Accommodation & Food Services · Pharr, TX

Taqueria La Mexicana

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $32,341 in back wages owed to 43 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$32,341
Back wages owed

Taqueria La Mexicana in Pharr, 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. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 84 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

F 46/100
  • F Wage & hour compliance: $32K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($32K 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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Taqueria La Mexicana in the Accommodation & Food Services enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Taqueria La Mexicana at rank #3,796 of 22,851 employers ($32,341 owed). Taqueria La Mexicana carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #3,796 of 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers on WHD back wages ($32,341).

How Taqueria La Mexicana Compares

Taqueria La Mexicana in Pharr, 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, 3 Nations Brewing in Carrollton, TX has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Taqueria La Mexicana to date. The Accommodation & Food Services sector average runs $670 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$32,341
Employees Affected
43
WHD Violations
84
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$752
Avg Back Wages per CaseTypical
$32,341

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Taqueria La Mexicana owed $32,341 in back wages to 43 employees across 1 case and 84 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: Accommodation & Food Services

How Taqueria La Mexicana compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Taqueria La Mexicana Industry Avg
Inspections 0 0.2
Violations 0 0.5
Total Penalty $0 $670
Avg Penalty per Inspection $0 $2,941

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What to do with this record

Use Taqueria La Mexicana's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Taqueria La Mexicana against Los Jaripeos of Oshkosh, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Taqueria La Mexicana's inspection and penalty record is typical for Accommodation & Food Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Accommodation & Food Services sector
  • Taqueria La Mexicana also carries $32,341 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 Taqueria La Mexicana been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Taqueria La Mexicana, resulting in $32,341 in back wages owed to 43 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Taqueria La Mexicana operate in?
Taqueria La Mexicana operates in the Accommodation & Food Services sector (NAICS code 722110). This industry has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 5,697 total OSHA inspections and $16.76M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Taqueria La Mexicana owes me wages?
If you believe Taqueria La Mexicana 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 $32,341 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Taqueria La Mexicana's safety record compare to industry average?
Taqueria La Mexicana's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Accommodation & Food Services industry average of $670 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 0.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, 3 Nations Brewing in Carrollton, TX is a similar accommodation & food services 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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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.