Fair

Labor Standards Act

Enforcement Data
January 2009 - September 2016

WHD Enforcement Results

# of Investigations since Jan. 20, 2009
# of total U.S. stores
Investigated stores as a share of total stores
# of FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA back wages
# of repeat violator investigations
# of willful violator investigations
Total FLSA back wages agreed to pay
Employees receiving FLSA back pay
Back wages for minimum wage
Back wages for overtime
FLSA civil monetary penalties (CMP)
# of cases w/FLSA CMP assessed
FLSA child labor violations
# of minors affected
Child labor CMP assessed
Total Wages+Penalties paid
Total wages+penalties per case
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and
Hour Division and Manhattan Institute
calculations

Subway
1,298
26,958
4.32%
18,107
164
318
134
12
$3,932,177
14,436
$1,045,923
$2,880,122
$212,418.72
77
226
150
$131,471.50
$4,069,781
$3,135.42

McDonald's
450
14,344
2.93%
11,163
156
207
30
3
$1,484,233
9,992
$696,168
$786,353
$132,737
19
168
144
$108,301
$1,726,983
$3,837.74

Dunkin' Donuts
275
8,032
3.27%
2,530
47
69
12
2
$1,149,684
1,877
$225,211
$924,473
$19,657
9
27
19
$4,045
$1,173,386
$4,266.86

Fair Labor Standards Act

Enforcement Data
January 2009 - September 2016

WHD Enforcement Results

# of Investigations since Jan. 20, 2009
# of total U.S. stores
Investigated stores as a share of total stores
# of FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA back wages
# of repeat violator investigations
# of willful violator investigations
Total FLSA back wages agreed to pay
Employees receiving FLSA back pay
Back wages for minimum wage
Back wages for overtime
FLSA civil monetary penalties (CMP)
# of cases w/FLSA CMP assessed
FLSA child labor violations
# of minors affected
Child labor CMP assessed
Total Wages+Penalties paid
Total wages+penalties per case
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and
Hour Division and Manhattan Institute
calculations

Pizza Hut
161
7,908
1.71%
1,542
80
94
26
0
$494,267
1,282
$393,046
$101,221
$93,885
20
15
11
$8,480
$596,632
$3,705.79

7-Eleven
203
7,836
2.46%
1,082
35
74
10
13
$976,319
752
$74,910
$901,410
$29,601
14
3
1
$0
$1,005,920
$4,955.27

Burger King
141
7,126
1.82%
2,882
40
65
11
2
$313,983
2,628
$177,188
$136,795
$26,389
9
72
70
40,635
$381,007
$2,702.18

Taco Bell
128
5,950
1.95%
1,485
46
63
12
2
$289,853
1,243
$128,277
$161,576
$40,508
10
31
22
$26,440
$356,801
$2,787.51

Fair Labor Standards Act

Enforcement Data
January 2009 - September 2016

WHD Enforcement Results

# of Investigations since Jan. 20, 2009
# of total U.S. stores
Investigated stores as a share of total stores
# of FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA back wages
# of repeat violator investigations
# of willful violator investigations
Total FLSA back wages agreed to pay
Employees receiving FLSA back pay
Back wages for minimum wage
Back wages for overtime
FLSA civil monetary penalties (CMP)
# of cases w/FLSA CMP assessed
FLSA child labor violations
# of minors affected
Child labor CMP assessed
Total Wages+Penalties paid
Total wages+penalties per case
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and
Hour Division and Manhattan Institute
calculations

Wendy's
123
5,750
1.72%
1,587
44
54
24
0
$599,273
1,421
$40,717
$558,556
$5,610
4
105
91
$39,752
$644,635
$5,240.93

Dominos
119
5,067
2.21%
3,983
31
44
7
8
$1,444,603
3,208
$1,023,027
$421,576
$111,947
12
11
7
$2,850
$1,559,400
$13,104.20

Dairy Queen
KFC
160
121
4,517
4,391
3.25%
2.51%
1,458
1,905
36
31
62
47
13
11
0
6
$259,039
$525,524
1,161
1,579
$82,285
$108,831
$176,754
$415,693
$16,225
$39,276
7
$10
105
$34
78
$31
$78,661 $ 34,788

$353,925
$599,587
$2,212.03
$4,955.26

Fair Labor Standards Act

Enforcement Data
January 2009 - September 2016

WHD Enforcement Results

# of Investigations since Jan. 20, 2009
# of total U.S. stores
Investigated stores as a share of total stores
# of FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA back wages
# of repeat violator investigations
# of willful violator investigations
Total FLSA back wages agreed to pay
Employees receiving FLSA back pay
Back wages for minimum wage
Back wages for overtime
FLSA civil monetary penalties (CMP)
# of cases w/FLSA CMP assessed
FLSA child labor violations
# of minors affected
Child labor CMP assessed
Total Wages+Penalties paid
Total wages+penalties per case
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and
Hour Division and Manhattan Institute
calculations

