Unpaid Wage Cases in Akron, Ohio
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $4.5M in back wages owed to 21,149 workers by Akron employers, in 156 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 77% of it. The industry with the most back wages is jewelry stores.
What workers weren't paid
19 cases involved child labor violations, covering 83 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Sterling Jewelers 375 Ghent Road
$1.3M in back wages to 16,818 workers
Jewelry Stores · period investigated Nov 2003–Feb 2006
FirstEnergy 76 S. Main Street
$580K in back wages to 251 workers · $55,220 in penalties
Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution · period investigated Oct 2012–Oct 2014 · repeat violator: R
P.S. Construction PO Box 14533
$212K in back wages to 40 workers
Residential Building Construction · period investigated Aug 2010–Nov 2011
Infocision Management Corporation 325 Springside Dr.
$157K in back wages to 1,330 workers
Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers · period investigated Nov 2014–Nov 2016
Sakura Sushi 3900 Medina Road, Suite X
$114K in back wages to 34 workers · 1 child labor violation
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2013–Feb 2015
Azteca Restaurante Mexicano, Inc. 1779 East Market Street
$104K in back wages to 38 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2005–Jun 2007
American Made Bags 1145 Highbrook St
$94,893 in back wages to 48 workers · $19,852 in penalties
Textile Bag and Canvas Mills · period investigated Feb 2015–Sep 2020 · repeat violator: RW
Cabling Professionals, Inc 864 Home Ave
$93,760 in back wages to 11 workers
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · period investigated Jan 2013–Dec 2013
SACS Consulting and Investigative Services 520 S. Main St.
$78,270 in back wages to 32 workers · $32,288 in penalties
Security Guards and Patrol Services · period investigated Jun 2020–Jun 2023 · repeat violator: RW
Akron Insulation and Supply 1985 Manchester Rd.
$75,000 in back wages to 43 workers
Drywall and Insulation Contractors · period investigated Sep 2001–Aug 2003
Most recent cases
Giant Eagle period ending Aug 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)
Hickory Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center period ending Jun 2025
$1,126 in back wages to 1 worker · Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
SweetBeats Sports and Soul Food Karaoke Bar period ending Dec 2024
$5,651 in back wages to 9 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
El Rincon Mexican Restaurant period ending Jun 2024
$24,074 in back wages to 22 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Pulp Juice and Smoothie Bar period ending Apr 2024
$14,020 in back wages to 39 workers · $2,808 in penalties · Limited-Service Restaurants
Veenus Infotechs Corp period ending Mar 2024
$5,970 in back wages to 2 workers · Engineering Services
Marco's Pizza #1232 period ending Feb 2024
$315 in back wages to 7 workers · $16,938 in penalties · 3 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
Little Caesars Pizza period ending Oct 2023
$11,956 in penalties · 2 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
Little Caesars Pizza period ending Oct 2023
$14,066 in penalties · 2 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
Azteca Mexican Restaurant period ending Jul 2023
$58,463 in back wages to 37 workers · $39,521 in penalties · 2 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
SACS Consulting and Investigative Services period ending Jun 2023
$78,270 in back wages to 32 workers · $32,288 in penalties · Security Guards and Patrol Services
RS Marathon period ending Jun 2023
$1,301 in back wages to 5 workers · $4,155 in penalties · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Giannis Italian Oven period ending May 2023
$98 in back wages to 1 worker · $13,447 in penalties · 18 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
Cotter Merchandise Storage Co. period ending Mar 2023
$4,403 in back wages to 29 workers · General Warehousing and Storage
Highland Square Nursing & Rehabilitation period ending Mar 2023
$7,431 in back wages to 5 workers · Local Nursing Homes
The Akron Porcelain & Plastics Co. period ending Mar 2023
$3,042 in back wages to 1 worker · Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing
Lake Erie Plumbing period ending Feb 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
G. Stephens, Inc. period ending Nov 2022
3 violations, no back wages · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Kintaro Restaurant period ending Oct 2022
$7,943 in back wages to 17 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Upper Crust Pizza and Chicken period ending Oct 2022
$12,319 in back wages to 10 workers · 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.
Labor and employment lawyers in Akron
Lawbamba lists 4 labor and employment lawyers with an office in Akron, Ohio, 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).
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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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