Educational Services · Fort Dodge, IA
La James College
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $11,868 in back wages owed to 11 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
La James College in Fort Dodge, IA 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: $12K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($12K 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.
La James College in the Educational Services enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place La James College at rank #185 of 478 employers ($11,868 owed). La James College carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #185 of 478 Educational Services employers on WHD back wages ($11,868).
How La James College Compares
La James College in Fort Dodge, IA 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, Guam Department of Education in Barrigada, GU has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against La James College to date. The Educational Services sector average runs $3,025 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that La James College owed $11,868 in back wages to 11 employees across 1 case and 11 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: Educational Services
How La James College compares to the Educational Services sector, which has 3,186 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | La James College | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 2.5 |
| Violations | 0 | 5.7 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $3,025 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $1,199 |
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What to do with this record
Use La James College's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare La James College against Guam Department of Education, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether La James College's inspection and penalty record is typical for Educational Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Educational Services sector
- La James College also carries $11,868 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.