Unpaid Wage Cases in Hammond, Indiana
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $580K in back wages owed to 817 workers by Hammond employers, in 33 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 81% of it. The industry with the most back wages is engineering services.
What workers weren't paid
2 cases involved child labor violations, covering 1 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Superior Engineering 2345 167th St.
$106K in back wages to 0 workers
Engineering Services · period investigated Jan 2005–Dec 2006
Hammond Professional Cleaning 947 Hoffman Street
$93,140 in back wages to 102 workers
Janitorial Services · period investigated Jun 2009–Jun 2011
Horseshoe Hammond 777 Casino Center Drive
$45,938 in back wages to 485 workers
Casinos (except Casino Hotels) · period investigated Oct 2015–Oct 2017
Fuerte Meat Market #2 3811-17 S. Hohman Avenue
$43,983 in back wages to 29 workers
Meat Markets · period investigated Jun 2009–Jun 2011
Ox-Cart Trucking Inc. 3333 Sheffield Ave.
$41,939 in back wages to 3 workers
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local · period investigated Mar 2005–Mar 2007
Hammond Donuts, Inc. 4614 Calumet Avenue
$37,223 in back wages to 13 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Sep 2002–Aug 2004
Petros Restaurant 6525 Indianapolis Blvd.
$33,405 in back wages to 11 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Mar 2014–Mar 2016
Mufflers for Less Hammond 4800 Calumet Avenue
$31,570 in back wages to 3 workers
Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance · period investigated Mar 2009–Mar 2011
Great Lakes Roofing 1334 Field Street
$31,421 in back wages to 31 workers
Roofing Contractors · period investigated Jun 2010–Jun 2012
The Stuffed Pepper 7231 Indianapolis Blvd.
$22,100 in back wages to 10 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2017–Jan 2018
Most recent cases
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen period ending Jul 2026
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Hammond Fire Department period ending Jul 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Local Fire Protection
Ascent Hospitality period ending Oct 2024
5 violations, no back wages · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Pizza Hut period ending Sep 2023
$791 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Full-Service Restaurants
United Transport, Inc period ending May 2022
$16,211 in back wages to 3 workers · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
Korellis Roofing period ending May 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Roofing Contractors
Community Outreach Advocates period ending Jan 2020
$3,239 in back wages to 4 workers · Home Health Care Services
Kraunsta Family Health Care period ending Oct 2019
$5,873 in back wages to 1 worker · Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners
Free Enterprise period ending May 2018
126 violations, no back wages · Charter Bus Industry
Peaceful Palace Childcare Center period ending Feb 2018
$4,807 in back wages to 6 workers · Child Day Care Services
The Stuffed Pepper period ending Jan 2018
$22,100 in back wages to 10 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Horseshoe Hammond period ending Oct 2017
$45,938 in back wages to 485 workers · Casinos (except Casino Hotels)
Metro PCS period ending May 2017
$6,694 in back wages to 15 workers · All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)
Pepe's Mexican Restaurant period ending Jan 2017
$10,922 in back wages to 7 workers · 1 child labor violation · Full-Service Restaurants
Rams Corp period ending Jan 2017
$653 in back wages to 1 worker · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
Petros Restaurant period ending Mar 2016
$33,405 in back wages to 11 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Wireless Central - Hammond period ending Jan 2013
$105 in back wages to 3 workers · Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
Great Lakes Roofing period ending Jun 2012
$31,421 in back wages to 31 workers · Roofing Contractors
Quality Inn period ending Feb 2012
19 violations, no back wages · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Hammond Professional Cleaning period ending Jun 2011
$93,140 in back wages to 102 workers · Janitorial 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 Indiana
Lawbamba lists 15 labor and employment lawyers with an office in Indiana, 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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