Unpaid Wage Cases in Moline, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $543K in back wages owed to 757 workers by Moline employers, in 33 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 72% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
8 cases involved child labor violations, covering 19 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
McLaughlin Body Company 2430 River Dr
$160K in back wages to 356 workers
Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing · period investigated Jan 2004–Jan 2006
Los Agaves Mexican Grill 3939 16th Street
$110K in back wages to 23 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2009–Aug 2011
Osaka Buffet 3901 41st Ave., Dr.
$78,971 in back wages to 33 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Sep 2016–Sep 2018
Best Western Airport Inn 2550 52nd Avenue
$37,877 in back wages to 4 workers
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Nov 2019–Nov 2021
Osaka Japanese Restaurant 4707 16th Street
$18,659 in back wages to 10 workers · $1,540 in penalties
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Nov 2010–Nov 2012 · repeat violator: R
Exotic Thai Restaurant 3922 38th Ave
$16,472 in back wages to 25 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Apr 2004–Apr 2006
Skip-A-Long Day Care Center 4800 60th St.
$13,900 in back wages to 90 workers
Child Day Care Services · period investigated Jul 2002–Jul 2004
Metro MRI Center 615 Valley View Dr.
$13,461 in back wages to 9 workers
Diagnostic Imaging Centers · period investigated Jun 2004–Jun 2006
Jose's Tire Service 1331 15th Street
$13,414 in back wages to 7 workers
Tire Dealers · period investigated Jan 2016–Jan 2018
Habaneros Mexican Cuisine, Inc. 4601 4th Ave
$12,077 in back wages to 5 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated May 2005–Aug 2006
Most recent cases
Steel Plow Burger Company period ending Aug 2022
$2,107 in back wages to 8 workers · $4,404 in penalties · 6 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
Montana Jacks period ending Jun 2022
$5,698 in back wages to 5 workers · 1 child labor violation · Full-Service Restaurants
Quad Cities USA Family Restaurant period ending Jun 2022
$3,914 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
Best Western Airport Inn period ending Nov 2021
$37,877 in back wages to 4 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Esperanza Child Care Center period ending Jan 2020
$203 in back wages to 1 worker · Child Day Care Services
Osaka Japanese Steak House period ending Mar 2019
2 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Osaka Buffet period ending Sep 2018
$78,971 in back wages to 33 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Lageworks Trucking & Excavating period ending Sep 2018
2 violations, no back wages · Site Preparation Contractors
Jose's Tire Service period ending Jan 2018
$13,414 in back wages to 7 workers · Tire Dealers
La Flama period ending Aug 2015
$1,591 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
LeClaire Food Mart period ending Mar 2015
1 violation, no back wages · Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
Osaka Sushi Buffet period ending May 2013
2 violations, no back wages · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
Osaka Japanese Restaurant period ending Nov 2012
$18,659 in back wages to 10 workers · $1,540 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Gasland period ending Aug 2012
1 violation, no back wages · Convenience Stores
Osaka Japanese Restaurant period ending May 2012
$215 in back wages to 2 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
La Primavera period ending Nov 2011
$11,816 in back wages to 5 workers · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
America's Best Inn period ending Sep 2011
1 violation, no back wages · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Los Agaves Mexican Grill period ending Aug 2011
$110K in back wages to 23 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
John Deere Water period ending Mar 2011
1 violation, no back wages · Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
Blaze Restoration period ending Mar 2009
$9,425 in back wages to 7 workers · Residential Remodelers
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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