Transportation & Warehousing · Groveport, OH

Forward Air Services, LLC

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $1,483 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$1,483
Back wages owed

Forward Air Services, LLC in Groveport, OH 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 $1,483 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

A 90/100
  • 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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Forward Air Services, LLC in the Transportation & Warehousing enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Forward Air Services, LLC at rank #3,355 of 3,616 employers ($1,483 owed). Forward Air Services, LLC carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #3,355 of 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers on WHD back wages ($1,483).

How Forward Air Services, LLC Compares

Forward Air Services, LLC in Groveport, OH 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, Two Men and a Truck in Albuquerque, NM has 1 OSHA inspection on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Forward Air Services, LLC to date. The Transportation & Warehousing sector average runs $6,129 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$1,483
Employees Affected
1
WHD Violations
1
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$1,483
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$1,483

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Forward Air Services, LLC owed $1,483 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 1 violation. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.

Industry Safety Context: Transportation & Warehousing

How Forward Air Services, LLC compares to the Transportation & Warehousing sector, which has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Forward Air Services, LLC Industry Avg
Inspections 0 1.9
Violations 0 3.2
Total Penalty $0 $6,129
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,295

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What to do with this record

Use Forward Air Services, LLC's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Forward Air Services, LLC against CR Smith Transport LLC, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Forward Air Services, LLC's inspection and penalty record is typical for Transportation & Warehousing or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Transportation & Warehousing sector
  • Forward Air Services, LLC also carries $1,483 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 Forward Air Services, LLC been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Forward Air Services, LLC, resulting in $1,483 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Forward Air Services, LLC operate in?
Forward Air Services, LLC operates in the Transportation & Warehousing sector (NAICS code 484121). This industry has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 18,441 total OSHA inspections and $60.77M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Forward Air Services, LLC owes me wages?
If you believe Forward Air Services, LLC 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 $1,483 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Forward Air Services, LLC's safety record compare to industry average?
Forward Air Services, LLC's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Transportation & Warehousing industry average of $6,129 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 1.9 per employer. For a direct comparison, Two Men and a Truck in Albuquerque, NM is a similar transportation & warehousing 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.