Unpaid Wage Cases in Hackensack, New Jersey
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $2.6M in back wages owed to 2,125 workers by Hackensack employers, in 54 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 86% of it. The industry with the most back wages is supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores.
What workers weren't paid
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Giant Farmers Market 324 Main St.
$917K in back wages to 226 workers · $161K in penalties
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores · period investigated Aug 2018–Aug 2021 · repeat violator: W
Confident Care 3 University Plaza Drive Suite #340
$542K in back wages to 506 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Jul 2021–Jul 2023
Bergen Home Care and Nursing, Inc. 136 Essex St.
$212K in back wages to 82 workers
Home Health Care Services · period investigated Jul 2022–Jul 2024
Plenum Scientific Research, Inc 210 Lee Place
$104K in back wages to 2 workers
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) · period investigated Jun 2009–Mar 2011
Skyscraper Service Co 1 University Place
$99,590 in back wages to 175 workers
Janitorial Services · period investigated Sep 2009–Oct 2009
7 Eleven - Hackensack NJ and River Edge NJ 290 Polifly Road
$78,017 in back wages to 35 workers
Convenience Stores · period investigated Sep 2017–Jun 2019
Sky Scraper Service One University Plaza
$56,081 in back wages to 99 workers
Janitorial Services · period investigated Dec 2001–Dec 2003
Courthouse Auto Body Co. 129 John Street
$54,772 in back wages to 13 workers
Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance · period investigated Jul 2016–Jul 2018
Tinos Artisan Pizza of UM Inc 252 Bellevue Ave
$47,397 in back wages to 4 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Mar 2024–Mar 2026
Spotless Quick Lube 424 River Street
$46,613 in back wages to 19 workers · $2,500 in penalties
Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops · period investigated Jun 2010–Jun 2012 · repeat violator: W
Most recent cases
Hackensack Emergency Dental and Implant Center period ending Apr 2026
$15,159 in back wages to 6 workers · Offices of Dentists
Tinos Artisan Pizza of UM Inc period ending Mar 2026
$47,397 in back wages to 4 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Bergen Home Care and Nursing, Inc. period ending Jul 2024
$212K in back wages to 82 workers · Home Health Care Services
Rock & Stone, LLC period ending Feb 2024
$13,104 in back wages to 6 workers · Residential Remodelers
Nemco Landscaping Inc. period ending Jan 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Landscaping Services
Confident Care period ending Jul 2023
$542K in back wages to 506 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
Delta Gas Station period ending Jun 2023
$5,016 in back wages to 1 worker · Other Gasoline Stations
Ridgewood Diagnostic Laboratory LLC period ending Oct 2022
4 violations, no back wages · Testing Laboratories
Cleaning World, Inc. period ending May 2022
1 violation, no back wages · Janitorial Services
North Jersey Friendship House, Inc. period ending Feb 2022
$4,967 in back wages to 12 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Sentinel Security Services period ending Nov 2021
$841 in back wages to 1 worker · Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)
Bergen County Board of Elections period ending Nov 2021
82 violations, no back wages · Other Local Governmental Facilities
Regional Cancer Care Associates period ending Oct 2021
142 violations, no back wages · Outpatient Care Centers
Giant Farmers Market period ending Aug 2021
$917K in back wages to 226 workers · $161K in penalties · Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
Hackensack University Medical Center period ending May 2021
$7 in back wages to 1 worker · General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
B & W Bakery (Boehringer & Wiemer) period ending Apr 2021
$23,963 in back wages to 4 workers · Baked Goods Stores
Metro Ambulance period ending Mar 2021
$18,445 in back wages to 39 workers · Ambulance Services
Sunoco Gas station period ending Mar 2020
$9,899 in back wages to 3 workers · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
US GAS (Hackensack) period ending Mar 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Class A Autobody period ending Oct 2019
$312 in back wages to 3 workers · Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
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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