Healthcare & Social Assistance · West Covina, CA

Golden Optometric Group

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $8,622 in back wages owed to 16 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$8,622
Back wages owed

Golden Optometric Group in West Covina, CA 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 $8,622 in back wages owed to 16 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

B 80/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $9K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($9K 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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Golden Optometric Group in the Healthcare & Social Assistance enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Golden Optometric Group ranks #6,489 among 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers with WHD recoveries ($8,622). Golden Optometric Group carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #6,489 of 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers on WHD back wages ($8,622).

How Golden Optometric Group Compares

Golden Optometric Group in West Covina, CA 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, Metro 1 EMS in Nashville, TN has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Golden Optometric Group to date. The Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average runs $1,181 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$8,622
Employees Affected
16
WHD Violations
17
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$539
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$8,622

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Golden Optometric Group owed $8,622 in back wages to 16 employees across 1 case and 17 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: Healthcare & Social Assistance

How Golden Optometric Group compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Golden Optometric Group Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.7
Violations 0 1.1
Total Penalty $0 $1,181
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $1,757

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What to do with this record

Use Golden Optometric Group's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Golden Optometric Group against Ventura County Medical Center, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Golden Optometric Group's inspection and penalty record is typical for Healthcare & Social Assistance or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector
  • Golden Optometric Group also carries $8,622 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 Golden Optometric Group been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Golden Optometric Group, resulting in $8,622 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 Golden Optometric Group operate in?
Golden Optometric Group operates in the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector (NAICS code 621320). This industry has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 12,060 total OSHA inspections and $21.19M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Golden Optometric Group owes me wages?
If you believe Golden Optometric Group 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 $8,622 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Golden Optometric Group's safety record compare to industry average?
Golden Optometric Group's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Healthcare & Social Assistance industry average of $1,181 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.7 per employer. For a direct comparison, Metro 1 EMS in Nashville, TN is a similar healthcare & social assistance 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.