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Claim Type

Wage Theft Cases

2,675 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1964–2026)

2,675
Total Rulings
37%
Plaintiff Win Rate

691 of 1846 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

$1,468,235
Avg Damages Awarded (836 prevailing cases)
S.D.N.Y.
Top Court

About Wage Theft Claims

Wage theft encompasses various violations of wage and hour laws, including failure to pay minimum wage, unpaid overtime, off-the-clock work, and illegal deductions from pay. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage laws establish minimum standards for compensation. These cases may be brought individually or as collective actions.

Case Outcomes

Plaintiff Win
691 (26%)
Settlement
687 (26%)
Defendant Win
605 (23%)
Mixed Result
314 (12%)
Dismissed
236 (9%)
Remanded
142 (5%)

Court Rulings (2,675)

Tadeo
S.D.N.Y.Dec 9, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win$284,505.56 awarded
Owens
M.D. Fla.Dec 9, 2020Florida
Settlement$34,155 awarded
Ortiz Ortiz v. Abitino's Pizza 49th Street Corp.
S.D.N.Y.Dec 8, 2020New York
Settlement
Passante
S.D.N.Y.Dec 8, 2020New York
Settlement
Brelsford
N.D. Cal.Dec 7, 2020California
Defendant Win
Harding
S.D.N.Y.Dec 3, 2020New York
Settlement$16,572.11 awarded
Alt
S.D.N.Y.Dec 2, 2020New York
Settlement$46,298.21 awarded
Abraham
S.D.N.Y.Dec 1, 2020New York
Settlement$1,100,000 awarded
ESPEJO
S.D. Fla.Nov 30, 2020Florida
Settlement
Hunnell
M.D. Pa.Nov 30, 2020Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Murph
M.D. Fla.Nov 29, 2020Florida
Dismissed
Castillo
S.D.N.Y.Nov 25, 2020New York
Settlement
Henkel
M.D. Pa.Nov 25, 2020Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Tejada
E.D.N.Y.Nov 25, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win$191,259.6 awarded
Commissioner of Labor v. Walnut Tire Shop, LLC
Conn. App. Ct.Nov 24, 2020Connecticut

The plaintiff sought to collect, inter alia, unpaid wages on behalf of two employees of the defendant W Co. A state marshal served two copies of the summons and complaint on the defendant B, W Co.'s president, in both his individual capacity and as president of W Co. Following the defendants'…

Plaintiff Win$24,136.35 awarded
Marcum
W.D. Ky.Nov 24, 2020Kentucky
Mixed Result
Altenhofen
W.D. Ky.Nov 23, 2020Kentucky
Defendant Win
Wen
S.D.N.Y.Nov 23, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win
ORTUETA
S.D. Fla.Nov 23, 2020Florida
Settlement
Wang
S.D.N.Y.Nov 20, 2020New York
Dismissed
Gilbo
N.D. OhioNov 20, 2020Ohio
Plaintiff Win$68,755.72 awarded
Lopez
S.D. Fla.Nov 20, 2020Florida
Settlement
Mendez
S.D. Fla.Nov 20, 2020Florida
Plaintiff Win$60,868.72 awarded
The Annuity, Welfare and Apprenticeship Skill Improvement & Safety Funds of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 15, 15A, 15C & 15D, AFL-CIO v. Intercounty Paving Associates of New York, LLC
E.D.N.Y.Nov 20, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win
Cuizon
S.D.N.Y.Nov 17, 2020New York
Settlement$52,000 awarded
DIFLAVIS
E.D. Pa.Nov 16, 2020Pennsylvania
Settlement$10,532 awarded
Chen
S.D.N.Y.Nov 16, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win
Alina Manukyan v. KinderCare Education at Work LLC
C.D. Cal.Nov 12, 2020California
Remanded
Kelly
E.D.N.Y.Nov 12, 2020New York
Dismissed
Canlas
N.D. Cal.Nov 12, 2020California
Dismissed
Barbee
D. Ariz.Nov 10, 2020Arizona
Plaintiff Win$10,000 awarded
Smith v. K9 Games AZ LLC
D. Ariz.Nov 10, 2020Arizona
Defendant Win
Spellers
Fed. Cl.Nov 6, 2020Maryland

REPORTED OPINION granting in part partial dismissal as to plaintiff's retaliation claim (Count II) and denying in part [32] Motion for Summary Judgment as to plaintiff's EPA claim (Count I). Pursuant to RCFC 54(b), as there is not just reason for delay, the clerk's office is directed to ENTER…

Mixed Result
Villar
S.D.N.Y.Nov 6, 2020New York
Settlement
Cummins
D. Md.Nov 6, 2020Maryland
Plaintiff Win
Cummings v. MNR Ramy, Inc.
M.D. Fla.Nov 6, 2020Florida
Plaintiff Win$40,907.5 awarded
Gomez
COLOCTAPPNov 5, 2020Colorado

Gomez v. JP Trucking, Inc., 2020 COA 153 (Nov. 5, 2020), is a published historical appellate opinion. Its judgment was reversed by the Colorado Supreme Court in 2022 CO 21 (May 16, 2022). The federal MCA exemption was undisputed; the contested issue was the older Colorado Wage Order 31 exemption.…

Defendant Win
Pena Abreu v. White Star NYC Inc.
S.D.N.Y.Nov 5, 2020New York
Settlement
Jairam
E.D.N.Y.Nov 5, 2020New York
Dismissed
CARTEE-HARING
E.D. Pa.Nov 5, 2020Pennsylvania
Mixed Result
Tormall
S.D.N.Y.Nov 4, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win$317,694.55 awarded
Deskins
S.D. W. Va.Nov 2, 2020West Virginia
Settlement$20,000 awarded
Manzanares
E.D.N.Y.Nov 2, 2020New York
Defendant Win$197,389.54 at issue
Polch
N.D. OhioOct 30, 2020Ohio
Settlement
Tahirou
D. Conn.Oct 29, 2020Connecticut
Defendant Win
Elston
D. Kan.Oct 28, 2020Kansas
Settlement$220,000 awarded
Bolyard
N.D. OhioOct 28, 2020Ohio
Settlement$3,399 awarded
Alt
S.D.N.Y.Oct 27, 2020New York
Settlement
Kilcrease-Tiger
E.D. Ark.Oct 27, 2020Arkansas
Defendant Win
Salazar
S.D.N.Y.Oct 23, 2020New York
Plaintiff Win$167,772.15 awarded

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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The classification of claim types is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.