Unpaid Wage Cases in Durham, North Carolina
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $5.2M in back wages owed to 3,885 workers by Durham employers, in 281 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 76% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
10 cases involved child labor violations, covering 24 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
R & R Construction Maintenance 1017 S. Hoover Road
$838K in back wages to 188 workers
New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) · period investigated Aug 2018–Aug 2020
Bell and Howell, LLC 3791 South Alston Avenue
$217K in back wages to 461 workers
Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing · period investigated Mar 2017–Mar 2019
Bell and Howell, LLC 3791 South Alston Ave
$210K in back wages to 31 workers
Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing · period investigated Oct 2018–Mar 2020
Strickland Waterproofing VA Hospital Durham
$207K in back wages to 105 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Mar 2020–Mar 2023
La Superior Super Market 2842 N Roxboro Street
$206K in back wages to 99 workers
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores · period investigated Sep 2009–Sep 2011
El Dorado #6 Park West Crossing
$194K in back wages to 15 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jul 2009–Jul 2011
Owl Inc. 3310 Croasdaile Dr
$178K in back wages to 93 workers
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities · period investigated Mar 2016–Feb 2019 · repeat violator: R
Wisdom Senior Care 3622 Shannon Rd
$152K in back wages to 70 workers
Home Health Care Services · period investigated Apr 2021–Apr 2023
Perkins Orchard 5749 Barbee Rd.
$113K in back wages to 22 workers · 1 child labor violation
Fruit and Vegetable Markets · period investigated Jul 2020–Jul 2022
Makin Choices, Inc 2000 Chapel Hill Road Ste 23
$100K in back wages to 25 workers
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities · period investigated Jul 2012–Jul 2014
Most recent cases
Iqvia period ending Jul 2026
1 violation, no back wages · Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds
Sands and Soils period ending Apr 2026
$4,554 in back wages to 5 workers · Site Preparation Contractors
OpAns, LLC period ending Mar 2026
$4,601 in back wages to 11 workers · Medical Laboratories
Community Care Service period ending Mar 2026
1 violation, no back wages · Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
Harmony House Senior Adult Care period ending Feb 2026
$22,881 in back wages to 3 workers · Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
Sitar Indian Cuisine period ending Aug 2025
$66,761 in back wages to 15 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Anjappar Chettinad Indian Restaurant period ending May 2025
$38,806 in back wages to 25 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
China Buffet period ending Mar 2025
$68,750 in back wages to 8 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Ichiban Hibachi Supreme Buffet Inc period ending Mar 2025
$26,238 in back wages to 11 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
El Dorado 6, Inc. period ending Mar 2025
$48,914 in back wages to 14 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Mateo Bar De Tapas period ending Feb 2025
$18,353 in back wages to 4 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
The Waiting Room period ending Aug 2024
$44,604 in back wages to 24 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
I&M Contractors period ending Aug 2024
$56,139 in back wages to 166 workers · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Rolling View Marina, Inc period ending Jan 2024
$2,517 in back wages to 6 workers · Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing
Goorsha period ending Nov 2023
$15,069 in back wages to 9 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
WPM Advisors Inc. period ending Aug 2023
$116 in back wages to 2 workers · $9,377 in penalties · 3 child labor violations · Janitorial Services
Wisdom Senior Care period ending Apr 2023
$152K in back wages to 70 workers · Home Health Care Services
Greenway Irrigation period ending Mar 2023
44 violations, no back wages · Landscape Architectural Services
Montclair Building Maintenance period ending Mar 2023
$56,382 in back wages to 7 workers · Janitorial Services
Durham Housing Authority period ending Mar 2023
$15,477 in back wages to 1 worker · Other Community Housing Services
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
Lawbamba lists 5 labor and employment lawyers with an office in North Carolina, 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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