Accommodation & Food Services · Phoenix, AZ

M Culinary Concepts

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $44,826 in back wages owed to 132 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$44,826
Back wages owed

M Culinary Concepts in Phoenix, AZ 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 133 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

F 28/100
  • F Wage & hour compliance: $45K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($45K 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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M Culinary Concepts in the Accommodation & Food Services enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, M Culinary Concepts ranks #2,592 among 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers with WHD recoveries ($44,826). M Culinary Concepts carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #2,592 of 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers on WHD back wages ($44,826).

How M Culinary Concepts Compares

M Culinary Concepts in Phoenix, AZ 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, New China Buffet in Eustis, FL has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against M Culinary Concepts to date. The Accommodation & Food Services sector average runs $670 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$44,826
Employees Affected
132
WHD Violations
133
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$340
Avg Back Wages per CaseAbove average
$44,826

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that M Culinary Concepts owed $44,826 in back wages to 132 employees across 1 case and 133 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 M Culinary Concepts compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric M Culinary Concepts 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 M Culinary Concepts's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare M Culinary Concepts against Brix Wine Bar & Bristro, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether M Culinary Concepts'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
  • M Culinary Concepts also carries $44,826 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 M Culinary Concepts been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against M Culinary Concepts, resulting in $44,826 in back wages owed to 132 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does M Culinary Concepts operate in?
M Culinary Concepts operates in the Accommodation & Food Services sector (NAICS code 72232). 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 M Culinary Concepts owes me wages?
If you believe M Culinary Concepts 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 $44,826 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does M Culinary Concepts's safety record compare to industry average?
M Culinary Concepts'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, New China Buffet in Eustis, FL 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.