Healthcare & Social Assistance · Live Oak, FL

Pepper's Little Helper

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $1,673 in back wages owed to 8 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$1,673
Back wages owed

Pepper's Little Helper in Live Oak, FL 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 $1,673 in back wages owed to 8 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

A 90/100
  • A Wage & hour compliance: $2K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($2K 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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Pepper's Little Helper in the Healthcare & Social Assistance enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Pepper's Little Helper at rank #12,218 of 13,687 employers ($1,673 owed). Pepper's Little Helper carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #12,218 of 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers on WHD back wages ($1,673).

How Pepper's Little Helper Compares

Pepper's Little Helper in Live Oak, FL 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, Heritage Nursing Home in Quitman, TX has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Pepper's Little Helper to date. The Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average runs $1,181 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$1,673
Employees Affected
8
WHD Violations
9
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$209
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$1,673

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Pepper's Little Helper owed $1,673 in back wages to 8 employees across 1 case and 9 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: Healthcare & Social Assistance

How Pepper's Little Helper compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Pepper's Little Helper Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.7
Violations 0 1.1
Total Penalty $0 $1,181
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $1,757

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What to do with this record

Use Pepper's Little Helper's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Pepper's Little Helper against Heritage Nursing Home, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Pepper's Little Helper's inspection and penalty record is typical for Healthcare & Social Assistance or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector
  • Pepper's Little Helper also carries $1,673 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 Pepper's Little Helper been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Pepper's Little Helper, resulting in $1,673 in back wages owed to 8 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Pepper's Little Helper operate in?
Pepper's Little Helper operates in the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector (NAICS code 624410). This industry has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 12,060 total OSHA inspections and $21.19M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Pepper's Little Helper owes me wages?
If you believe Pepper's Little Helper 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 $1,673 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Pepper's Little Helper's safety record compare to industry average?
Pepper's Little Helper's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Healthcare & Social Assistance industry average of $1,181 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.7 per employer. For a direct comparison, Heritage Nursing Home in Quitman, TX is a similar healthcare & social assistance 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.