Educational Services · Bowling Green, KY
Western Kentucky University Athletic Departme
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $25,870 in back wages owed to 10 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
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Western Kentucky University Athletic Departme in Bowling Green, KY 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 $25,870 in back wages owed to 10 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- D Wage & hour compliance: $26K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($26K 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.
Western Kentucky University Athletic Departme in the Educational Services enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Western Kentucky University Athletic Departme ranks #112 among 478 Educational Services employers with WHD recoveries ($25,870). Western Kentucky University Athletic Departme carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #112 of 478 Educational Services employers on WHD back wages ($25,870).
How Western Kentucky University Athletic Departme Compares
Western Kentucky University Athletic Departme in Bowling Green, KY 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, Bridgeton School District in Bridgeton, NJ has 4 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Western Kentucky University Athletic Departme to date. The Educational Services sector average runs $3,025 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Western Kentucky University Athletic Departme owed $25,870 in back wages to 10 employees across 1 case and 20 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: Educational Services
How Western Kentucky University Athletic Departme compares to the Educational Services sector, which has 3,186 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Western Kentucky University Athletic Departme | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 2.5 |
| Violations | 0 | 5.7 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $3,025 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $1,199 |
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What to do with this record
Use Western Kentucky University Athletic Departme's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
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- Western Kentucky University Athletic Departme also carries $25,870 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.