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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
Onstott Orchards Gridley2$0
U.S.D.a - Forest Service - Klamath National Forest Yreka2$0
Pacific Bell Telephone CO. Los Angeles2$0
D.F. Stauffer Biscuit CO., INC. Santa Ana2$0
Costco Wholesale Cypress2$0
Mayhew Aggregates & Mine Reclamation, LLC Corona3$0
Rapid Response Monitoring Corona2$0
National Park Service, Redwood National and State Parks, North District Crescent City2$0
National Park Service, Redwood National and State Parks, South District Orick2$0
Reef-Sunset Unified School District Avenal2$0
U.S.D.a - Forest Service - Klamath National Forest Seiad Valley2$0
U.S.D.a - Forest Service - Klamath National Forest Happy Camp3$0
U.S.D.a - Forest Service - Klamath National Forest Klamath River2$0
U.S.D.a - Forest Service - Klamath National Forest Forks of Salmon2$0
U.S.D.a - Forest Service - Klamath National Forest Fort Jones2$0
U.S.D.a - Forest Service - Klamath National Forest Callahan2$0
Calportland Construction Paso Robles3$0
Silverado Contractor's INC. San Francisco2$0
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service San Diego2$0
Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company San Francisco3$0
Defense Commissary Agency March Air Reserve Base2$0
Wiebe Farms, INC. Reedley2$0
U.S.D.a - Forest Service - Klamath National Forest Macdoel4$0
Customs and Border Protection Los Angeles2$0
Riverside County Sheriff's Department Banning2$0
MNM Manufacturing, INC. Compton2$0
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Sierra National Forest Clovis2$0
Navsup Business Systems Center Coronado2$0
DE Jager Farms, INC Merced2$0
Swinerton Builders Sacramento3$0
Kaiser Permanente Modesto2$0
Velocity Rail Solutions Stockton2$0
Alliance Environmental Group LLC Fresno2$0
Uc Regents Sacramento2$0
Blanc Vineyards LLC Delano2$0
General Production Service of California, INC. Maricopa2$0
Capri Farms, LLC Camarillo2$0
Affiliated Temporary Help Vernon2$0
Fashion Nova, INC. Vernon2$0
Whirl San Diego LLC Vista2$0
United Staffing Associates Guadalupe2$0
U.S. Department of Transportation-Federal Aviation Administration (Faa) Livermore2$0
Crossfire Tree & Vegetation Services INC Paradise2$0
Gene Laico Construction San Francisco2$0
Los Angeles County Fire Department Gorman2$0
Chevron U.S.a. INC. Bakersfield4$0
Fresh Point Southern California INC. City of Industry2$0
Fox Studios Los Angeles2$0
Fresno Community Hospital of Central California Fresno2$0
Tesla, INC Lathrop7$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.