Accommodation & Food Services · Columbus, MS

Best Western Executive Suites

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $2,640 in back wages owed to 20 affected workers across 2 wage-theft cases.

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OSHA penalties
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Violations cited
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OSHA inspections
$2,640
Back wages owed

Best Western Executive Suites in Columbus, MS 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

A 90/100
  • A Wage & hour compliance: $3K in back wages owed across 2 WHD cases ($1K 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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Best Western Executive Suites in the Accommodation & Food Services enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Best Western Executive Suites at rank #17,716 of 22,851 employers ($2,640 owed). Best Western Executive Suites carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #17,716 of 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers on WHD back wages ($2,640).

How Best Western Executive Suites Compares

Best Western Executive Suites in Columbus, MS 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, Taqueria San Juan in Castroville, TX has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Best Western Executive Suites to date. The Accommodation & Food Services sector average runs $670 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
2
Back Wages Owed
$2,640
Employees Affected
20
WHD Violations
25
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$132
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$1,320

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Best Western Executive Suites owed $2,640 in back wages to 20 employees across 2 cases and 25 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: Accommodation & Food Services

How Best Western Executive Suites compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Best Western Executive Suites Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.2
Violations 0 0.5
Total Penalty $0 $670
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $2,941

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What to do with this record

Use Best Western Executive Suites's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Best Western Executive Suites against Taqueria San Juan, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Best Western Executive Suites's inspection and penalty record is typical for Accommodation & Food Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Accommodation & Food Services sector
  • Best Western Executive Suites also carries $2,640 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 Best Western Executive Suites been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 2 enforcement cases against Best Western Executive Suites, resulting in $2,640 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 Best Western Executive Suites operate in?
Best Western Executive Suites operates in the Accommodation & Food Services sector (NAICS code 721110). This industry has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 5,697 total OSHA inspections and $16.76M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Best Western Executive Suites owes me wages?
If you believe Best Western Executive Suites 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 $2,640 in back wages owed by this employer across 2 cases.
How does Best Western Executive Suites's safety record compare to industry average?
Best Western Executive Suites's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Accommodation & Food Services industry average of $670 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, Taqueria San Juan in Castroville, TX is a similar accommodation & food services 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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