Unpaid Wage Cases in La Grange, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $449K in back wages owed to 420 workers by La Grange employers, in 27 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 73% 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
Pazzo Bene 15 Calendar Ave
$71,438 in back wages to 14 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Oct 2020–May 2022
Rafferty's Irish Pub 10901 W. Joliet Rd
$65,875 in back wages to 3 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2021–Jan 2023
MBT Transport 7753 W. 47th Street
$51,492 in back wages to 17 workers · $3,520 in penalties
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · period investigated Jul 2013–Jul 2015 · repeat violator: W
Prasino 93 S. LaGrange Road
$43,531 in back wages to 17 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jul 2021–Jul 2023
Lucca's Pizzeria & Ristorante 108 W. Burlington Ave
$26,381 in back wages to 6 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Mar 2022–Mar 2024
MGR Freight 500 West Plainfield Road
$24,613 in back wages to 36 workers
General Freight Trucking, Local · period investigated Nov 2013–Nov 2015
Titus Builders Corporation 4934 S. Riverside Drive
$23,733 in back wages to 3 workers
New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) · period investigated Sep 2010–Jun 2011
Brothers Mexican Grill 1014 S. La Grange Rd.
$22,144 in back wages to 9 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2020–Oct 2021
Mak's House 46 S La Grange Rd
$19,141 in back wages to 1 worker
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2022–Jun 2024
Fajitas Mexican Resaurant of Countryside 6510 Joliet Rd
$17,839 in back wages to 5 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2017–Feb 2019
Most recent cases
Shang Noodle and Chinese period ending May 2025
$4,328 in back wages to 2 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
RS6 Express period ending Jan 2025
3 violations, no back wages · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
UPS - United Parcel Service period ending Dec 2024
$10,458 in back wages to 1 worker · Couriers and Express Delivery Services
Palmer Place period ending Dec 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Ettleson Bruick GMC period ending Dec 2024
$662 in back wages to 1 worker · New Car Dealers
Mak's House period ending Jun 2024
$19,141 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
Lucca's Pizzeria & Ristorante period ending Mar 2024
$26,381 in back wages to 6 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Prasino period ending Jul 2023
$43,531 in back wages to 17 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Rafferty's Irish Pub period ending Jan 2023
$65,875 in back wages to 3 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Pazzo Bene period ending May 2022
$71,438 in back wages to 14 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Santiago's period ending Jan 2022
$11,473 in back wages to 5 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Cocula Restaurant period ending Jan 2022
$1,081 in back wages to 9 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Brothers Mexican Grill period ending Oct 2021
$22,144 in back wages to 9 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Parkside Transfer, Inc. period ending Aug 2021
$194 in back wages to 1 worker · Waste Collection
Q-Bbq period ending Nov 2020
$95 in back wages to 1 worker · Limited-Service Restaurants
Little Macs period ending Feb 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Couriers and Express Delivery Services
Fajitas Mexican Resaurant of Countryside period ending Feb 2019
$17,839 in back wages to 5 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Country Up Restaurant period ending Mar 2017
$9,921 in back wages to 3 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Lucas Ambulance Service period ending May 2016
1 violation, no back wages · Other Support Activities for Transportation
MGR Freight period ending Nov 2015
$24,613 in back wages to 36 workers · General Freight Trucking, Local
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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