Unpaid Wage Cases in Sterling Heights, Michigan
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $1.4M in back wages owed to 1,564 workers by Sterling Heights employers, in 72 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 80% of it. The industry with the most back wages is commercial and institutional building construction.
What workers weren't paid
6 cases involved child labor violations, covering 9 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Woods Construction 6396 Product Drive
$312K in back wages to 240 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Jul 2003–Aug 2005
WCS & Sons 42574 Blairmoor CT
$234K in back wages to 303 workers
Security Guards and Patrol Services · period investigated Jan 2004–Aug 2005
Metropolitan Concrete Corp. 6581 Metropolitan Parkway
$88,356 in back wages to 39 workers
Residential Building Construction · period investigated Mar 2012–Mar 2014
Integrated Living 43133 Schoenherr Rd.
$86,894 in back wages to 52 workers
Local Group Homes for Mentally and Physically Handicapped · period investigated May 2016–May 2018
Mentors of Michigan, LLC 34244 Van Dyke Avenue
$85,912 in back wages to 66 workers
Residential Mental Retardation Facilities · period investigated Feb 2005–Dec 2006
Metropolitan Concrete Corp. 6581 Metro Parkway
$73,648 in back wages to 15 workers · $73,648 in penalties
Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · period investigated Apr 2017–Oct 2017
Umbrellex Behavioral Health Services 13854 Lakeside Cir.
$61,383 in back wages to 45 workers
Home Health Care Services · period investigated Jan 2022–Aug 2022
Adecco 37860 Van Dyke Ave
$57,828 in back wages to 25 workers
Professional Employer Organizations · period investigated Nov 2006–Nov 2008
Saroki's Crispy Chicken and Pizza 5812 19 Mile Rd
$53,956 in back wages to 26 workers · $1,123 in penalties
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Mar 2024–Mar 2026
Quality Environmental & Demo 38230 Douglas
$44,644 in back wages to 10 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Apr 2012–Oct 2012
Most recent cases
Saroki's Crispy Chicken and Pizza period ending Mar 2026
$53,956 in back wages to 26 workers · $1,123 in penalties · Limited-Service Restaurants
Ventimiglia Italian Foods period ending Jan 2026
$48,105 in penalties · 4 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
Red Crab Juicy Seafood period ending Nov 2025
$2,125 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
B-Dry System of Southeastern Michigan Inc. period ending Sep 2025
$807 in back wages to 7 workers · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
DVM Utilities, INC. period ending Jul 2025
$1,308 in back wages to 1 worker · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Motorcity Whips period ending May 2025
$73 in back wages to 1 worker · General Automotive Repair
Sterling Stamping Plant period ending Jun 2024
$2,905 in back wages to 1 worker · Automobile Manufacturing
Rogers Roost period ending Dec 2023
$2,470 in back wages to 13 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Integrated Living period ending Sep 2023
$6,096 in back wages to 2 workers · $1,898 in penalties · Home Health Care Services
Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc. period ending Jul 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Merit Manufacturing period ending Jul 2023
1 child labor violation · Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
On-Site Specialty Cleaning & Restoration period ending Jul 2023
$8,430 in back wages to 53 workers · Remediation Services
Umbrellex Behavioral Health Services period ending Aug 2022
$61,383 in back wages to 45 workers · Home Health Care Services
Chrysler- SHAP period ending Jun 2022
2 violations, no back wages · Automobile Manufacturing
Five Star Freedom Painting, LLC period ending Mar 2022
$2,755 in back wages to 5 workers · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
Alie's Lebanese Grill period ending Jan 2022
3 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
City Burger period ending Dec 2021
$2,299 in back wages to 1 worker · 1 child labor violation · Limited-Service Restaurants
Bistro Orleans period ending Aug 2021
2 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Tedesco Building Services, Inc. period ending Feb 2021
$3,497 in back wages to 6 workers · Janitorial Services
Art and Jake's Sports Bar and Grill period ending Aug 2020
$7,793 in back wages to 43 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
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 Michigan
Lawbamba lists 10 labor and employment lawyers with an office in Michigan, 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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