Healthcare & Social Assistance · San Antonio, TX

Bright Star Care

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $34,980 in back wages owed to 15 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$34,980
Back wages owed

Bright Star Care in San Antonio, TX 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

F 42/100
  • F Wage & hour compliance: $35K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($35K 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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Bright Star Care in the Healthcare & Social Assistance enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Bright Star Care ranks #2,466 among 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers with WHD recoveries ($34,980). Bright Star Care carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #2,466 of 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers on WHD back wages ($34,980).

How Bright Star Care Compares

Bright Star Care in San Antonio, TX 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, Mid South Senior Care in Memphis, TN has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

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

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$34,980
Employees Affected
15
WHD Violations
16
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$2,332
Avg Back Wages per CaseTypical
$34,980

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Bright Star Care owed $34,980 in back wages to 15 employees across 1 case and 16 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 Bright Star Care compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Bright Star Care 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 Bright Star Care's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Bright Star Care against Age Care Limited, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Bright Star Care'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
  • Bright Star Care also carries $34,980 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 Bright Star Care been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Bright Star Care, resulting in $34,980 in back wages owed to 15 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Bright Star Care operate in?
Bright Star Care operates in the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector (NAICS code 623990). 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 Bright Star Care owes me wages?
If you believe Bright Star Care 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 $34,980 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Bright Star Care's safety record compare to industry average?
Bright Star Care'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, Mid South Senior Care in Memphis, TN 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.