Unpaid Wage Cases in Skokie, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $1.4M in back wages owed to 2,279 workers by Skokie employers, in 33 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 94% of it. The industry with the most back wages is nursing care facilities.
What workers weren't paid
1 case involved child labor violations, covering 7 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
CJE SeniorLife-Lieberman Center 9700 Gross Point Rd
$417K in back wages to 312 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Aug 2011–Aug 2013
Serendipity Home Health Care, Inc. 3349 Main Street
$261K in back wages to 99 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Oct 2022–Oct 2024
Skokie Maid & Cleaning Service, LTD. 8350 N. Lincoln
$251K in back wages to 75 workers · $70,125 in penalties
Janitorial Services · period investigated Jul 2008–Jul 2011 · repeat violator: W
LEGACY HEALTHCARE (Illinois Nursing Homes) 3450 OAKTON STREET
$195K in back wages to 1,084 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Apr 2020–Jan 2021
Mudd-Lyman Set & Service 5135 Golf Rd
$55,357 in back wages to 268 workers
All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · period investigated Jan 2005–Nov 2005
Frank Sacks Tennis Camps 7870 N. Lincoln Ave.
$44,280 in back wages to 1 worker
Sports and Recreation Instruction · period investigated Oct 2008–Feb 2010
Holiday Inn 5300 W Touhy Ave
$27,953 in back wages to 63 workers
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Nov 2006–Nov 2008
The Grove of Skokie Living & Rehab Center 9000 Lavergne Avenue
$19,874 in back wages to 24 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Jul 2012–Jul 2014
Lucky's Car Wash 8440 Niles Center Rd.
$19,690 in back wages to 12 workers
Car Washes · period investigated May 2011–May 2013
Pearl Pavilion 3515 W Howard St
$15,242 in back wages to 6 workers
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) · period investigated Jan 2024–Jan 2026
Most recent cases
Pearl Pavilion period ending Jan 2026
$15,242 in back wages to 6 workers · Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
Skokie Police Department period ending Jul 2025
6 violations, no back wages · Local Police Protection
The Douglas Center period ending Nov 2024
$94 in back wages to 78 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Serendipity Home Health Care, Inc. period ending Oct 2024
$261K in back wages to 99 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities
GYC Senior Care Services period ending Jun 2024
96 violations, no back wages · Home Health Care Services
Living Spring Services period ending May 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Home Health Care Services
Care Assist period ending Apr 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Home Health Care Services
Little Caesar's period ending Sep 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
O & P Home Health Care, Inc. period ending Jun 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Home Health Care Services
iCare Financial Services period ending Feb 2022
$128 in back wages to 1 worker · Nursing Care Facilities
Midwest Tropical Enterprises Inc period ending Aug 2021
1 violation, no back wages · Other Building Finishing Contractors
Auntie Anne's period ending Aug 2021
$19,331 in penalties · 11 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
NTL Laboratory period ending Apr 2021
$9,678 in back wages to 30 workers · Medical Laboratories
LEGACY HEALTHCARE (Illinois Nursing Homes) period ending Jan 2021
$195K in back wages to 1,084 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
Care Adovacate of IL period ending Mar 2020
$10,845 in back wages to 10 workers · Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
The Douglas Center period ending Dec 2018
$1,195 in back wages to 123 workers · Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
Great Lakes Healthcare Group LLC period ending Feb 2018
1 violation, no back wages · Nursing Care Facilities
Cagan Management period ending Oct 2016
$2,340 in back wages to 2 workers · Residential Property Managers
XSport Fitness (Skokie) period ending Apr 2016
$574 in back wages to 1 worker · Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
Val's Bakery period ending Sep 2015
$7,773 in back wages to 2 workers · Retail Bakeries
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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