Unpaid Wage Cases in Baltimore, Maryland
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $27.3M in back wages owed to 14,325 workers by Baltimore employers, in 202 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 90% of it. The industry with the most back wages is correctional institutions.
What workers weren't paid
11 cases involved child labor violations, covering 50 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
MD Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections 6776 Reisterstown Rd #309
$13M in back wages to 3,874 workers
Correctional Institutions · period investigated Oct 2018–Aug 2021
MD Dept. Of Public Safety and Corrections 6776 Reisterstown Rd #219
$9.5M in back wages to 5,424 workers
Correctional Institutions · period investigated Nov 2018–Aug 2021
Taylor Made Transportation 2901 Druid Park Drive, Suite 206
$388K in back wages to 33 workers
Special Needs Transportation · period investigated Jan 2017–Mar 2019
Self Pride, Inc. 12 W. Montgomery Street
$373K in back wages to 392 workers
Residential Mental Retardation Facilities · period investigated Nov 1999–Oct 2008
WW Contractors, Inc. 115 West Mulberry Street
$284K in back wages to 16 workers
Janitorial Services · period investigated Mar 2016–Mar 2018
Trinity Healthcare Services 4701 Belair Road
$263K in back wages to 154 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Sep 2009–Sep 2011
Patriarch Building Service 2011 North Smallwood Street
$155K in back wages to 75 workers
Janitorial Services · period investigated Sep 1999–Aug 2001
Control Tec 3242 Esther Place
$142K in back wages to 26 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Aug 2013–Aug 2014
Aec 4215 Eastern Avenue
$133K in back wages to 47 workers
Roofing Contractors · period investigated Feb 2014–Nov 2016
Worcester Eisenbrandt 2100 Gable Ave
$127K in back wages to 48 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Jun 2012–Nov 2013
Most recent cases
Seoul Police Protection Agency LLC period ending May 2026
$4,627 in back wages to 7 workers · Security Guards and Patrol Services
Baltimore City Community College period ending Sep 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Maiwand Grill period ending Sep 2025
13 violations, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Big Brothers Marble & Granite period ending Jun 2025
$19,216 in back wages to 12 workers · Flooring Contractors
United Medical Care period ending Jun 2025
$79,393 in back wages to 11 workers · Home Health Care Services
Blk Swan Restaurant period ending May 2025
$439 in back wages to 5 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
CIS Resources LLC period ending Apr 2025
107 violations, no back wages · Security Guards and Patrol Services
Baltimore Police Department period ending Feb 2025
2 violations, no back wages · Police Protection
Lyn Phill Construction LLC period ending Jan 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Glass and Glazing Contractors
Intelect (Chevy Chase Station Contract) period ending Dec 2024
$53,467 in back wages to 9 workers · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Byrd Design & Build period ending Dec 2024
$4,745 in back wages to 6 workers · Finish Carpentry Contractors
City of Baltimore Fire Department period ending Nov 2024
3 violations, no back wages · Local Fire Protection
Republic Services, Inc. period ending Nov 2024
1 violation, no back wages · All Other Waste Management Services
Baltimore Hydraulics, Inc. period ending Oct 2024
$33,421 in back wages to 3 workers · Other Building Equipment Contractors
Point In Fells, LLC period ending Jul 2024
15 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Big Brothers Marble & Granite period ending Jun 2024
$23,628 in back wages to 19 workers · Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing
Seventy Times Seven Wellness Mission period ending Apr 2024
$10,157 in back wages to 15 workers · Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
Esther's Place period ending Dec 2023
$46,776 in back wages to 65 workers · Homes for the Elderly
Len the Plumber, Inc period ending Dec 2023
$124 in back wages to 2 workers · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Way of Hope Inc. period ending Oct 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Home Health Care 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.
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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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