Administrative & Waste Services · Memphis, TN
Universal Security
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $3,678 in back wages owed to 39 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
- $3,678
- Back wages owed
Universal Security in Memphis, 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. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 48 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.
Universal Security in the Administrative & Waste Services enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Universal Security at rank #5,270 of 7,104 employers ($3,678 owed). Universal Security carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #5,270 of 7,104 Administrative & Waste Services employers on WHD back wages ($3,678).
How Universal Security Compares
Universal Security in Memphis, 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, Liberty Travel in Monroeville, PA has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Universal Security to date. The Administrative & Waste Services sector average runs $3,740 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Universal Security owed $3,678 in back wages to 39 employees across 1 case and 48 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: Administrative & Waste Services
How Universal Security compares to the Administrative & Waste Services sector, which has 12,823 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Universal Security | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 1.2 |
| Violations | 0 | 2.7 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $3,740 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,188 |
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What to do with this record
Use Universal Security's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Universal Security against Liberty Travel, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Universal Security's inspection and penalty record is typical for Administrative & Waste Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Administrative & Waste Services sector
- Universal Security also carries $3,678 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.