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Workplace enforcement in California

California has 19,302 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 35,165 OSHA inspections and $116.0M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $283.1M in back wages across 7,714 enforcement cases.

19,302
Employers
35,165
Inspections
$116.0M
OSHA penalties
$283.1M
Back wages

The state in one line

California ranks #1 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 60,999 violations cited across 35,165 inspections and $283.1M in wages recovered for workers.

#1
of 56 states by penalties
1.73
violations per inspection
$6K
avg penalty per employer
7,714
WHD wage-theft cases

What the data says about California

Federal workplace enforcement in California covers 19,302 employers with 35,165 total OSHA inspections on record. Inspectors documented 60,999 violations statewide, yielding 1.73 violations per inspection on average. OSHA has assessed $116.0M in penalties against employers in the state, averaging $6K per tracked employer.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) adds a separate enforcement layer, recovering $283.1M in back wages across 7,714 cases - an average of $37K per case. Combined OSHA and WHD enforcement activity gives workers, journalists, and researchers a verifiable record of which employers have been cited and which workplaces regulators have prioritized.

The employers listed on this page represent workplaces with at least two OSHA inspections or $1,000 or more in WHD back wages owed. Data is sourced directly from data.dol.gov. Penalty figures are current assessed amounts, reflecting any settlements, informal conference reductions, or formal contest outcomes. Click any employer below to view their full inspection history, violation breakdown by severity, and wage-compliance record.

Top violators in California

# Employer InspectionsViolationsPenalty + wages
1 Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) California City 00$8.1M
2 Hewlett-Packard Palo Alto 00$5.2M
3 California Cartage Company Carson 00$3.6M
4 Zenefits San Francisco 00$3.4M
5 LinkedIn Mountain View 00$3.3M
6 Alorica Irvine 00$3.2M
7 John Muir Health Walnut Creek 45$2.4M
8 Munger Bros.- Empire Ranch (8 Mile Road) Stockton 00$2.1M
9 First Republic Bank San Francisco 00$2.0M
10 Price Transfer Compton 00$2.0M
11 Lange Trucking Inc. Pleasanton 00$2.0M
12 Southwest Fuel Management, Inc. Agoura Hills 00$1.9M
13 CLP Skill Trade Solution Inc. Van Nuys 00$1.8M
14 San Mateo County HSA Children & Family Ser. Belmont 00$1.8M
15 Byton North America Santa Clara 00$1.7M
16 Hewlett Packard (NASA ACES Contra)/Perspecta Palo Alto 00$1.7M
17 Able Building Maintenance San Francisco 00$1.5M
18 National Consolidated Couriers, Inc San Leandro 00$1.4M
19 Chevron U.S.a. INC. Richmond 38118$1.4M
20 L&Y Food, Lotus Poultry, Moon Poultry, et al El Monte 00$1.3M

All employers in California

Employer CityInspectionsPenalty
Divine and Lynwood Market Barstow0$0
SNCH (Colt) Anaheim0$0
Burger King #5776 Coronado0$0
State of California, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Institute for Men Chino2$2K
F.W. Aggregates INC. Lone Pine6$2K
Metcalf Construction Services LLC Anderson2$2K
Baja Fresh Restaurant Store #30686 Los Angeles0$0
Digital Forensics, Inc. San Diego0$0
Rocklin Park Hotel Rocklin0$0
Rumors Apparel Los Angeles0$0
Amcal General Contractors INC Los Angeles2$2K
Olde Thompson Oxnard0$0
El Sol Market El Centro0$0
Los Amigos Los Angeles0$0
Channel Islands Urgent Care & Family Practice Camarillo0$0
Acme Valley Security Chatsworth0$0
Brinderson Constructors, Inc. Irvine0$0
M & M Salvage INC., DBA Capitol Imports Auto Disma Sacramento2$2K
STS Ranch, LLC Livingston7$2K
Dutra Steel INC Richvale2$2K
Sorenson Concrete INC. Chico7$2K
R&R Heating & Air Conditioning, INC. Redding2$2K
Nina's Home Care Fresno0$0
Hanmi Medical Supply & Equipment Van Nuys0$0
Preservation Farms Napa0$0
Uber Technologies, INC. San Francisco2$2K
Cattlemens Steakhouse Redding0$0
Laylor Care Home for the Elderly Antioch0$0
Rony Daniel Pastor Los Angeles0$0
Tam Nguyen & Robert Arana DBA Autoland San Jose2$2K
Titan Framing Stockton2$2K
Irvine Company LLC Irvine2$2K
Dean Foods Company City of Industry2$2K
Rancho del Mar INC. Bakersfield2$2K
Garza Contracting, INC Coalinga2$2K
Pacific Farm Management INC. Madera3$2K
Moses & Son Santee2$2K
Pro Landscaping INC. Palm Springs2$2K
Life Foods, INC. Citrus Heights2$2K
JSV Farm Labor, INC. Kingsburg2$2K
Paradise Pictures LLC Chico2$2K
J L Wingert CO Garden Grove2$2K
Ruben Ramos Fowler2$2K
Harvest Moon Agricultural Services, INC Salinas2$2K
U.S. Postal Service - Oakland Oakland3$2K
The Portico Collection Los Angeles2$2K
Able Engineering Services Brooks3$2K
U.S. Postal Service Woodland3$2K
Ismailina Gomez San Jose2$2K
Maria Camacho and Felipe Gonzalez, Individually and Morgan Hill2$2K
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Nearby states by enforcement footprint

Texas
19,293 employers · $110.6M
New York
18,031 employers · $68.3M
Michigan
11,659 employers · $44.0M
Florida
11,585 employers · $57.2M
Illinois
9,262 employers · $95.6M

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Source: OSHA Enforcement Data, U.S. Department of Labor · Verify with OSHA establishment search →
Source: Wage & Hour Division Compliance Actions, U.S. Department of Labor · DOL WHD data →

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.