Unpaid Wage Cases in Washington, North Carolina
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $461K in back wages owed to 348 workers by Washington employers, in 34 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 65% of it. The industry with the most back wages is local group homes for mentally and physically handicapped.
What workers weren't paid
3 cases involved child labor violations, covering 6 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Wooded Acres #1 3706 Cherry Rd
$143K in back wages to 12 workers
Local Group Homes for Mentally and Physically Handicapped · period investigated Nov 2008–Nov 2010
Las Princesas Corporation 414 Hackney Ave
$71,378 in back wages to 122 workers · $183K in penalties
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Sep 2021–Jun 2022
SDTM Investments, Inc. 425 Grimes Road
$28,199 in back wages to 32 workers
Ambulance Services · period investigated Mar 2004–Mar 2006
Econo Lodge 1220 West 15th Street
$19,806 in back wages to 2 workers
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Aug 2009–Aug 2011
Country Living Guest Home #8 618 Plant Street
$17,364 in back wages to 3 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Jun 2014–Mar 2016
Country Living Guest Home #1 3094 Market Street, Ext
$15,614 in back wages to 2 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Jun 2014–Mar 2016
Country Living Guest Home #4 4091 Cherry Road
$14,696 in back wages to 2 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Jun 2014–Mar 2016
Country Living Guest Home #2 3052 Market Street Ext.
$13,638 in back wages to 4 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Jun 2014–Mar 2016
Community Home Care and Hospice 814 Washington Plaza
$13,357 in back wages to 3 workers
Home Health Care Services · period investigated Jun 2010–Jun 2012 · repeat violator: R
Country Living Guest Home #7 207 West 11th Street
$13,106 in back wages to 3 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Jun 2014–Mar 2016
Most recent cases
Hog Heaven period ending Apr 2025
$15,971 in penalties · 4 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
Pizza Inn period ending Sep 2024
$517 in back wages to 3 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Domino's period ending Jul 2022
$4,975 in back wages to 12 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Las Princesas Corporation period ending Jun 2022
$71,378 in back wages to 122 workers · $183K in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Magnuson Hotel Washington period ending Mar 2022
$5,019 in back wages to 3 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Quality Inn period ending Mar 2022
$10,836 in back wages to 2 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
La Mesa Mexican Restaurant And Bar period ending Jun 2020
$1,762 in back wages to 3 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
AFS, Inc. period ending Feb 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Logging
Travel Store #7 period ending Jun 2019
$210 in back wages to 1 worker · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
East Coast Wings period ending Jul 2017
$111 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
PAS (Providing Appliance Solutions) period ending Jun 2016
6 violations, no back wages · Other Major Household Appliance Manufacturing
Country Living Guest Home #1 period ending Mar 2016
$15,614 in back wages to 2 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities
Country Living Guest Home #8 period ending Mar 2016
$17,364 in back wages to 3 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities
Country Living Guest Home #7 period ending Mar 2016
$13,106 in back wages to 3 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities
Country Living Guest Home #5 period ending Mar 2016
$8,141 in back wages to 3 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities
Country Living Guest Home #4 period ending Mar 2016
$14,696 in back wages to 2 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities
Country Living Guest Home #2 period ending Mar 2016
$13,638 in back wages to 4 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities
Country Living Guest Home # 6 period ending Aug 2015
$5,081 in back wages to 3 workers · Local Group Homes for Mentally and Physically Handicapped
K & M Mobile Home Supplies period ending Jan 2014
$3,343 in back wages to 4 workers · Hardware Stores
Badcock Furntiture - Washington period ending Jan 2014
$6,639 in back wages to 2 workers · Furniture Stores
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 Washington 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.
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