State tells Bald Birds Brewing Company to settle hundreds of thousands in unpaid wages

The state Department of Labor and Industry reportedly recovered over $600,000 in unpaid wages and related penalties for employees at a Lycoming County brewing company.

According to a news release, the department announced it recovered $582,782 in unpaid wages for 124 workers and an additional $64,228 in damages for 108 workers after an investigation into Bald Birds Brewing Company -- which has locations in Jersey Shore and in Montgomery County -- where it found wage payment and collection law violations.

According to the news release from the department, the investigation into these violations began after it received ongoing complaints about late payments being made to the company's employees.

After reviewing the complaints and conducting an audit of the company's records, the department said it determined Bald Birds Brewery had "failed over the course of several months to pay employees on time at its Audubon, King of Prussia and Jersey Shore locations."

The department also noted that "most recently, payroll was not issued for five weeks for many of the workers."

Following the investigation, Bald Birds Brewery entered into an agreement with the department and paid the owed wages to all 124 impacted workers along with the additional money in liquidated damages to 108 of those employees.

"Pennsylvania workers deserve to be paid what they earn and know their rights will be protected," said Nancy A. Walker, state Secretary of Labor and Industry, according to the news release. "When employers fail to pay workers on time, there are consequences. This case secured not only the unpaid wages workers had earned, but also the liquidated damages they were entitled to under the law. The Shapiro Administration will continue fighting to make sure workers receive every dollar they are owed."

"In 2025 alone, L&I completed more than 5,800 labor law complaints statewide, recovered more than $5.65 million in unpaid wages and collected more than $2.1 million in fines from employers who violated Pennsylvania labor laws," the news release said.