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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 Veterans Affairs - Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Dixon2$0
Trapac LLC Oakland2$0
Target Constructors INC Fresno2$0
The Chrysalis Center Los Angeles2$0
United Parcel Service, INC. West Sacramento3$0
Lowes Warehouse Perris2$0
Vintage Tree Care INC Santa Rosa2$0
Aplastek Lake Elsinore2$0
Unknown/Invalid Establishment Oakland4$0
Rohr INC Riverside2$0
Modern Sundt a Joint Venture Oroville2$0
Devcon Construction, INC. Sunnyvale2$0
United Parcel Service Lathrop2$0
U. S. Postal Service (Usps) Sacramento2$0
Continental Labor Resources, INC. Bakersfield2$0
Randstad North America, INC. Bakersfield2$0
Tawa Supermarket, INC. Buena Park2$0
Sutter Health Auburn2$0
Star H-R Santa Rosa2$0
Services of Agriculture, INC. Patterson2$0
Usda Forest Service, Forest Service, Plumas National Forest Quincy6$0
State of California, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation San Quentin2$0
Crown Industries, INC. Fresno2$0
Walmart INC. Vacaville2$0
Bobcat Central INC Stockton2$0
Forood Design and Construction, INC. Los Altos Hills2$0
Usda Forest Service, Forest Service, Plumas National Forest Graeagle2$0
Usda Forest Service, Forest Service, Plumas National Forest Beckwourth2$0
Unknown/Invalid Establishment San Francisco3$0
Pacific Shellfish-Humboldt, LLC Eureka2$0
Fresno County Sheriff Department Fresno2$0
Apm Terminals Pacific, LLC Terminal Island3$0
Corus, INC. Rancho Cucamonga2$0
Peraton Fort Irwin2$0
Defense Commissary Agency - Deca Coleville2$0
O2 Employment Services, INC. Redding2$0
Onnik Shoe Company, INC. North Hollywood2$0
Marv Coit INC. Firebaugh2$0
Bapu Farming CO INC Madera2$0
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service - Stanislaus National Forest Groveland2$0
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service - Stanislaus National Forest Pinecrest2$0
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service - Stanislaus National Forest MI Wuk Village2$0
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service - Stanislaus National Forest Sonora3$0
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service - Stanislaus National Forest Hathaway Pines2$0
Deca Commissary San Diego2$0
Soltek Pacific Construction Lemoore Naval Air Station2$0
Buzz Oats Construction INC Sacramento2$0
Skechers USA, INC Moreno Valley2$0
United Staffing Associates LLC Terra Bella2$0
Ssa Pacific, INC San Diego2$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.