Other · Wichita, KS
Res-Care
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $79,275 in back wages owed to 67 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
Res-Care in Wichita, KS 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 1 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) case 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
- F Wage & hour compliance: $79K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($79K 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.
Res-Care in the Other enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Res-Care at rank #211 of 2,155 employers ($79,275 owed). Res-Care carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #211 of 2,155 Other employers on WHD back wages ($79,275).
How Res-Care Compares
Res-Care in Wichita, KS 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, Guardia Nacional de Puerto Rico (GNPR) in Guaynabo, PR has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Res-Care to date. The Other sector average runs $0 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Res-Care owed $79,275 in back wages to 67 employees across 1 case and 146 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
How Res-Care compares to the Other sector, which has 2,225 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Res-Care | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 0.1 |
| Violations | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $0 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3 |
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What to do with this record
Use Res-Care's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Res-Care against Easterseals ARC of Northeast Indiana, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Res-Care's inspection and penalty record is typical for Other or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Other sector
- Res-Care also carries $79,275 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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