Utilities · Albuquerque, NM
Universal Water Systems, LLC
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $6,400 in back wages owed to 5 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
Universal Water Systems, LLC in Albuquerque, NM 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 $6,400 in back wages owed to 5 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- B Wage & hour compliance: $6K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($6K 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 Water Systems, LLC in the Utilities enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Universal Water Systems, LLC at rank #156 of 236 employers ($6,400 owed). Universal Water Systems, LLC carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #156 of 236 Utilities employers on WHD back wages ($6,400).
How Universal Water Systems, LLC Compares
Universal Water Systems, LLC in Albuquerque, NM 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, Blackwell Electric, INC. in Lampasas, TX has 2 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Universal Water Systems, LLC to date. The Utilities sector average runs $5,509 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Universal Water Systems, LLC owed $6,400 in back wages to 5 employees across 1 case and 7 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: Utilities
How Universal Water Systems, LLC compares to the Utilities sector, which has 2,996 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Universal Water Systems, LLC | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 2.6 |
| Violations | 0 | 6.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $5,509 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,104 |
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What to do with this record
Use Universal Water Systems, LLC's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Universal Water Systems, LLC against Blackwell Electric, INC., a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Universal Water Systems, LLC's inspection and penalty record is typical for Utilities or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Utilities sector
- Universal Water Systems, LLC also carries $6,400 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.