Retail Trade · Palestine, TX

Gateway Travel Plaza

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $28,433 in back wages owed to 36 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$28,433
Back wages owed

Gateway Travel Plaza in Palestine, 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

D 52/100
  • D Wage & hour compliance: $28K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($28K 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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Gateway Travel Plaza in the Retail Trade enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Gateway Travel Plaza ranks #1,092 among 8,492 Retail Trade employers with WHD recoveries ($28,433). Gateway Travel Plaza carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #1,092 of 8,492 Retail Trade employers on WHD back wages ($28,433).

How Gateway Travel Plaza Compares

Gateway Travel Plaza in Palestine, 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, Kiko's International Market in Fort Lauderdale, FL has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Gateway Travel Plaza to date. The Retail Trade sector average runs $2,898 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$28,433
Employees Affected
36
WHD Violations
36
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$790
Avg Back Wages per CaseTypical
$28,433

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Gateway Travel Plaza owed $28,433 in back wages to 36 employees across 1 case and 36 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: Retail Trade

How Gateway Travel Plaza compares to the Retail Trade sector, which has 12,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Gateway Travel Plaza Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.8
Violations 0 1.7
Total Penalty $0 $2,898
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,571

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What to do with this record

Use Gateway Travel Plaza's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Gateway Travel Plaza against Target Corporation, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Gateway Travel Plaza's inspection and penalty record is typical for Retail Trade or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Retail Trade sector
  • Gateway Travel Plaza also carries $28,433 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 Gateway Travel Plaza been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Gateway Travel Plaza, resulting in $28,433 in back wages owed to 36 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Gateway Travel Plaza operate in?
Gateway Travel Plaza operates in the Retail Trade sector (NAICS code 447110). This industry has 12,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 10,505 total OSHA inspections and $37.51M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Gateway Travel Plaza owes me wages?
If you believe Gateway Travel Plaza 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 $28,433 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Gateway Travel Plaza's safety record compare to industry average?
Gateway Travel Plaza's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Retail Trade industry average of $2,898 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.8 per employer. For a direct comparison, Kiko's International Market in Fort Lauderdale, FL is a similar retail trade 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.