Claim Type

Wage Theft Cases

3,701 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1895–2026)

3,701

Total Rulings

20%

Plaintiff Win Rate

$1,430,326

Avg Damages (645 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

Defendant Win

990 (27%)

Plaintiff Win

729 (20%)

Mixed Result

705 (19%)

Settlement

661 (18%)

Dismissed

351 (9%)

Remanded

264 (7%)

Other

1 (0%)

Related Laws

ADA(68)FLSA(20)ADEA(7)NLRA(3)

Top Employers in Wage Theft Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in wage theft rulings.

FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.

15 wage theft rulings

Government Employees Insurance Company

13 wage theft rulings

Uber Technologies, Inc.

10 wage theft rulings

Valley Wide Plastering Construction Incorporated

8 wage theft rulings

Labor Ready, Inc.

8 wage theft rulings

Court Rulings (3,701)

Department of Labor v. Five Star Automatic Fire Protection, LLC

W.D. Tex.Sep 30, 2019Texas

Plaintiff Win$248,984.09 awarded

W.D. Pa.Sep 30, 2019Pennsylvania

The Ohio Valley Coal Company v. United Mine Workers of America International Union

N.D. W. Va.Sep 27, 2019West Virginia

Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974, IUPAT, AFL-CIO v. Pulco, Inc.

S.D.N.Y.Sep 27, 2019New York

Plaintiff Win$6,142.85 awarded

Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974, IUPAT, AFL-CIO v. CEI Contractors, Inc.

S.D.N.Y.Sep 27, 2019New York

Plaintiff Win$10,254.16 awarded

Tamara Minasyan v. Western Union Financial Services, Inc.

C.D. Cal.Sep 26, 2019California

S.D.N.Y.Sep 26, 2019New York

Matter of Sifontes (The Hearst Corp.--Commissioner of Labor)

N.Y. App. Div.Sep 26, 2019New York

S.D. OhioSep 25, 2019Texas

M.D. Fla.Sep 25, 2019Florida

Grace Cho v. M and S Mexican Food, Inc.

C.D. Cal.Sep 24, 2019California

S.D. Miss.Sep 24, 2019Mississippi

S.D.N.Y.Sep 24, 2019New York

Matter of Zurita v. New York State Dept. of Labor

N.Y. App. Div.Sep 24, 2019New York

M.D. Fla.Sep 23, 2019Florida

Plaintiff Win$2,867.5 awarded

D. Colo.Sep 23, 2019Colorado

Plaintiff Win$25,000 awarded

Yadir A. Ontiveros v. Safelite Fulfillment, Inc.

C.D. Cal.Sep 20, 2019California

N.D. Cal.Sep 19, 2019California

C.D. Ill.Sep 17, 2019Illinois

Mixed Result$4,565 awarded

N.D. Cal.Sep 16, 2019California

N.D. OhioSep 16, 2019Ohio

Perkins Twp. v. Intl. Assn. of Firefighters, Local 1953

Ohio Ct. App.Sep 13, 2019

Conciliator did not exceed his powers in adopting union's final offer pertaining to overtime eligibility under collective bargaining agreement where terms were more stringent than FLSA minimum standards. Township waived argument that conciliator exceeded his powers by adopting terms for health insurance benefits that violated R.C. 505.60(A) where township failed to raise objection during conciliation and itself proposed final offer that suffered same infirmity.

D. Mass.Sep 13, 2019Massachusetts

W.D. Pa.Sep 12, 2019Pennsylvania

Johnson v. Helion Technologies, Inc.

D. Md.Sep 12, 2019Maryland

Settlement$31,500 awarded

W.D. Mo.Sep 12, 2019Missouri

W.D. La.Sep 11, 2019Wisconsin

N.D. Ill.Sep 11, 2019Illinois

Su, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Medical Staffing of America, LLC

E.D. Va.Sep 11, 2019Virginia

David Deluca v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

N.D. Cal.Sep 11, 2019California

W.D. Pa.Sep 10, 2019Pennsylvania

N.D.N.Y.Sep 9, 2019New York

Local One Security Officers Union v. New York University

S.D.N.Y.Sep 9, 2019New York

D.N.J.Sep 6, 2019New Jersey

D. Colo.Sep 6, 2019Colorado

D. Mass.Sep 6, 2019Massachusetts

M.D. Fla.Sep 5, 2019Florida

Trustees of the Northeast Carpenters Health, Pension, Annuity, Apprenticeship, and Labor Management Cooperation Funds v. Cali Enterprises, Inc.

E.D.N.Y.Sep 4, 2019New York

D.D.C.Sep 3, 2019District of Columbia

N.C. Ct. App.Sep 3, 2019

unemployment compensation benefits misconduct connected with the work

Carol Tims v. LGE Community Credit Union

11th CircuitAug 27, 2019

Janet Mueller v. Labor and Industry Review Commission

WISCTAPPAug 27, 2019

N.D. Ala.Aug 23, 2019Alabama

Northwest Administrators, Inc v. JMR Trucking, Inc

W.D. Wash.Aug 23, 2019Washington

D. Colo.Aug 23, 2019Colorado

M.D. Fla.Aug 21, 2019Florida

Plaintiff Win$6,966 awarded

Sec'y U.S. Dep't of Labor v. Bristol Excavating, Inc.

3rd CircuitAug 20, 2019Pennsylvania

N.D. Tex.Aug 20, 2019Texas

INNDAug 19, 2019Indiana

Settlement$125,000 awarded

Johnson v. INTU Corporation

D. Nev.Aug 16, 2019Nevada

Plaintiff Win$829,000 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.