Concluded DOL Wage and Hour Division cases in which DOL found a violation. An investigation that found none won't show here, and neither will an open investigation, a private lawsuit, a state labor agency case, or an arbitration settlement. Covers the statute categories this site tracks (H-1B, general wage/hour, child labor, sub-minimum wage, H-2A, H-2B, Davis-Bacon, and migrant/seasonal farmworker protections), not every WHD program, and only cases matched under this employer's name and its other spellings on file with WHD. No result here means no such case on file — it isn't the same as a clean record.
Cases filed under the name Subway and the spellings of it we count together: Subway, Subway Sandwiches & Salads, Subway Sandwiches, Subway Restaurant. They name 1,023 different operating companies, since the locations under one name are often run by separate owners.
1238 minimum wage / overtime (flsa), 255 child labor (flsa), 1 h-1b visa sponsorship
Cases by the year their findings ended, 2001–2026
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A listed finding is DOL's own concluded determination following an investigation, not an accusation or a lawsuit outcome, and appearing here isn't a claim of ongoing or systemic misconduct — each case reflects one specific investigated period. Matching is by name: a real violation under a spelling that is neither this employer's name nor one of the other spellings we count won't be found, so a low count here means few matches under these names, not a confirmed clean record. Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division Enforcement Database, the compliance actions concluded since FY2005 that found a violation. Informational only, not legal advice.
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Restaurants and hotels are 25% of DOL wage cases with a violation
Restaurants and hotels make up a quarter of the wage-and-hour cases in which DOL found a violation. The chains with the most cases, who a case names, and how child labor findings differ by brand.
Wage data: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC LCA Disclosure Data and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS. LCA filings reflect sponsored-worker wage offers, which skew toward mid-large employers and specific occupations — treat any estimate built from a small sample cautiously. Informational only; not legal, immigration, or financial advice.