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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
Township of Hardwick Department of Public Works Blairstown2$0
Pitman Sewer / Water Department Pitman2$0
Hudson County Sheriff - Patrol Division Secaucus2$0
Old Bridge Police Department Old Bridge2$0
Borough of Woodbine Department of Public Works Woodbine2$0
NJ Transit-Kearny Kearny2$0
New Jersey Transit Bus Vehicle Maintenance Garage Camden2$0
Tewskbury SD- Old Turnpike School Califon2$0
Keansburg Fire Dept Keansburg2$0
Cape May Water / Sewer Department Cape May2$0
Lower Alloways Creek Township School Bus Garage Salem2$0
Monmouth County Care Center Allenwood3$0
East Coast Warehouse Dist. INC. Keasbey4$0
Home Depot USA, INC. Cranbury2$0
Monmouth JCT Vol FD - Station 20 Monmouth Junction2$0
Township of Greenwich Department of Public Works Stewartsville2$0
South Toms River South Toms River2$0
Middlesex Borough Police Department Middlesex2$0
Fanwood Volunteer Fire Department Ppe Fanwood3$0
Creamer Sanzari a Joint Venture Hackensack2$0
North Branch Volunteer Fire Department Branchburg4$0
Mount Laurel Police Department Mount Laurel2$0
Borough of Morris Plains DPW Morris Plains2$0
North Hanover Recycling Center Wrightstown2$0
East Orange Fire Department - Headquarters East Orange2$0
Tacoma Fire Department-Station #1 Deptford2$0
Township of Frelinghuysen Department of Public Wo Johnsonburg2$0
Wood-Ridge Pump Stations Wood Ridge2$0
Finlandia Cheese INC. Parsippany2$0
Verizon Newark2$0
Cardiff FD Ppe Egg Harbor Township3$0
Linwood FD Building Linwood2$0
Mahwah FD Company 3 Gear Mahwah2$0
Chugach Industries, INC. Picatinny Arsenal2$0
Lodi FD-Westervelt Firehouse Lodi2$0
Borough of Magnolia Department of Public Works Magnolia2$0
Millstone Valley Fire Department East Millstone3$0
Township of Lawrence Department of Public Works Cedarville2$0
South Hackensack Police Department South Hackensack2$0
Brookdale Community College Lincroft3$0
Jersey City SD-McNair Academy Jersey City2$0
Woodbury Heights Municipal Building Woodbury Heights2$0
Essex County DPW Storage Area Cedar Grove2$0
Riverton Borough Public Works (Accident) Riverton2$0
Margate City DPW Margate City2$0
Ocean Gate Department of Public Works Ocean Gate2$0
Eatontown Fire Department, Building Eatontown2$0
Harrington Park Fire Department House Harrington Park3$0
Deptford Township Public Works Deptford2$0
Arde, INC. Carlstadt3$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.