Unpaid Wage Cases in Palatine, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $704K in back wages owed to 1,426 workers by Palatine employers, in 47 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 61% of it. The industry with the most back wages is home health care services.
What workers weren't paid
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Addus Health Care 2401 S. Plum Grove Road
$146K in back wages to 209 workers
Home Health Care Services · period investigated May 2004–Jul 2006
Palatine Cafe 1300 Northwest Hwy
$107K in back wages to 5 workers
Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets · period investigated Jan 2016–Jan 2018
Sarayu Consultants, Inc. 5611 Highland Dr
$47,961 in back wages to 2 workers
Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services · period investigated Oct 2014–Oct 2015
Little City 1760 W. Algonquin Rd.
$46,712 in back wages to 239 workers
Business Associations · period investigated Sep 2017–Aug 2019
Whelan's Nursery 2264 N. Rand Road
$46,084 in back wages to 28 workers
Landscape Architectural Services · period investigated Apr 2004–Apr 2006
European Service at Home - Palatine 520 N Hicks Rd.
$37,370 in back wages to 196 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Jan 2023–Dec 2024
Mario Masonry 603 N Whitcomb Dr.
$31,514 in back wages to 38 workers
Residential Building Construction · period investigated Jan 2005–Jul 2006
Madcats Bar 117 Slade St, Suite 109
$25,657 in back wages to 13 workers · $1,832 in penalties
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2023–Feb 2025
DSI Landscaping 20446 N. Rand
$18,312 in back wages to 13 workers
Landscaping Services · period investigated Apr 2011–Jun 2011
Top Notch Auto Brokers 20201 N Rand Rd
$17,845 in back wages to 12 workers
Used Car Dealers · period investigated Jan 2007–Dec 2008
Most recent cases
Madcats Bar period ending Feb 2025
$25,657 in back wages to 13 workers · $1,832 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
European Service at Home - Palatine period ending Dec 2024
$37,370 in back wages to 196 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities
Palatine Inn Restaurant period ending Dec 2024
$6,370 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
Arrow Masonry and Exteriors period ending Feb 2024
$2,996 in back wages to 2 workers · Masonry Contractors
Brandt's of Palatine period ending Jul 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Kosta?s Gyros period ending Jan 2021
1 violation, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Los Arcos Mexican Grill period ending Jan 2021
$10,022 in back wages to 5 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Little City Foundation period ending Mar 2020
$1,101 in back wages to 18 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Best Hotel Products Inc. period ending Sep 2019
$580 in back wages to 1 worker · Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
Little City period ending Aug 2019
$46,712 in back wages to 239 workers · Business Associations
JL's Pizza and Sports Bar period ending Jun 2019
2 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Indian Bistro period ending Jun 2019
$11,441 in back wages to 2 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Palatine Cafe period ending Jan 2018
$107K in back wages to 5 workers · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
Graphic Alliance, Inc. period ending Dec 2017
$2,273 in back wages to 1 worker · Graphic Design Services
Heybeck's Meat Market period ending Nov 2017
2 violations, no back wages · Meat Markets
Runaway Bay at Palatine Condo Association period ending Apr 2017
$52 in back wages to 1 worker · Residential Property Managers
Clearbrook period ending Feb 2017
$3,057 in back wages to 214 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Grove Kitchen period ending May 2016
$10,043 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
Dunkin Donuts period ending Mar 2016
$17,309 in back wages to 5 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Sarayu Consultants, Inc. period ending Oct 2015
$47,961 in back wages to 2 workers · Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
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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