Unpaid Wage Cases in Lemont, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $67,149 in back wages owed to 108 workers by Lemont employers, in 12 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 45% of it. The industry with the most back wages is support activities for coal mining.
What workers weren't paid
3 cases involved child labor violations, covering 10 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Chicago Carbon 317 W. New Ave
$21,149 in back wages to 1 worker
Support Activities for Coal Mining · period investigated Oct 2004–Feb 2005
Home Bound Health Care 14216 McCarthy Rd
$14,918 in back wages to 29 workers
Home Health Care Services · period investigated Jan 2017–Feb 2017
Norton Son's Roofing 43 Stephen St.
$13,938 in back wages to 14 workers
Roofing Contractors · period investigated Aug 2005–Aug 2007
Quarry Pub & Grill (Q Bar Group, Inc.) 1015 State Street
$7,405 in back wages to 24 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jul 2018–Feb 2020
Oliverios Italian Chop House 12350 Derby Road
$4,415 in back wages to 3 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2005–Jan 2007
ES Express Lines 13555 Main St
$1,266 in back wages to 1 worker
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance · period investigated Sep 2014–Sep 2016
Mother Theresa Nursing Home 1270 Franciscian Drive
$1,240 in back wages to 18 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Jan 2002–Dec 2002
Valentine Home Health Care 12261 Walker Road
$877 in back wages to 4 workers
Home Health Care Services · period investigated Jan 2021–Jan 2023
Rainbow Property Maintenance 106 Stephen Street
$600 in back wages to 1 worker
Janitorial Services · period investigated Feb 2021–Feb 2023
Trans Quality 13555 Main St
$558 in back wages to 1 worker
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · period investigated Sep 2014–Sep 2016
Most recent cases
Dunkin Donuts period ending Nov 2024
$9,621 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Limited-Service Eating Places
Turnabout Pizza period ending Jun 2023
$37,815 in penalties · 3 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
Rainbow Property Maintenance period ending Feb 2023
$600 in back wages to 1 worker · Janitorial Services
Valentine Home Health Care period ending Jan 2023
$877 in back wages to 4 workers · Home Health Care Services
Quarry Pub & Grill (Q Bar Group, Inc.) period ending Feb 2020
$7,405 in back wages to 24 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Atrium Inc. period ending Mar 2019
2 violations, no back wages · Landscaping Services
Home Bound Health Care period ending Feb 2017
$14,918 in back wages to 29 workers · Home Health Care Services
ES Express Lines period ending Sep 2016
$1,266 in back wages to 1 worker · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance
Trans Quality period ending Sep 2016
$558 in back wages to 1 worker · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
Lemont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center period ending Feb 2015
$228 in back wages to 7 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
Atrium period ending Apr 2014
$555 in back wages to 5 workers · Landscaping Services
Franciscan Village period ending Nov 2012
$9,300 in penalties · 6 child labor violations · Nursing Care Facilities
K-Five Construction period ending Aug 2010
2 violations, no back wages · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Norton Son's Roofing period ending Aug 2007
$13,938 in back wages to 14 workers · Roofing Contractors
Oliverios Italian Chop House period ending Jan 2007
$4,415 in back wages to 3 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Chicago Carbon period ending Feb 2005
$21,149 in back wages to 1 worker · Support Activities for Coal Mining
Mother Theresa Nursing Home period ending Dec 2002
$1,240 in back wages to 18 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
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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