Skip to main content
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)

Moreno
N.D. Ill.Aug 2, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Laborers' Pension Fund v. GA Paving, LLC
N.D. Ill.Aug 2, 2018Illinois
Mixed Result
Hancox
N.D. Ill.Jul 20, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Mike Snodgrass v. AHA Mechanical Cont., LLC
Tenn. Ct. App.Jul 5, 2018Tennessee

The trial court denied Appellant, employee, relief under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and employee appeals. Because the trial court's judgment does not clearly show that it applied the correct legal standard in deciding the case, we vacate and remand.

Remanded
Buffalo Laborers Welfare Fund v. Di Pizio Constr. Co.
W.D.N.Y.Jun 27, 2018New York
Plaintiff Win$95,224 awarded
MDC RESTAURANTS, LLC VS. DIST. CT. (DIAZ)
NEVMay 31, 2018Nevada
Defendant Win
Ferguson
W.D. Ark.May 9, 2018Arkansas
Mixed Result
Mouloki
N.D. Ill.May 7, 2018Illinois
Plaintiff Win$156,688 awarded
Rodriguez
D.C. CircuitApr 23, 2018
Mixed Result
Rasberry
W.D. Ark.Apr 11, 2018Arkansas
Mixed Result
Tejada
E.D.N.Y.Apr 10, 2018New York
Mixed Result
Indiana Commissioner of Labor ex rel. Wendell H. Estelle v. CVS Indiana, LLC (mem. dec.)
Ind. Ct. App.Mar 29, 2018
Defendant Win
Artur Zawada v. Uber Technologies
6th CircuitMar 14, 2018
Defendant Win
Hernandez
Colo.Mar 5, 2018

C.A.R. 21.1— Certified Questions of State Law—Colorado Wage Claim Act—Statute of Limitations—Statutory Construction. The Supreme Court accepted jurisdiction under C.A.R. 21.1 to answer a certified question of law from the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado regarding how far back in…

Mixed Result
DeLong
Ohio Ct. App.Mar 1, 2018

Employment termination

Defendant Win
Williams v. TGI Fridays Inc
N.D. Ill.Feb 23, 2018Illinois
Defendant Win
Montoya
D. Mass.Jan 30, 2018Massachusetts
Plaintiff Win
ABM Industries Overtime Cases
Cal. Ct. App.Jan 10, 2018
Plaintiff Win
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Maryland Insurance Administration
4th CircuitJan 5, 2018Maryland
Remanded
Partridge v. Am. Hosp. Mgmt. Co.
D.C. CircuitDec 29, 2017District of Columbia
Settlement$150,000 awarded
Acosta
S.D. W. Va.Dec 29, 2017West Virginia
Plaintiff Win
Molina v. Oilfield Prod. Contractors, Inc.
La. Ct. App.Dec 29, 2017Louisiana
Plaintiff Win$1,100.04 awarded
Adams
N.Y. App. Div.Dec 28, 2017New York
Remanded
Lawson v. ZB, N.A.
Cal. Ct. App.Dec 21, 2017California
Mixed Result
Lawson v. ZB, N.A.
CALCTAPP5DDec 19, 2017California
Plaintiff Win
In re Jimmy John's Overtime Litigation
7th CircuitDec 14, 2017Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Okada
W.D. Ark.Dec 14, 2017Arkansas
Settlement$18,469.04 awarded
In re ABM Indus. Overtime Cases
CALCTAPP5DDec 11, 2017California
Plaintiff Win
Merlini
D. Mass.Dec 7, 2017Massachusetts
Dismissed
Dennis B. Current v. Dept of Labor
IdahoDec 4, 2017
Defendant Win
Cunningham v. Suds Pizza, Inc.
W.D.N.Y.Dec 1, 2017New York
Settlement$1,700,000 awarded
Hirst v. Skywest, Inc.
ILLINOISEDNov 30, 2017Illinois
Defendant Win
The Internat. Brotherhood of Boilermakers etc. v. NASSCO etc.
Cal. Ct. App.Nov 30, 2017California
Plaintiff Win$211,405 awarded
Suqin Zhu v. Hakkasan NYC LLC
S.D. Ill.Nov 28, 2017New York
Defendant Win
Ouadani
1st CircuitNov 21, 2017
Plaintiff Win
State ex rel. Singer v. Fairland Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn. (Slip Opinion)
OhioNov 1, 2017

Mandamus-Public employment-R.C. 3319.081-Writ sought to compel school district to recognize custodian as "regular nonteaching school employee" with continuing-contract status-Writ denied.

Defendant Win
Secretary United States Department of Labor v. American Future Systems, Inc.
3rd CircuitOct 13, 2017
Plaintiff Win
Shakoor
Ohio Ct. App.Sep 27, 2017Ohio

Stay versus dismissal of action pending arbitration R.C. 2711.02(B) class arbitration contract interpretation Garmon preemption gateway issues for judiciary National Labor Relations Act

Mixed Result
JPRC INC., ETC. VS. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT(NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT)
NJSUPERCTAPPDIVAug 4, 2017
Defendant Win$9,000 at issue
Gerald K. Kandel v. United States
Fed. Cl.Jul 31, 2017

REPORTED OPINION granting in part, as to former PCC employees who separated from employment prior to September 23, 1996 and denying in part, as to former PCC employees who separated from employment on or after September 23, 1996, Motion to Dismiss - Rule 12(b)(1) and (6). The parties are directed…

Mixed Result
National Labor Relations Board v. Ace Masonry Inc.
2nd CircuitJun 30, 2017
Plaintiff Win$140,082.16 awarded
Adams
Federal CircuitJun 29, 2017
Defendant Win
Orlando Estrada v. FTS USA, LLC
11th CircuitMay 30, 2017
Defendant Win
In re Uber Technologies, Inc., Wage & Houremployment Practices Litigation (No. II)
JPMLMay 30, 2017
Defendant Win
Lane
2nd CircuitMay 18, 2017
Defendant Win
Nadeau
S.D.N.Y.May 5, 2017New York
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. BDO USA, L.L.P.
5th CircuitMay 4, 2017
Remanded
Young
6th CircuitApr 12, 2017
Defendant Win
Lawrence Hill, Adam Wise, And Robert Miller, Res. v. Garda Cl Northwest, Inc., App.
Wash. Ct. App.Mar 27, 2017
Plaintiff Win$7,355,787.76 awarded
Eric Gracie v. Department of Labor (George Wohlgemuth Landscape, Employer)
VTFeb 9, 2017
Plaintiff Win$2,014.25 awarded

Think you may have a wage theft claim?

Check which employment laws may protect you — free, private, and no sign-up required.

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.