Other Services · Battle Creek, MI

Professional Muffler and Brake

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $49,252 in back wages owed to 17 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$49,252
Back wages owed

Professional Muffler and Brake in Battle Creek, MI 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 $49,252 in back wages owed to 17 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

F 22/100
  • F Wage & hour compliance: $49K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($49K 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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Professional Muffler and Brake in the Other Services enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Professional Muffler and Brake ranks #282 among 3,193 Other Services employers with WHD recoveries ($49,252). Professional Muffler and Brake carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #282 of 3,193 Other Services employers on WHD back wages ($49,252).

How Professional Muffler and Brake Compares

Professional Muffler and Brake in Battle Creek, MI 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, Sintia's Dominican Salon in Landover, MD has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Professional Muffler and Brake to date. The Other Services sector average runs $3,070 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$49,252
Employees Affected
17
WHD Violations
18
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$2,897
Avg Back Wages per CaseAbove average
$49,252

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Professional Muffler and Brake owed $49,252 in back wages to 17 employees across 1 case and 18 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: Other Services

How Professional Muffler and Brake compares to the Other Services sector, which has 6,486 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Professional Muffler and Brake Industry Avg
Inspections 0 1.2
Violations 0 3.8
Total Penalty $0 $3,070
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $2,499

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What to do with this record

Use Professional Muffler and Brake's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Professional Muffler and Brake against Rainbow Collision & Auto Glass, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Professional Muffler and Brake's inspection and penalty record is typical for Other Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Other Services sector
  • Professional Muffler and Brake also carries $49,252 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 Professional Muffler and Brake been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Professional Muffler and Brake, resulting in $49,252 in back wages owed to 17 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Professional Muffler and Brake operate in?
Professional Muffler and Brake operates in the Other Services sector (NAICS code 811198). This industry has 6,486 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 7,967 total OSHA inspections and $19.91M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Professional Muffler and Brake owes me wages?
If you believe Professional Muffler and Brake 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 $49,252 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Professional Muffler and Brake's safety record compare to industry average?
Professional Muffler and Brake's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Other Services industry average of $3,070 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 1.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, Sintia's Dominican Salon in Landover, MD is a similar other 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.