Manufacturing · Los Angeles, CA
Novel Design, Inc
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $37,854 in back wages owed to 80 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
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- Back wages owed
Novel Design, Inc in Los Angeles, CA 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 110 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 Wage & hour compliance: $38K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($38K 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.
Novel Design, Inc in the Manufacturing enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Novel Design, Inc ranks #889 among 4,429 Manufacturing employers with WHD recoveries ($37,854). Novel Design, Inc carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #889 of 4,429 Manufacturing employers on WHD back wages ($37,854).
How Novel Design, Inc Compares
Novel Design, Inc in Los Angeles, CA 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, Vets Plus, INC. in Menomonie, WI has 4 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Novel Design, Inc to date. The Manufacturing sector average runs $15,763 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Novel Design, Inc owed $37,854 in back wages to 80 employees across 1 case and 110 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: Manufacturing
How Novel Design, Inc compares to the Manufacturing sector, which has 44,645 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Novel Design, Inc | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 2.6 |
| Violations | 0 | 8.0 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $15,763 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $6,093 |
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What to do with this record
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- Novel Design, Inc also carries $37,854 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
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