Other · Nashville, TN
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $17,040 in back wages owed to 10 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
- $17,040
- Back wages owed
Tennessee Department of Children's Services in Nashville, 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 $17,040 in back wages owed to 10 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- C Wage & hour compliance: $17K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($17K 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.
Tennessee Department of Children's Services in the Other enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Tennessee Department of Children's Services at rank #773 of 2,155 employers ($17,040 owed). Tennessee Department of Children's Services carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #773 of 2,155 Other employers on WHD back wages ($17,040).
How Tennessee Department of Children's Services Compares
Tennessee Department of Children's Services in Nashville, 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, City of Brooksville in Brooksville, MS has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Tennessee Department of Children's Services to date. The Other sector average runs $0 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Tennessee Department of Children's Services owed $17,040 in back wages to 10 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: Other
How Tennessee Department of Children's Services compares to the Other sector, which has 2,225 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Tennessee Department of Children's Services | 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
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- Tennessee Department of Children's Services also carries $17,040 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.