Accommodation & Food Services · Boulder, UT

Boulder Mesa Restaurant

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $7,279 in back wages owed to 4 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$7,279
Back wages owed

Boulder Mesa Restaurant in Boulder, UT 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 $7,279 in back wages owed to 4 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

B 82/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $7K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($7K 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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Boulder Mesa Restaurant in the Accommodation & Food Services enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Boulder Mesa Restaurant at rank #11,642 of 22,851 employers ($7,279 owed). Boulder Mesa Restaurant carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #11,642 of 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers on WHD back wages ($7,279).

How Boulder Mesa Restaurant Compares

Boulder Mesa Restaurant in Boulder, UT 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, River Inn in Kinston, NC has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Boulder Mesa Restaurant to date. The Accommodation & Food Services sector average runs $670 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$7,279
Employees Affected
4
WHD Violations
5
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$1,820
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$7,279

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Boulder Mesa Restaurant owed $7,279 in back wages to 4 employees across 1 case and 5 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 Boulder Mesa Restaurant compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Boulder Mesa Restaurant 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 Boulder Mesa Restaurant's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Boulder Mesa Restaurant against River Inn, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Boulder Mesa Restaurant'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
  • Boulder Mesa Restaurant also carries $7,279 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 Boulder Mesa Restaurant been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Boulder Mesa Restaurant, resulting in $7,279 in back wages owed to 4 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Boulder Mesa Restaurant operate in?
Boulder Mesa Restaurant operates in the Accommodation & Food Services sector (NAICS code 722110). 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 Boulder Mesa Restaurant owes me wages?
If you believe Boulder Mesa Restaurant 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 $7,279 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Boulder Mesa Restaurant's safety record compare to industry average?
Boulder Mesa Restaurant'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, River Inn in Kinston, NC 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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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.