Utilities · San Mateo, CA
Solar City
According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2026), the Wage and Hour Division recovered $751,154 in back wages owed to 184 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
- $751,154
- Back wages owed
Solar City in San Mateo, 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 185 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: $751K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($751K 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.
Solar City in the Utilities enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Solar City ranks #4 among 236 Utilities employers with WHD recoveries ($751,154). Solar City carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #4 of 236 Utilities employers on WHD back wages ($751,154).
How Solar City Compares
Solar City in San Mateo, 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, Gen Serv - DMG FEMA Georgia in Rio Grande, PR has 0 OSHA inspections on record.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Solar City to date. The Utilities sector average runs $5,509 per employer.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Solar City owed $751,154 in back wages to 184 employees across 1 case and 185 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: Utilities
How Solar City compares to the Utilities sector, which has 2,996 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Solar City | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 0 | 2.6 |
| Violations | 0 | 6.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $5,509 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,104 |
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What to do with this record
Use Solar City's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Solar City against Chevron U.S.A Inc., a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Solar City's inspection and penalty record is typical for Utilities or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Utilities sector
- Solar City also carries $751,154 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
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.