Unpaid Wage Cases in Tifton, Georgia
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $352K in back wages owed to 831 workers by Tifton employers, in 39 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 64% of it. The industry with the most back wages is peanut farming.
What workers weren't paid
5 cases involved child labor violations, covering 8 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Tifton Peanut Company Two 225 Windy Hill Road
$55,324 in back wages to 46 workers
Peanut Farming · period investigated Aug 2014–Aug 2016
Them Boyz Harvesting - H2ALC 1426 Ty Ty Sparks Road
$50,000 in back wages to 296 workers
Cotton Ginning · period investigated Mar 2020–Dec 2021
The Pit Stop BBQ & Grill 1112 8th Street West
$38,047 in back wages to 15 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2011–Feb 2013
Tift County Sheriff's Department P.O. Box 46
$25,229 in back wages to 11 workers
Local Police Protection · period investigated Nov 2002–Nov 2004
Tifton Police Department 527 Commerce Way
$24,407 in back wages to 10 workers
Police Protection · period investigated Oct 2004–Oct 2006
Tim Wiggins Construction & Custom Cabinets 2774 Marshall Drive
$16,965 in back wages to 16 workers
Residential Remodelers · period investigated Mar 2004–Mar 2006
Quality Produce LLC 195 Ty Ty Omega Rd.
$16,866 in back wages to 121 workers · $5,550 in penalties
Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming · period investigated Jan 2010–Dec 2011
Budget Car Sales 3302 Highway 82 W
$13,026 in back wages to 16 workers
Used Car Dealers · period investigated Jun 2008–Jun 2010
Shiver Carts 1207 US-82
$11,096 in back wages to 29 workers
Other Direct Selling Establishments · period investigated Mar 2018–Mar 2020
Golden Environmental, LLC 1880 Chula Brookfield Road
$11,087 in back wages to 7 workers
Materials Recovery Facilities · period investigated Jul 2003–Jul 2005
Most recent cases
Dixie Food Store period ending Sep 2025
$2,184 in back wages to 1 worker · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Osaka Hibachi and Sushi period ending Sep 2023
$35,801 in penalties · 5 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
Taqueria Taco Loco, LLC period ending Feb 2023
$4,374 in back wages to 29 workers · $792 in penalties · 2 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
Them Boyz Harvesting - H2ALC period ending Dec 2021
$50,000 in back wages to 296 workers · Cotton Ginning
Little Caesars period ending Sep 2021
$253 in back wages to 1 worker · Limited-Service Restaurants
Pit Stop Bar-B-Que & Grill period ending Jul 2021
$1,393 in back wages to 15 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Chapos Tequilas and Grill period ending May 2021
$4,100 in back wages to 22 workers · $692 in penalties · 3 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
Campbell Construction & Roofing, LLC period ending Apr 2021
$2,995 in back wages to 6 workers · Roofing Contractors
Tift County Board of Education period ending Dec 2020
$716 in back wages to 1 worker · Local School Boards or Districts
Shiver Carts period ending Mar 2020
$11,096 in back wages to 29 workers · Other Direct Selling Establishments
W&W Door & Construction period ending Nov 2018
$3,781 in back wages to 7 workers · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
J&J Harvesting, LLC period ending Jul 2018
1 violation, no back wages · Vegetable and Melon Farming
Hector Ayala H2ALC period ending Jul 2018
$382 in back wages to 11 workers · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Tovar-Banda, Luciano FLC period ending Jun 2017
$13,406 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
MGM Plant Farms period ending Jun 2017
$2,633 in penalties · Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming
Women's Center for Advanced Surgery period ending Jan 2017
$9,101 in back wages to 8 workers · Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
Tifton Peanut Company Two period ending Aug 2016
$55,324 in back wages to 46 workers · Peanut Farming
Little Miracles Learning Center period ending May 2015
2 violations, no back wages · Child Day Care Services
Bulldog Courier LLC period ending May 2015
$3,922 in back wages to 2 workers · Couriers and Express Delivery Services
Kimberly Perez period ending Jul 2014
$1,450 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
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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