Healthcare & Social Assistance · Thomasville, GA

Smart Start Pre-school

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $3,618 in back wages owed to 9 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
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Violations cited
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OSHA inspections
$3,618
Back wages owed

Smart Start Pre-school in Thomasville, GA 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 $3,618 in back wages owed to 9 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

B 87/100
  • 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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Smart Start Pre-school in the Healthcare & Social Assistance enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Smart Start Pre-school at rank #9,669 of 13,687 employers ($3,618 owed). Smart Start Pre-school carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #9,669 of 13,687 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers on WHD back wages ($3,618).

How Smart Start Pre-school Compares

Smart Start Pre-school in Thomasville, GA 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, Rutherford Spinal & Wellness Center in Murfreesboro, TN has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Smart Start Pre-school to date. The Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average runs $1,181 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$3,618
Employees Affected
9
WHD Violations
9
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$402
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$3,618

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Smart Start Pre-school owed $3,618 in back wages to 9 employees across 1 case and 9 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: Healthcare & Social Assistance

How Smart Start Pre-school compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Smart Start Pre-school Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.7
Violations 0 1.1
Total Penalty $0 $1,181
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $1,757

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What to do with this record

Use Smart Start Pre-school's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Smart Start Pre-school against Inspire Specialty Hospital, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Smart Start Pre-school's inspection and penalty record is typical for Healthcare & Social Assistance or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector
  • Smart Start Pre-school also carries $3,618 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 Smart Start Pre-school been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Smart Start Pre-school, resulting in $3,618 in back wages owed to 9 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Smart Start Pre-school operate in?
Smart Start Pre-school operates in the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector (NAICS code 624410). This industry has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 12,060 total OSHA inspections and $21.19M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Smart Start Pre-school owes me wages?
If you believe Smart Start Pre-school 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 $3,618 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Smart Start Pre-school's safety record compare to industry average?
Smart Start Pre-school's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Healthcare & Social Assistance industry average of $1,181 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.7 per employer. For a direct comparison, Rutherford Spinal & Wellness Center in Murfreesboro, TN is a similar healthcare & social assistance 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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Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.

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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.