Manufacturing · Forney, TX

Sophia Design Group

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $231,001 in back wages owed to 33 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$231,001
Back wages owed

Sophia Design Group in Forney, TX 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 $231,001 in back wages owed to 33 affected workers. 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: $231K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($231K 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.

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Sophia Design Group in the Manufacturing enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Sophia Design Group at rank #96 of 4,429 employers ($231,001 owed). Sophia Design Group carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #96 of 4,429 Manufacturing employers on WHD back wages ($231,001).

How Sophia Design Group Compares

Sophia Design Group in Forney, TX 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, Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC in Carson, CA has 23 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Sophia Design Group to date. The Manufacturing sector average runs $15,763 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$231,001
Employees Affected
33
WHD Violations
67
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$7,000
Avg Back Wages per CaseFar above average
$231,001

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Sophia Design Group owed $231,001 in back wages to 33 employees across 1 case and 67 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: Manufacturing

How Sophia Design Group compares to the Manufacturing sector, which has 44,645 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Sophia Design Group Industry Avg
Inspections 0 2.6
Violations 0 8.0
Total Penalty $0 $15,763
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $6,093

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What to do with this record

Use Sophia Design Group's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Sophia Design Group against Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Sophia Design Group's inspection and penalty record is typical for Manufacturing or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Manufacturing sector
  • Sophia Design Group also carries $231,001 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 Sophia Design Group been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Sophia Design Group, resulting in $231,001 in back wages owed to 33 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Sophia Design Group operate in?
Sophia Design Group operates in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS code 32121). This industry has 44,645 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 115,492 total OSHA inspections and $703.72M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Sophia Design Group owes me wages?
If you believe Sophia Design Group 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 $231,001 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Sophia Design Group's safety record compare to industry average?
Sophia Design Group's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Manufacturing industry average of $15,763 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 2.6 per employer. For a direct comparison, Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC in Carson, CA is a similar manufacturing employer with $230,840 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.