Accommodation & Food Services · Sugar Land, TX

Live Oak Grill

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $18,097 in back wages owed to 14 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$18,097
Back wages owed

Live Oak Grill in Sugar Land, TX 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 17 WHD violations 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 66/100
  • C Wage & hour compliance: $18K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($18K 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.

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Live Oak Grill in the Accommodation & Food Services enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Live Oak Grill ranks #6,396 among 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers with WHD recoveries ($18,097). Live Oak Grill carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #6,396 of 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers on WHD back wages ($18,097).

How Live Oak Grill Compares

Live Oak Grill in Sugar Land, TX 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, Papa Ray's Pizza & Wings in Chicago, IL has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Live Oak Grill to date. The Accommodation & Food Services sector average runs $670 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$18,097
Employees Affected
14
WHD Violations
17
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$1,293
Avg Back Wages per CaseTypical
$18,097

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Live Oak Grill owed $18,097 in back wages to 14 employees across 1 case and 17 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: Accommodation & Food Services

How Live Oak Grill compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Live Oak Grill Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.2
Violations 0 0.5
Total Penalty $0 $670
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $2,941

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What to do with this record

Use Live Oak Grill's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Live Oak Grill against South American Restaurants CORP DBA Churchs Chicke, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Live Oak Grill's inspection and penalty record is typical for Accommodation & Food Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Accommodation & Food Services sector
  • Live Oak Grill also carries $18,097 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 Live Oak Grill been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Live Oak Grill, resulting in $18,097 in back wages owed to 14 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Live Oak Grill operate in?
Live Oak Grill operates in the Accommodation & Food Services sector (NAICS code 722211). This industry has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 5,697 total OSHA inspections and $16.76M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Live Oak Grill owes me wages?
If you believe Live Oak Grill 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 $18,097 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Live Oak Grill's safety record compare to industry average?
Live Oak Grill's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Accommodation & Food Services industry average of $670 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, Papa Ray's Pizza & Wings in Chicago, IL is a similar accommodation & food services employer with $0 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.