Finance & Insurance · Denison, TX

Gold Star Finance

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $11,830 in back wages owed to 68 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$11,830
Back wages owed

Gold Star Finance in Denison, 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. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $11,830 in back wages owed to 68 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

C 75/100
  • C Wage & hour compliance: $12K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($12K 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.

Open my watchlist

Gold Star Finance in the Finance & Insurance enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Gold Star Finance at rank #244 of 645 employers ($11,830 owed). Gold Star Finance carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #244 of 645 Finance & Insurance employers on WHD back wages ($11,830).

How Gold Star Finance Compares

Gold Star Finance in Denison, 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, Wells Fargo Bank in San Jose, CA has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Gold Star Finance to date. The Finance & Insurance sector average runs $310 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$11,830
Employees Affected
68
WHD Violations
68
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$174
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$11,830

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Gold Star Finance owed $11,830 in back wages to 68 employees across 1 case and 68 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: Finance & Insurance

How Gold Star Finance compares to the Finance & Insurance sector, which has 763 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Gold Star Finance Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.4
Violations 0 0.3
Total Penalty $0 $310
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $853

Nearby & Similar Employers in Finance & Insurance

Showing 5 of 762 other employers tracked in this sector.

Compare Gold Star Finance vs FXCM Global Services, LLC side-by-side →

What to do with this record

Use Gold Star Finance's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Gold Star Finance against FXCM Global Services, LLC, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Gold Star Finance's inspection and penalty record is typical for Finance & Insurance or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Finance & Insurance sector
  • Gold Star Finance also carries $11,830 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 Gold Star Finance been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Gold Star Finance, resulting in $11,830 in back wages owed to 68 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Gold Star Finance operate in?
Gold Star Finance operates in the Finance & Insurance sector (NAICS code 522310). This industry has 763 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 277 total OSHA inspections and $236,266 in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Gold Star Finance owes me wages?
If you believe Gold Star Finance 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 $11,830 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Gold Star Finance's safety record compare to industry average?
Gold Star Finance's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Finance & Insurance industry average of $310 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.4 per employer. For a direct comparison, Wells Fargo Bank in San Jose, CA is a similar finance & insurance 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.

Employer Matching

Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.

Verify with OSHA establishment search →

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.