Unpaid Wage Cases in Olympia, Washington
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $3.5M in back wages owed to 1,268 workers by Olympia employers, in 66 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 59% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
6 cases involved child labor violations, covering 13 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Main Chinese Buffet 5580 Martin Way E
$1.3M in back wages to 48 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Mar 2013–Feb 2016 · repeat violator: W
Super Buffet (Lacey) 1390 Galaxy Drive NE
$416K in back wages to 26 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Dec 2008–Apr 2011
PDQ Builders, Inc. 9616 Piperhill Dr. SE
$210K in back wages to 47 workers
New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) · period investigated Mar 2012–Mar 2014
Jet Drywall, LLC 761 Partridge Dr. W
$194K in back wages to 75 workers
Drywall and Insulation Contractors · period investigated Jan 2012–Jun 2012
Santo Nino Adult Family Home 1404 Milbanke Dr SE
$169K in back wages to 8 workers · $3,520 in penalties
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated May 2022–May 2025 · repeat violator: W
WA, State of - Dept of Corrections 7345 Linderson Way SW
$150K in back wages to 63 workers
State Correctional Institutions · period investigated Aug 2012–Aug 2015
Washington,State of-Attorney General's Office 2425 Bristol Ct SW
$135K in back wages to 41 workers
Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities · period investigated Mar 2005–Feb 2008
Washington, State of - Dept of Health 101 Israel Rd SE
$127K in back wages to 43 workers
Other State Governmental Facilities · period investigated May 2006–May 2008
WA, State of - Employment Security Department 106 Maple Park Drive
$101K in back wages to 32 workers
Public Finance Activities · period investigated May 2005–Apr 2007 · repeat violator: R
Sunrise Adult Family Home 9211 Milburne Loop SE
$90,777 in back wages to 10 workers
Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Oct 2016–Sep 2018
Most recent cases
Brooks Blessings Adult Family Home period ending May 2026
$1,715 in back wages to 14 workers · Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
Santo Nino Adult Family Home period ending May 2025
$169K in back wages to 8 workers · $3,520 in penalties · Other Residential Care Facilities
Blue Mountain Mechanical, Inc period ending Jan 2025
$18,813 in back wages to 10 workers · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Washington State Patrol period ending Nov 2024
1 violation, no back wages · State Police Protection
Amazon period ending Oct 2024
$11,872 in back wages to 1 worker · All Other General Merchandise Retailers
Puerto Vallarta Restaurant (Lacey) period ending Dec 2023
$556 in back wages to 1 worker · $980 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Rubenstein's Contract Carpet, LLC period ending Oct 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Flooring Contractors
InterCity Transit period ending Oct 2023
3 violations, no back wages · Urban Transit Systems
Mod Super Fast Pizza Holdings, LLC period ending Oct 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Olympia Inn period ending Jul 2023
$4,751 in back wages to 6 workers · $1,330 in penalties · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Insulation Northwest period ending Jul 2023
$13,614 in back wages to 35 workers · Drywall and Insulation Contractors
McDonald's period ending Oct 2022
$734 in penalties · 2 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
Knight Fire Protection period ending Sep 2022
1 violation, no back wages · Fire Protection
Miso period ending Apr 2022
$447 in back wages to 6 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Abbey Capitol Floors and Interiors period ending Sep 2021
$1,758 in back wages to 6 workers · Flooring Contractors
Northern Pacific Exteriors period ending Jul 2021
$69,963 in back wages to 39 workers · $7,050 in penalties · Residential Remodelers
Administrative Office of the Courts WA period ending May 2021
1 violation, no back wages · Other State Governmental Facilities
Commercial Insulation Service, LLC period ending Apr 2021
2 violations, no back wages · Drywall and Insulation Contractors
Olympia Orthopaedic Associates (OOA) period ending Feb 2021
1 violation, no back wages · Offices of Podiatrists
McDonalds period ending Nov 2020
$886 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
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 Washington
Lawbamba lists 4 labor and employment lawyers with an office in Washington, 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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