Unpaid Wage Cases in Downers Grove, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $600K in back wages owed to 415 workers by Downers Grove employers, in 38 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 68% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Royal Buffet 1400 w. 75th St
$83,110 in back wages to 22 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2010–Jan 2012
Suburban Home Care 5111 Main Street Suite 200
$70,210 in back wages to 15 workers
Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners · period investigated Mar 2022–Mar 2024
Village of Downers Grove 801 Burlington Ave
$63,666 in back wages to 54 workers
Other Local Governmental Facilities · period investigated May 2014–May 2016
Ber-It 6912 Main St, Ste 221
$48,025 in back wages to 1 worker · $3,862 in penalties
Other Management Consulting Services · period investigated Jul 2022–Mar 2023
Spectrum Vocational Services 2302 Wisconsin Ave.
$42,703 in back wages to 29 workers
Vocational Rehabilitation Services · period investigated Mar 2019–Mar 2021
Bonzer, LLC 6912 Main St, Ste 226
$41,497 in back wages to 1 worker · $3,862 in penalties
Other Management Consulting Services · period investigated Dec 2021–Sep 2022
Downers Delight Pancake House 401 75th Street
$38,188 in back wages to 12 workers
Limited-Service Eating Places · period investigated Feb 2004–Feb 2006
Grand Duke's Restaurant 980 W 75th Street
$37,350 in back wages to 13 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2022–Jun 2024
Fill-A-Pita Restaurant 1332 75th St
$24,199 in back wages to 2 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2025–Jan 2026
Fertility & Cryogenics Lab 8635 Lemont Rd
$22,613 in back wages to 9 workers
Medical Laboratories · period investigated Sep 2017–Dec 2017
Most recent cases
Fill-A-Pita Restaurant period ending Jan 2026
$24,199 in back wages to 2 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Tivoli Bowl period ending Feb 2025
$8,080 in back wages to 13 workers · Bowling Centers
Grand Duke's Restaurant period ending Jun 2024
$37,350 in back wages to 13 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Alston Construction Company, Inc. period ending Apr 2024
2 violations, no back wages · New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)
Suburban Home Care period ending Mar 2024
$70,210 in back wages to 15 workers · Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners
Integral Family Dental period ending May 2023
$1,067 in back wages to 4 workers · Offices of Dentists
Ber-It period ending Mar 2023
$48,025 in back wages to 1 worker · $3,862 in penalties · Other Management Consulting Services
Al's Pizzeria period ending Jan 2023
$8,724 in back wages to 12 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Bonzer, LLC period ending Sep 2022
$41,497 in back wages to 1 worker · $3,862 in penalties · Other Management Consulting Services
Casa Margarita period ending Feb 2022
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Northern Illinois Foot &Ankle Specialists (S) period ending Aug 2021
$1,392 in back wages to 5 workers · Offices of Podiatrists
New York Life Insurance-Greater Chicago D23 period ending Apr 2021
$721 in back wages to 21 workers · Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
Spectrum Vocational Services period ending Mar 2021
$42,703 in back wages to 29 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Center for Addictive Problems - Downers Grove period ending Mar 2021
$57 in back wages to 1 worker · Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
Downers Grove Auto Rebuilders period ending Nov 2020
1 violation, no back wages · General Automotive Repair
Oak Trace Nursing Home period ending Aug 2020
2 violations, no back wages · Homes for the Elderly
Zeigler Chrysler Dodge Jeep of Downers Grove period ending May 2020
$6,944 in back wages to 32 workers · Automobile Dealers
Carlos Billiard Academy period ending Feb 2020
$92 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
Gatto's Downers Grove period ending Jan 2018
2 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Fertility & Cryogenics Lab period ending Dec 2017
$22,613 in back wages to 9 workers · Medical Laboratories
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 Illinois
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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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