Construction · Birmingham, AL
Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $16,508 in back wages owed to 8 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
Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc in Birmingham, AL 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 $16,508 in back wages owed to 8 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- C Wage & hour compliance: $17K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($17K 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.
Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc in the Construction enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc at rank #5,190 of 12,785 employers ($16,508 owed). Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #5,190 of 12,785 Construction employers on WHD back wages ($16,508).
How Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc Compares
Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc in Birmingham, AL 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, Village Contractors, Inc. in San Antonio, TX has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc to date. The Construction sector average runs $6,767 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc owed $16,508 in back wages to 8 employees across 1 case and 8 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: Construction
How Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc compares to the Construction sector, which has 61,260 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 2.0 |
| Violations | 0 | 3.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $6,767 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,361 |
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What to do with this record
Use Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc against Village Contractors, Inc., a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc's inspection and penalty record is typical for Construction or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Construction sector
- Jones Utility and Contracting Co., Inc also carries $16,508 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.