Healthcare & Social Assistance · Cathedral City, CA

Desert Cypress Elder Care

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $5,520 in back wages owed to 2 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$5,520
Back wages owed

Desert Cypress Elder Care in Cathedral City, CA 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 3 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 84/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $6K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($6K 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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Desert Cypress Elder Care in the Healthcare & Social Assistance enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Desert Cypress Elder Care ranks #8,138 among 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers with WHD recoveries ($5,520). Desert Cypress Elder Care carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #8,138 of 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers on WHD back wages ($5,520).

How Desert Cypress Elder Care Compares

Desert Cypress Elder Care in Cathedral City, CA 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, Dee & DJ'S Adult Residential Facility in Oakland, CA has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Desert Cypress Elder Care to date. The Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average runs $1,181 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$5,520
Employees Affected
2
WHD Violations
3
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$2,760
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$5,520

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Desert Cypress Elder Care owed $5,520 in back wages to 2 employees across 1 case and 3 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 Desert Cypress Elder Care compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Desert Cypress Elder Care 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 Desert Cypress Elder Care's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Desert Cypress Elder Care against Dee & DJ'S Adult Residential Facility, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Desert Cypress Elder Care's inspection and penalty record is typical for Healthcare & Social Assistance or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector
  • Desert Cypress Elder Care also carries $5,520 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 Desert Cypress Elder Care been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Desert Cypress Elder Care, resulting in $5,520 in back wages owed to 2 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Desert Cypress Elder Care operate in?
Desert Cypress Elder Care operates in the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector (NAICS code 623312). 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 Desert Cypress Elder Care owes me wages?
If you believe Desert Cypress Elder Care 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 $5,520 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Desert Cypress Elder Care's safety record compare to industry average?
Desert Cypress Elder Care'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, Dee & DJ'S Adult Residential Facility in Oakland, 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.