Construction · Topeka, KS

Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $86,042 in back wages owed to 25 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$86,042
Back wages owed

Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co in Topeka, 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 0/100
  • F Wage & hour compliance: $86K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($86K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co in the Construction enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co ranks #1,262 among 12,785 Construction employers with WHD recoveries ($86,042). Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #1,262 of 12,785 Construction employers on WHD back wages ($86,042).

How Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co Compares

Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co in Topeka, 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, Hua Da Construction INC. in Philadelphia, PA has 4 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co to date. The Construction sector average runs $6,767 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$86,042
Employees Affected
25
WHD Violations
30
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$3,442
Avg Back Wages per CaseAbove average
$86,042

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co owed $86,042 in back wages to 25 employees across 1 case and 30 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: Construction

How Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co compares to the Construction sector, which has 61,260 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co Industry Avg
Inspections 0 2.0
Violations 0 3.3
Total Penalty $0 $6,767
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3,361

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What to do with this record

Use Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co against RCD Groups Inc., a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co's inspection and penalty record is typical for Construction or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Construction sector
  • Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co also carries $86,042 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 Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co, resulting in $86,042 in back wages owed to 25 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co operate in?
Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co operates in the Construction sector (NAICS code 237110). This industry has 61,260 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 123,354 total OSHA inspections and $414.57M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co owes me wages?
If you believe Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co 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 $86,042 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co's safety record compare to industry average?
Rylie Equipment & Contracting Co's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Construction industry average of $6,767 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 2.0 per employer. For a direct comparison, Hua Da Construction INC. in Philadelphia, PA is a similar construction employer with $86,089 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.