Educational Services · Cleveland, OH

Cuyahoga Community College

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $19,189 in back wages owed to 17 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$19,189
Back wages owed

Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, OH 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

C 65/100
  • C Wage & hour compliance: $19K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($19K 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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Cuyahoga Community College in the Educational Services enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Cuyahoga Community College at rank #137 of 478 employers ($19,189 owed). Cuyahoga Community College carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #137 of 478 Educational Services employers on WHD back wages ($19,189).

How Cuyahoga Community College Compares

Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, OH 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, UEI College in Irvine, CA has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Cuyahoga Community College to date. The Educational Services sector average runs $3,025 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$19,189
Employees Affected
17
WHD Violations
18
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$1,129
Avg Back Wages per CaseTypical
$19,189

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Cuyahoga Community College owed $19,189 in back wages to 17 employees across 1 case and 18 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: Educational Services

How Cuyahoga Community College compares to the Educational Services sector, which has 3,186 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Cuyahoga Community College Industry Avg
Inspections 0 2.5
Violations 0 5.7
Total Penalty $0 $3,025
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $1,199

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What to do with this record

Use Cuyahoga Community College's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Cuyahoga Community College against University of Michigan Regents, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Cuyahoga Community College's inspection and penalty record is typical for Educational Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Educational Services sector
  • Cuyahoga Community College also carries $19,189 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 Cuyahoga Community College been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Cuyahoga Community College, resulting in $19,189 in back wages owed to 17 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Cuyahoga Community College operate in?
Cuyahoga Community College operates in the Educational Services sector (NAICS code 611210). This industry has 3,186 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 8,042 total OSHA inspections and $9.64M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Cuyahoga Community College owes me wages?
If you believe Cuyahoga Community College 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 $19,189 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Cuyahoga Community College's safety record compare to industry average?
Cuyahoga Community College's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Educational Services industry average of $3,025 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 2.5 per employer. For a direct comparison, UEI College in Irvine, CA is a similar educational services 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.