Utilities · Rio Hondo, TX
City of Rio Hondo
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $1,602 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker across 1 wage-theft case.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
- $1,602
- Back wages owed
City of Rio Hondo in Rio Hondo, 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
- A Wage & hour compliance: $2K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($2K 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.
City of Rio Hondo in the Utilities enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place City of Rio Hondo at rank #216 of 236 employers ($1,602 owed). City of Rio Hondo carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #216 of 236 Utilities employers on WHD back wages ($1,602).
How City of Rio Hondo Compares
City of Rio Hondo in Rio Hondo, 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, Cabo Rojo Gas y Muebleria Amistad INC in Mayaguez, PR has 2 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against City of Rio Hondo to date. The Utilities sector average runs $5,509 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that City of Rio Hondo owed $1,602 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 2 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: Utilities
How City of Rio Hondo compares to the Utilities sector, which has 2,996 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | City of Rio Hondo | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 2.6 |
| Violations | 0 | 6.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $5,509 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,104 |
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What to do with this record
Use City of Rio Hondo's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare City of Rio Hondo against PNM, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
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- City of Rio Hondo also carries $1,602 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.