Wholesale Trade · Lake Forest, CA

Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $7,807 in back wages owed to 13 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$7,807
Back wages owed

Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers in Lake Forest, CA 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 81/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $8K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($8K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers in the Wholesale Trade enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers at rank #860 of 1,587 employers ($7,807 owed). Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #860 of 1,587 Wholesale Trade employers on WHD back wages ($7,807).

How Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers Compares

Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers in Lake Forest, CA 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, Equity Transportation Company, INC. in Walker, MI has 2 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers to date. The Wholesale Trade sector average runs $9,112 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$7,807
Employees Affected
13
WHD Violations
14
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$601
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$7,807

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers owed $7,807 in back wages to 13 employees across 1 case and 14 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: Wholesale Trade

How Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers compares to the Wholesale Trade sector, which has 6,881 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers Industry Avg
Inspections 0 2.0
Violations 0 5.5
Total Penalty $0 $9,112
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $4,665

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What to do with this record

Use Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers against Pace Supply CORP, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers's inspection and penalty record is typical for Wholesale Trade or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Wholesale Trade sector
  • Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers also carries $7,807 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 Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers, resulting in $7,807 in back wages owed to 13 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers operate in?
Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers operates in the Wholesale Trade sector (NAICS code 424990). This industry has 6,881 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 13,442 total OSHA inspections and $62.70M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers owes me wages?
If you believe Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers 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 $7,807 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers's safety record compare to industry average?
Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Wholesale Trade industry average of $9,112 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 2.0 per employer. For a direct comparison, Equity Transportation Company, INC. in Walker, MI is a similar wholesale trade employer with $7,800 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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