Transportation & Warehousing · Newark, NJ
United Airlines/Continental
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $4,034 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker across 1 wage-theft case.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
- $4,034
- Back wages owed
United Airlines/Continental in Newark, NJ 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 2 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
- B Wage & hour compliance: $4K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($4K 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.
United Airlines/Continental in the Transportation & Warehousing enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place United Airlines/Continental at rank #2,653 of 3,616 employers ($4,034 owed). United Airlines/Continental carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #2,653 of 3,616 Transportation & Warehousing employers on WHD back wages ($4,034).
How United Airlines/Continental Compares
United Airlines/Continental in Newark, NJ 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, Mercury Air Cargo in Los Angeles, CA has 2 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against United Airlines/Continental to date. The Transportation & Warehousing sector average runs $6,129 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that United Airlines/Continental owed $4,034 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 2 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: Transportation & Warehousing
How United Airlines/Continental compares to the Transportation & Warehousing sector, which has 9,914 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | United Airlines/Continental | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 1.9 |
| Violations | 0 | 3.2 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $6,129 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,295 |
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What to do with this record
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- United Airlines/Continental also carries $4,034 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 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.
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.