Professional & Technical Services · Huntington Station, NY

Esswein Associates

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $28,909 in back wages owed to 16 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$28,909
Back wages owed

Esswein Associates in Huntington Station, NY 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

D 51/100
  • D Wage & hour compliance: $29K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($29K 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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Esswein Associates in the Professional & Technical Services enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Esswein Associates at rank #767 of 2,735 employers ($28,909 owed). Esswein Associates carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #767 of 2,735 Professional & Technical Services employers on WHD back wages ($28,909).

How Esswein Associates Compares

Esswein Associates in Huntington Station, NY 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, Green Meadows Lawnscape in Utica, MI has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Esswein Associates to date. The Professional & Technical Services sector average runs $1,358 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$28,909
Employees Affected
16
WHD Violations
33
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$1,807
Avg Back Wages per CaseTypical
$28,909

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Esswein Associates owed $28,909 in back wages to 16 employees across 1 case and 33 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: Professional & Technical Services

How Esswein Associates compares to the Professional & Technical Services sector, which has 3,597 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Esswein Associates Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.6
Violations 0 1.2
Total Penalty $0 $1,358
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $2,331

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What to do with this record

Use Esswein Associates's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

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  • See whether Esswein Associates's inspection and penalty record is typical for Professional & Technical Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Professional & Technical Services sector
  • Esswein Associates also carries $28,909 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 Esswein Associates been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Esswein Associates, resulting in $28,909 in back wages owed to 16 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Esswein Associates operate in?
Esswein Associates operates in the Professional & Technical Services sector (NAICS code 541320). This industry has 3,597 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 2,095 total OSHA inspections and $4.88M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Esswein Associates owes me wages?
If you believe Esswein Associates 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 $28,909 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Esswein Associates's safety record compare to industry average?
Esswein Associates's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Professional & Technical Services industry average of $1,358 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.6 per employer. For a direct comparison, Green Meadows Lawnscape in Utica, MI is a similar professional & technical 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.