Unpaid Wage Cases in Tea, South Dakota
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $33,038 in back wages owed to 162 workers by Tea employers, in 10 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 86% of it. The industry with the most back wages is drywall and insulation contractors.
What workers weren't paid
4 cases involved child labor violations, covering 18 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Fox Drywall 27164 470th Ave.
$8,463 in back wages to 11 workers
Drywall and Insulation Contractors · period investigated Aug 2013–Aug 2015
Morgan Lane Village 560 Morgan Lane
$6,721 in back wages to 15 workers
Local Nursing Homes · period investigated Apr 2010–Jul 2011
Executive Landscapes 27051 S. Gayle Ave.
$5,101 in back wages to 3 workers
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · period investigated Jul 2007–Jul 2009
Double H Paving 27275 Derhey Place
$4,080 in back wages to 25 workers
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction · period investigated Aug 2008–Aug 2010
Tea Tots Childcare Center 2100 N. Devon Dr.
$3,051 in back wages to 23 workers
Child Day Care Services · period investigated Apr 2008–Apr 2010
Hayloft Properties Management 27124 Grummand Ave
$2,728 in back wages to 73 workers
Residential Property Managers · period investigated Apr 2017–Apr 2019
Northern Plains Construction, Inc 27056 Kerslake Place
$2,142 in back wages to 6 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Jan 2010–Jan 2012
Kids Club 725 Kevin Cir.
$615 in back wages to 1 worker
Child Day Care Services · period investigated Dec 2006–Aug 2007
Tea Tots Childcare Center 2100 N. Devon Ave
$89 in back wages to 2 workers · $2,415 in penalties · 6 child labor violations
Child Day Care Services · period investigated Sep 2013–Sep 2015 · repeat violator: R
Hayloft Property Mgt (Victoria Estates) 27124 Grummond Ave
$48 in back wages to 3 workers
Temporary Help Services · period investigated Mar 2017–Mar 2019
Most recent cases
Hayloft Properties Management period ending Apr 2019
$2,728 in back wages to 73 workers · Residential Property Managers
Hayloft Property Mgt (Victoria Estates) period ending Mar 2019
$48 in back wages to 3 workers · Temporary Help Services
Custom Structures of South Dakota, LLC period ending Jun 2018
2 violations, no back wages · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
MyTea Tykes Childrens Center, Inc. period ending May 2018
$981 in penalties · 10 child labor violations · Child Day Care Services
Tea Tots Childcare Center period ending Sep 2015
$89 in back wages to 2 workers · $2,415 in penalties · 6 child labor violations · Child Day Care Services
Fox Drywall period ending Aug 2015
$8,463 in back wages to 11 workers · Drywall and Insulation Contractors
Midwest Landscape Supply, Inc. period ending Apr 2015
1 violation, no back wages · Landscaping Services
Bounce Around Inflatables, LLC period ending Dec 2013
2 child labor violations · All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
RMS Roller Grinder period ending Jul 2012
1 child labor violation · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
Northern Plains Construction, Inc period ending Jan 2012
$2,142 in back wages to 6 workers · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Morgan Lane Village period ending Jul 2011
$6,721 in back wages to 15 workers · Local Nursing Homes
Double H Paving period ending Aug 2010
$4,080 in back wages to 25 workers · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Tea Tots Childcare Center period ending Apr 2010
$3,051 in back wages to 23 workers · Child Day Care Services
Executive Landscapes period ending Jul 2009
$5,101 in back wages to 3 workers · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Kids Club period ending Aug 2007
$615 in back wages to 1 worker · Child Day Care Services
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).
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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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