Other · Madison, WI
Wisconsin, State of
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $615,219 in back wages owed to 77 affected workers across 8 wage-theft cases.
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
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- Back wages owed
Wisconsin, State of in Madison, WI 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 $615,219 in back wages owed to 77 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
Compliance score
- F Wage & hour compliance: $615K in back wages owed across 8 WHD cases ($77K 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.
Wisconsin, State of in the Other enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Wisconsin, State of at rank #23 of 2,155 employers ($615,219 owed). Wisconsin, State of carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #23 of 2,155 Other employers on WHD back wages ($615,219).
How Wisconsin, State of Compares
Wisconsin, State of in Madison, WI 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, Gobierno Municipal de Yauco in Yauco, PR has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Wisconsin, State of to date. The Other sector average runs $0 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Wisconsin, State of owed $615,219 in back wages to 77 employees across 8 cases and 86 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: Other
How Wisconsin, State of compares to the Other sector, which has 2,225 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Wisconsin, State of | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 0.1 |
| Violations | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $0 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3 |
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What to do with this record
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- Wisconsin, State of also carries $615,219 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 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.
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.