Unpaid Wage Cases in Highlands, North Carolina
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $211K in back wages owed to 126 workers by Highlands employers, in 11 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 95% of it. The industry with the most back wages is all other specialty trade contractors.
What workers weren't paid
1 case involved child labor violations, covering 1 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Black Rock Granite Cabinets 2251 N 4th st
$101K in back wages to 8 workers · 1 child labor violation
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · period investigated Apr 2019–Apr 2021
Ristorante Paoletti 440 Main St
$38,567 in back wages to 19 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jul 2017–Jul 2019
Four Seasons Landscape Inc. 425 Western Rhode Dr.
$16,112 in back wages to 14 workers
Landscape Architectural Services · period investigated Jul 2015–Jul 2017
Warth Construction 330 Spring Street
$12,433 in back wages to 22 workers
Residential Building Construction · period investigated Aug 2016–Aug 2018
Black Rock Granite and Marble 2251 N. 4th St.
$11,216 in back wages to 3 workers
Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing · period investigated Sep 2013–Sep 2015
Subway Post Office Box 1545
$9,875 in back wages to 10 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2006–Jun 2008
The Bridge at Mill Creek 445 N 4th St.
$7,886 in back wages to 12 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2020–Mar 2021
Macon County Solid Waste Dept. 1080 Rich Gap Rd.
$7,470 in back wages to 4 workers
Local Environmental Quality Programs · period investigated May 2018–May 2020
Highlands Inn Post Office Box 1030
$3,798 in back wages to 12 workers · $1,848 in penalties
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns · period investigated Sep 2006–Aug 2008 · repeat violator: R
Kacco Inc 159 Highlands Point
$2,724 in back wages to 16 workers
New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) · period investigated Apr 2008–Apr 2008
Most recent cases
Black Rock Granite Cabinets period ending Apr 2021
$101K in back wages to 8 workers · 1 child labor violation · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
The Bridge at Mill Creek period ending Mar 2021
$7,886 in back wages to 12 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Macon County Solid Waste Dept. period ending May 2020
$7,470 in back wages to 4 workers · Local Environmental Quality Programs
Ristorante Paoletti period ending Jul 2019
$38,567 in back wages to 19 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Warth Construction period ending Aug 2018
$12,433 in back wages to 22 workers · Residential Building Construction
Highlands Inn Lodge period ending Nov 2017
2 violations, no back wages · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Highlands Inn period ending Nov 2017
$612 in back wages to 6 workers · Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
Four Seasons Landscape Inc. period ending Jul 2017
$16,112 in back wages to 14 workers · Landscape Architectural Services
Black Rock Granite and Marble period ending Sep 2015
$11,216 in back wages to 3 workers · Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing
Highlands Inn period ending Aug 2008
$3,798 in back wages to 12 workers · $1,848 in penalties · Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
Subway period ending Jun 2008
$9,875 in back wages to 10 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Kacco Inc period ending Apr 2008
$2,724 in back wages to 16 workers · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)
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.
Owed wages by a Highlands employer?
Compare employment lawyers in North CarolinaOther North Carolina cities
- Charlotte
$21.7M · 19,349 workers - Raleigh
$9.9M · 9,400 workers - Greensboro
$6.6M · 6,327 workers - Durham
$5.2M · 3,885 workers - Fayetteville
$4.2M · 5,478 workers - Winston Salem
$4.2M · 2,660 workers - New Bern
$3.3M · 2,055 workers - Wilmington
$2.7M · 2,990 workers
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.
Lawbamba is not affiliated with the Department of Labor, and this page is general information, not legal advice.