Unpaid Wage Cases in Newport, Rhode Island
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $873K in back wages owed to 1,084 workers by Newport employers, in 56 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 57% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
4 cases involved child labor violations, covering 9 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Maher - Naval War College 686 Cushing Rd
$238K in back wages to 44 workers
Vocational Rehabilitation Services · period investigated Jan 2015–Jul 2017
Heatherwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 398 Bellevue Ave.
$95,355 in back wages to 100 workers · $44,000 in penalties
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Oct 2013–Sep 2016 · repeat violator: W
Benjamin's Raw Bar 254 Thames Street
$67,510 in back wages to 53 workers · $2,125 in penalties · 2 child labor violations
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Oct 2012–Sep 2014
Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Inc. 398 Bellevue Ave.
$63,133 in back wages to 48 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Mar 2004–Mar 2006
Diego's Mexican Restaurant 11 Bowen's Warf
$44,342 in back wages to 50 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Apr 2015–Apr 2017
Hk&S Construction 51 AMERICA'S CUP AVE
$33,823 in back wages to 23 workers
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · period investigated Dec 2011–Jan 2013
Thai Cuisine at Thames St 517 Thames Street
$33,672 in back wages to 8 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Aug 2012–Aug 2014
Newport Harbor Corporation 366 Thames St.
$26,422 in back wages to 175 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2013–Dec 2014
The Red Parrot Restaurant 348 Thames St.
$25,716 in back wages to 55 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated May 2005–Apr 2007
The Wharf Pub 11 Bowen Wharf
$25,435 in back wages to 25 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Apr 2015–Apr 2017
Most recent cases
The Newport Experience period ending Nov 2025
$508 in back wages to 5 workers · 3 child labor violations · Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps
Flo's Clam Shack period ending Feb 2025
$255 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
Castle Hill Inn period ending Dec 2024
$150 in back wages to 4 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Hydrangea House Inn period ending Jun 2023
$470 in back wages to 4 workers · Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
Bellevue Manor period ending Jun 2023
$658 in back wages to 1 worker · Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
Bellevue House period ending Jun 2023
$791 in back wages to 1 worker · Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
Inns on Bellevue period ending Jun 2023
$844 in back wages to 1 worker · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Subway period ending Mar 2023
$16,303 in back wages to 16 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Red Parrot Restaurant period ending Dec 2022
$8,983 in back wages to 51 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Francis Malbone House period ending Sep 2019
$5,185 in back wages to 3 workers · Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
Helly Hansen period ending Jul 2019
$1,421 in back wages to 2 workers · Other Clothing Stores
Music Box period ending Jul 2019
$72 in back wages to 2 workers · Prerecorded Tape, Compact Disc, and Record Stores
Antonio's Pizza By The Slice period ending Jun 2019
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
The Tavern on Broadway period ending Apr 2019
$362 in back wages to 3 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Pasta Beach period ending Jul 2017
$6,157 in back wages to 11 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Maher - Naval War College period ending Jul 2017
$238K in back wages to 44 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Vanderbilt Grace, Mayflower Grace, White Barn period ending Apr 2017
$9,321 in back wages to 61 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
The Wharf Pub period ending Apr 2017
$25,435 in back wages to 25 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Diego's Mexican Restaurant period ending Apr 2017
$44,342 in back wages to 50 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Winner Winner period ending Apr 2017
$9,113 in back wages to 3 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.
Employment lawyers in Rhode Island
Lawbamba lists 13 employment lawyers with an office in Rhode Island, 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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