Unpaid Wage Cases in West Orange, New Jersey
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $631K in back wages owed to 339 workers by West Orange employers, in 20 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 39% of it. The industry with the most back wages is executive and legislative offices, combined.
What workers weren't paid
2 cases involved child labor violations, covering 5 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Joseph & Ghenet Mesfun 22 Hazel Ave
$161K in back wages to 0 workers
Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined · period investigated Sep 1992–Jun 2003
Exxon gas station 270 Prospect ave
$133K in back wages to 13 workers
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores · period investigated Dec 2015–Dec 2017
Bowhead Manufacturing Company, LLC National Guard 1299 Pleasant Valley Way
$130K in back wages to 14 workers
Other Support Activities for Road Transportation · period investigated Mar 2008–Feb 2010
D'Aries. Inc 96 Forest Hill Rd.
$50,568 in back wages to 31 workers
Residential Remodelers · period investigated Mar 2001–Oct 2006
Stratford Manor Rehab & Care Center 787 Northfield Ave.
$40,743 in back wages to 72 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Dec 2017–Dec 2019
R & L Stables, LLC 12-22 Woodland Ave
$23,209 in back wages to 9 workers
Sports and Recreation Instruction · period investigated Nov 2008–Nov 2010
Need It Now 29 Spring Street
$19,831 in back wages to 148 workers
Couriers and Express Delivery Services · period investigated Feb 2017–Sep 2018
SuzyQue's BBQ & Bar 34 S Valley Rd.
$18,876 in back wages to 16 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jul 2012–Sep 2013
BP Gasoline Station (West Orange) 83 Main Street
$16,776 in back wages to 1 worker
Gasoline Stations · period investigated Jan 2009–Jan 2011
Wilmans Auto Body 184 Main St.
$9,283 in back wages to 5 workers
Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance · period investigated Apr 2019–Apr 2021
Most recent cases
Crestmont Country Club period ending Jun 2021
$3,455 in penalties · 5 child labor violations · Golf Courses and Country Clubs
Supreme Bakery period ending May 2021
1 child labor violation · Baked Goods Stores
Wilmans Auto Body period ending Apr 2021
$9,283 in back wages to 5 workers · Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
Moshe's Auto Repair period ending Mar 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance
Stratford Manor Rehab & Care Center period ending Dec 2019
$40,743 in back wages to 72 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
Need It Now period ending Sep 2018
$19,831 in back wages to 148 workers · Couriers and Express Delivery Services
Elite Fleet Transportation period ending Jun 2018
$4,475 in back wages to 1 worker · All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services
Exxon gas station period ending Dec 2017
$133K in back wages to 13 workers · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
West Orange Board of Education period ending Jun 2017
800 violations, no back wages · Local Elementary and Secondary Schools
AFC Doctors Express Urgent Care period ending May 2016
1 violation, no back wages · Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners
Daughters of Israel period ending Dec 2015
$3,491 in back wages to 2 workers · Community Care Facilities for the Elderly
Onset Personnel Inc. period ending Jun 2015
$1,309 in back wages to 10 workers · Employment Placement Agencies
SuzyQue's BBQ & Bar period ending Sep 2013
$18,876 in back wages to 16 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
BP Gasoline Station (West Orange) period ending Jan 2011
$16,776 in back wages to 1 worker · Gasoline Stations
4 Sixty 6 period ending Jan 2011
$1,195 in back wages to 1 worker · Local Alcoholic Beverage Stores
Saint Barnabas/SB8 period ending Dec 2010
$535 in back wages to 2 workers · General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
R & L Stables, LLC period ending Nov 2010
$23,209 in back wages to 9 workers · Sports and Recreation Instruction
Rubino OB/GYN Group, P.A. period ending Oct 2010
$6,568 in back wages to 7 workers · Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
Plus One Holding Inc period ending Sep 2010
$225 in back wages to 1 worker · Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
Bowhead Manufacturing Company, LLC period ending Feb 2010
$130K in back wages to 14 workers · Other Support Activities for Road Transportation
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.
Wage and hour law lawyers in New Jersey
Lawbamba lists 6 wage and hour law lawyers with an office in New Jersey, 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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