Construction · Placentia, CA
CalBear Construction
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $39,848 in back wages owed to 34 affected workers across 1 wage-theft case.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
- $39,848
- Back wages owed
CalBear Construction in Placentia, 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. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 35 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
- F Wage & hour compliance: $40K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($40K 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.
CalBear Construction in the Construction enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, CalBear Construction ranks #2,730 among 12,785 Construction employers with WHD recoveries ($39,848). CalBear Construction carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #2,730 of 12,785 Construction employers on WHD back wages ($39,848).
How CalBear Construction Compares
CalBear Construction in Placentia, 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, Genesio Company in Warminster, PA has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against CalBear Construction to date. The Construction sector average runs $6,767 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that CalBear Construction owed $39,848 in back wages to 34 employees across 1 case and 35 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: Construction
How CalBear Construction compares to the Construction sector, which has 61,260 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | CalBear Construction | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 2.0 |
| Violations | 0 | 3.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $6,767 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,361 |
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What to do with this record
Use CalBear Construction's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare CalBear Construction against Derksen Portable Bldg-Harlingen Shop, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether CalBear Construction's inspection and penalty record is typical for Construction or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Construction sector
- CalBear Construction also carries $39,848 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
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