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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
OSHA: no recordInjuries: no recordLabor: 2 casesImmigration: 273 LCAContracts: not listed
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is an employer in Little Rock, Arkansas in Educational services. Federal records hold 2 concluded Wage and Hour Division cases, 273 labor condition applications and 14 PERM applications.
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 2 compliance actions involving University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, recording $264 in back wages agreed to pay for 4 employees and assessing $880 in civil money penalties, under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Family and Medical Leave Act.
It filed 273 labor condition applications with OFLC across fiscal years 2025–2026, covering 273 worker positions. The median offered wage is $74,948 a year against a median prevailing wage of $65,734, below the median across all employers for its most common occupation ($245,000). The most common prevailing wage level is Level I (37% of filings).
OFLC records 14 PERM labor certification applications from the employer with a median offered wage of $318,400; the employer reported 10,500 employees on payroll.
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
No OSHA inspection of this employer in Arkansas appears in the enforcement data since 2016. Inspections are recorded at the establishment; sites in other states are listed under those states.
Injuries OSHA Injury Tracking Application, Form 300A
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers (cases × 200,000 ÷ hours worked). Calendar years 2023–2025.
No Form 300A summary for this employer in Arkansas is in the Injury Tracking Application data for 2023, 2024, 2025. Only establishments in covered industries with 20 or more employees (100 or more in some industries) must submit.
Labor Wage and Hour Division
The Wage and Hour Division publishes concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay and civil money penalties assessed, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Back wages by year of case conclusion
Compared with state and nation
| Measure | This employer | NAICS 611 | Arkansas | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back wages per case | $132 | $14K | $14K | $13K |
| Employees per case | 2.0 | — | 29.2 | 13.1 |
| Back wages per employee found due | $66 | — | $480 | $993 |
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 20 | $264 |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 10001 | $0 |
Cases
| Findings period | Violations | Back wages agreed | Employees | Penalties | Acts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2025 – 29 Dec 2025 | 1 | $0 | 0 | — | Family and Medical Leave Act | Concluded |
| 2 Dec 2012 – 29 Nov 2014 | 10020 | $264 | 4 | $880 | Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act | Concluded |
Every case in the WHD file is concluded; the file does not record whether back wages were subsequently paid. Case IDs: 5091933, 1734845.
Immigration Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as the employer stated on the application. LCA data through 30 Jun 2026; PERM through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B labor condition applications
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 37%Level II 22%Level III 15%Level IV 14%Not stated 13%
| Measure | This employer | SOC 29-1229 | Arkansas | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $74,948 | $245,000 | $135,000 | $122,221 |
| Offered wage, 25th–75th percentile | $63,400–$250,832 | $93,696–$315,000 | — | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 59% | 42% | 41% | 56% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application (hourly × 2,080). Medians use up to 400 sampled applications per employer. The occupation column is the employer's most common SOC code, Physicians, All Other, across all employers.
Top job titles
| Job title | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 98 | $258,569 |
| Fellow Physician | 26 | $68,720 |
| Resident Physician | 20 | $61,281 |
| Resident/Fellow Physician | 15 | $61,281 |
| Medical Resident/Fellow | 15 | $66,102 |
| Assistant Staff Scientist | 11 | $68,000 |
| Associate Professor | 10 | $399,000 |
| Post Doctoral Fellow | 8 | $58,910 |
| Instructor | 5 | $68,964 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 5 | $61,428 |
| Medical Fellow | 4 | $73,982 |
| Research Assistant | 3 | $45,320 |
Occupations (SOC)
| Occupation | Filings | SOC median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | 129 | $245,000 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 20 | $75,000 |
| Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other | 20 | $70,415 |
| Bioinformatics Scientists | 16 | $82,100 |
| Biological Technicians | 7 | $57,108 |
| Data Scientists | 7 | $123,741 |
| Radiologists | 7 | $375,225 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $140,878 |
Worksite states
Arkansas 270 · New York 2 · Texas 1
Visa classes: H-1B 272, E-3 Australian 1. Applications are attributed to the employer's state on the form (Arkansas); worksites may be elsewhere.
PERM labor certification (green card sponsorship)
Top PERM job titles
| Job title | Applications |
|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 8 |
| Associate Professor | 2 |
| Research Assistant Professor | 1 |
| Healthcare Informatics Analysts – Senior | 1 |
| Instructor | 1 |
| Information Specialist | 1 |
PERM occupations
| Occupation | Applications |
|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 8 |
| Molecular and Cellular Biologists | 1 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 1 |
| Document Management Specialists | 1 |
| Anesthesiologists | 1 |
Contracts USAspending.gov
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Not among the top 3,903 federal contract recipients loaded from USAspending for the latest twelve months. Smaller awards can be searched on USAspending.gov.
Questions and answers
Has OSHA inspected University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences?
No OSHA inspection of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Arkansas appears in the enforcement data since 2016.
Were there penalties, and are they final?
No OSHA record, so no penalties to report.
Did the Labor Department find back wages due from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences?
The Wage and Hour Division's concluded cases record $264 in back wages agreed to pay across 2 cases, for 4 employees.
Does University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences sponsor H-1B workers, and at what wages?
It filed 273 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026; 268 were certified. The median offered wage is $74,948 a year; the most common job title is Assistant Professor.
Does University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences sponsor green cards (PERM)?
OFLC records 14 PERM applications in fiscal years 2024–2026, 14 of them certified.
Does University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hold federal contracts?
It is not among the top federal contract recipients loaded from USAspending; smaller awards are not covered on this site.
Have there been union elections at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences?
NLRB election results are not loaded on this site at present, so this page cannot say either way. The NLRB publishes recent election results and a case search on nlrb.gov.
Is this the same company as the one I am looking for?
Records are matched by normalised name and state. Subsidiaries, franchisees and other states' entities have their own records. See the methodology for how matching works.
Provenance
OSHA inspections and violations: US Department of Labor enforcement data, data.dol.gov, through 14 Sep 2026, inspections opened since 2016. Injury summaries: OSHA Injury Tracking Application Form 300A data, calendar years 2023, 2024, 2025. Wage and Hour compliance actions: data.dol.gov, concluded cases through 15 Jun 2026. LCA and PERM: OFLC disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026 through 30 Jun 2026. Federal contracts: USAspending recipient API, latest twelve months at 1 Oct 2026. NLRB election results are not loaded in this build. US government works, public domain; USAspending data is released under CC0. Page built 1 Oct 2026; errors in processing are corrected at the next build (corrections). Disputes about a record go to the agency that holds it.