Information · Olathe, KS
Something Different Media Group
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $4,143 in back wages owed to 11 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
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- Back wages owed
Something Different Media Group in Olathe, 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. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 11 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: $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.
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.
Something Different Media Group in the Information enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Something Different Media Group ranks #519 among 771 Information employers with WHD recoveries ($4,143). Something Different Media Group carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #519 of 771 Information employers on WHD back wages ($4,143).
How Something Different Media Group Compares
Something Different Media Group in Olathe, 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, Cricket Wireless in Fayetteville, NC has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Something Different Media Group to date. The Information sector average runs $1,539 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Something Different Media Group owed $4,143 in back wages to 11 employees across 1 case and 11 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: Information
How Something Different Media Group compares to the Information sector, which has 1,177 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Something Different Media Group | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 0.8 |
| Violations | 0 | 1.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $1,539 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $1,881 |
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What to do with this record
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- Something Different Media Group also carries $4,143 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
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.