Other · Chicago, IL

Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $673,869 in back wages owed to 151 affected workers across 2 wage-theft cases.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$673,869
Back wages owed

Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court in Chicago, IL 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

F 0/100
  • F Wage & hour compliance: $674K in back wages owed across 2 WHD cases ($337K 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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Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court in the Other enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court ranks #21 among 2,155 Other employers with WHD recoveries ($673,869). Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #21 of 2,155 Other employers on WHD back wages ($673,869).

How Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court Compares

Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court in Chicago, IL 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, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Miami, FL has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court to date. The Other sector average runs $0 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
2
Back Wages Owed
$673,869
Employees Affected
151
WHD Violations
151
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$4,463
Avg Back Wages per CaseFar above average
$336,935

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court owed $673,869 in back wages to 151 employees across 2 cases and 151 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: Other

How Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court compares to the Other sector, which has 2,225 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.1
Violations 0 0.0
Total Penalty $0 $0
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3

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What to do with this record

Use Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court against Champaign Residential Services, Inc, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court's inspection and penalty record is typical for Other or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Other sector
  • Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court also carries $673,869 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 Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 2 enforcement cases against Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court, resulting in $673,869 in back wages owed to 151 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court operate in?
Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court operates in the Other sector (NAICS code 09890). This industry has 2,225 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 235 total OSHA inspections and $750 in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court owes me wages?
If you believe Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court 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 $673,869 in back wages owed by this employer across 2 cases.
How does Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court's safety record compare to industry average?
Cook County Clerk Of The Circuit Court's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Other industry average of $0 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.1 per employer. For a direct comparison, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Miami, FL is a similar other 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.