Unpaid Wage Cases in Frankfort, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $230K in back wages owed to 224 workers by Frankfort employers, in 20 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 98% of it. The industry with the most back wages is painting and wall covering contractors.
What workers weren't paid
2 cases involved child labor violations, covering 5 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Mike's Decorating & Painting 966 Lambrecht Rd. #A
$63,064 in back wages to 52 workers · $58,300 in penalties
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · period investigated Mar 2012–Mar 2015 · repeat violator: RW
Chef Klaus' Bier Stube 20827 S. LaGrange Rd.
$29,545 in back wages to 8 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated May 2022–May 2024
Trails Edge Brewing Company 20 Kansas Street
$22,943 in back wages to 6 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Mar 2022–Mar 2024
Frankfort Duncan Donuts & Baskin Robbins 20551 La Grange Road
$21,935 in back wages to 22 workers
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars · period investigated Sep 2002–Aug 2004
Frankfort Terrace Nursing Center 40 North Smith Street
$16,456 in back wages to 19 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Jan 2013–Jan 2015
Mike's Painting 966 Lambrecht
$15,745 in back wages to 25 workers
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · period investigated Oct 2009–Oct 2011
Francesca's Fortunato 40 Kansas Street
$14,111 in back wages to 6 workers · $1,122 in penalties
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2005–Jun 2007 · repeat violator: R
Fogarty Enterprises, Inc. 24400 S 88th Ave.
$13,068 in back wages to 10 workers
Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · period investigated Jun 2021–Jun 2023
Deck Bright 966 Lambrecht
$12,889 in back wages to 19 workers · 1 child labor violation
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · period investigated Mar 2009–Mar 2011
Modern Food Manufacturing 22813 S. Challenger Rd. # C-D
$5,267 in back wages to 10 workers
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · period investigated May 2017–May 2019
Most recent cases
Executive Protection Group period ending Jul 2025
$534 in back wages to 1 worker · Security Guards and Patrol Services
Chef Klaus' Bier Stube period ending May 2024
$29,545 in back wages to 8 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Trails Edge Brewing Company period ending Mar 2024
$22,943 in back wages to 6 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
R+L Carriers period ending Feb 2024
1 violation, no back wages · General Freight Trucking
James L Lord Inc period ending Dec 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Site Preparation Contractors
Fogarty Enterprises, Inc. period ending Jun 2023
$13,068 in back wages to 10 workers · Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors
Gas N Wash period ending Nov 2019
$477 in back wages to 6 workers · Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction
Modern Food Manufacturing period ending May 2019
$5,267 in back wages to 10 workers · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Arctic Snow & ICe period ending Dec 2018
$845 in back wages to 3 workers · Landscaping Services
Mike's Decorating & Painting period ending Mar 2015
$4,400 in penalties · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
Mike's Decorating & Painting period ending Mar 2015
$63,064 in back wages to 52 workers · $58,300 in penalties · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
Papa John's Pizza/ Sainath Corporation period ending Feb 2015
$1,109 in back wages to 2 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Frankfort Terrace Nursing Center period ending Jan 2015
$16,456 in back wages to 19 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
Riverside Mechanical period ending May 2014
1 violation, no back wages · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Tuffy Automotive Services period ending May 2014
$1,202 in back wages to 1 worker · Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Saunoris Brothers period ending Sep 2012
$2,159 in back wages to 1 worker · Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores
Precision Construction period ending Aug 2012
$999 in back wages to 3 workers · Nonresidential Building Construction
Mike's Painting period ending Oct 2011
$15,745 in back wages to 25 workers · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
Deck Bright period ending Mar 2011
$12,889 in back wages to 19 workers · 1 child labor violation · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
Tough Cuts period ending Nov 2009
1 violation, no back wages · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
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
Lawbamba lists 20 labor and employment lawyers with an office in Illinois, 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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