Unpaid Wage Cases in Freeport, Maine
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $179K in back wages owed to 327 workers by Freeport employers, in 16 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 66% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
7 cases involved child labor violations, covering 21 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Antonia's Pizzeria 193 Lower Main Street
$92,470 in back wages to 36 workers · $35,140 in penalties · 6 child labor violations
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Nov 2019–Nov 2022 · repeat violator: W
CPM Constructors 30 Bonney Street
$37,000 in back wages to 33 workers
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction · period investigated Nov 2004–Nov 2006
LLBean 15 Casco St
$14,563 in back wages to 156 workers
Sporting Goods Stores · period investigated Sep 2017–Sep 2019
Puja Hospitality US-1 Freeport
$12,614 in back wages to 2 workers
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Oct 2018–Sep 2020
Antonia's Pizzeria 193 Lower Main Street
$9,291 in back wages to 28 workers · $1,372 in penalties · 3 child labor violations
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2009–Jan 2011
Hampton Inn 194 Lower Main St.
$3,152 in back wages to 4 workers
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Jan 2007–Jan 2009
Harraseeket Inn 162 Main Street
$2,752 in back wages to 18 workers · $3,960 in penalties
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Oct 2013–Oct 2015 · repeat violator: R
CPM Constructors 30 Bonney Street
$1,596 in back wages to 1 worker · 2 child labor violations
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction · period investigated Aug 2015–Aug 2017
Linda Bean's Maine Kitchen & Topside Tavern 88 Main Street
$1,433 in back wages to 17 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Nov 2011–Nov 2013
Jameson Tavern 115 Main Street
$1,307 in back wages to 2 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jul 2009–Jul 2011
Most recent cases
Green Pest Defense period ending Jun 2024
$669 in back wages to 5 workers · Exterminating and Pest Control Services
Antonia's Pizzeria period ending Nov 2023
$269 in back wages to 3 workers · $1,251 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Antonia's Pizzeria period ending Nov 2022
$1 in back wages to 0 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Antonia's Pizzeria period ending Nov 2022
$92,470 in back wages to 36 workers · $35,140 in penalties · 6 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
Gritty McDuff's Brew Pub (Freeport) period ending Jun 2021
$833 in back wages to 12 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Bow Street Market period ending Oct 2020
$1,842 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
Puja Hospitality period ending Sep 2020
$12,614 in back wages to 2 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
LLBean period ending Sep 2019
$14,563 in back wages to 156 workers · Sporting Goods Stores
L.L. Bean period ending Sep 2019
$9,429 in penalties · 8 child labor violations · Other Clothing Stores
CPM Constructors period ending Aug 2017
$1,596 in back wages to 1 worker · 2 child labor violations · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Harraseeket Inn period ending Oct 2015
$2,752 in back wages to 18 workers · $3,960 in penalties · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Linda Bean's Maine Kitchen & Topside Tavern period ending Nov 2013
$1,433 in back wages to 17 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Broad Arrow Tavern period ending Jul 2011
$2,300 in penalties · 2 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
Jameson Tavern period ending Jul 2011
$1,307 in back wages to 2 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Antonia's Pizzeria period ending Jan 2011
$9,291 in back wages to 28 workers · $1,372 in penalties · 3 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
Buck's Naked BBQ period ending Mar 2010
$303 in back wages to 4 workers · 1 child labor violation · Full-Service Restaurants
Hampton Inn period ending Jan 2009
$3,152 in back wages to 4 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Hilton Garden Inn period ending Jan 2009
$1,063 in back wages to 6 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
CPM Constructors period ending Nov 2006
$37,000 in back wages to 33 workers · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
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 lawyers in Maine
Lawbamba lists 62 labor lawyers with an office in Maine, 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).
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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