Real Estate & Rental · Astoria, NY
Vestar
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $194,108 in back wages owed to 17 affected workers across 2 wage-theft cases.
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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
Vestar in Astoria, NY 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. The employer also has 2 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) cases on record, covering Fair Labor Standards Act enforcement. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- F Wage & hour compliance: $194K in back wages owed across 2 WHD cases ($97K 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.
Vestar in the Real Estate & Rental enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Vestar ranks #13 among 902 Real Estate & Rental employers with WHD recoveries ($194,108). Vestar carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #13 of 902 Real Estate & Rental employers on WHD back wages ($194,108).
How Vestar Compares
Vestar in Astoria, NY 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, Midland Safety & Health Sales & Service in Midland, TX has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Vestar to date. The Real Estate & Rental sector average runs $2,397 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Vestar owed $194,108 in back wages to 17 employees across 2 cases and 17 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: Real Estate & Rental
How Vestar compares to the Real Estate & Rental sector, which has 1,671 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Vestar | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 1.1 |
| Violations | 0 | 2.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $2,397 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,210 |
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What to do with this record
Use Vestar's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Vestar against Midland Safety & Health Sales & Service, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Vestar's inspection and penalty record is typical for Real Estate & Rental or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Real Estate & Rental sector
- Vestar also carries $194,108 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.