Little Caesar's Sonic

Papa John's
87
264
85
4,109
3,518
3,340
2.02%
6.88%
2.46%
2,258
6,751
2,021
18
72
28
32
84
35
4
22
3
0
0
1
$225,977
$778,837
$263,915
2,098
5,571
1,535
$137,999
$516,180
$154,710
$87,978
$262,657
$109,205
$0
$109,615
$880
$0
14
$1
$36
62
$11
$23
54
$8
$34,426
$48,656
$12,753
$260,402
$937,108
$277,547
$2,993.13
$3,549.65
$3,265.26

Fair Labor Standards Act

Enforcement Data
January 2009 - September 2016

WHD Enforcement Results

# of Investigations since Jan. 20, 2009
# of total U.S. stores
Investigated stores as a share of total stores
# of FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA back wages
# of repeat violator investigations
# of willful violator investigations
Total FLSA back wages agreed to pay
Employees receiving FLSA back pay
Back wages for minimum wage
Back wages for overtime
FLSA civil monetary penalties (CMP)
# of cases w/FLSA CMP assessed
FLSA child labor violations
# of minors affected
Child labor CMP assessed
Total Wages+Penalties paid
Total wages+penalties per case
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and
Hour Division and Manhattan Institute
calculations

Arby's
107
3,226
3.19%
2,833
40
49
4
0
$350,966
2,671
$44,757
$306,209
$5,962
2
25
19
$44,848
$401,776
$3,754.92

Hardee's/Carl's Jr Baskin Robbins

56
45
2,927
2,484
1.81%
1.77%
474
269
23
10
33
13
3
1
0
0
$76,447
$116,118
364
213
$54,371
$80,709
$22,076
$35,409
$8,305
$374
$2
1
$26
40
$17
28
$28,640
$16,088
$113,392
$132,580
$2,024.86
$2,946.22

Fair Labor Standards Act

Enforcement Data
January 2009 - September 2016

WHD Enforcement Results

# of Investigations since Jan. 20, 2009
# of total U.S. stores
Investigated stores as a share of total stores
# of FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA back wages
# of repeat violator investigations
# of willful violator investigations
Total FLSA back wages agreed to pay
Employees receiving FLSA back pay
Back wages for minimum wage
Back wages for overtime
FLSA civil monetary penalties (CMP)
# of cases w/FLSA CMP assessed
FLSA child labor violations
# of minors affected
Child labor CMP assessed
Total Wages+Penalties paid
Total wages+penalties per case
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and
Hour Division and Manhattan Institute
calculations

Jack in the Box

60
2,247
2.63%
690
30
44
1
0
$52,101
657
$25,696
$26,406
$154
1
3
1
$0
$52,255
$870.92

Jimmy John's Chick-Fil-A

111
60
2,109
1,885
4.98%
3.18%
4,587
285
14
34
24
40
6
0
0
0
$1,083,798
$24,124
3,752
244
$607,447
$9,138
$476,352
$14,986
$0
$0
0
0
31
75
27
70
$30,663
$64,183
$1,114,461
$88,306
$10,040.19
$1,471.77

Fair Labor Standards Act

Enforcement Data
January 2009 - September 2016

WHD Enforcement Results

# of Investigations since Jan. 20, 2009
# of total U.S. stores
Investigated stores as a share of total stores
# of FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA back wages
# of repeat violator investigations
# of willful violator investigations
Total FLSA back wages agreed to pay
Employees receiving FLSA back pay
Back wages for minimum wage
Back wages for overtime
FLSA civil monetary penalties (CMP)
# of cases w/FLSA CMP assessed
FLSA child labor violations
# of minors affected
Child labor CMP assessed
Total Wages+Penalties paid
Total wages+penalties per case
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and
Hour Division and Manhattan Institute
calculations

Popeye's
99
1,870
4.60%
1,534
16
28
13
1
$392,114
1,149
$210,338
$181,776
$46,255
7
13
5
$0
$438,369
$4,427.97

total sample,
excluding
Hardees/Carl's Jr
4,097
122,667
3.34%
68,952
972
1,446
344
50
14,756,905
57,469
5,782,557
8,965,507
891,494
217
1,093
859
727,041
16,170,861
4,211

sample
average
per store

3.06%
0.56
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
120.30
0.47
47.14
73.09
7.27
0.00
0.01
0.01
5.93
131.83
4,211

Fair Labor Standards Act

Enforcement Data
January 2009 - September 2016

WHD Enforcement Results

# of Investigations since Jan. 20, 2009
# of total U.S. stores
Investigated stores as a share of total stores
# of FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA violations
# of cases w/zero FLSA back wages
# of repeat violator investigations
# of willful violator investigations
Total FLSA back wages agreed to pay
Employees receiving FLSA back pay
Back wages for minimum wage
Back wages for overtime
FLSA civil monetary penalties (CMP)
# of cases w/FLSA CMP assessed
FLSA child labor violations
# of minors affected
Child labor CMP assessed
Total Wages+Penalties paid
Total wages+penalties per case
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and
Hour Division and Manhattan Institute
calculations

Hardees
average
per store

1.81%
0.16
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
26.12
0.12
18.58
7.54
2.84
0.00
0.01
0.01
9.78
38.74
2,025