Healthcare & Social Assistance · McAllen, TX

Cooper Internal Medicine

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $30,092 in back wages owed to 20 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$30,092
Back wages owed

Cooper Internal Medicine in McAllen, 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 $30,092 in back wages owed to 20 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

F 49/100
  • F Wage & hour compliance: $30K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($30K 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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Cooper Internal Medicine in the Healthcare & Social Assistance enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Cooper Internal Medicine at rank #2,793 of 13,687 employers ($30,092 owed). Cooper Internal Medicine carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #2,793 of 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers on WHD back wages ($30,092).

How Cooper Internal Medicine Compares

Cooper Internal Medicine in McAllen, 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, Holy Spirit Residential Care Home-III in Willits, CA has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

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

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$30,092
Employees Affected
20
WHD Violations
21
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$1,505
Avg Back Wages per CaseTypical
$30,092

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Cooper Internal Medicine owed $30,092 in back wages to 20 employees across 1 case and 21 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 Cooper Internal Medicine compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Cooper Internal Medicine 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 Cooper Internal Medicine's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

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  • Cooper Internal Medicine also carries $30,092 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 Cooper Internal Medicine been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Cooper Internal Medicine, resulting in $30,092 in back wages owed to 20 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Cooper Internal Medicine operate in?
Cooper Internal Medicine operates in the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector (NAICS code 621111). 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 Cooper Internal Medicine owes me wages?
If you believe Cooper Internal Medicine 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 $30,092 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Cooper Internal Medicine's safety record compare to industry average?
Cooper Internal Medicine'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, Holy Spirit Residential Care Home-III in Willits, CA 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.