Healthcare & Social Assistance · Minneapolis, MN

Especially For Children-MPLS

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $7,183 in back wages owed to 71 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$7,183
Back wages owed

Especially For Children-MPLS in Minneapolis, MN 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 73 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 82/100
  • 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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Especially For Children-MPLS in the Healthcare & Social Assistance enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Especially For Children-MPLS ranks #7,147 among 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers with WHD recoveries ($7,183). Especially For Children-MPLS carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #7,147 of 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers on WHD back wages ($7,183).

How Especially For Children-MPLS Compares

Especially For Children-MPLS in Minneapolis, MN 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, Rainbow of Sunshine in Fayetteville, NC has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Especially For Children-MPLS to date. The Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average runs $1,181 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$7,183
Employees Affected
71
WHD Violations
73
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$101
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$7,183

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Especially For Children-MPLS owed $7,183 in back wages to 71 employees across 1 case and 73 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 Especially For Children-MPLS compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Especially For Children-MPLS 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 Especially For Children-MPLS's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Especially For Children-MPLS against Childrens Weekday Ministries, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Especially For Children-MPLS'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
  • Especially For Children-MPLS also carries $7,183 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 Especially For Children-MPLS been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Especially For Children-MPLS, resulting in $7,183 in back wages owed to 71 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Especially For Children-MPLS operate in?
Especially For Children-MPLS operates in the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector (NAICS code 624410). 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 Especially For Children-MPLS owes me wages?
If you believe Especially For Children-MPLS 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 $7,183 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Especially For Children-MPLS's safety record compare to industry average?
Especially For Children-MPLS'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, Rainbow of Sunshine in Fayetteville, NC 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.