Accommodation & Food Services · Houston, TX

Flavors African Cuisine

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $1,109 in back wages owed to 2 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$1,109
Back wages owed

Flavors African Cuisine in Houston, TX 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

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

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Flavors African Cuisine in the Accommodation & Food Services enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Flavors African Cuisine at rank #22,357 of 22,851 employers ($1,109 owed). Flavors African Cuisine carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #22,357 of 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers on WHD back wages ($1,109).

How Flavors African Cuisine Compares

Flavors African Cuisine in Houston, TX 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, Frog Pond in Rochester, NY has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Flavors African Cuisine to date. The Accommodation & Food Services sector average runs $670 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$1,109
Employees Affected
2
WHD Violations
4
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$555
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$1,109

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Flavors African Cuisine owed $1,109 in back wages to 2 employees across 1 case and 4 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 Flavors African Cuisine compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Flavors African Cuisine 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 Flavors African Cuisine's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Flavors African Cuisine against Toro Burger Bar, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Flavors African Cuisine'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
  • Flavors African Cuisine also carries $1,109 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 Flavors African Cuisine been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Flavors African Cuisine, resulting in $1,109 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 Flavors African Cuisine operate in?
Flavors African Cuisine 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 Flavors African Cuisine owes me wages?
If you believe Flavors African Cuisine 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 $1,109 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Flavors African Cuisine's safety record compare to industry average?
Flavors African Cuisine'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, Frog Pond in Rochester, NY 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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