Arts, Entertainment & Recreation · McAllen, TX
City of McAllen
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), City of McAllen has a relatively clean safety record: 0 violations across 1 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 0
- Violations cited
- 1
- OSHA inspections
- $13,100
- Back wages owed
City of McAllen in McAllen, TX has been the subject of 1 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 3 WHD violations against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected City of McAllen once. None of these inspections resulted in a citation. Against the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry average of 2 inspections per employer, this runs moderately below peers (0.6x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $13,100 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. For comparison, Surfside Bowl Entertainment Center in Surfside Beach, SC is another arts, entertainment & recreation employer with 0 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 0.0
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $13,100
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- A OSHA safety compliance: 0 violations across 1 OSHA inspection (0.0 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- C Wage & hour compliance: $13K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($13K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is City of McAllen.
City of McAllen in the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, City of McAllen ranks #235 among 800 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation employers with WHD recoveries ($13,100). City of McAllen carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #235 of 800 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation employers on WHD back wages ($13,100).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $13,100 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How City of McAllen Compares
1 OSHA inspection on record for City of McAllen in McAllen, TX, zero violations cited, a cleaner record than the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector average of 5.1 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against City of McAllen to date. The Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector average runs $4,481 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
1
First Inspection
2019-11-14
Last Inspection
2019-11-14
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
0.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$2,537
What this shows 1 inspection over 1 year, averaging 0.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation average of $2,537.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that City of McAllen owed $13,100 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 3 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: Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
How City of McAllen compares to the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector, which has 2,226 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | City of McAllen | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 1 | 1.8 |
| Violations | 0 | 5.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $4,481 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,537 |
Nationwide Arts, Entertainment & Recreation peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for City of McAllen, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (1 inspections here).
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What to do with this record
Use City of McAllen's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare City of McAllen against Lane Tree Golf Club, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether City of McAllen's inspection and penalty record is typical for Arts, Entertainment & Recreation or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector
- City of McAllen also carries $13,100 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.
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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.
Employer Matching
Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.