Unpaid Wage Cases in Tyler, Texas
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $2.4M in back wages owed to 3,752 workers by Tyler employers, in 220 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 75% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
10 cases involved child labor violations, covering 16 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
A Mission of Home Health Care, Inc. 2106 W. Gentry Pkwy
$295K in back wages to 234 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Jul 2012–Jan 2013
China Cafe 2001 W. Southwest Loop 323
$147K in back wages to 18 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Mar 2014–Mar 2016
Braswell Paint Company 2108 W Erwin Street
$125K in back wages to 112 workers
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · period investigated Jul 2007–Jul 2009
Judi's Carrier Inc. PO Box 130543
$80,746 in back wages to 57 workers · $10,659 in penalties
All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation · period investigated Jun 2012–Jun 2014 · repeat violator: R
Tech Serv Consulting and Training LTD 3258 Earl Campbell Pkwy
$77,453 in back wages to 109 workers
Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · period investigated Feb 2024–Feb 2026
Center for Creative Media 4906 Hightech Drive
$73,350 in back wages to 9 workers
Other Motion Picture and Video Industries · period investigated Jun 2016–Jun 2018
Girling Health Care, Inc. 100 E. Ferguson St., Ste 600
$67,948 in back wages to 347 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Nov 2012–Nov 2014
Judi's Carrier Service, Inc. 8332 Paluxy Dr.
$61,729 in back wages to 101 workers
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services · period investigated Jun 2007–Jun 2009
Don Juan on the Square 113 Erwin St
$57,696 in back wages to 17 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jul 2023–Jul 2025
Watkins-Logan Texas State Veterans Home 11466 Honor Lane
$56,423 in back wages to 156 workers
Community Care Facilities for the Elderly · period investigated Jul 2016–May 2017
Most recent cases
Automotive Super Center period ending Feb 2026
1 violation, no back wages · General Automotive Repair
Tech Serv Consulting and Training LTD period ending Feb 2026
$77,453 in back wages to 109 workers · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
Ruan Transport Corporation period ending Aug 2025
1 violation, no back wages · General Freight Trucking, Local
Don Juan on the Square period ending Jul 2025
$57,696 in back wages to 17 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Wendy's 3231 period ending May 2025
$12,921 in back wages to 26 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Texas VSI period ending Jan 2025
3 violations, no back wages · Local Nursing Homes
Painted Tree Boutiques period ending Jan 2025
$664 in back wages to 2 workers · All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers
Lone Star Concrete period ending Dec 2024
$4,471 in back wages to 15 workers · Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
Azalea Heights period ending Nov 2024
$9,116 in back wages to 41 workers · Home Health Care Services
Garden Estates of Tyler period ending Nov 2024
$1,342 in back wages to 2 workers · Home Health Care Services
Bella's Italian Cafe period ending Oct 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Azalea Trails Assisted Living and Memory Care period ending Sep 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Other Residential Care Facilities
Trane Company period ending Aug 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
Hospice of East Texas period ending Aug 2024
$3,189 in back wages to 33 workers · $12,128 in penalties · Home Health Care Services
Home Aid Care Givers period ending Aug 2024
$7,173 in back wages to 51 workers · Home Health Care Services
Judi's Carrier Service period ending Aug 2024
$12,032 in back wages to 57 workers · All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services
Another Broken Egg Cafe period ending Aug 2024
$591 in back wages to 12 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Another Broken Egg Cafe period ending Aug 2024
$840 in back wages to 1 worker · Limited-Service Restaurants
The Center at Grande period ending Jul 2024
$6,049 in back wages to 45 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
Trane Technology period ending Jul 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
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 Tyler
Lawbamba lists 9 labor lawyers with an office in Tyler, Texas, 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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