California Labor Violations & Enforcement Data

Cross-agency enforcement records from OSHA, DOL Wage & Hour Division, and NLRB for California. Updated monthly from federal enforcement databases.

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30,041
WHD Cases
61,962
NLRB Filings
375,702
OSHA Inspections
467,705
Total Actions

Financial Exposure in California

$447.3M
Total WHD Back Wages
$640.4M
Total OSHA Penalties

Top Employers by Enforcement Actions in California

EmployerTotal Actions
PACIFIC BORING, INCORPORATED1,433
SAFEWAY, INCORPORATED1,339
WEYERHAEUSER CORPORATION1,089
Kaiser Permanente Inc.826
AYALA BORING COMPANY819
At & T Mobility Services, LLC784
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.770
Amazon.com Services, LLC.762
MV, Transportation, Inc.748
THE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY744

Top Industries in California

Full-Service Restaurants2,226 cases
Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Blouse and Shirt Manufacturing1,509 cases
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders1,144 cases
Limited-Service Restaurants1,071 cases
Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing616 cases

WHD Enforcement Cases by Year — California

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

1,223
2016
1,476
2017
1,103
2018
1,101
2019
1,136
2020
728
2021
664
2022
712
2023
550
2024
218
2025

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor (WHD, OSHA), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Entity-resolved across agencies. Updated monthly.