Unpaid Wage Cases in Franklin Park, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $1.9M in back wages owed to 543 workers by Franklin Park employers, in 29 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 26% of it. The industry with the most back wages is school and employee bus transportation.
What workers weren't paid
1 case involved child labor violations, covering 4 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Total Enterprise, Inc. 3528 Martens St.
$1.4M in back wages to 140 workers
School and Employee Bus Transportation · period investigated Jan 2006–Nov 2009
Rubicon Technology Inc. 9931 Franklin Avenue
$75,745 in back wages to 33 workers
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · period investigated Oct 2008–Oct 2010
Vip Tech Electric, Inc 10225 W. Pacific
$71,037 in back wages to 55 workers
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · period investigated Jan 2008–Jul 2009
Asap Pallets Inc. 480 Podlin Drive
$66,253 in back wages to 43 workers
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · period investigated Sep 2017–Sep 2019
Michele Baking Co. 3140 N. Manheim
$47,218 in back wages to 28 workers
Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing · period investigated May 2006–Apr 2008
Velasquez and Sons Mufflers Franklin Park 3035 N. Mannheim Road
$35,698 in back wages to 4 workers
Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance · period investigated Mar 2009–Mar 2011
Chicago Granite & Marble 10435 Seymour Avenue
$33,885 in back wages to 9 workers
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers · period investigated Sep 2007–Sep 2009
Romano Brands, Inc 10000 W. Grand Ave.
$29,766 in back wages to 12 workers · $1,855 in penalties · 9 child labor violations
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2012–Feb 2013
Edgar's Custom Cabinets 3315 Dora st
$19,528 in back wages to 8 workers
Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing · period investigated Aug 2021–Aug 2023
Lulu Belle's 3147 N Mainheim Rd
$18,992 in back wages to 2 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated May 2016–May 2018
Most recent cases
B & M Plastic Inc period ending Aug 2025
$580 in back wages to 0 workers · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing
Goal Line LLC period ending Jul 2025
$2,443 in back wages to 5 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Just Fence It period ending May 2025
$8,969 in back wages to 10 workers · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Edgar's Custom Cabinets period ending Aug 2023
$19,528 in back wages to 8 workers · Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing
Gcw Henry Jankowski, Inc. period ending Jan 2020
$1,821 in back wages to 2 workers · Residential Building Construction
Asap Pallets Inc. period ending Sep 2019
$66,253 in back wages to 43 workers · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
Kruk Transportation Inc period ending Dec 2018
$9 in back wages to 1 worker · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance
Sloan Valve Company period ending Oct 2018
1 violation, no back wages · Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing
IL Mulino Di Valenzano Bakery period ending Aug 2018
1 violation, no back wages · Baked Goods Stores
Best Quality Cleaning period ending May 2018
1 violation, no back wages · Janitorial Services
Lulu Belle's period ending May 2018
$18,992 in back wages to 2 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Windstar INC period ending Apr 2017
$9,222 in back wages to 4 workers · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance
Multi Group Logistics period ending Jul 2016
$957 in back wages to 1 worker · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
Best Quality Cleaning period ending Oct 2015
$6,426 in back wages to 6 workers · Janitorial Services
J.S. Paluch Company, Inc. period ending Oct 2014
2 violations, no back wages · All Other Publishers
J.S. Paluch Company period ending Aug 2014
1 violation, no back wages · All Other Publishers
Tommy Pollina Landscape Co. period ending Aug 2014
$15,749 in back wages to 63 workers · Landscaping Services
Clearly Clean Services, Inc period ending Dec 2013
$8,354 in back wages to 30 workers · Janitorial Services
Lowell Foods, Inc period ending Oct 2013
$17,849 in back wages to 29 workers · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
Stan's Welding, Inc period ending Aug 2013
$14,959 in back wages to 18 workers · Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
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).
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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