Healthcare & Social Assistance · Petersburg, VA

Joy and Love Daycare

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $8,664 in back wages owed to 9 affected workers across 2 wage-theft cases.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$8,664
Back wages owed

Joy and Love Daycare in Petersburg, VA 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 $8,664 in back wages owed to 9 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

B 86/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $9K in back wages owed across 2 WHD cases ($4K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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Joy and Love Daycare in the Healthcare & Social Assistance enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Joy and Love Daycare ranks #6,467 among 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers with WHD recoveries ($8,664). Joy and Love Daycare carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #6,467 of 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers on WHD back wages ($8,664).

How Joy and Love Daycare Compares

Joy and Love Daycare in Petersburg, VA 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, Florida Cancer Specialists, P.L. in Tallahassee, FL has 2 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Joy and Love Daycare to date. The Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average runs $1,181 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
2
Back Wages Owed
$8,664
Employees Affected
9
WHD Violations
20
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$963
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$4,332

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Joy and Love Daycare owed $8,664 in back wages to 9 employees across 2 cases and 20 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 Joy and Love Daycare compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Joy and Love Daycare 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 Joy and Love Daycare's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

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  • Joy and Love Daycare also carries $8,664 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 Joy and Love Daycare been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 2 enforcement cases against Joy and Love Daycare, resulting in $8,664 in back wages owed to 9 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Joy and Love Daycare operate in?
Joy and Love Daycare operates in the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector (NAICS code 624410). 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 Joy and Love Daycare owes me wages?
If you believe Joy and Love Daycare 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 $8,664 in back wages owed by this employer across 2 cases.
How does Joy and Love Daycare's safety record compare to industry average?
Joy and Love Daycare'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, Florida Cancer Specialists, P.L. in Tallahassee, FL is a similar healthcare & social assistance employer with $8,670 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.