Workplace Enforcement by State
According to enforcement records published by the U.S. Department of Labor, PlainWorker tracks 391,598 OSHA inspections and 885,759 violations across 235,985 employers in all 56 U.S. states and territories, alongside 99,959 Wage & Hour Division cases as of May 2026. Select a state below to see its top violators, statewide penalty totals, and national rank, or read our methodology for how the figures are sourced and computed.
Coverage status: all 56 U.S. states and territories are listed, sourced from the federal OSHA enforcement and DOL Wage & Hour record only. States that operate their own OSHA-approved plans report some enforcement separately, so federal totals for those states are partial.
| State | Employers | Inspections | Violations | Penalties | Back Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 19,733 | 36,301 | 62,917 | $121.6M | $285.8M |
| New Jersey | 9,299 | 17,373 | 51,588 | $116.4M | $108.1M |
| Texas | 19,568 | 18,606 | 37,481 | $112.7M | $352.5M |
| Ohio | 7,092 | 12,879 | 33,085 | $106.2M | $68.2M |
| Illinois | 9,437 | 18,232 | 38,576 | $97.2M | $82.5M |
| Pennsylvania | 9,255 | 16,082 | 34,307 | $72.9M | $143.4M |
| New York | 18,286 | 35,034 | 79,647 | $67.8M | $201.6M |
| Wisconsin | 4,167 | 9,627 | 23,614 | $63.0M | $29.8M |
| Florida | 11,740 | 11,187 | 20,137 | $58.6M | $199.8M |
| Georgia | 6,288 | 8,956 | 23,607 | $57.2M | $78.6M |
| Virginia | 8,084 | 14,670 | 29,121 | $48.1M | $150.6M |
| Michigan | 11,909 | 24,804 | 67,640 | $45.4M | $56.5M |
| Alabama | 3,692 | 6,039 | 14,683 | $43.4M | $32.8M |
| Nevada | 4,365 | 11,465 | 18,844 | $33.5M | $27.5M |
| Missouri | 4,077 | 5,584 | 12,358 | $30.7M | $37.6M |
| Massachusetts | 4,133 | 5,934 | 12,091 | $29.0M | $60.3M |
| Connecticut | 2,364 | 5,627 | 23,647 | $28.1M | $21.8M |
| Kansas | 3,367 | 5,361 | 9,514 | $27.1M | $25.4M |
| Tennessee | 6,262 | 11,286 | 38,865 | $24.6M | $57.0M |
| Colorado | 4,007 | 6,496 | 11,833 | $22.8M | $28.2M |
| Iowa | 2,618 | 4,770 | 10,267 | $19.4M | $21.8M |
| Nebraska | 1,478 | 2,189 | 4,514 | $16.2M | $14.7M |
| Oklahoma | 2,737 | 2,821 | 5,020 | $13.1M | $37.2M |
| Maryland | 3,294 | 5,438 | 24,360 | $13.1M | $99.3M |
| Hawaii | 2,220 | 3,949 | 9,120 | $12.7M | $21.3M |
| Washington | 5,445 | 11,410 | 28,812 | $12.2M | $40.2M |
| Alaska | 1,284 | 3,999 | 11,441 | $12.0M | $5.6M |
| Mississippi | 2,237 | 2,311 | 4,912 | $11.2M | $28.9M |
| North Carolina | 6,102 | 7,124 | 18,017 | $10.7M | $73.2M |
| Arkansas | 1,800 | 1,364 | 3,343 | $10.5M | $20.2M |
| Maine | 1,307 | 2,569 | 8,054 | $10.0M | $5.8M |
| Puerto Rico | 3,280 | 6,881 | 11,369 | $9.7M | $80.5M |
| Delaware | 468 | 721 | 1,884 | $9.4M | $6.1M |
| Louisiana | 2,422 | 2,368 | 3,408 | $8.6M | $49.2M |
| North Dakota | 632 | 1,298 | 1,761 | $8.4M | $4.2M |
| New Hampshire | 1,218 | 1,490 | 3,281 | $7.7M | $15.2M |
| Idaho | 1,354 | 2,073 | 3,829 | $7.1M | $12.0M |
| West Virginia | 1,274 | 1,679 | 3,289 | $7.0M | $17.5M |
| Utah | 2,451 | 3,841 | 6,414 | $6.7M | $24.4M |
| Rhode Island | 1,036 | 1,640 | 3,528 | $6.4M | $11.5M |
| Indiana | 2,187 | 2,598 | 4,225 | $6.0M | $30.0M |
| South Dakota | 675 | 901 | 1,901 | $5.9M | $4.8M |
| Oregon | 5,122 | 11,981 | 21,930 | $5.8M | $14.7M |
| Kentucky | 1,621 | 1,881 | 3,171 | $5.7M | $24.8M |
| Montana | 846 | 1,786 | 2,718 | $5.6M | $2.6M |
| Minnesota | 2,849 | 4,594 | 9,173 | $5.5M | $30.5M |
| New Mexico | 1,426 | 1,685 | 2,690 | $5.3M | $24.7M |
| Wyoming | 529 | 969 | 2,936 | $4.6M | $2.8M |
| Guam | 785 | 1,642 | 3,356 | $4.6M | $10.9M |
| Vermont | 831 | 1,444 | 3,044 | $4.6M | $5.0M |
| Arizona | 3,144 | 4,227 | 8,689 | $4.5M | $68.9M |
| District of Columbia | 668 | 1,517 | 2,002 | $3.2M | $11.0M |
| South Carolina | 2,555 | 2,833 | 5,382 | $3.0M | $35.0M |
| American Samoa | 193 | 434 | 829 | $2.9M | $2.0M |
| Virgin Islands | 436 | 1,222 | 2,592 | $1.9M | $873K |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 333 | 397 | 943 | $1.3M | $18.6M |