Unpaid Wage Cases in Covington, Georgia
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $646K in back wages owed to 273 workers by Covington employers, in 34 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 57% 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 1 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Baymont Inn & Suites 10111 Alcovy Rd
$145K in back wages to 5 workers
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Aug 2023–Aug 2025
Conditioned Air Systems - Newton Newton College and Career Academy
$121K in back wages to 26 workers
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · period investigated Sep 2010–Aug 2012
El Charro #5 9148 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave
$102K in back wages to 23 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2013–Feb 2015
El Charro #1 3165 Elm Street NE
$91,338 in back wages to 15 workers · 2 child labor violations
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2013–Feb 2015
Jim Stalvey's Seafood Restaurant 3132 US 278
$26,272 in back wages to 2 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2020–Feb 2022
Sheppard Trucking Inc 35A Sunbelt Pkwy
$25,119 in back wages to 15 workers
Other Waste Collection · period investigated Nov 2008–Nov 2010
Lakeview Professional Landscapes LLC 10455 Old Atlanta Highway
$23,614 in back wages to 28 workers
Landscaping Services · period investigated Jan 2004–Jan 2010
Holiday Inn Express & Inn 9159 Access Road NW
$19,347 in back wages to 51 workers
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Jul 2012–Jun 2014
Folk Art 9196 Hwy 278 East
$16,874 in back wages to 8 workers
All Other General Merchandise Stores · period investigated Apr 2004–Apr 2006
Advanced Communications Group 355 Old Oxford Road
$15,290 in back wages to 13 workers
Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · period investigated Mar 2006–Mar 2008
Most recent cases
Max Built Trailers Covington period ending Apr 2026
$3,828 in back wages to 8 workers · All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
Baymont Inn & Suites period ending Aug 2025
$145K in back wages to 5 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
ABC Childcare and Learning Center period ending Aug 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Child Day Care Services
The Pig Out ATL period ending Jul 2022
$1,219 in back wages to 1 worker · Limited-Service Restaurants
Jim Stalvey's Seafood Restaurant period ending Feb 2022
$26,272 in back wages to 2 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Imagination Zone Child Care and Early Learnin period ending May 2021
$2,893 in back wages to 2 workers · Child Day Care Services
Ron Smith Masonry period ending Mar 2021
$122 in back wages to 2 workers · Masonry Contractors
Alliance Family Care period ending Jul 2020
$72 in back wages to 2 workers · Other Health and Personal Care Stores
SPG International, LLC period ending May 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
The Cellular Shop period ending Apr 2019
$984 in back wages to 9 workers · Radio, Television, and Other Electronics Stores
KFC/KBP Foods Covington period ending Mar 2018
1 violation, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Turner Lake Chevron period ending Mar 2018
$2,510 in back wages to 5 workers · Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction
East Georgia Sprinkler period ending Aug 2017
2 violations, no back wages · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Holiday Inn Express period ending Oct 2016
$5,956 in back wages to 13 workers · $3,298 in penalties · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Team Sports and Signs period ending May 2016
$3,408 in back wages to 4 workers · All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers
Wilson Industrial Restoration, LLC period ending Mar 2016
$1,726 in back wages to 8 workers · Glass and Glazing Contractors
Marcos Pizza (HWY 278) period ending Oct 2015
$361 in back wages to 3 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Marco's Pizza period ending Aug 2015
$93 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
A T & T period ending May 2015
$209 in back wages to 1 worker · Cable and Other Subscription Programming
El Charro #5 period ending Feb 2015
$102K in back wages to 23 workers · Full-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).
Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.
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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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