Unpaid Wage Cases in Black Hawk, South Dakota
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $82,499 in back wages owed to 96 workers by Black Hawk employers, in 13 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 38% of it. The industry with the most back wages is manufactured home (mobile home) manufacturing.
What workers weren't paid
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Liechty Homes 11802 JB Drive
$52,989 in back wages to 7 workers · $1,309 in penalties
Manufactured Home (Mobile Home) Manufacturing · period investigated Sep 2008–Sep 2010 · repeat violator: R
Industrial Power 11850 Quaal Road
$8,598 in back wages to 20 workers
Temporary Help Services · period investigated Jun 2004–Jun 2006
Liechty Homes 11802 JB Drive, Blackhawk, SD
$4,348 in back wages to 4 workers
Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers · period investigated May 2003–Apr 2005
Satellite Link Corp. 7015 Custer Street
$4,282 in back wages to 25 workers · $5,500 in penalties
Satellite Telecommunications · period investigated Dec 2008–Jul 2010 · repeat violator: R
A & J Screening 7900 Black Hawk Rd
$4,085 in back wages to 5 workers
Graphic Design Services · period investigated May 2018–May 2020
Midwest Paint Service Inc 11700 Crooked Canyon Rd
$2,161 in back wages to 4 workers
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · period investigated Oct 2012–Oct 2014
JDs Equipment Service LLC 12176 Siouxland Rd
$1,506 in back wages to 6 workers
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · period investigated Nov 2013–Nov 2015
Sugar Mountain Daycare 4924 Saratoga Drive
$1,210 in back wages to 1 worker
Child Day Care Services · period investigated Jul 2004–Jun 2006 · repeat violator: R
Industrial Power 11850 Quaal Road
$1,092 in back wages to 4 workers · $880 in penalties
Temporary Help Services · period investigated Jun 2006–Mar 2007 · repeat violator: R
Stanley Steemer 11985 Quaal Road
$1,061 in back wages to 7 workers
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services · period investigated Feb 2004–Feb 2006
Most recent cases
A & J Screening period ending May 2020
$4,085 in back wages to 5 workers · Graphic Design Services
A&E Plumbing, Inc. period ending May 2019
2 violations, no back wages · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
High-Tech Mechanical period ending Apr 2019
$441 in back wages to 2 workers · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
JDs Equipment Service LLC period ending Nov 2015
$1,506 in back wages to 6 workers · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Midwest Paint Service Inc period ending Oct 2014
$2,161 in back wages to 4 workers · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
Imagination Station Daycare & Preschool period ending Dec 2013
$84 in back wages to 3 workers · Child Day Care Services
Liechty Homes period ending Sep 2010
$52,989 in back wages to 7 workers · $1,309 in penalties · Manufactured Home (Mobile Home) Manufacturing
Satellite Link Corp. period ending Jul 2010
$4,282 in back wages to 25 workers · $5,500 in penalties · Satellite Telecommunications
Liechty Homes period ending Mar 2008
1 violation, no back wages · Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
Industrial Power period ending Mar 2007
$1,092 in back wages to 4 workers · $880 in penalties · Temporary Help Services
West River Industries (DNT Enterprises) period ending Sep 2006
1 violation, no back wages · Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
Sugar Mountain Daycare period ending Jun 2006
$1,210 in back wages to 1 worker · Child Day Care Services
Industrial Power period ending Jun 2006
$8,598 in back wages to 20 workers · Temporary Help Services
Stanley Steemer period ending Feb 2006
$1,061 in back wages to 7 workers · Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
B J's Country Store period ending Jul 2005
$642 in back wages to 8 workers · Grocery Stores
Liechty Homes period ending Apr 2005
$4,348 in back wages to 4 workers · Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
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 South Dakota
Lawbamba lists 11 labor lawyers with an office in South Dakota, 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.
Owed wages by a Black Hawk employer?
Compare employment lawyers in South DakotaOther South Dakota cities
- Sioux Falls
$1.8M · 6,598 workers - Rapid City
$1.5M · 3,124 workers - Sturgis
$243K · 611 workers - Aberdeen
$196K · 344 workers - Deadwood
$173K · 344 workers - Spearfish
$111K · 461 workers - Watertown
$72,340 · 139 workers
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.
Lawbamba is not affiliated with the Department of Labor, and this page is general information, not legal advice.