$3.7M in Lost Wages Recouped for NC Workers Who Pushed Back, as State Sets New Record

NCDOL recovers record $3.7M in unpaid wages for NC workers

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$3.7M in lost wages recouped for NC workers who pushed back, as state sets new record

Businesses that didn’t pay workers proper overtime or took other steps to underpay them were required to pay back millions last year after the state Labor Department stepped in. It was the biggest amount ever, the department said.

Farley announces NCDOL's $3.7M in recovery of unpaid wages for NC workers

RALEIGH – Labor Commissioner Luke Farley announced this week that the North Carolina Department of Labor recovered a record-breaking $3.7 million in unpaid wages for workers in 89 of the state’s 100 counties during State Fiscal Year 2026.

Labor Department recovered $3.7M in unpaid wages

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Labor recovered a record $3.7 million in unpaid wages for workers in 89 counties during the 2025-26 fiscal year, according to Labor Commissioner Luke Farley.

Labor commissioner announces record-breaking $3.7 million in recovery of unpaid wages

RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) — Labor Commissioner Luke Farley announced that the North Carolina Department of Labor recovered a record-breaking $3.7 million in unpaid wages for workers in 89 of the state’s 100 counties during State Fiscal Year 2026. The recoveries resulted from investigations by NCDOL’s Wage and Hour Bureau into thousands of complaints involving unpaid final paychecks, withheld commissions, unauthorized deductions and other violatio…