Unpaid Wage Cases in Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $526K in back wages owed to 614 workers by Sapulpa employers, in 32 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 49% of it. The industry with the most back wages is iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel.
What workers weren't paid
1 case involved child labor violations, covering 7 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Paragon Industries Inc 3378 W HWY 117
$239K in back wages to 28 workers
Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel · period investigated Dec 2024–Mar 2025
Elite Care 400 South Mission St., Suite 104
$31,098 in back wages to 39 workers
Home Health Care Services · period investigated Mar 2018–Mar 2020
Xcel Manufacturing 9887 Frankoma Rd
$29,637 in back wages to 16 workers
Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing · period investigated Jan 2015–Jan 2017
City of Sapulpa, Oklahoma 425 E. Dewey Ave.
$25,963 in back wages to 4 workers
Other Local Governmental Facilities · period investigated Feb 2005–Feb 2007
John Christner Trucking 19007 W Highway 33
$25,948 in back wages to 35 workers · $6,160 in penalties
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance · period investigated Jan 2014–Jan 2016 · repeat violator: R
The Gardens Living Center 1165 South Brenner Road
$23,085 in back wages to 50 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Jul 2021–Jul 2023
KFC Sapulpa 501 S Main St.
$17,586 in back wages to 9 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Mar 2014–Mar 2016
John Christner Trucking, LLC 19007 West Highway 33
$14,976 in back wages to 8 workers
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance · period investigated Oct 2008–Oct 2010
Bennett Steel 2210 N Industrial Rd
$13,726 in back wages to 151 workers
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction · period investigated Mar 2018–Mar 2020
Long John Silver's 115 E Taft St
$12,806 in back wages to 47 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Oct 2008–Oct 2010
Most recent cases
Gas N Go 104 period ending Jun 2025
$7,973 in back wages to 5 workers · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Paragon Industries Inc period ending Mar 2025
$239K in back wages to 28 workers · Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
Surroca Redi-Mix period ending Jan 2025
9 violations, no back wages · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
The Gardens Living Center period ending Jul 2023
$23,085 in back wages to 50 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
PBX Corporation period ending Jun 2022
1 violation, no back wages · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Ranch Terrace Nursing Home period ending May 2022
$1,649 in back wages to 17 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
TMS Delivery period ending Mar 2022
1 violation, no back wages · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
Dunhams Asphalt Services period ending Dec 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing
Elite Care period ending Mar 2020
$31,098 in back wages to 39 workers · Home Health Care Services
Bennett Steel period ending Mar 2020
$13,726 in back wages to 151 workers · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
The Gardens Living Center period ending Nov 2019
$2,071 in back wages to 11 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
L & L Construction period ending Dec 2018
$7,370 in back wages to 5 workers · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Senegence International period ending Dec 2018
4 violations, no back wages · Other Direct Selling Establishments
Super 8 period ending Aug 2018
$7,655 in back wages to 9 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Cherokee Pride Construction period ending Apr 2018
1 violation, no back wages · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Xcel Manufacturing period ending Jan 2017
$29,637 in back wages to 16 workers · Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
Ranch Terrace Nursing Home period ending Nov 2016
$8,119 in back wages to 29 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
KFC Sapulpa period ending Mar 2016
$17,586 in back wages to 9 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
John Christner Trucking period ending Jan 2016
$25,948 in back wages to 35 workers · $6,160 in penalties · Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance
Ihop #3282 period ending Nov 2015
$3,392 in back wages to 49 workers · Full-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 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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