Unpaid Wage Cases in Independence, Kansas
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $95,745 in back wages owed to 70 workers by Independence employers, in 10 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 97% 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 3 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
El Pueblito Mexican Restaurant - Independence 1721 North Penn
$42,771 in back wages to 18 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2011–Jan 2013
Bailey's Corner 325 N Penn
$19,266 in back wages to 8 workers
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores · period investigated Aug 2004–Aug 2006
Remediation Services, Inc 3796 County Rd 3875
$10,858 in back wages to 1 worker
Remediation Services · period investigated Jun 2015–Sep 2016
City of Independence, Kansas 120 North 6th Street
$8,202 in back wages to 10 workers
Local Police Protection · period investigated May 2010–May 2012
Rt. 4 Corp 5237 County Rd 3375
$5,821 in back wages to 12 workers
Couriers and Express Delivery Services · period investigated Apr 2016–Apr 2018
Shannon's Market 419 E. Main
$3,999 in back wages to 8 workers · 1 child labor violation
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores · period investigated Oct 2009–Oct 2011 · repeat violator: R
DESI, Incorporated 200 Arco Place
$3,164 in back wages to 3 workers
Vocational Rehabilitation Services · period investigated Dec 2008–Dec 2010
Southeast KANSASWORKS, Inc 200 Arco Place Box 120
$903 in back wages to 1 worker
Other State Governmental Facilities · period investigated Apr 2009–Oct 2009
Stoney's Grub and Pub 2021 W Main Street
$721 in back wages to 8 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Nov 2022–Nov 2024
Penn Manor Apartments 601 S. Pennsylvania
$40 in back wages to 1 worker
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings · period investigated Jul 2011–Jul 2013
Most recent cases
Uncle Jack's Bar and Grill period ending Nov 2024
7 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Stoney's Grub and Pub period ending Nov 2024
$721 in back wages to 8 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
SEK PC Repair period ending Feb 2022
4 violations, no back wages · Computer and Software Stores
Super 8 period ending Apr 2021
1 violation, no back wages · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Rt. 4 Corp period ending Apr 2018
$5,821 in back wages to 12 workers · Couriers and Express Delivery Services
Remediation Services, Inc period ending Sep 2016
$10,858 in back wages to 1 worker · Remediation Services
Penn Manor Apartments period ending Jul 2013
$40 in back wages to 1 worker · Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings
El Pueblito Mexican Restaurant - Independence period ending Jan 2013
$42,771 in back wages to 18 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Chinese Chef period ending Nov 2012
2 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Dairy Queen period ending Jul 2012
2 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
City of Independence, Kansas period ending May 2012
$8,202 in back wages to 10 workers · Local Police Protection
Shannon's Market period ending Oct 2011
$3,999 in back wages to 8 workers · 1 child labor violation · Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
DESI, Incorporated period ending Dec 2010
$3,164 in back wages to 3 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Southeast KANSASWORKS, Inc period ending Oct 2009
$903 in back wages to 1 worker · Other State Governmental Facilities
Bailey's Corner period ending Aug 2006
$19,266 in back wages to 8 workers · Gasoline Stations with 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
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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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