Unpaid Wage Cases in Clovis, New Mexico
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $3.2M in back wages owed to 2,409 workers by Clovis employers, in 65 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 8% of it. The industry with the most back wages is gasoline stations with convenience stores.
What workers weren't paid
5 cases involved child labor violations, covering 10 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Allsups Convenience Stores 2112 N. Thornton
$2.7M in back wages to 1,576 workers
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores · period investigated Jun 2020–Aug 2020
Jimenez Custom Harvesting, Inc. 1000 West Brady St.
$66,980 in back wages to 45 workers · $35,625 in penalties
Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine · period investigated Aug 2009–Aug 2011
David's Ready Built Homes 707 SR 523
$39,119 in back wages to 39 workers
New Housing Operative Builders · period investigated Jun 2011–Jun 2013
Oppliger Feedyard - North Lot 520 CR-14
$35,627 in back wages to 20 workers
Cattle Feedlots · period investigated Jan 2011–Jan 2013
Days Inn & Suites 2700 E. Mabry Drive
$25,361 in back wages to 23 workers
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Jan 2012–Jan 2014
Atos 3000 E. 7th St.
$23,574 in back wages to 180 workers
Telephone Answering Services · period investigated Dec 2015–Sep 2016
W T Denton Mechanical 316 Norris
$23,007 in back wages to 7 workers
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · period investigated Jan 2020–Jan 2021
CG's Janitorial & Lawn Service -Ameritac 1001 Jeanie
$22,184 in back wages to 10 workers
Landscaping Services · period investigated Jan 2006–Apr 2007
Absolutely You 301 Pile Street
$19,894 in back wages to 11 workers
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities · period investigated Sep 2017–Jan 2019
Shogun Japanese Steak House 600 Pile Street
$17,618 in back wages to 14 workers · $38,769 in penalties · 6 child labor violations
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2022–Jan 2024
Most recent cases
Bandolero Brewery period ending Dec 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Clovis Community College period ending Jan 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Junior Colleges
Shogun Japanese Steak House period ending Jan 2024
$17,618 in back wages to 14 workers · $38,769 in penalties · 6 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
A key Carwash period ending Oct 2023
$12,807 in back wages to 47 workers · $5,311 in penalties · Car Washes
Gabes Place period ending Feb 2023
$5,442 in back wages to 6 workers · Child Day Care Services
K-Bob's Steakhouse period ending Jan 2023
$149 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
MECA Therapies LLC period ending Jul 2022
$1,612 in back wages to 14 workers · Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
Ed Perales Construction period ending Feb 2022
$10,379 in back wages to 29 workers · Residential Building Construction
K Bobs Steakhouse-Clovis period ending Jul 2021
$114 in back wages to 1 worker · $1,468 in penalties · 2 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
S & S Supermarket period ending May 2021
1 violation, no back wages · Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
WT Denton Mechanical period ending Mar 2021
$1,149 in back wages to 4 workers · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
WT Denton Mechanical, Inc. period ending Mar 2021
$476 in back wages to 1 worker · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
WT Denton Mechanical, Inc. period ending Mar 2021
$1,604 in back wages to 3 workers · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
W T Denton Mechanical period ending Jan 2021
$23,007 in back wages to 7 workers · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Rajen Dairy, LLC period ending Oct 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Dairy Cattle and Milk Production
Allsups Convenience Stores period ending Aug 2020
$2.7M in back wages to 1,576 workers · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
K Barnett & Sons period ending Oct 2019
$40 in back wages to 1 worker · Industrial Building Construction
Latest in Trends period ending Oct 2019
2 violations, no back wages · All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)
WT Denton Mechanical, Inc. period ending Sep 2019
$50 in back wages to 2 workers · Industrial Building Construction
WT Denton Mechanical, Inc. period ending Sep 2019
$158 in back wages to 4 workers · Industrial Building Construction
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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