Retail Trade (General Merchandise, Food, Health) — Labor Violations & Enforcement Data

Cross-agency enforcement data from OSHA, DOL WHD, and NLRB for the Retail industry. Updated monthly.

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6,284
WHD Cases
22,575
OSHA Inspections
40,007
OSHA Violations
$71.7M
Total Back Wages

Industry Averages

Average 60 violations per WHD case in Retail.

Top Violators in Retail

EmployerWHD Cases
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. dba178
Target Corporation55
Dolgencorp Incorporated49
Walmart Corporation41
Dollar Tree Stores, Incorporated41
Dollar General Corporation, LLC34
Sears Holdings Corporation.33
WalMart Stores , Inc.32
Dollar Tree, Inc.30
Petsmart, Inc.28

Top States for Retail Enforcement

TX
862 cases
NY
630 cases
FL
434 cases
CA
362 cases
NC
215 cases
PA
188 cases
NJ
168 cases
IL
168 cases
TN
167 cases
GA
165 cases

WHD Enforcement Cases by Year

Number of Wage & Hour Division enforcement cases opened per calendar year for Retail

231
2016
334
2017
298
2018
289
2019
177
2020
152
2021
113
2022
114
2023
89
2024
39
2025

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor (WHD, OSHA). Entity-resolved across agencies. Updated monthly.