Arts, Entertainment & Recreation · Topeka, KS
Topeka Zoo
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $26,038 in back wages owed to 23 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
Topeka Zoo in Topeka, KS 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 26 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
- D Wage & hour compliance: $26K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($26K 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.
Topeka Zoo in the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Topeka Zoo ranks #135 among 800 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation employers with WHD recoveries ($26,038). Topeka Zoo carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #135 of 800 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation employers on WHD back wages ($26,038).
How Topeka Zoo Compares
Topeka Zoo in Topeka, KS 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, Ots Capital Partners, LLC in McDonough, GA has 2 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Topeka Zoo to date. The Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector average runs $4,481 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Topeka Zoo owed $26,038 in back wages to 23 employees across 1 case and 26 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: Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
How Topeka Zoo compares to the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector, which has 2,226 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Topeka Zoo | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 1.8 |
| Violations | 0 | 5.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $4,481 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,537 |
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What to do with this record
Use Topeka Zoo's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Topeka Zoo against Tonto Creek Camp, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Topeka Zoo's inspection and penalty record is typical for Arts, Entertainment & Recreation or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector
- Topeka Zoo also carries $26,038 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.