Information · Fairfield, IA
Natel Broadband
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $3,609 in back wages owed to 4 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
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- Back wages owed
Natel Broadband in Fairfield, 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. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $3,609 in back wages owed to 4 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- B Wage & hour compliance: $4K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($4K 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.
Natel Broadband in the Information enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Natel Broadband ranks #548 among 771 Information employers with WHD recoveries ($3,609). Natel Broadband carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #548 of 771 Information employers on WHD back wages ($3,609).
How Natel Broadband Compares
Natel Broadband in Fairfield, 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, SierTek in Dayton, OH has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Natel Broadband to date. The Information sector average runs $1,539 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Natel Broadband owed $3,609 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: Information
How Natel Broadband compares to the Information sector, which has 1,177 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Natel Broadband | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 0.8 |
| Violations | 0 | 1.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $1,539 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $1,881 |
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What to do with this record
Use Natel Broadband's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
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- See whether Natel Broadband's inspection and penalty record is typical for Information or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Information sector
- Natel Broadband also carries $3,609 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.