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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
U.S. Department of Interior - Golden Gate National Recreational Area (Ggnra) Stinson Beach2$0
Discount Tire San Diego3$0
Kern County Hospital Authority Bakersfield2$0
Board of Education San Diego2$0
Pba LTD Malibu2$0
John Burroughs High School Burbank2$0
Big Lots Stores, INC. Rancho Cucamonga3$0
Trees, LLC Modesto2$0
Diamond Peo Riverside2$0
J.R. Filanc Construction CO., INC. Camp Pendleton2$0
Windsor Convalescent Center of North Long Beach Long Beach2$0
Unknown Visalia3$0
Landsea Holdings Corporation Sunnyvale2$0
Granite Construction INC. Cazadero2$0
Marelich Mechanical CO., INC. Hayward2$0
U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bop) - Federal Correctional Institution (Fci) - Dublin Dublin3$0
Stockham Construction, INC. San Francisco2$0
Army & Air Force Exchange Services - Camp Roberts San Miguel3$0
Build Group, INC. Menlo Park2$0
Amb Food, LLC Santa Clarita2$0
Recology Sunset Scavenger San Francisco2$0
Shea Homes Limited Partnership Livermore2$0
Turner Construction Company Camp Pendleton2$0
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Greater los Angeles Healthcare System Los Angeles3$0
American Asphalt South INC San Diego2$0
Long Beach Memorial Hospital Long Beach2$0
G4S Security Solutions (USA) INC. Fresno2$0
Miguel H Olivares Turlock2$0
Team Industrial Services, INC. Richmond2$0
Plantel Nurseries, Incorporated Guadalupe2$0
Holliday Rock Company INC. Littlerock6$0
United Building Contractors, INC. Chico2$0
Ruiz Foods Dinuba2$0
U.S. Department of Defense - Defense Logistics Agency (Dla) Tracy3$0
Phillips 66 Santa Maria Refinery Arroyo Grande2$0
Central Valley Environmental, INC. Merced2$0
CA Forestry and Fire Protection Mariposa5$0
U.S. Department of Interior - Golden Gate National Recreational Area (Ggnra) Mill Valley2$0
Usdol Osha-Oakland Mill Valley2$0
Charles Pankow Builders, LTD San Francisco2$0
Unknown Employer Bakersfield6$0
Unknown Huntington Beach2$0
Caldwell Enterprises INC. Gridley2$0
Transportation Security Administration - los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles4$0
California State University of los Angeles Los Angeles2$0
Rock Creek Construction, INC. Chico4$0
Drill Tech Drilling and Shoring INC Storrie2$0
Uc Davis Health System Sacramento3$0
Dept. of the Interior / Bureau of Reclamation Shasta Lake2$0
Amazon Fulfillment Center, INC Tracy2$0
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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.