Unpaid Wage Cases in Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $130K in back wages owed to 467 workers by Bartlesville employers, in 26 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 53% of it. The industry with the most back wages is private mail centers.
What workers weren't paid
4 cases involved child labor violations, covering 3 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Green Country Mail Svc, d.b.a. P O Box 3125
$27,154 in back wages to 50 workers
Private Mail Centers · period investigated Apr 2004–Apr 2006
Simper Fi Hydro Seed 1213 E Texudo Blvd
$14,125 in back wages to 13 workers
Hydroelectric Power Generation · period investigated Jul 2020–Jun 2022
Malone Dealership 2001 Washington Blvd
$11,599 in back wages to 15 workers
Automobile Dealers · period investigated Mar 2010–Mar 2012
Midway Cafe 641 South East Washington Blvd
$9,021 in back wages to 23 workers · $575 in penalties · 3 child labor violations
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Dec 2010–Dec 2012
Ignite Medical Resort Bartlesville, OK 6006 SE Adams Blvd
$7,807 in back wages to 62 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Jun 2021–May 2023
Luigi's Italian Restaurant 3822 E Frank Phillips Blvd
$6,894 in back wages to 3 workers · 1 child labor violation
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Sep 2015–Sep 2017 · repeat violator: R
Tate Boys Tire and Service 2319 SE Washington Blvd
$6,822 in back wages to 7 workers
Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops · period investigated Jun 2009–Jun 2011
El Maguey 1900 SE Washington Blvd
$6,234 in back wages to 28 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Apr 2014–Jul 2014
Eggberts #3 2073 SE Washington Blvd
$6,033 in back wages to 66 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Nov 2011–Nov 2013
Shays Landscapes and Nursery 2700 Yorman Road
$4,495 in back wages to 6 workers
Landscaping Services · period investigated Sep 2007–Sep 2009
Most recent cases
Family HealthCare Clinic period ending Mar 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
Ignite Medical Resort Bartlesville, OK period ending May 2023
$7,807 in back wages to 62 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
Simper Fi Hydro Seed period ending Jun 2022
$14,125 in back wages to 13 workers · Hydroelectric Power Generation
Heritage Villa Nursing Center period ending Dec 2019
$1,351 in back wages to 19 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
Regional Dermatology period ending Aug 2019
$821 in back wages to 4 workers · General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Jane Phillips Medical Center period ending Nov 2018
$3,692 in back wages to 7 workers · General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Hunan Super Buffet period ending Oct 2017
1 child labor violation · Full-Service Restaurants
Luigi's Italian Restaurant period ending Sep 2017
$6,894 in back wages to 3 workers · 1 child labor violation · Full-Service Restaurants
Sabores Mexican Cuisine period ending Aug 2016
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Quality Inn Bartlesville period ending Mar 2016
4 violations, no back wages · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Generations Family Medical Clinic Bville period ending Sep 2015
$3,479 in back wages to 10 workers · Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
Green Country Village Retirement Community period ending Dec 2014
$1,772 in back wages to 15 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
El Maguey period ending Jul 2014
$6,234 in back wages to 28 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Eggbert's period ending Nov 2013
$4,354 in back wages to 74 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Eggberts #3 period ending Nov 2013
$6,033 in back wages to 66 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Robins Nest Child Development Center period ending May 2013
$2,591 in back wages to 10 workers · $600 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Child Day Care Services
Bartlesville Health and Rehab period ending Apr 2013
$1,434 in back wages to 14 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
Green Acre Sod Farms, Inc. period ending Mar 2013
1 violation, no back wages · Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores
Midway Cafe period ending Dec 2012
$9,021 in back wages to 23 workers · $575 in penalties · 3 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
Wow Telecommunications, LLC-Bartlesville period ending Nov 2012
$445 in back wages to 2 workers · Radio, Television, and Other Electronics 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 Oklahoma
Lawbamba lists 14 labor and employment lawyers with an office in Oklahoma, 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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