Administrative & Waste Services · Syracuse, NY

Oswego Industries

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $14,053 in back wages owed to 27 affected workers across 3 wage-theft cases.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$14,053
Back wages owed

Oswego Industries in Syracuse, NY 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 3 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) cases 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

B 85/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $14K in back wages owed across 3 WHD cases ($5K 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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Oswego Industries in the Administrative & Waste Services enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Oswego Industries at rank #2,943 of 7,104 employers ($14,053 owed). Oswego Industries carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #2,943 of 7,104 Administrative & Waste Services employers on WHD back wages ($14,053).

How Oswego Industries Compares

Oswego Industries in Syracuse, NY 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, Horizon Lawn & Landscape in Tulsa, OK has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Oswego Industries to date. The Administrative & Waste Services sector average runs $3,740 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
3
Back Wages Owed
$14,053
Employees Affected
27
WHD Violations
56
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$520
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$4,684

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Oswego Industries owed $14,053 in back wages to 27 employees across 3 cases and 56 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: Administrative & Waste Services

How Oswego Industries compares to the Administrative & Waste Services sector, which has 12,823 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Oswego Industries Industry Avg
Inspections 0 1.2
Violations 0 2.7
Total Penalty $0 $3,740
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,188

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What to do with this record

Use Oswego Industries's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

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  • See whether Oswego Industries's inspection and penalty record is typical for Administrative & Waste Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Administrative & Waste Services sector
  • Oswego Industries also carries $14,053 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 Oswego Industries been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 3 enforcement cases against Oswego Industries, resulting in $14,053 in back wages owed to 27 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Oswego Industries operate in?
Oswego Industries operates in the Administrative & Waste Services sector (NAICS code 561720). This industry has 12,823 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 15,043 total OSHA inspections and $47.95M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Oswego Industries owes me wages?
If you believe Oswego Industries 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 $14,053 in back wages owed by this employer across 3 cases.
How does Oswego Industries's safety record compare to industry average?
Oswego Industries's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Administrative & Waste Services industry average of $3,740 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 1.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, Horizon Lawn & Landscape in Tulsa, OK is a similar administrative & waste 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.