Other · Blountville, TN

Sullivan County Tennessee

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $45,633 in back wages owed to 3 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$45,633
Back wages owed

Sullivan County Tennessee in Blountville, TN 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 $45,633 in back wages owed to 3 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.

Compliance score

F 27/100
  • F Wage & hour compliance: $46K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($46K 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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Sullivan County Tennessee in the Other enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Sullivan County Tennessee at rank #364 of 2,155 employers ($45,633 owed). Sullivan County Tennessee carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #364 of 2,155 Other employers on WHD back wages ($45,633).

How Sullivan County Tennessee Compares

Sullivan County Tennessee in Blountville, TN 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, Northwest LA War Veterans Home in Bossier City, LA has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Sullivan County Tennessee to date. The Other sector average runs $0 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$45,633
Employees Affected
3
WHD Violations
3
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$15,211
Avg Back Wages per CaseAbove average
$45,633

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Sullivan County Tennessee owed $45,633 in back wages to 3 employees across 1 case and 3 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: Other

How Sullivan County Tennessee compares to the Other sector, which has 2,225 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Sullivan County Tennessee Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.1
Violations 0 0.0
Total Penalty $0 $0
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $3

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What to do with this record

Use Sullivan County Tennessee's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Sullivan County Tennessee against Anasco Municipality, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Sullivan County Tennessee's inspection and penalty record is typical for Other or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Other sector
  • Sullivan County Tennessee also carries $45,633 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 Sullivan County Tennessee been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Sullivan County Tennessee, resulting in $45,633 in back wages owed to 3 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Sullivan County Tennessee operate in?
Sullivan County Tennessee operates in the Other sector (NAICS code 09390). This industry has 2,225 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 235 total OSHA inspections and $750 in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Sullivan County Tennessee owes me wages?
If you believe Sullivan County Tennessee 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 $45,633 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Sullivan County Tennessee's safety record compare to industry average?
Sullivan County Tennessee's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Other industry average of $0 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.1 per employer. For a direct comparison, Northwest LA War Veterans Home in Bossier City, LA is a similar other 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.