Retail Trade · Chicago, IL
Family Dollar
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Family Dollar has a relatively clean safety record: 0 violations across 1 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 0
- Violations cited
- 1
- OSHA inspections
- $1,400
- Back wages owed
Family Dollar in Chicago, IL has been the subject of 1 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 1 WHD violation 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.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Family Dollar once. None of these inspections resulted in a citation. Against the Retail Trade industry average of 1 inspections per employer, this runs moderately above peers (1.2x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $1,400 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker. For comparison, Big Kmart #3443 in Seattle, WA is another retail trade employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $1,400 in current penalties.
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- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $1,400
- in back wages recovered
What the Data Says About Family Dollar
The federal enforcement record for Family Dollar in Chicago, IL shows 1 OSHA inspection with zero violations cited, a cleaner record than the Retail Trade sector average of 1.7 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Family Dollar to date. The Retail Trade sector average runs $2,879 per employer. The Wage and Hour Division added 1 case producing $1,400 in back wages owed to 1 affected worker.
Inspection activity spans from 2022-12-05 to 2022-12-05, a window of roughly 1 year.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
1
First Inspection
2022-12-05
Last Inspection
2022-12-05
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
0.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$3,566
What this shows 1 inspection over 1 year, averaging 0.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Retail Trade average of $3,566.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Family Dollar owed $1,400 in back wages to 1 employee across 1 case and 1 violation. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Retail Trade
How Family Dollar compares to the Retail Trade sector, which has 12,990 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Family Dollar | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 1 | 0.8 |
| Violations | 0 | 1.7 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $2,879 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,566 |
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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.
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