Unpaid Wage Cases in Sumter, South Carolina
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $762K in back wages owed to 769 workers by Sumter employers, in 60 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 71% of it. The industry with the most back wages is other building equipment contractors.
What workers weren't paid
3 cases involved child labor violations, covering 4 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Rapid Installation Group (R.I.G.) 740 North Wise Dr
$116K in back wages to 96 workers
Other Building Equipment Contractors · period investigated Jun 2023–Jun 2025
Shaw View Cleaners 60 Cromer Drive Hwy 444
$74,417 in back wages to 15 workers
Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) · period investigated Jun 2005–Jun 2007
Hendrix Construction 240 Tiger Lilly Rd
$61,341 in back wages to 10 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Jun 2012–Jun 2014
Hill Plumbing & Air 438 North Main Street
$59,111 in back wages to 25 workers
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · period investigated Oct 2020–Oct 2022
Santee Wateree Transportation Authority P.O. Box 2462
$37,819 in back wages to 18 workers
All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation · period investigated Dec 2002–Dec 2004
The Family Residential Care Home 19 Edward St
$36,005 in back wages to 27 workers
Homes for the Elderly · period investigated Dec 2016–Dec 2018
Sumter Grocery 800 Miller Road
$33,120 in back wages to 3 workers
Convenience Stores · period investigated Feb 2014–Feb 2016
Southern Roofing 803 North Wise Drive
$27,561 in back wages to 48 workers
Roofing Contractors · period investigated Dec 2005–Dec 2007
Mon Cafe Japan 1293 Broad St., Suite 400
$25,079 in back wages to 8 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Feb 2010–Feb 2012
Morris College 100 West College St.
$24,753 in back wages to 13 workers
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools · period investigated Jan 2004–Dec 2005
Most recent cases
Rapid Installation Group (R.I.G.) period ending Jun 2025
$116K in back wages to 96 workers · Other Building Equipment Contractors
Vanessa Palace period ending Mar 2025
$977 in back wages to 1 worker · Child Day Care Services
Auto Parts of Sumter period ending Aug 2023
$18,162 in back wages to 4 workers · Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
Patriot Auto Parts period ending Aug 2023
$15,114 in back wages to 5 workers · Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores
Magnolia Manor Apartments period ending Oct 2022
$673 in back wages to 5 workers · Facilities Support Services
Kozi Italian Street Food period ending Oct 2022
$2,421 in back wages to 6 workers · 1 child labor violation · Full-Service Restaurants
Hill Plumbing & Air period ending Oct 2022
$59,111 in back wages to 25 workers · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Sumter Easy Home period ending Jul 2022
$2,555 in back wages to 19 workers · Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
Frank's Car Wash period ending Apr 2022
$200 in back wages to 3 workers · Car Washes
Family Residential Care Home period ending Dec 2021
$160 in back wages to 1 worker · Homes for the Elderly
Paramount Transit Service period ending Dec 2021
$20,930 in back wages to 16 workers · Home Health Care Services
Myson's Tire Sales period ending Oct 2021
$4,430 in back wages to 10 workers · Tire Dealers
Harvin Choice Meats period ending Mar 2021
$4,766 in back wages to 18 workers · Meat Markets
A Better Day Home Care period ending Feb 2021
$2,124 in back wages to 48 workers · Home Health Care Services
Triple T Electric period ending Nov 2020
$2,860 in back wages to 9 workers · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
Frasier Tire Service Store #9 Sumter period ending Nov 2020
$673 in back wages to 8 workers · General Automotive Repair
Sumter Tire Plus Auto Repair period ending Sep 2020
3 violations, no back wages · General Automotive Repair
M&M Carpets period ending May 2020
$49 in back wages to 1 worker · Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
Jeffords Carpet & Tile period ending Apr 2020
$200 in back wages to 4 workers · Flooring Contractors
B & C Automotive Repair & Exhaust period ending Sep 2019
$4,988 in back wages to 2 workers · Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance
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 South Carolina
Lawbamba lists 4 labor and employment lawyers with an office in South Carolina, 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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