Unpaid Wage Cases in Silver City, New Mexico
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $83,099 in back wages owed to 553 workers by Silver City employers, in 10 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 85% of it. The industry with the most back wages is telephone answering services.
What workers weren't paid
2 cases involved child labor violations, covering 2 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Teleperformance USA 3031 Hwy 180 East
$61,418 in back wages to 443 workers
Telephone Answering Services · period investigated Jul 2005–Sep 2008
Sun Valley DO It Best Hardware - Silver City 1401 Silver Heights Blvd
$5,432 in back wages to 17 workers
Hardware Stores · period investigated Jun 2011–Jun 2013
Life Quest, Inc. 907 Pope Street
$4,397 in back wages to 35 workers
Vocational Rehabilitation Services · period investigated Jan 2008–Jul 2008
Motel 6 1040 Hwy 180 E
$3,298 in back wages to 1 worker
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Sep 2015–Sep 2017
Burger Time 1301 N. Hudson St.
$2,827 in back wages to 7 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2014–Jun 2016
Burger Time 1301 N. Hudson St
$2,776 in back wages to 6 workers · $5,309 in penalties
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2016–Jul 2016 · repeat violator: RW
Silver City Bowling Center 2020 Memory Lane
$1,586 in back wages to 31 workers
Bowling Centers · period investigated Sep 2012–Sep 2014
Taco Bell #16967 910 E. HWY 180
$527 in back wages to 10 workers · $4,703 in penalties · 5 child labor violations
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Apr 2003–Mar 2005
Motel 6 1040 E. Highway 180
$432 in back wages to 2 workers
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Mar 2009–Mar 2011
Hidalgo Medical Services 114 West 11th St.
$406 in back wages to 1 worker
Family Planning Centers · period investigated Dec 2011–Dec 2011
Most recent cases
Denny's #9313 period ending Feb 2023
1 child labor violation · Full-Service Restaurants
Motel 6 period ending Sep 2017
$3,298 in back wages to 1 worker · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Burger Time period ending Jul 2016
$2,776 in back wages to 6 workers · $5,309 in penalties · Limited-Service Restaurants
Burger Time period ending Jun 2016
$2,827 in back wages to 7 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
RS Masonry period ending Nov 2015
1 violation, no back wages · Masonry Contractors
Subway #49807 period ending Oct 2014
84 violations, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Silver City Bowling Center period ending Sep 2014
$1,586 in back wages to 31 workers · Bowling Centers
Sun Valley DO It Best Hardware - Silver City period ending Jun 2013
$5,432 in back wages to 17 workers · Hardware Stores
Hidalgo Medical Services period ending Dec 2011
$406 in back wages to 1 worker · Family Planning Centers
Motel 6 period ending Mar 2011
$432 in back wages to 2 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Langford Keith Jr Farms- Ager period ending Jun 2009
3 violations, no back wages · Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming
Teleperformance USA period ending Sep 2008
$61,418 in back wages to 443 workers · Telephone Answering Services
Life Quest, Inc. period ending Jul 2008
$4,397 in back wages to 35 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Taco Bell #16967 period ending Mar 2005
$527 in back wages to 10 workers · $4,703 in penalties · 5 child labor violations · Limited-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.
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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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