Construction · Greensboro, NC
Adams Electric Co. Inc.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $6,245 in back wages owed to 37 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
- $6,245
- Back wages owed
Adams Electric Co. Inc. in Greensboro, NC has been the subject of 0 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. The employer also has 1 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) case on record, covering Fair Labor Standards Act enforcement. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- B Wage & hour compliance: $6K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($6K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Channels are separate federal datasets: a dimension marked not applicable simply has no record in that dataset for this employer, not a good or bad score.
Adams Electric Co. Inc. in the Construction enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Adams Electric Co. Inc. at rank #8,258 of 12,785 employers ($6,245 owed). Adams Electric Co. Inc. carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #8,258 of 12,785 Construction employers on WHD back wages ($6,245).
How Adams Electric Co. Inc. Compares
Adams Electric Co. Inc. in Greensboro, NC has no OSHA inspection on record with PlainWorker. An absence of federal inspection activity is not the same as a clean safety record, it typically means this employer has not yet been selected for inspection under OSHA's targeting programs. By comparison, Dean a Seiwert Construction in Wichita, KS has 2 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Adams Electric Co. Inc. to date. The Construction sector average runs $6,767 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Adams Electric Co. Inc. owed $6,245 in back wages to 37 employees across 1 case and 37 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Construction
How Adams Electric Co. Inc. compares to the Construction sector, which has 61,260 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Adams Electric Co. Inc. | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 2.0 |
| Violations | 0 | 3.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $6,767 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,361 |
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What to do with this record
Use Adams Electric Co. Inc.'s enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Adams Electric Co. Inc. against Dean a Seiwert Construction, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Adams Electric Co. Inc.'s inspection and penalty record is typical for Construction or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Construction sector
- Adams Electric Co. Inc. also carries $6,245 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
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