Unpaid Wage Cases in Waterloo, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $61,498 in back wages owed to 195 workers by Waterloo employers, in 10 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 18% of it. The industry with the most back wages is horses and other equine production.
What workers weren't paid
2 cases involved child labor violations, covering 4 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Fairberry Farms 5312 J Road
$39,963 in back wages to 45 workers · 3 child labor violations
Horses and Other Equine Production · period investigated Jul 2007–Jul 2009
Human Support Services 988 N. Illinois Route 3
$8,140 in back wages to 21 workers
Vocational Rehabilitation Services · period investigated Aug 2022–Sep 2022
Oak Hill 623 Hamacher St.
$6,926 in back wages to 2 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Mar 2011–Mar 2013
Denny's Restaurant 959 N. Illinois Rt 3
$1,716 in back wages to 14 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Oct 2005–Oct 2007 · repeat violator: R
Cantebury Manor 718 N Market
$1,427 in back wages to 2 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Sep 2006–Sep 2008
HTC Technologies Co. 213 S. Main St.
$1,405 in back wages to 1 worker
Wired Telecommunications Carriers · period investigated Jul 2008–Aug 2008
Human Support Services 988 N. Illinois
$859 in back wages to 77 workers
Local Sheltered Workshops · period investigated Dec 2007–Dec 2009
Bobeck's Bar and Grill LLC 1324 Jamie Lane
$699 in back wages to 7 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Oct 2013–Oct 2015
Obee's 141 S. Main St
$240 in back wages to 1 worker · $10,670 in penalties · 2 child labor violations
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated May 2007–May 2009
Human Support Services 988 N. IL Route 3
$123 in back wages to 25 workers
Vocational Rehabilitation Services · period investigated Sep 2022–Aug 2024
Most recent cases
Human Support Services period ending Aug 2024
$123 in back wages to 25 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Human Support Services period ending Sep 2022
$8,140 in back wages to 21 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Bobeck's Bar and Grill LLC period ending Oct 2015
$699 in back wages to 7 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Oak Hill period ending Mar 2013
$6,926 in back wages to 2 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
Human Support Services period ending Dec 2009
$859 in back wages to 77 workers · Local Sheltered Workshops
Fairberry Farms period ending Jul 2009
$39,963 in back wages to 45 workers · 3 child labor violations · Horses and Other Equine Production
Obee's period ending May 2009
$240 in back wages to 1 worker · $10,670 in penalties · 2 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
Cantebury Manor period ending Sep 2008
$1,427 in back wages to 2 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
HTC Technologies Co. period ending Aug 2008
$1,405 in back wages to 1 worker · Wired Telecommunications Carriers
Denny's Restaurant period ending Oct 2007
$1,716 in back wages to 14 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
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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