Unpaid Wage Cases in Kankakee, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $210K in back wages owed to 67 workers by Kankakee employers, in 14 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 75% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
3 cases involved child labor violations, covering 2 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
El Mexicano Restaurant 503 Riverstone Pkwy
$109K in back wages to 9 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Dec 2011–Dec 2013
Burgers & Beer 756 W. Jeffery St.
$30,679 in back wages to 14 workers · 1 child labor violation
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Dec 2017–Dec 2019
Velasquez and Sons Mufflers for Less Kankakee 291 S. Washington
$24,305 in back wages to 6 workers
Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance · period investigated Mar 2009–Mar 2011
Kankakee School District #111 240 Warren Avenue
$13,199 in back wages to 1 worker
Local School Boards or Districts · period investigated Sep 2005–Oct 2005
Olivers Bar and Grill 2122 W Station St
$9,095 in back wages to 8 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2014–Jan 2016
Berkot's Super Foods 1557 W Court St
$6,486 in back wages to 1 worker
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores · period investigated Feb 2018–Feb 2020
Oliver's Bar and Grill 2122 W. Station St.
$5,437 in back wages to 2 workers · $736 in penalties
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Sep 2016–Sep 2018 · repeat violator: R
Kankakee School District #111 240 Warren Avenue
$4,797 in back wages to 6 workers
Local Elementary and Secondary Schools · period investigated Jan 2004–Dec 2005
Poor Boy Restaurant 1514 E. Court St.
$2,993 in back wages to 1 worker · $683 in penalties · 1 child labor violation
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Dec 2017–Dec 2019
Eddie's Bar and Grill 1875 W Station St
$2,295 in back wages to 4 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2009–Dec 2010
Most recent cases
Johnson-Downs Construction period ending Aug 2023
$25,735 in penalties · 2 child labor violations · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Shapiro Center period ending Nov 2021
2 violations, no back wages · Other Individual and Family Services
Shapiro Center period ending Feb 2021
3 violations, no back wages · Offices of Physicians
Berkot's Super Foods period ending Feb 2020
$6,486 in back wages to 1 worker · Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
Poor Boy Too Restaurant period ending Dec 2019
2 violations, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Poor Boy Restaurant period ending Dec 2019
$2,993 in back wages to 1 worker · $683 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Limited-Service Restaurants
JR's Chicken period ending Dec 2019
$93 in back wages to 3 workers · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
Burgers & Beer period ending Dec 2019
$30,679 in back wages to 14 workers · 1 child labor violation · Full-Service Restaurants
Another Level Tower Services Inc. period ending Jun 2019
$1,253 in back wages to 10 workers · Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance
Oliver's Bar and Grill period ending Sep 2018
$5,437 in back wages to 2 workers · $736 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Olivers Bar and Grill period ending Jan 2016
$9,095 in back wages to 8 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Shapiro Development Center period ending Feb 2015
$304 in back wages to 1 worker · State Hospitals
El Mexicano Restaurant period ending Dec 2013
$109K in back wages to 9 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Velasquez and Sons Mufflers for Less Kankakee period ending Mar 2011
$24,305 in back wages to 6 workers · Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance
Eddie's Bar and Grill period ending Dec 2010
$2,295 in back wages to 4 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Kankakee School District #111 period ending Dec 2005
$4,797 in back wages to 6 workers · Local Elementary and Secondary Schools
Kankakee School District #111 period ending Oct 2005
$13,199 in back wages to 1 worker · Local School Boards or Districts
Riverside Medical Center period ending May 2004
$124 in back wages to 1 worker · General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
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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