Manufacturing · North Chicago, IL

Ash Pallets Management Inc

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $15,804 in back wages owed to 20 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$15,804
Back wages owed

Ash Pallets Management Inc in North Chicago, IL 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

C 70/100
  • C Wage & hour compliance: $16K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($16K 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.

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Ash Pallets Management Inc in the Manufacturing enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Ash Pallets Management Inc ranks #1,806 among 4,429 Manufacturing employers with WHD recoveries ($15,804). Ash Pallets Management Inc carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #1,806 of 4,429 Manufacturing employers on WHD back wages ($15,804).

How Ash Pallets Management Inc Compares

Ash Pallets Management Inc in North Chicago, IL 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, Spinco Metal Products INC. in Newark, NY has 2 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Ash Pallets Management Inc to date. The Manufacturing sector average runs $15,763 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$15,804
Employees Affected
20
WHD Violations
21
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$790
Avg Back Wages per CaseTypical
$15,804

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Ash Pallets Management Inc owed $15,804 in back wages to 20 employees across 1 case and 21 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: Manufacturing

How Ash Pallets Management Inc compares to the Manufacturing sector, which has 44,645 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Ash Pallets Management Inc Industry Avg
Inspections 0 2.6
Violations 0 8.0
Total Penalty $0 $15,763
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $6,093

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What to do with this record

Use Ash Pallets Management Inc's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Ash Pallets Management Inc against Spinco Metal Products INC., a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Ash Pallets Management Inc's inspection and penalty record is typical for Manufacturing or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Manufacturing sector
  • Ash Pallets Management Inc also carries $15,804 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 Ash Pallets Management Inc been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Ash Pallets Management Inc, resulting in $15,804 in back wages owed to 20 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Ash Pallets Management Inc operate in?
Ash Pallets Management Inc operates in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS code 32192). This industry has 44,645 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 115,492 total OSHA inspections and $703.72M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Ash Pallets Management Inc owes me wages?
If you believe Ash Pallets Management Inc 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 $15,804 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Ash Pallets Management Inc's safety record compare to industry average?
Ash Pallets Management Inc's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Manufacturing industry average of $15,763 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 2.6 per employer. For a direct comparison, Spinco Metal Products INC. in Newark, NY is a similar manufacturing employer with $15,803 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.