Public Administration · Cincinnati, OH

SGS North America Inc.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $4,268 in back wages owed to 88 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$4,268
Back wages owed

SGS North America Inc. in Cincinnati, OH 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 $4,268 in back wages owed to 88 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

B 86/100
  • B Wage & hour compliance: $4K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($4K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.

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SGS North America Inc. in the Public Administration enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place SGS North America Inc. at rank #365 of 501 employers ($4,268 owed). SGS North America Inc. carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #365 of 501 Public Administration employers on WHD back wages ($4,268).

How SGS North America Inc. Compares

SGS North America Inc. in Cincinnati, OH 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, City of Newport in Newport, OR has 5 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against SGS North America Inc. to date. The Public Administration sector average runs $2,606 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$4,268
Employees Affected
88
WHD Violations
89
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$49
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$4,268

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that SGS North America Inc. owed $4,268 in back wages to 88 employees across 1 case and 89 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: Public Administration

How SGS North America Inc. compares to the Public Administration sector, which has 9,693 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric SGS North America Inc. Industry Avg
Inspections 0 3.2
Violations 0 6.4
Total Penalty $0 $2,606
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $827

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What to do with this record

Use SGS North America Inc.'s enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare SGS North America Inc. against Los Alamos County Public Utilities Division, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether SGS North America Inc.'s inspection and penalty record is typical for Public Administration or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Public Administration sector
  • SGS North America Inc. also carries $4,268 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 SGS North America Inc. been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against SGS North America Inc., resulting in $4,268 in back wages owed to 88 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does SGS North America Inc. operate in?
SGS North America Inc. operates in the Public Administration sector (NAICS code 926150). This industry has 9,693 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 30,559 total OSHA inspections and $25.26M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if SGS North America Inc. owes me wages?
If you believe SGS North America Inc. 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 $4,268 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does SGS North America Inc.'s safety record compare to industry average?
SGS North America Inc.'s total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Public Administration industry average of $2,606 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 3.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, City of Newport in Newport, OR is a similar public administration employer with $4,300 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.