Unpaid Wage Cases in Wheaton, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $88,159 in back wages owed to 165 workers by Wheaton employers, in 12 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 88% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
1 case involved child labor violations, covering 1 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Sushi House 281 Rice Lake Square
$40,648 in back wages to 12 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2005–Feb 2007
Schumann Financial 214 W. Willow Ave, suite 100
$7,800 in back wages to 6 workers
Tax Preparation Services · period investigated Jun 2012–Jun 2014
Ihop #1296 167 Danada Square E
$7,673 in back wages to 4 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated May 2010–May 2012
Jimmy John's (Wheaton) 820 E. Roosevelt Rd
$7,369 in back wages to 28 workers · $1,550 in penalties · 1 child labor violation
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2013–Dec 2014
DuPage County Election Commission 421 N County Farm Road
$6,328 in back wages to 34 workers
Other Local Governmental Facilities · period investigated Jan 2004–Jan 2005
Sprint 316 E. Geneva Rd.
$5,967 in back wages to 34 workers
Electronics and Appliance Stores · period investigated May 2015–May 2017
Book Thongs, Inc. 102 N. Cross St., Suite 5
$4,687 in back wages to 35 workers
Jewelry (except Costume) Manufacturing · period investigated Jul 2003–Jul 2005
Papa John's 724 S President St Unit B
$3,630 in back wages to 4 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2021–Jan 2023
Sushi House (Wheaton) 281 Rice Lake Square
$2,693 in back wages to 1 worker · $154 in penalties
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2011–Feb 2013 · repeat violator: R
Wok n Fire 120 E. Liberty Dr.
$707 in back wages to 4 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2019–Jun 2020
Most recent cases
Seven Dwarfs period ending Dec 2024
2 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Papa John's period ending Jan 2023
$3,630 in back wages to 4 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
DuPage County period ending Oct 2020
133 violations, no back wages · Other Local Governmental Facilities
Wok n Fire period ending Jun 2020
$707 in back wages to 4 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Sprint period ending May 2017
$5,967 in back wages to 34 workers · Electronics and Appliance Stores
Jimmy John's (Wheaton) period ending Dec 2014
$7,369 in back wages to 28 workers · $1,550 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Limited-Service Restaurants
Schumann Financial period ending Jun 2014
$7,800 in back wages to 6 workers · Tax Preparation Services
Sushi House (Wheaton) period ending Feb 2013
$2,693 in back wages to 1 worker · $154 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Dupage County Court Clerk Office period ending Jul 2012
$434 in back wages to 1 worker · Legislative Bodies
Ihop #1296 period ending May 2012
$7,673 in back wages to 4 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Emilio's Tapas La Rioja period ending Apr 2007
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Domo 77, Inc. period ending Feb 2007
$223 in back wages to 2 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Sushi House period ending Feb 2007
$40,648 in back wages to 12 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Book Thongs, Inc. period ending Jul 2005
$4,687 in back wages to 35 workers · Jewelry (except Costume) Manufacturing
R & K Cartage period ending Mar 2005
2 violations, no back wages · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
DuPage County Election Commission period ending Jan 2005
$6,328 in back wages to 34 workers · Other Local Governmental Facilities
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
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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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