Accommodation & Food Services · Pacific, MO

El Agave Mexican Restaurant

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $9,345 in back wages owed to 24 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$9,345
Back wages owed

El Agave Mexican Restaurant in Pacific, MO 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 $9,345 in back wages owed to 24 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

C 79/100
  • C Wage & hour compliance: $9K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($9K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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El Agave Mexican Restaurant in the Accommodation & Food Services enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, El Agave Mexican Restaurant ranks #10,145 among 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers with WHD recoveries ($9,345). El Agave Mexican Restaurant carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #10,145 of 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers on WHD back wages ($9,345).

How El Agave Mexican Restaurant Compares

El Agave Mexican Restaurant in Pacific, MO 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, David's Soundview Catering in Stamford, CT has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against El Agave Mexican Restaurant to date. The Accommodation & Food Services sector average runs $670 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$9,345
Employees Affected
24
WHD Violations
46
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$389
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$9,345

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that El Agave Mexican Restaurant owed $9,345 in back wages to 24 employees across 1 case and 46 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: Accommodation & Food Services

How El Agave Mexican Restaurant compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric El Agave Mexican Restaurant Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.2
Violations 0 0.5
Total Penalty $0 $670
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $2,941

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What to do with this record

Use El Agave Mexican Restaurant's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare El Agave Mexican Restaurant against David's Soundview Catering, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether El Agave Mexican Restaurant's inspection and penalty record is typical for Accommodation & Food Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Accommodation & Food Services sector
  • El Agave Mexican Restaurant also carries $9,345 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 El Agave Mexican Restaurant been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against El Agave Mexican Restaurant, resulting in $9,345 in back wages owed to 24 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does El Agave Mexican Restaurant operate in?
El Agave Mexican Restaurant operates in the Accommodation & Food Services sector (NAICS code 722110). This industry has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 5,697 total OSHA inspections and $16.76M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if El Agave Mexican Restaurant owes me wages?
If you believe El Agave Mexican Restaurant 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 $9,345 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does El Agave Mexican Restaurant's safety record compare to industry average?
El Agave Mexican Restaurant's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Accommodation & Food Services industry average of $670 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, David's Soundview Catering in Stamford, CT is a similar accommodation & food 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.