Unpaid Wage Cases in Gardner, Kansas
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $707K in back wages owed to 159 workers by Gardner employers, in 16 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 31% of it. The industry with the most back wages is landscaping services.
What workers weren't paid
2 cases involved child labor violations, covering 14 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Epic Landscape Productions 23933 W. 175th Street
$450K in back wages to 0 workers · $92,678 in penalties
Landscaping Services · period investigated Nov 2017–Nov 2019 · repeat violator: R
La Carreta Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 949 E Lincoln Ln
$95,773 in back wages to 20 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2017–Jun 2019
Fronteras Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 175 N. Moonlight
$78,771 in back wages to 44 workers · $15,532 in penalties
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2019–Jan 2021 · repeat violator: R
Big O Tires 331 E. Main
$34,824 in back wages to 10 workers
Tire Dealers · period investigated May 2008–May 2010
Sparky Performance Network 1199 E. Santa Fe St
$17,041 in back wages to 27 workers
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · period investigated Aug 2010–Nov 2010
Associated Drywall Contractors 781 E. Warren
$7,955 in back wages to 12 workers
Drywall and Insulation Contractors · period investigated Aug 2009–Aug 2011
Wal Mart Store #5307 1725 E. Santa Fe
$5,963 in back wages to 1 worker
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters · period investigated Nov 2011–Mar 2012
RGA Painting 509 Parma Way
$5,678 in back wages to 3 workers
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · period investigated Jan 2017–Jan 2018
Open Arms Child Development Center 306 E Madison St
$4,951 in back wages to 10 workers
Child Day Care Services · period investigated Apr 2020–Jan 2021
Chapala Mexican Restaurant 418 E. Main Street
$3,183 in back wages to 0 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2007–Jun 2009
Most recent cases
Beyond Warehousing period ending Mar 2022
1 violation, no back wages · General Warehousing and Storage
Todd's Diner period ending Mar 2021
$1,500 in back wages to 25 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Fronteras Mexican Restaurant & Cantina period ending Jan 2021
$78,771 in back wages to 44 workers · $15,532 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Open Arms Child Development Center period ending Jan 2021
$4,951 in back wages to 10 workers · Child Day Care Services
First Point Urgent Care period ending May 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Offices of Physicians
Epic Landscape Productions period ending Nov 2019
$450K in back wages to 0 workers · $92,678 in penalties · Landscaping Services
La Carreta Mexican Restaurant & Cantina period ending Jun 2019
$95,773 in back wages to 20 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Tumbleweed Saloon and Bar period ending Jun 2019
$122 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
RGA Painting period ending Jan 2018
$5,678 in back wages to 3 workers · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
Gardner Dentist period ending Sep 2017
$41 in back wages to 1 worker · Offices of Dentists
Bret's Auto Works period ending Apr 2017
$264 in back wages to 1 worker · Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
City of Gardner, KS period ending Aug 2014
$472 in back wages to 1 worker · Other Local Governmental Facilities
Wal Mart Store #5307 period ending Mar 2012
$5,963 in back wages to 1 worker · Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
Associated Drywall Contractors period ending Aug 2011
$7,955 in back wages to 12 workers · Drywall and Insulation Contractors
Oakbrook Animal Hospital period ending Aug 2011
$304 in back wages to 3 workers · $535 in penalties · 3 child labor violations · Veterinary Services
Sparky Performance Network period ending Nov 2010
$17,041 in back wages to 27 workers · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
Waffle House #1126 period ending Jun 2010
2 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Big O Tires period ending May 2010
$34,824 in back wages to 10 workers · Tire Dealers
Chapala Mexican Restaurant period ending Jun 2009
$3,183 in back wages to 0 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Cosentino's Price Chopper period ending Nov 2008
$28,380 in penalties · 21 child labor violations · Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
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 Kansas
Lawbamba lists 3 labor and employment lawyers with an office in Kansas, the practice area that deals with the wage theft cases on this page. These 3 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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