Other · Banner Elk, NC
High Country ABC
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $11,094 in back wages owed to 6 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
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- Back wages owed
High Country ABC in Banner Elk, NC 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
- C Wage & hour compliance: $11K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($11K 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.
High Country ABC in the Other enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place High Country ABC at rank #972 of 2,155 employers ($11,094 owed). High Country ABC carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #972 of 2,155 Other employers on WHD back wages ($11,094).
How High Country ABC Compares
High Country ABC in Banner Elk, NC 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, Town of Rural Hall in Rural Hall, NC has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against High Country ABC to date. The Other sector average runs $0 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that High Country ABC owed $11,094 in back wages to 6 employees across 1 case and 7 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: Other
How High Country ABC compares to the Other sector, which has 2,225 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | High Country ABC | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 0.1 |
| Violations | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $0 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3 |
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What to do with this record
Use High Country ABC's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare High Country ABC against Levy County Sheriff Dept., a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether High Country ABC's inspection and penalty record is typical for Other or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Other sector
- High Country ABC also carries $11,094 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.
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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
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