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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. Coast Guard Industrial Product Detachment (Ipd) San Pedro2$0
Social Security Administration Hemet2$0
National Park Service, Death Valley National Park Death Valley2$0
Ace Hardware Antioch2$0
Amado's Marble & Granite Van Nuys2$0
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service Groveland2$0
Usda Forest Service - Cleveland NF Ramona4$0
U.S. Air Force - Beale Beale Afb14$0
Usmc, Camp Pendleton, SWRFT Camp Pendleton4$0
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service MI Wuk Village2$0
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service Long Barn2$0
US Department of Agriculture Six Rivers National Forest Eureka10$0
Defense Commissary Agency-Moffett Field Mountain View3$0
Emanate Health Inter Community Hospital Covina2$0
Fleet Readiness Center Southwest San Diego14$0
U.S.C.G. Training Center Petaluma Petaluma2$0
Defense Commissary Agency McClellan4$0
Express Employment Services INC. Orland2$0
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs San Diego2$0
Usda Forest Service - San Bernardino NF Fawnskin3$0
U.S. Forest Service Dunlap2$0
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Calexico4$0
Defense Logistics Agency Tracy3$0
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Palo Alto Health Care System Livermore2$0
Social Security Administration Richmond5$0
Metro Cruise Long Beach2$0
Usda Forest Service - San Bernardino NF San Bernardino4$0
Defense Commissary Agency Lemoore Naval Air Station2$0
U.S. Air Force 60th Maintenance Squadron Travis Afb6$0
U.S. Air Force 60th Logistics Readiness Squadron Travis Afb6$0
U.S. Postal Service Ione2$0
Cedar Mountain Post Acute Yucaipa3$0
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Palo Alto Health Care System Palo Alto7$0
U.S. National Park Service Kings Canyon Natl Park2$0
U.S. National Park Service Sequoia National Park2$0
Social Security Administration Alhambra2$0
California Army National Guard FMS #25 Fresno2$0
U.S. Air Force 60th Civil Engineering Squadron Travis Afb7$0
U.S. Air Force Civil Engineering Command Travis Afb2$0
Defense Logistics Agency Energy Americas West San Pedro2$0
Furniture of America City of Industry2$0
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service Sonora2$0
National Park Service Channel Islands National Park Ventura6$0
Defense Commissary Agency Travis Afb3$0
Usda Forest Service - Cleveland NF Warner Springs2$0
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service Hathaway Pines3$0
Usda Forest Service - Cleveland NF Corona3$0
U.S. Air Force 60th Aerial Port Squadron Travis Afb5$0
Usda Forest Service - Cleveland NF Alpine2$0
Usda Forest Service - Cleveland NF Pine Valley3$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.