Unpaid Wage Cases in Waltham, Massachusetts
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $1.9M in back wages owed to 4,005 workers by Waltham employers, in 50 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 81% of it. The industry with the most back wages is kidney dialysis centers.
What workers weren't paid
1 case involved child labor violations, covering 1 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Fresenius Medical Care 920 Winter Street
$533K in back wages to 3,000 workers
Kidney Dialysis Centers · period investigated Jan 2005–Mar 2007
Mulan Taiwanese Restaurant (Waltham) 835 Main St
$211K in back wages to 55 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Oct 2018–Oct 2020
Partners Home Care 281 Winter Street, Suite 200
$180K in back wages to 22 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Jan 2007–Mar 2009
Naked Fish Restaurant 455 Totten Pond Road
$117K in back wages to 32 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2008–Jun 2010
Eaton Horticultural Landscape 282 Hardy Pond Road
$90,437 in back wages to 51 workers
Landscape Architectural Services · period investigated May 2009–May 2011
Softworld LLC 281 Winter Street
$86,485 in back wages to 43 workers
Office Administrative Services · period investigated Jul 2021–Jul 2023
Salguero Masonry 68 Dale Street
$65,016 in back wages to 10 workers · 2 child labor violations
New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) · period investigated Dec 2018–Dec 2020
De La Vega Painting, LLC 23 Caldwell Road
$60,050 in back wages to 8 workers
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · period investigated Jul 2019–Feb 2020
The Mad Raven 841 Main Street
$50,772 in back wages to 18 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Mar 2015–Mar 2017
Prospect Cafe and Pizzeria 139 Prospect Street
$42,387 in back wages to 11 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2018–May 2020 · repeat violator: R
Most recent cases
Salguero's Market period ending Oct 2024
$600 in back wages to 1 worker · Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
Softworld LLC period ending Jul 2023
$86,485 in back wages to 43 workers · Office Administrative Services
Tecogen, Inc. period ending Nov 2022
$546 in back wages to 1 worker · Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development
Gustazo Cuban Kitchen & Bar Inc period ending May 2022
$6,092 in back wages to 22 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
New York Life Insurance-V56-Boston period ending Apr 2021
$4,765 in back wages to 161 workers · Direct Life, Health, and Medical Insurance Carriers
Salguero Masonry period ending Dec 2020
$65,016 in back wages to 10 workers · 2 child labor violations · New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)
Mulan Taiwanese Restaurant (Waltham) period ending Oct 2020
$211K in back wages to 55 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Prospect Cafe and Pizzeria period ending May 2020
$42,387 in back wages to 11 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
De La Vega Painting, LLC period ending Feb 2020
$60,050 in back wages to 8 workers · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
De La Vega Painting, LLC period ending Feb 2020
$5,566 in back wages to 7 workers · Residential Remodelers
A1 Market period ending Sep 2019
$1,800 in back wages to 1 worker · Convenience Stores
Cronin's Market period ending Sep 2019
$300 in back wages to 1 worker · Convenience Stores
W.H. Hughes, Inc. DBA 4400003513 period ending Feb 2018
$32,238 in back wages to 2 workers · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
W.H. Hughes, Inc. DBA 7000315449 period ending Feb 2018
$25,477 in back wages to 2 workers · Other Building Equipment Contractors
W.H. Hughes, Inc. DBA 7000342434 period ending Feb 2018
$23,583 in back wages to 2 workers · Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control
W.H. Hughes, Inc. DBA 7000328179 period ending Feb 2018
$25,451 in back wages to 2 workers · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
W.H. Hughes, Inc. DBA 7000318235 period ending Feb 2018
$8,876 in back wages to 3 workers · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
W.H. Hughes, Inc. DBA 4400001800 period ending Feb 2018
$21,941 in back wages to 2 workers · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
The Prime Deli & Cafe period ending Feb 2018
$23,024 in back wages to 3 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
NexDine Unit 255 period ending Jun 2017
$3,012 in back wages to 2 workers · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
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 Massachusetts
Lawbamba lists 11 labor and employment lawyers with an office in Massachusetts, 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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