Utilities · Lincoln, NE
Lincoln Electric System
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $20,021 in back wages owed to 4 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
- $20,021
- Back wages owed
Lincoln Electric System in Lincoln, NE 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
- D Wage & hour compliance: $20K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($20K 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.
Lincoln Electric System in the Utilities enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Lincoln Electric System at rank #93 of 236 employers ($20,021 owed). Lincoln Electric System carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #93 of 236 Utilities employers on WHD back wages ($20,021).
How Lincoln Electric System Compares
Lincoln Electric System in Lincoln, NE 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, Washington Township M.U.a. - Garage in Turnersville, NJ has 2 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Lincoln Electric System to date. The Utilities sector average runs $5,509 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Lincoln Electric System owed $20,021 in back wages to 4 employees across 1 case and 5 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: Utilities
How Lincoln Electric System compares to the Utilities sector, which has 2,996 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Lincoln Electric System | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 2.6 |
| Violations | 0 | 6.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $5,509 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,104 |
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What to do with this record
Use Lincoln Electric System's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Lincoln Electric System against Aaa, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
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- Lincoln Electric System also carries $20,021 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.