Unpaid Wage Cases in Great Bend, Kansas
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $170K in back wages owed to 309 workers by Great Bend employers, in 23 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 53% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
2 cases involved child labor violations, covering 2 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Great Wall Buffet 4705 10th Street
$35,857 in back wages to 11 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2012–Jan 2014
La Fiesta - Great Bend 3212 - 10th Street
$31,344 in back wages to 18 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Sep 2011–Sep 2013
KanSota Transport 1910 Broadway
$21,430 in back wages to 7 workers
Postal Service · period investigated Jan 2014–Jun 2015
KanSota Transport, Inc 1910 Broadway
$19,999 in back wages to 7 workers
Postal Service · period investigated Jan 2012–Dec 2013
Great Bend Co Op 606 N Main
$12,250 in back wages to 7 workers · $3,500 in penalties
Farm Product Warehousing and Storage · period investigated Jul 2003–Jan 2004
Highland Hotel 3017 10th Street
$10,244 in back wages to 43 workers · $8,041 in penalties
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Mar 2012–Apr 2013 · repeat violator: R
Animal Medical Center 622 McKinley
$8,868 in back wages to 9 workers
Veterinary Services · period investigated Feb 2009–Jan 2011
Superior Testers, LLC P.O. Box 138
$6,055 in back wages to 12 workers
Oil and Gas Extraction · period investigated Apr 2007–Apr 2009
William Farris 1807 Stone
$4,532 in back wages to 0 workers · $4,000 in penalties
Wheat Farming · period investigated May 2003–Aug 2009
All-Star Staffing, LLC 1212 Baker
$3,627 in back wages to 9 workers
Employment Placement Agencies · period investigated Jan 2015–Aug 2015
Most recent cases
Mitchell's Bakery period ending Mar 2022
$367 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Retail Bakeries
Unruh Brothers Waste LLC period ending Mar 2022
$1,400 in back wages to 3 workers · Solid Waste Collection
Esfeld Construction, Inc. period ending Feb 2020
2 violations, no back wages · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Wiliamson Silage period ending Apr 2019
$266 in back wages to 6 workers · $13,707 in penalties · Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine
ILS Farm Partnership period ending Apr 2019
$824 in back wages to 11 workers · $3,470 in penalties · Cattle Feedlots
Rosewood Services, Inc. period ending Jan 2019
$1,499 in back wages to 3 workers · Local Group Homes for Mentally and Physically Handicapped
Papa John's Pizza #4314 period ending Oct 2015
$586 in back wages to 4 workers · $880 in penalties · Limited-Service Restaurants
All-Star Staffing, LLC period ending Aug 2015
$3,627 in back wages to 9 workers · Employment Placement Agencies
KanSota Transport period ending Jun 2015
$21,430 in back wages to 7 workers · Postal Service
Vines & Designs period ending Oct 2014
$130 in back wages to 1 worker · Florists
Great Wall Buffet period ending Jan 2014
$35,857 in back wages to 11 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
KanSota Transport, Inc period ending Dec 2013
$19,999 in back wages to 7 workers · Postal Service
La Fiesta - Great Bend period ending Sep 2013
$31,344 in back wages to 18 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Highland Hotel period ending Apr 2013
$10,244 in back wages to 43 workers · $8,041 in penalties · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Highland Hotel period ending Mar 2012
$3,020 in back wages to 5 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Highland Hotel and Convention Center period ending Jun 2011
$1,642 in back wages to 4 workers · $880 in penalties · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Subway #36037 period ending Jun 2011
$2,640 in penalties · 2 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
Perkins Family Restaurant period ending Jun 2011
$3,432 in back wages to 86 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Best Western Angus Inn period ending Jun 2011
$1,198 in back wages to 17 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
4 Legs Up Bar B-Que & Steak House period ending May 2011
$970 in back wages to 4 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 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).
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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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