 2018
$4,050 in back wages to 30 workers · Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
Lewis Farms period ending Jun 2017
1 violation, no back wages · Vegetable and Melon Farming
Crisp Melons period ending Jun 2015
3 violations, no back wages · Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming
Jackson Farms period ending Jul 2014
4 violations, no back wages · Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming
Leger & Son, Inc. period ending Jul 2014
$10,033 in back wages to 45 workers · Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
Spotlight Theatres period ending Dec 2011
$3,110 in back wages to 8 workers · Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins)
Mike Fraser's Auto Repair period ending Mar 2011
1 violation, no back wages · General Automotive Repair
Subway period ending Mar 2011
13 violations, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Subway period ending Mar 2011
11 violations, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Milan Banquet Hall period ending Jun 2010
$1,403 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Ashburn Inn period ending Jun 2010
$2,104 in penalties · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Deluxe Inn period ending Jun 2010
$2,805 in penalties · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Express Inn period ending Jun 2010
$7,714 in penalties · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
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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