Unpaid Wage Cases in Wheeling, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $313K in back wages owed to 387 workers by Wheeling employers, in 17 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 93% of it. The industry with the most back wages is food service contractors.
What workers weren't paid
2 cases involved child labor violations, covering 3 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Campus Cooks, LLC 1400 S. Wolf Road Suite 400
$190K in back wages to 280 workers
Food Service Contractors · period investigated Aug 2014–May 2017
Ikon Interiors Defined, Inc 2251 Foster Ave
$28,542 in back wages to 4 workers
Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing · period investigated May 2022–May 2024
Mechanical Management and Design Solutions 600 Northgate Pkwy, Suite N
$20,543 in back wages to 7 workers
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · period investigated Jan 2018–Dec 2019
Jagra Corporation 1425 Sandpebble Dr
$19,797 in back wages to 5 workers
Residential Remodelers · period investigated Mar 2019–Mar 2021
Lexington Health Care of Wheeling, Inc. 730 Hintz Rd
$13,744 in back wages to 20 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Nov 2006–Nov 2008 · repeat violator: R
Lists & letters 480 W. Hintz Rd
$7,106 in back wages to 5 workers
Direct Mail Advertising · period investigated Apr 2011–Mar 2013
RT1 Renovation Services, LLC 390 Holbrook Dr.
$6,008 in back wages to 8 workers
Nonresidential Building Construction · period investigated May 2015–Mar 2017
ABC Commercial Maintenance Services, Inc. 212 S. Milwaukee Ave
$5,761 in back wages to 2 workers
Janitorial Services · period investigated Jan 2016–Dec 2017
Car X Auto Service 548 N. Milwaukee Ave
$5,129 in back wages to 21 workers
Automotive Repair and Maintenance · period investigated Jan 2008–Dec 2009
Avenues to Independence 444 Mercantile Ct
$4,740 in back wages to 13 workers
Vocational Rehabilitation Services · period investigated Jan 2021–Jan 2023
Most recent cases
Ikon Interiors Defined, Inc period ending May 2024
$28,542 in back wages to 4 workers · Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing
Distinctive Foods period ending Aug 2023
$1,961 in penalties · 2 child labor violations · All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
Metropolitan Home Health Care Inc. period ending May 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Home Health Care Services
Avenues to Independence period ending Jan 2023
$4,740 in back wages to 13 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Marco's Pizza period ending Mar 2022
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Mexcal Mexican Grill period ending Jun 2021
$4,732 in back wages to 5 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Jagra Corporation period ending Mar 2021
$19,797 in back wages to 5 workers · Residential Remodelers
Mechanical Management and Design Solutions period ending Dec 2019
$20,543 in back wages to 7 workers · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Pro Rent A Fence period ending Nov 2019
$2,690 in back wages to 6 workers · Site Preparation Contractors
Avenues to Independence period ending Jun 2019
1 violation, no back wages · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
CSL Climate Control period ending Jun 2019
$472 in back wages to 1 worker · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
ABC Commercial Maintenance Services, Inc. period ending Dec 2017
$5,761 in back wages to 2 workers · Janitorial Services
Campus Cooks, LLC period ending May 2017
$190K in back wages to 280 workers · Food Service Contractors
RT1 Renovation Services, LLC period ending Mar 2017
$6,008 in back wages to 8 workers · Nonresidential Building Construction
Avenues to Independence, Inc. period ending Dec 2015
1 violation, no back wages · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Medistar Transportation period ending Oct 2014
11 violations, no back wages · Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
Stalevar Towing period ending Sep 2014
3 violations, no back wages · Motor Vehicle Towing
US Security Associates period ending Jun 2014
1 violation, no back wages · Security Guards and Patrol Services
Tahoe Automotive period ending Apr 2014
3 violations, no back wages · Other Gasoline Stations
US Security Assoc. Inc -Andrews International period ending Apr 2013
1 violation, no back wages · Security Guards and Patrol 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).
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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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