Healthcare & Social Assistance · Rockville, MD

Cheerway Care, Inc.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $200,685 in back wages owed to 28 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
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OSHA inspections
$200,685
Back wages owed

Cheerway Care, Inc. in Rockville, MD 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 0/100
  • F Wage & hour compliance: $201K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($201K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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Cheerway Care, Inc. in the Healthcare & Social Assistance enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Cheerway Care, Inc. at rank #351 of 13,687 employers ($200,685 owed). Cheerway Care, Inc. carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #351 of 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers on WHD back wages ($200,685).

How Cheerway Care, Inc. Compares

Cheerway Care, Inc. in Rockville, MD 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, Home Instead in Bowling Green, KY has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

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

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$200,685
Employees Affected
28
WHD Violations
28
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$7,167
Avg Back Wages per CaseFar above average
$200,685

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Cheerway Care, Inc. owed $200,685 in back wages to 28 employees across 1 case and 28 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 Cheerway Care, Inc. compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

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

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Cheerway Care, Inc. against Abria Del Cielo, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Cheerway Care, Inc.'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
  • Cheerway Care, Inc. also carries $200,685 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 Cheerway Care, Inc. been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Cheerway Care, Inc., resulting in $200,685 in back wages owed to 28 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Cheerway Care, Inc. operate in?
Cheerway Care, Inc. operates in the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector (NAICS code 621610). 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 Cheerway Care, Inc. owes me wages?
If you believe Cheerway Care, Inc. 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 $200,685 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Cheerway Care, Inc.'s safety record compare to industry average?
Cheerway Care, Inc.'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, Home Instead in Bowling Green, KY 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.