Unpaid Wage Cases in Dayton, Ohio
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $7.8M in back wages owed to 8,014 workers by Dayton employers, in 329 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 79% of it. The industry with the most back wages is hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers.
What workers weren't paid
20 cases involved child labor violations, covering 68 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Win Wholesale, Inc. 3110 Kettering Blvd.
$1.6M in back wages to 837 workers
Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · period investigated Oct 2008–Jan 2011
Btas 4391 Dayton-Xenia Road
$364K in back wages to 262 workers
Other Business Support Services · period investigated Apr 2018–Apr 2020
Sunny Home Healthcare Services 1723 Webster Street
$358K in back wages to 46 workers
Home Health Care Services · period investigated Dec 2022–Dec 2024
Supreme Home Health Care LLC 4949 North Cut
$306K in back wages to 94 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Jul 2019–Jun 2021
CareSource 230 N Main St
$257K in back wages to 72 workers
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers · period investigated Jul 2023–Jul 2025
Cope Center 42 Arnold Place
$209K in back wages to 208 workers
Local Correctional Institutions · period investigated May 2012–Apr 2015
6 Roses Home Health Care 6430 Chambersburg Road
$189K in back wages to 51 workers · $48,080 in penalties
Home Health Care Services · period investigated Mar 2022–Mar 2025 · repeat violator: RW
Skylink, LTD 6016 North Dixie Avenue
$183K in back wages to 134 workers
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · period investigated Jun 2006–Jan 2009
Sunny Medical Ride LLC 1524 E. Stroop Road
$178K in back wages to 95 workers
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation · period investigated Mar 2013–Mar 2015
SecTek 88th Security Forces Squadron - WPAFB
$156K in back wages to 93 workers
Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services · period investigated Jan 2005–Jun 2005
Most recent cases
Solace at Vivian's period ending Mar 2026
$2,447 in back wages to 4 workers · Other Individual and Family Services
Marco's Pizza period ending Sep 2025
$1,244 in back wages to 7 workers · $36,079 in penalties · 5 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
On Purpose Academy period ending Aug 2025
$5,290 in back wages to 7 workers · Child Care Services
Indigo period ending Aug 2025
$10,071 in back wages to 11 workers · $539 in penalties · Limited-Service Restaurants
Asian Buffet period ending Jul 2025
$26,968 in back wages to 3 workers · $297 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
CareSource period ending Jul 2025
$257K in back wages to 72 workers · Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
Wellness and Resilience Center period ending Jul 2025
$288 in back wages to 1 worker · Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot period ending Jun 2025
$108K in back wages to 51 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
McDonald's period ending May 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Royce-US Protection Service LLC period ending May 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Security Guards and Patrol Services
McAlister's Deli period ending Mar 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
6 Roses Home Health Care period ending Mar 2025
$189K in back wages to 51 workers · $48,080 in penalties · Home Health Care Services
ESI Electrical Contractors period ending Mar 2025
$33,876 in back wages to 174 workers · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
CareSource period ending Mar 2025
$24,100 in back wages to 1 worker · Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
Better Living Home Health & Medical Supplies period ending Dec 2024
$2,464 in back wages to 14 workers · Home Health Care Services
Sunny Home Healthcare Services period ending Dec 2024
$358K in back wages to 46 workers · Home Health Care Services
Reflections Group Home period ending Jul 2024
$17,802 in back wages to 14 workers · Child and Youth Services
Communication Speaks, LLC. period ending Feb 2024
$5,529 in back wages to 8 workers · Child and Youth Services
SierTek period ending Feb 2024
$3,581 in back wages to 3 workers · Libraries and Archives
Jimmy John's period ending Feb 2024
$663 in back wages to 1 worker · 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 lawyers in Dayton
Lawbamba lists 25 labor lawyers with an office in Dayton, 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).
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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