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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
Gategroup INC. Los Angeles2$0
Guiton's Pool Center, INC. Redding2$0
Professional Asbestos Removal Corporation Fresno10$0
Webcor Construction LP Merced2$0
Wonderful Citrus LLC Visalia2$0
Mario's Tree Service, INC. Fresno3$0
The Meadows Post Acute Nursing Center Panorama City2$0
Wce, INC. Sacramento2$0
CA Consumer Affairs Board of Registered Nursing Sacramento2$0
Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency Visalia3$0
Defense Commissary Agency Port Hueneme3$0
Tulare County Parks and Recreation Visalia4$0
Department of the Treasury San Francisco2$0
Duinkerken Farms Laton2$0
Turner Construction Company Sonora2$0
MP Associates, INC Ione2$0
Nor Cal Tattoo Orangevale2$0
Los Medanos Energy Center, LLC Pittsburg2$0
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco11$0
Bureau of Reclamation-Shasta Dam Shasta Lake2$0
Chartwell Staffing Solutions Azusa2$0
Cen Cal Builders & Developers INC. Clovis2$0
Trimont Land Company Truckee3$0
U.S. Department of Defense (Marine Corps) Bridgeport5$0
Unknown Employer Buttonwillow3$0
Therma LLC South San Francisco2$0
Desilva Gates Construction L.P. San Jose2$0
Big D Construction Tracy3$0
Frontier Communications Long Beach2$0
Bragg Investment Company INC. San Francisco2$0
Freeman Expositions INC. San Francisco2$0
Cutting Edge Aggregates Apple Valley3$0
Mozingo Construction, INC. Modesto3$0
Triangle Rock Products, INC. Los Banos2$0
Enclos CORP. San Francisco2$0
Bigge Crane and Rigging CO. Oakland2$0
Kaiser Permanente Stockton2$0
Modern Building INC. Chico5$0
H. M. Holloway, INC. Lost Hills5$0
CA Corrections & Rehabilitation Jamestown4$0
Cahill Contractors San Francisco2$0
Cen Cal Plastering, INC. Tracy2$0
Walmart Stores INC. Redlands2$0
Los Angeles County Fire Department Santa Clarita2$0
U.S. Department of Interior - National Park Service - Cabrillo National Monument San Diego3$0
Turrini Ventures Incorporated Costa Mesa2$0
Rudolph and Sletten, INC. Sacramento3$0
U.S. Forest Service Springville3$0
Naval Medical Center - San Diego San Diego3$0
Usda U.S Salinity Laboratory Riverside2$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.