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Workplace enforcement in New Jersey

New Jersey has 9,143 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 17,030 OSHA inspections and $114.3M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $106.7M in back wages across 3,173 enforcement cases.

9,143
Employers
17,030
Inspections
$114.3M
OSHA penalties
$106.7M
Back wages

The state in one line

New Jersey ranks #2 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 50,842 violations cited across 17,030 inspections and $106.7M in wages recovered for workers.

#2
of 56 states by penalties
2.99
violations per inspection
$13K
avg penalty per employer
3,173
WHD wage-theft cases

What the data says about New Jersey

Federal workplace enforcement in New Jersey covers 9,143 employers with 17,030 total OSHA inspections on record. Inspectors documented 50,842 violations statewide, yielding 2.99 violations per inspection on average. OSHA has assessed $114.3M in penalties against employers in the state, averaging $13K per tracked employer.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) adds a separate enforcement layer, recovering $106.7M in back wages across 3,173 cases — an average of $34K 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 New Jersey

# Employer InspectionsViolationsPenalty + wages
1 22nd Century Technologies Somerset 00$2.6M
2 Indecomm Global Services Edison 00$1.7M
3 TAYLOR FARMS NEW JERSEY, INC. SWEDESBORO 221$1.4M
4 UCP Personnel Services Joint Base MDL 00$1.2M
5 NEWARK HOUSING AUTHORITY NEWARK 923$1.1M
6 BLUESOURCE Morristown 00$1.1M
7 BB FRAME LLC DBA FRAME Q LLC, AS SUCCESSOR TO FRAME Q LLC, AND JUAN QUEVEDO CLIFFSIDE PARK 214$926K
8 Giant Farmers Market HACKENSACK 00$917K
9 Atrium Staffing LLC Joint Base MDL 00$892K
10 THE AUTO STORE LLC CAMDEN 339$869K
11 Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Ridgefield Park 00$829K
12 Deen Electrical Contractors, Inc. Jersey City 00$799K
13 The Chicken or The Egg BEACH HAVEN 00$778K
14 Atrium Staffing Iselin 00$684K
15 ALUMINUM SHAPES, LLC. DELAIR 11170$663K
16 BB FRAME LLC DBA FRAME Q LLC, AS SUCCESSOR TO FRAME Q LLC, AND JUAN QUEVEDO PALISADES PARK 213$645K
17 J&J Snack Foods Corp. Merchantville 00$630K
18 Fortune Interior Dismantling Ridgefield 00$616K
19 GUELSIN LIMA DBA EXTREME ROOFING AND SIDING LLC UPPER SADDLE RIVER 214$594K
20 NFI (Cherry Hill, NJ HQ) Cherry Hill 00$575K

All employers in New Jersey

Employer CityInspectionsPenalty
UNION FIRE DEPARTMENT UNION2$750
ATLANTIC COAST REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER LAKEWOOD2$750
BOROUGH OF CHESILHURST DPW CHESILHURST2$750
TOWNSHIP OF ROBBINSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ROBBINSVILLE2$750
BOROUGH OF PEMBERTON DPW PEMBERTON2$750
JULIUSTOWN FIRE COMPANY (BUILDING) JULIUSTOWN6$700
BERGEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HACKENSACK3$700
TRIUNFO IMPORT & EXPORT FOOD CORP. NEWARK2$700
USS CORPORATION NEWARK2$700
SALEM CITY WATER DEPARTMENT SALEM2$700
JACKSONVILLE FIRE COMPANY (BUILDING) BORDENTOWN2$700
NJ DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES TRENTON2$700
FORT LEE POLICE DEPARTMENT FORT LEE3$700
BOROUGH OF BERNARDSVILLE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BERNARDSVILLE2$700
NEWFIELD BOROUGH WATER DEPT NEWFIELD2$700
MOUNT HOLLY M.U.A. MOUNT HOLLY2$700
BOROUGH OF PARK RIDGE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY PARK RIDGE2$700
ZINA'S SALADS, INC. EAST HANOVER2$650
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES POLICE TRENTON2$650
DAVID WEBER OIL COMPANY CARLSTADT2$640
DURO PLATING INC. CAMDEN2$600
WESTVILLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WESTVILLE2$600
CROCCO'S COLLISION & BODYWORKS HACKENSACK2$600
WATCO COMPANIES, L.L.C. ELIZABETHPORT2$600
ALBERTI WOODWORKING INC. UNION2$500
F. PARDO CORP. PALISADES PARK3$500
VEP MANUFACTURING, INC. JACKSON2$500
SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD2$0
BUENA EMS SQUAD 11-9 LANDISVILLE2$450
BERGEN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER TETERBORO5$0
SELECTO FLASH INC. WEST ORANGE2$400
PILESGROVE TOWNSHIP TRANSFER STATION PILESGROVE TOWNSHIP2$400
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW JERSEY, INC. ELIZABETH2$378
DAVAGEN PHARMACEUTICAL, LLC SOMERSET2$340
CARLA NICOLE PROPERTIES, LLC HOBOKEN2$300
BOROUGH OF AVON SEWER DEPARTMENT AVON BY THE SEA2$300
TOWNSHIP OF MULLICA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ELWOOD3$150
HUDSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS KEARNY4$0
NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE COMPLAINT NEWARK4$100
FORT LEE FIRE DEPARTMENT HOUSE #4 FORT LEE4$100
LEBANON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT GLEN GARDNER6$100
DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PATERSON2$100
FREEWOOD ACRES FIRE COMPANY, BUILDING HOWELL2$100
TOWNSHIP OF HOLLAND, MUNICIPAL BUILDING MILFORD2$100
BOROUGH OF FRANKLIN LAKES FIRE DEPARTMENT GEAR FRANKLIN LAKES2$100
WAYFAIR CRANBURY2$0
COUNTY OF HUNTERDON OFFICE OF THE ENGINEER FLEMINGTON3$0
SHIP BOTTOM POLICE DEPARTMENT SHIP BOTTOM3$0
BELLEVILLE FIRE DEPT TURNOUT GEAR BELLEVILLE4$0
HOHOKUS FIRE DEPARTMENT - MEMORIAL FIREHOUSE HO HO KUS2$0
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Nearby states by enforcement footprint

Pennsylvania
9,060 employers · $71.6M
Illinois
9,262 employers · $95.6M
Virginia
7,963 employers · $46.1M
Ohio
6,972 employers · $105.5M
Florida
11,585 employers · $57.2M

Compare top violators in New Jersey side-by-side →

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.