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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
Naval Supply System Command - FLCSD Ridgecrest4$0
Target Corporation West Covina2$0
Trinidad Farm Labor Kerman2$0
E. T. Abatement, INC. Dos Palos2$0
Customs and Border Protection - U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station Calexico2$0
McDonald's Restaurants of California, INC. Fresno2$0
Superior Court of California- County of Fresno Fresno2$0
Westech Systems INC. Visalia2$0
S K & Sons INC Redding8$0
National Park Service, Joshua Tree National Park Yucca Valley3$0
National Park Service, Joshua Tree National Park Joshua Tree5$0
California Dairies, INC. Tipton2$0
Ralphs Grocery Store Pacoima2$0
Bae Systems San Diego Ship Repair, INC. San Diego3$0
Pedrotti Materials Redding3$0
BCM Construction Company INC. Glenn2$0
Mey Chao, an Individual Lodi2$0
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Oakland2$0
Fresno Valves & Castings INC. Selma2$0
G3 Enterprises, INC. Modesto3$0
Lopez Farm Labor Contracting Kerman2$0
U.S. Air Force - 60th Medical Group - David Grant Medical Center Travis Afb2$0
Asbestos Instant Response, INC. Los Angeles2$0
Unknown Oxnard2$0
Aerotek, INC. Tulare2$0
CP Construction West INC. Los Angeles2$0
Nextcrop, INC. Arvin2$0
Fresno Public Works Fresno2$0
Unknown Orosi2$0
Amazon Fulfillment Center Fresno2$0
Naval Facilities Engineering Command - China Lake Metal Shop Ridgecrest4$0
Naval Facilities Engineering Command - China Lake Carpenter Shop Ridgecrest4$0
March Arb Main Exchange March Air Reserve Base3$0
Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Riverside2$0
The Regents of the University of California, los Angeles Los Angeles2$0
Fci Terminal Island - Federal Prison Industries, INC. Terminal Island2$0
U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bop) - United States Penitentiary (Usp) - Atwater Atwater3$0
Stanislaus County Modesto7$0
Pitman Farms Feed Mills Hanford2$0
Olam International Lemoore2$0
Airco Mechanical INC Chico2$0
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs San Diego4$0
Reiter Brothers, INC. Camarillo3$0
Conejo Valley Unified School District Newbury Park2$0
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego San Diego4$0
Superior Ready Mix Concrete LP Brawley3$0
United Parcel Service, INC. Anaheim3$0
Davis Development Company, INC. Irvine3$0
Sundt Construction, INC. Redding2$0
Snyder Industries Chowchilla2$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.