Unpaid Wage Cases in Woburn, Massachusetts
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $2.2M in back wages owed to 1,671 workers by Woburn employers, in 55 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 95% of it. The industry with the most back wages is employment placement agencies.
What workers weren't paid
3 cases involved child labor violations, covering 3 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Tesco, Inc. 400 Trade Center
$657K in back wages to 533 workers
Employment Placement Agencies · period investigated May 2021–May 2023
JKA Construction, Inc. 110 Winn Street
$234K in back wages to 78 workers · $64,740 in penalties
New Housing Operative Builders · period investigated Aug 2017–Feb 2020 · repeat violator: W
JN Phillips 11 Wheeling Avenue
$189K in back wages to 231 workers
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops · period investigated Jun 2009–Jun 2011
Boston Cleaning Company 165 F New Boston Street
$182K in back wages to 50 workers
Janitorial Services · period investigated Sep 2008–Sep 2010
Focus Infomatics, Inc. 500 West Cummings Park, Suite 6100
$97,125 in back wages to 21 workers
Translation and Interpretation Services · period investigated Oct 2005–Oct 2007
Strega Prime 100 Sylvan Rd
$82,634 in back wages to 54 workers · $44,820 in penalties
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2017–Jan 2020 · repeat violator: W
JKA Construction 110 WINN STREET
$74,176 in back wages to 80 workers
Framing Contractors · period investigated Sep 2018–Sep 2021 · repeat violator: RW
The Restaurant 489 Main St,
$63,000 in back wages to 18 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Nov 2012–Nov 2014
Quest Construction Services, LLC 2 Gill St Ste M
$61,065 in back wages to 61 workers
Residential Remodelers · period investigated Jan 2016–Jan 2018
F.W. Webb (Woburn #55) 50 Everberg Drive
$54,158 in back wages to 16 workers
Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers · period investigated Apr 2017–Mar 2025
Most recent cases
First Nick Companies period ending Mar 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
F.W. Webb (Woburn #55) period ending Mar 2025
$54,158 in back wages to 16 workers · Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers
Fairfield Inn Woburn/Burlington period ending Sep 2024
$42,653 in back wages to 25 workers · Janitorial Services
Tesco, Inc. period ending May 2023
$657K in back wages to 533 workers · Employment Placement Agencies
ACP Facility Services, Inc period ending Apr 2023
$8,117 in back wages to 10 workers · Janitorial Services
Middlesex Sheriff's Office period ending Mar 2023
$31,245 in back wages to 4 workers · State Correctional Institutions
Taste of Brazil period ending Nov 2022
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Lord Hobo Brewing Company, LLC period ending Sep 2022
$92 in back wages to 1 worker · Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
Boston Solar period ending Aug 2022
2 violations, no back wages · Other Electric Power Generation
KAMCO Lock Solutions period ending May 2022
$1,233 in back wages to 3 workers · Locksmiths
Mendes Candido Framers Corp. period ending Sep 2021
$1,500 in back wages to 1 worker · Framing Contractors
JKA Construction period ending Sep 2021
$74,176 in back wages to 80 workers · Framing Contractors
Cruz Electric period ending Apr 2021
$17,123 in back wages to 10 workers · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
Pete's Tire Barn #7 period ending Dec 2020
$5,398 in back wages to 7 workers · Tire Dealers
Cunniff Landscape, Inc. period ending Sep 2020
$29,775 in back wages to 28 workers · $22,103 in penalties · Landscaping Services
ScrubaDub Woburn period ending Mar 2020
$8,319 in back wages to 16 workers · Car Washes
JKA Construction, Inc. period ending Feb 2020
$234K in back wages to 78 workers · $64,740 in penalties · New Housing Operative Builders
Mascon Inc period ending Feb 2020
$1,327 in back wages to 1 worker · Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
MCF/ JKA Construction period ending Feb 2020
2 violations, no back wages · New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)
K Framing Corporation. period ending Feb 2020
1 violation, no back wages · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)
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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