Retail Trade · Livonia, MI

Joe's Produce Gourmet Market

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $3,067 in back wages owed to 7 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$3,067
Back wages owed

Joe's Produce Gourmet Market in Livonia, MI 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. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 7 WHD violations against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

B 88/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $3K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($3K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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Joe's Produce Gourmet Market in the Retail Trade enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Joe's Produce Gourmet Market ranks #5,871 among 8,492 Retail Trade employers with WHD recoveries ($3,067). Joe's Produce Gourmet Market carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #5,871 of 8,492 Retail Trade employers on WHD back wages ($3,067).

How Joe's Produce Gourmet Market Compares

Joe's Produce Gourmet Market in Livonia, MI 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, Gulf-Brewster Gulf in Brewster, NY has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Joe's Produce Gourmet Market to date. The Retail Trade sector average runs $2,898 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$3,067
Employees Affected
7
WHD Violations
7
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$438
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$3,067

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Joe's Produce Gourmet Market owed $3,067 in back wages to 7 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: Retail Trade

How Joe's Produce Gourmet Market compares to the Retail Trade sector, which has 12,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Joe's Produce Gourmet Market 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 Joe's Produce Gourmet Market's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Joe's Produce Gourmet Market against Supermercados Selectos Ciales, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Joe's Produce Gourmet Market's inspection and penalty record is typical for Retail Trade or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Retail Trade sector
  • Joe's Produce Gourmet Market also carries $3,067 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 Joe's Produce Gourmet Market been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Joe's Produce Gourmet Market, resulting in $3,067 in back wages owed to 7 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Joe's Produce Gourmet Market operate in?
Joe's Produce Gourmet Market operates in the Retail Trade sector (NAICS code 445110). 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 Joe's Produce Gourmet Market owes me wages?
If you believe Joe's Produce Gourmet Market 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 $3,067 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Joe's Produce Gourmet Market's safety record compare to industry average?
Joe's Produce Gourmet Market'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, Gulf-Brewster Gulf in Brewster, NY 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.