Public Administration · Lexington, KY
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $19,010 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker across 1 wage-theft case.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
- $19,010
- Back wages owed
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department in Lexington, KY 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 1 WHD violation 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
- C Wage & hour compliance: $19K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($19K 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.
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department in the Public Administration enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Lexington-Fayette County Health Department ranks #193 among 501 Public Administration employers with WHD recoveries ($19,010). Lexington-Fayette County Health Department carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #193 of 501 Public Administration employers on WHD back wages ($19,010).
How Lexington-Fayette County Health Department Compares
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department in Lexington, KY 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, City of Webster City in Webster City, IA has 2 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Lexington-Fayette County Health Department to date. The Public Administration sector average runs $2,606 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Lexington-Fayette County Health Department owed $19,010 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 1 violation. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Public Administration
How Lexington-Fayette County Health Department compares to the Public Administration sector, which has 9,693 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Lexington-Fayette County Health Department | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 3.2 |
| Violations | 0 | 6.4 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $2,606 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $827 |
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What to do with this record
Use Lexington-Fayette County Health Department's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Lexington-Fayette County Health Department against City of Webster City, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Lexington-Fayette County Health Department's inspection and penalty record is typical for Public Administration or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Public Administration sector
- Lexington-Fayette County Health Department also carries $19,010 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 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.
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.