Accommodation & Food Services · South Houston, TX

Chilos Seafood Restaurant

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $9,020 in back wages owed to 36 affected workers across 2 wage-theft cases.

$0
OSHA penalties
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Violations cited
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OSHA inspections
$9,020
Back wages owed

Chilos Seafood Restaurant in South 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. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $9,020 in back wages owed to 36 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

B 86/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $9K in back wages owed across 2 WHD cases ($5K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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Chilos Seafood Restaurant in the Accommodation & Food Services enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Chilos Seafood Restaurant at rank #10,363 of 22,851 employers ($9,020 owed). Chilos Seafood Restaurant carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #10,363 of 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers on WHD back wages ($9,020).

How Chilos Seafood Restaurant Compares

Chilos Seafood Restaurant in South 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, Midway Cafe in Bartlesville, OK has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

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

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
2
Back Wages Owed
$9,020
Employees Affected
36
WHD Violations
38
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$251
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$4,510

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Chilos Seafood Restaurant owed $9,020 in back wages to 36 employees across 2 cases and 38 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 Chilos Seafood Restaurant compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

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

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Chilos Seafood Restaurant against El Mariachi Restaurant Bar and Grill, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Chilos Seafood 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
  • Chilos Seafood Restaurant also carries $9,020 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 Chilos Seafood Restaurant been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 2 enforcement cases against Chilos Seafood Restaurant, resulting in $9,020 in back wages owed to 36 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Chilos Seafood Restaurant operate in?
Chilos Seafood 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 Chilos Seafood Restaurant owes me wages?
If you believe Chilos Seafood 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 $9,020 in back wages owed by this employer across 2 cases.
How does Chilos Seafood Restaurant's safety record compare to industry average?
Chilos Seafood 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, Midway Cafe in Bartlesville, OK 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.