Unpaid Wage Cases in Boone, North Carolina
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $201K in back wages owed to 230 workers by Boone employers, in 14 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 88% of it. The industry with the most back wages is other residential care facilities.
What workers weren't paid
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Appalachian Home Care 7883 N. C. 105 South
$86,120 in back wages to 47 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Jan 2016–Jan 2018
Radford Quarries 5544 Bamboo Street
$35,387 in back wages to 24 workers
Stone Mining and Quarrying · period investigated Jul 2013–Jul 2015
Thomas Brown Construction 139 Florence Lane
$17,607 in back wages to 5 workers
Construction Sand and Gravel Mining · period investigated Feb 2018–Feb 2020
Hollar & Greene Produce 230 Cabbage Row
$16,864 in back wages to 1 worker
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers · period investigated Oct 2013–Oct 2015
Mountain House Restaurant & Gift Shop 1601 Blowing Rock Road
$8,599 in back wages to 73 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Mar 2004–Nov 2005
Los Arcoiris Mexican Restuarant 168 Boone Heights Dr
$8,326 in back wages to 17 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Nov 2007–Nov 2009
US Buildings 355 Industrial Park Drive
$6,049 in back wages to 34 workers
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · period investigated Dec 2005–Dec 2007
Abbey Carpets & Floor 221 Boone Heights Drive
$5,536 in back wages to 4 workers
Floor Covering Stores · period investigated May 2008–May 2010
Radford Quarries of Boone 5605 Bamboo Rd
$5,098 in back wages to 7 workers
Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying · period investigated Nov 2002–Nov 2004
Winkler Organization / King Construction 231 Boone Heights Drive
$4,500 in back wages to 1 worker
Residential Building Construction · period investigated Jan 2015–Jul 2015
Most recent cases
The Care Collective INC. period ending Apr 2023
$3,515 in back wages to 4 workers · Other Personal Care Services
Thomas Brown Construction period ending Feb 2020
$17,607 in back wages to 5 workers · Construction Sand and Gravel Mining
Elevation 3333 period ending Aug 2019
2 violations, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Appalachian Home Care period ending Jan 2018
$86,120 in back wages to 47 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities
Osaka Restaurant period ending May 2017
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Hollar & Greene Produce period ending Oct 2015
$16,864 in back wages to 1 worker · Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
Modern Toyota of Boone period ending Sep 2015
$638 in back wages to 2 workers · New Car Dealers
Winkler Organization / King Construction period ending Jul 2015
$4,500 in back wages to 1 worker · Residential Building Construction
Radford Quarries period ending Jul 2015
$35,387 in back wages to 24 workers · Stone Mining and Quarrying
Char Modern American Restaurant period ending May 2011
$210 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
Boone Ford Lincoln Mercury, Inc. period ending Jul 2010
$2,114 in back wages to 10 workers · New Car Dealers
Abbey Carpets & Floor period ending May 2010
$5,536 in back wages to 4 workers · Floor Covering Stores
Los Arcoiris Mexican Restuarant period ending Nov 2009
$8,326 in back wages to 17 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
US Buildings period ending Dec 2007
$6,049 in back wages to 34 workers · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Mountain House Restaurant & Gift Shop period ending Nov 2005
$8,599 in back wages to 73 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Radford Quarries of Boone period ending Nov 2004
$5,098 in back wages to 7 workers · Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying
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 North Carolina
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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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