Other Services · Carol Stream, IL
The Gold Leash
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $121,771 in back wages owed to 93 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
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- Back wages owed
The Gold Leash in Carol Stream, IL 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 $121,771 in back wages owed to 93 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- F Wage & hour compliance: $122K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($122K 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.
The Gold Leash in the Other Services enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place The Gold Leash at rank #87 of 3,193 employers ($121,771 owed). The Gold Leash carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #87 of 3,193 Other Services employers on WHD back wages ($121,771).
How The Gold Leash Compares
The Gold Leash in Carol Stream, IL 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, Ariel Community Care in Yanceyville, NC has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against The Gold Leash to date. The Other Services sector average runs $3,070 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that The Gold Leash owed $121,771 in back wages to 93 employees across 1 case and 94 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 Services
How The Gold Leash compares to the Other Services sector, which has 6,486 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | The Gold Leash | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 1.2 |
| Violations | 0 | 3.8 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $3,070 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,499 |
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What to do with this record
Use The Gold Leash's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
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- See whether The Gold Leash's inspection and penalty record is typical for Other Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Other Services sector
- The Gold Leash also carries $121,771 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.