Unpaid Wage Cases in Huron, South Dakota
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $168K in back wages owed to 206 workers by Huron employers, in 16 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 87% of it. The industry with the most back wages is beer and ale merchant wholesalers.
What workers weren't paid
2 cases involved child labor violations, covering 3 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Royal Distributing PO Box 136
$78,014 in back wages to 16 workers
Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · period investigated Jun 2011–Jun 2013
Charles D Hoffman DDS 53 Third St SW
$18,701 in back wages to 6 workers
Offices of Dentists · period investigated Dec 2004–Dec 2006
State Radio Communication/Dept of Public Sfty 875 Dakota N.
$18,152 in back wages to 41 workers
Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities · period investigated Apr 2002–Apr 2004
Panda Garden Buffet 2979 Dakota South
$17,118 in back wages to 10 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Apr 2008–Apr 2010
Chris Waldner & Sons Construction, Inc. 40380 207th St
$7,817 in back wages to 29 workers
Residential Building Construction · period investigated May 2012–May 2014
Red Wilk Construction 1562 Old Hwy. 14
$7,604 in back wages to 51 workers
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · period investigated Jun 2013–Jun 2015
Cross Roads Hotel 100 4th Street SW
$6,951 in back wages to 2 workers
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels · period investigated Mar 2009–Mar 2011
UPS Store 1947 Dakota Avenue S.
$6,713 in back wages to 8 workers
Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops) · period investigated Jun 2006–Mar 2008
The New Plains 960 4th St. NE
$1,489 in back wages to 22 workers
Bowling Centers · period investigated Apr 2008–Mar 2010
South Dakota Farmers Union 1410 Dakota Ave South
$1,339 in back wages to 2 workers
Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations · period investigated Feb 2013–Feb 2015
Most recent cases
Olson Construction period ending Jul 2025
1 child labor violation · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Avantara Huron period ending Oct 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Nursing Care Facilities
PSSI (Huron, SD) period ending Nov 2022
4 child labor violations · Poultry Processing
Banner Engineering period ending Oct 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
Chris Waldner & Sons Construction period ending Oct 2020
$1,067 in back wages to 12 workers · $1,072 in penalties · Industrial Building Construction
Panda Garden Buffet period ending Jan 2020
17 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Albrecht's Angel Honey Farm & Vineyard Winery period ending Nov 2019
$3,179 in penalties · Apiculture
Best Western Huron period ending Feb 2018
$686 in back wages to 3 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Subway of Huron South period ending Jun 2016
1 violation, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Quality Inn (Huron) period ending Jan 2016
$22 in back wages to 1 worker · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Red Wilk Construction period ending Jun 2015
$7,604 in back wages to 51 workers · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
South Dakota Farmers Union period ending Feb 2015
$1,339 in back wages to 2 workers · Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations
Chris Waldner & Sons Construction, Inc. period ending May 2014
$7,817 in back wages to 29 workers · Residential Building Construction
Wallman Farms period ending Nov 2013
$3,375 in penalties · Corn Farming
Royal Distributing period ending Jun 2013
$78,014 in back wages to 16 workers · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
Crossroads Hotel period ending Feb 2012
1 violation, no back wages · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Cross Roads Hotel period ending Mar 2011
$6,951 in back wages to 2 workers · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
The Daily Plainsman period ending Aug 2010
$1,289 in back wages to 1 worker · Newspaper Publishers
Panda Garden Buffet period ending Apr 2010
$17,118 in back wages to 10 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
The New Plains period ending Mar 2010
$1,489 in back wages to 22 workers · Bowling Centers
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.
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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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