Other · Watertown, NY
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $18,065 in back wages owed to 123 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
- $18,065
- Back wages owed
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department in Watertown, NY 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: $18K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($18K 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.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department in the Other enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Jefferson County Sheriff's Department ranks #739 among 2,155 Other employers with WHD recoveries ($18,065). Jefferson County Sheriff's Department carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #739 of 2,155 Other employers on WHD back wages ($18,065).
How Jefferson County Sheriff's Department Compares
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department in Watertown, NY 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, Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center in Lima, OH has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Jefferson County Sheriff's Department to date. The Other sector average runs $0 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Jefferson County Sheriff's Department owed $18,065 in back wages to 123 employees across 1 case and 123 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 Jefferson County Sheriff's Department compares to the Other sector, which has 2,225 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Jefferson County Sheriff's Department | 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
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- Jefferson County Sheriff's Department also carries $18,065 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
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.