Retail Trade · Pittsburgh, PA

Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $6,505 in back wages owed to 7 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$6,505
Back wages owed

Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile in Pittsburgh, PA 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. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 8 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.

Compliance score

B 83/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $7K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($7K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile in the Retail Trade enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile ranks #3,966 among 8,492 Retail Trade employers with WHD recoveries ($6,505). Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #3,966 of 8,492 Retail Trade employers on WHD back wages ($6,505).

How Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile Compares

Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile in Pittsburgh, PA 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, Pharmerica in Huntington, WV has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile to date. The Retail Trade sector average runs $2,898 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$6,505
Employees Affected
7
WHD Violations
8
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$929
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$6,505

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile owed $6,505 in back wages to 7 employees across 1 case and 8 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: Retail Trade

How Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile compares to the Retail Trade sector, which has 12,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.8
Violations 0 1.7
Total Penalty $0 $2,898
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,571

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What to do with this record

Use Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile against Buddy's Produce, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile's inspection and penalty record is typical for Retail Trade or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Retail Trade sector
  • Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile also carries $6,505 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 Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile, resulting in $6,505 in back wages owed to 7 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile operate in?
Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile operates in the Retail Trade sector (NAICS code 443112). This industry has 12,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 10,505 total OSHA inspections and $37.51M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile owes me wages?
If you believe Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile 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 $6,505 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile's safety record compare to industry average?
Cricket Wireless / Boost Mobile's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Retail Trade industry average of $2,898 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.8 per employer. For a direct comparison, Pharmerica in Huntington, WV is a similar retail trade 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.