Healthcare & Social Assistance · Wheeling, IL

Avenues to Independence

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $4,740 in back wages owed to 13 affected workers across 2 wage-theft cases.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$4,740
Back wages owed

Avenues to Independence in Wheeling, 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. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $4,740 in back wages owed to 13 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

B 89/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $5K in back wages owed across 2 WHD cases ($2K 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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Avenues to Independence in the Healthcare & Social Assistance enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Avenues to Independence ranks #8,709 among 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers with WHD recoveries ($4,740). Avenues to Independence carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #8,709 of 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers on WHD back wages ($4,740).

How Avenues to Independence Compares

Avenues to Independence in Wheeling, 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, New Hope Adult Home in Dublin, CA has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Avenues to Independence to date. The Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average runs $1,181 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
2
Back Wages Owed
$4,740
Employees Affected
13
WHD Violations
14
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$365
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$2,370

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Avenues to Independence owed $4,740 in back wages to 13 employees across 2 cases 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: Healthcare & Social Assistance

How Avenues to Independence compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Avenues to Independence Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.7
Violations 0 1.1
Total Penalty $0 $1,181
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $1,757

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What to do with this record

Use Avenues to Independence's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Avenues to Independence against Pinecrest Medical Care Facility, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Avenues to Independence's inspection and penalty record is typical for Healthcare & Social Assistance or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector
  • Avenues to Independence also carries $4,740 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 Avenues to Independence been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 2 enforcement cases against Avenues to Independence, resulting in $4,740 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 Avenues to Independence operate in?
Avenues to Independence operates in the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector (NAICS code 624310). This industry has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 12,060 total OSHA inspections and $21.19M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Avenues to Independence owes me wages?
If you believe Avenues to Independence 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 $4,740 in back wages owed by this employer across 2 cases.
How does Avenues to Independence's safety record compare to industry average?
Avenues to Independence's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Healthcare & Social Assistance industry average of $1,181 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.7 per employer. For a direct comparison, New Hope Adult Home in Dublin, CA is a similar healthcare & social assistance 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.