Administrative & Waste Services · Phoenix, AZ

Wedco Employment Center

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $26,910 in back wages owed to 42 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$26,910
Back wages owed

Wedco Employment Center in Phoenix, AZ 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 43 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 54/100
  • D Wage & hour compliance: $27K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($27K 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.

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Wedco Employment Center in the Administrative & Waste Services enforcement ledger

WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Wedco Employment Center at rank #1,906 of 7,104 employers ($26,910 owed). Wedco Employment Center carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #1,906 of 7,104 Administrative & Waste Services employers on WHD back wages ($26,910).

How Wedco Employment Center Compares

Wedco Employment Center in Phoenix, AZ 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, World Management in Saint Ann, MO has 0 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Wedco Employment Center to date. The Administrative & Waste Services sector average runs $3,740 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$26,910
Employees Affected
42
WHD Violations
43
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$641
Avg Back Wages per CaseTypical
$26,910

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Wedco Employment Center owed $26,910 in back wages to 42 employees across 1 case and 43 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 Wedco Employment Center compares to the Administrative & Waste Services sector, which has 12,823 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Wedco Employment Center 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 Wedco Employment Center's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Wedco Employment Center against World Management, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Wedco Employment Center'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
  • Wedco Employment Center also carries $26,910 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Wedco Employment Center been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Wedco Employment Center, resulting in $26,910 in back wages owed to 42 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Wedco Employment Center operate in?
Wedco Employment Center operates in the Administrative & Waste Services sector (NAICS code 561311). This industry has 12,823 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 15,043 total OSHA inspections and $47.95M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Wedco Employment Center owes me wages?
If you believe Wedco Employment Center owes you wages, you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints or by calling 1-866-487-9243. WHD investigates violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act including unpaid minimum wage, overtime, and unauthorized deductions. The DOL has previously found $26,910 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Wedco Employment Center's safety record compare to industry average?
Wedco Employment Center's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Administrative & Waste Services industry average of $3,740 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 1.2 per employer. For a direct comparison, World Management in Saint Ann, MO is a similar administrative & waste services employer with $0 in current penalties.
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.

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Every figure on PlainWorker is rendered directly from official U.S. Department of Labor OSHA and Wage & Hour Division enforcement records, no number is typed in by an editor. This employer's ratios (penalty-per-violation, industry comparisons) are computed live from the 0 inspections on record. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.