Retail Trade · Laredo, TX
Powell Watson Motors
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $16,720 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker across 1 wage-theft case.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
- $16,720
- Back wages owed
Powell Watson Motors in Laredo, TX 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 $16,720 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- C Wage & hour compliance: $17K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($17K 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.
Powell Watson Motors in the Retail Trade enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Powell Watson Motors at rank #1,883 of 8,492 employers ($16,720 owed). Powell Watson Motors carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #1,883 of 8,492 Retail Trade employers on WHD back wages ($16,720).
How Powell Watson Motors Compares
Powell Watson Motors in Laredo, TX 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, Associated Supermarket in New York, NY has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Powell Watson Motors to date. The Retail Trade sector average runs $2,898 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Powell Watson Motors owed $16,720 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 1 violation. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Retail Trade
How Powell Watson Motors compares to the Retail Trade sector, which has 12,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Powell Watson Motors | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 0.8 |
| Violations | 0 | 1.7 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $2,898 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,571 |
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What to do with this record
Use Powell Watson Motors's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Powell Watson Motors against Tire Sales and Service, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Powell Watson Motors's inspection and penalty record is typical for Retail Trade or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Retail Trade sector
- Powell Watson Motors also carries $16,720 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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