Educational Services · Los Altos, CA

Windy Hill Equestrians

According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $14,309 in back wages owed to 7 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.

$0
OSHA penalties
0
Violations cited
0
OSHA inspections
$14,309
Back wages owed

Windy Hill Equestrians in Los Altos, CA 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 1 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) case 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

C 72/100
  • C Wage & hour compliance: $14K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($14K 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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Windy Hill Equestrians in the Educational Services enforcement ledger

On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Windy Hill Equestrians ranks #170 among 478 Educational Services employers with WHD recoveries ($14,309). Windy Hill Equestrians carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #170 of 478 Educational Services employers on WHD back wages ($14,309).

How Windy Hill Equestrians Compares

Windy Hill Equestrians in Los Altos, CA 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, San Jose Unified School District in San Jose, CA has 2 OSHA inspections on record.

No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Windy Hill Equestrians to date. The Educational Services sector average runs $3,025 per employer.

Wage & Hour Findings

WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$14,309
Employees Affected
7
WHD Violations
19
Avg Back Wages per Employee
$2,044
Avg Back Wages per CaseBelow average
$14,309

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Windy Hill Equestrians owed $14,309 in back wages to 7 employees across 1 case and 19 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 Windy Hill Equestrians compares to the Educational Services sector, which has 3,186 employers tracked by PlainWorker.

Metric Windy Hill Equestrians 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 Windy Hill Equestrians's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.

  • A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Windy Hill Equestrians against Vantage College, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
  • See whether Windy Hill Equestrians's inspection and penalty record is typical for Educational Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Educational Services sector
  • Windy Hill Equestrians also carries $14,309 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 Windy Hill Equestrians been cited for wage theft?
Yes. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recorded 1 enforcement case against Windy Hill Equestrians, resulting in $14,309 in back wages owed to 7 affected workers. These cases involve violations of federal labor laws including minimum wage, overtime, and other worker protections.
What industry does Windy Hill Equestrians operate in?
Windy Hill Equestrians operates in the Educational Services sector (NAICS code 611620). This industry has 3,186 employers tracked by PlainWorker, with 8,042 total OSHA inspections and $9.64M in cumulative penalties.
What should I do if Windy Hill Equestrians owes me wages?
If you believe Windy Hill Equestrians 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 $14,309 in back wages owed by this employer across 1 case.
How does Windy Hill Equestrians's safety record compare to industry average?
Windy Hill Equestrians's total OSHA penalty of $0 is below the Educational Services industry average of $3,025 per employer. The employer has 0 inspections compared to the industry average of 2.5 per employer. For a direct comparison, San Jose Unified School District in San Jose, CA is a similar educational services employer with $14,105 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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