Unpaid Wage Cases in Tinley Park, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $412K in back wages owed to 886 workers by Tinley Park employers, in 40 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 78% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
3 cases involved child labor violations, covering 7 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Hamada of Japan 1831 N. Creek Dr
$53,901 in back wages to 25 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2018–Feb 2020
Gatto Restaurant 8005 W. 183rd St.
$48,121 in back wages to 12 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Aug 2015–Aug 2017
The CarSpa 9401 W 171 Street
$30,954 in back wages to 35 workers
Car Washes · period investigated Oct 2019–Oct 2021
MedPro Health Providers, LLC 16325 S Harlem Ave, Ste 350
$29,466 in back wages to 4 workers
Home Health Care Services · period investigated May 2016–Aug 2017
7-11 7601 W. 159th Street
$25,681 in back wages to 6 workers
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores · period investigated Oct 2018–Oct 2020
Mary Rose, Inc. dba Bandan Construction 17122 S. Oconto Ave
$23,556 in back wages to 13 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated May 2004–Apr 2006
Bogart's Charhouse 17344 S. Oak Park Avenue
$19,631 in back wages to 32 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2004–Jan 2006
Vanderberg Ambulance 8400 183rd Place #!
$18,101 in back wages to 55 workers
Ambulance Services · period investigated Jul 2019–Jun 2021
St. Coletta's of Illinois 18350 Crossing Drive
$17,484 in back wages to 92 workers
Vocational Rehabilitation Services · period investigated Jan 2020–Jan 2022
Nick's B.B.Q.at Tinley Park, Inc. 16638 Oak Park Ave
$14,396 in back wages to 8 workers · $1,320 in penalties · 1 child labor violation
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2009–Feb 2011
Most recent cases
Durbin's period ending Jan 2026
$13,315 in back wages to 22 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Blueberry Hill Cafe period ending Jul 2025
$4,729 in back wages to 13 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Vital Home & Healthcare period ending Sep 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Community Care Facilities for the Elderly
The Saucy Crab period ending Jun 2023
$1,329 in back wages to 7 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
The Whistle period ending Oct 2022
$8,822 in back wages to 11 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
St. Coletta's of Illinois period ending Jan 2022
$17,484 in back wages to 92 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
The CarSpa period ending Oct 2021
$30,954 in back wages to 35 workers · Car Washes
Trace Ambulance Service period ending Jun 2021
$7,086 in back wages to 73 workers · Ambulance Services
Vanderberg Ambulance period ending Jun 2021
$18,101 in back wages to 55 workers · Ambulance Services
Midway Contracting Group, LLC period ending Oct 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Remediation Services
7-11 period ending Oct 2020
$25,681 in back wages to 6 workers · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Popeye's Chicken period ending Feb 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Hamada of Japan period ending Feb 2020
$53,901 in back wages to 25 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Fajitas Mexican Restaurant of Tinley Park period ending Feb 2019
$2,763 in back wages to 3 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
CTF Illinois period ending Jan 2019
1 violation, no back wages · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
MedPro Health Providers, LLC period ending Aug 2017
$29,466 in back wages to 4 workers · Home Health Care Services
Gatto Restaurant period ending Aug 2017
$48,121 in back wages to 12 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Rizza Buick GMC Cadillac period ending Apr 2017
$6,257 in back wages to 4 workers · New Car Dealers
Olympic Star Restaurant period ending Mar 2017
$113 in back wages to 1 worker · $90 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Midway period ending May 2016
1 violation, no back wages · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
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).
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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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