Retail Trade · Houston, TX

Cantu's Produce

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $39,364 in back wages owed to 18 affected workers across 2 wage-theft cases.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$39,364
Back wages owed

Cantu's Produce in Houston, 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 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

D 64/100
  • D Wage & hour compliance: $39K in back wages owed across 2 WHD cases ($20K 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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Cantu's Produce in the Retail Trade enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Cantu's Produce ranks #709 among 8,492 Retail Trade employers with WHD recoveries ($39,364). Cantu's Produce carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #709 of 8,492 Retail Trade employers on WHD back wages ($39,364).

How Cantu's Produce Compares

Cantu's Produce in Houston, 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, Bestco Services in Waverly, NE has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Cantu's Produce to date. The Retail Trade sector average runs $2,898 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
2
Back Wages Owed
$39,364
Employees Affected
18
WHD Violations
21
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$2,187
Avg Back Wages per CaseTypical
$19,682

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Cantu's Produce owed $39,364 in back wages to 18 employees across 2 cases and 21 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: Retail Trade

How Cantu's Produce compares to the Retail Trade sector, which has 12,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Cantu's Produce Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.8
Violations 0 1.7
Total Penalty $0 $2,898
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,571

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What to do with this record

Use Cantu's Produce's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Cantu's Produce against 621610 CDE Onsite Senior Services, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Cantu's Produce's inspection and penalty record is typical for Retail Trade or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Retail Trade sector
  • Cantu's Produce also carries $39,364 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 Cantu's Produce been cited for wage theft? ▼
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 2 enforcement cases against Cantu's Produce, resulting in $39,364 in back wages owed to 18 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Cantu's Produce operate in? ▼
Cantu's Produce operates in the Retail Trade sector (NAICS code 445110). This industry has 12,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 10,505 total OSHA inspections and $37.51M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Cantu's Produce owes me wages? ▼
If you believe Cantu's Produce 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 $39,364 in back wages owed by this employer across 2 cases.
How does Cantu's Produce's safety record compare to industry average? ▼
Cantu's Produce's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Retail Trade industry average of $2,898 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.8 per employer. For a direct comparison, Bestco Services in Waverly, NE is a similar retail trade 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.