Transportation & Warehousing · Burlington, NC

Adams Towing and Recovery

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $24,394 in back wages owed to 80 affected workers across 2 wage-theft cases.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
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OSHA inspections
$24,394
Back wages owed

Adams Towing and Recovery in Burlington, 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 2 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) cases 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

C 75/100
  • C Wage & hour compliance: $24K in back wages owed across 2 WHD cases ($12K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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Adams Towing and Recovery in the Transportation & Warehousing enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Adams Towing and Recovery at rank #1,102 of 3,616 employers ($24,394 owed). Adams Towing and Recovery carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #1,102 of 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers on WHD back wages ($24,394).

How Adams Towing and Recovery Compares

Adams Towing and Recovery in Burlington, 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, Hard Contractors, Inc. in Bayamon, PR has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Adams Towing and Recovery to date. The Transportation & Warehousing sector average runs $6,129 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
2
Back Wages Owed
$24,394
Employees Affected
80
WHD Violations
90
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$305
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$12,197

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Adams Towing and Recovery owed $24,394 in back wages to 80 employees across 2 cases and 90 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: Transportation & Warehousing

How Adams Towing and Recovery compares to the Transportation & Warehousing sector, which has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Adams Towing and Recovery Industry Avg
Inspections 0 1.9
Violations 0 3.2
Total Penalty $0 $6,129
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,295

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What to do with this record

Use Adams Towing and Recovery's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

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  • Adams Towing and Recovery also carries $24,394 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Adams Towing and Recovery been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 2 enforcement cases against Adams Towing and Recovery, resulting in $24,394 in back wages owed to 80 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Adams Towing and Recovery operate in?
Adams Towing and Recovery operates in the Transportation & Warehousing sector (NAICS code 488410). This industry has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 18,441 total OSHA inspections and $60.77M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Adams Towing and Recovery owes me wages?
If you believe Adams Towing and Recovery owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $24,394 in back wages owed by this employer across 2 cases.
How does Adams Towing and Recovery's safety record compare to industry average?
Adams Towing and Recovery's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Transportation & Warehousing industry average of $6,129 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 1.9 per employer. For a direct comparison, Hard Contractors, Inc. in Bayamon, PR is a similar transportation & warehousing employer with $0 in current penalties.
Data Sources & Methodology

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.

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Every figure on PlainWorker is rendered directly from official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage & Hour Division enforcement records, no number is typed in by an editor. This employer's ratios (penalty-per-violation, industry comparisons) are computed live from the 0 inspections on record. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.