Construction · Ames, IA
Signet Builders Inc
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $5,991 in back wages owed to 78 affected workers across 2 wage-theft cases.
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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
Signet Builders Inc in Ames, IA 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. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 97 WHD violations against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- B Wage & hour compliance: $6K in back wages owed across 2 WHD cases ($3K 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.
Signet Builders Inc in the Construction enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Signet Builders Inc ranks #8,393 among 12,785 Construction employers with WHD recoveries ($5,991). Signet Builders Inc carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #8,393 of 12,785 Construction employers on WHD back wages ($5,991).
How Signet Builders Inc Compares
Signet Builders Inc in Ames, IA 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, Pughs Professional Painters in Cincinnati, OH has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Signet Builders Inc to date. The Construction sector average runs $6,767 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Signet Builders Inc owed $5,991 in back wages to 78 employees across 2 cases and 97 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 Signet Builders Inc compares to the Construction sector, which has 61,260 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Signet Builders Inc | 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 Signet Builders Inc's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Signet Builders Inc against Pughs Professional Painters, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
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- Signet Builders Inc also carries $5,991 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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