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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa: 2,207 cases from 44 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
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| 2023 | 2 | €1.33m |
| 2024 | 9 | €10.1m |
| 2025 | 6 | €2.36m |
| 2026 | 7 | €9.85m |
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20 Aug 2026 IPMF LLC (NaturPak)NaturPak: $364,100 proposed after three deaths caused by bursting kettle lids €311,703
At the food plant in Janesville (Wisconsin), the lids of pressurised industrial kettles opened in February and March 2026, scalding workers with steam and hot liquid; three people died. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a total of $364,100 for both inspections combined, including repeat violations relating to fall protection and lockout/tagout.
After a serious accident, the technical cause must be eliminated immediately – otherwise, as here, a second similar incident may follow.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; 29 CFR 1910 (u. a. Lockout/Tagout, Absturzsicherung, persönliche Schutzausrüstung)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 20 Aug 2026
Original amount 364,100 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Aug 2026.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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23 Jul 2026 Orchids Builders LLCFlorida roofer: OSHA proposes $349,754 over allegedly repeated lack of fall protection €307,017
According to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), inspectors found on 21 January and 10 March 2026 at two residential construction sites in Rockledge that employees of the roofing contractor were working on roofs without fall protection; training records, eye protection when using nail guns and ladders extending sufficiently above the roof edge were also missing. The company had been inspected seven times since 2023, each time with citations for fall protection. OSHA proposed penalties of $349,754 (2 violations classified as wilful, 4 as repeat); the violations are alleged and may be contested.
Companies that allow the same fall hazards to recur after earlier inspections risk classification as a repeat or wilful violation with substantially higher penalties.
Fall protection during roofing work
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M (Fall Protection), Subpart X (Ladders)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Culpability
- intentional
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 23 Jul 2026
Original amount 349,754 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 23 Jul 2026.
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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15 Jul 2026 FleetPride Inc.FleetPride: $264,380 after asphyxiation death during tank trailer inspection €231,790
At the truck parts distributor's Corpus Christi (Texas) site, an employee was asphyxiated while inspecting a tank trailer. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found no confined space programme, deficiencies in the respiratory protection programme and electrical hazards, and proposed $264,380 (16 serious, 3 other violations).
Tanks and vessels are confined spaces with a risk of asphyxiation – no one may enter without a permit, atmospheric testing and an attendant.
Working in confined spaces and vessels
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- 29 CFR 1910.146 (Permit-required confined spaces); 29 CFR 1910.134 (Respiratory protection)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 15 Jul 2026
Original amount 264,380 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 15 Jul 2026.
- US Department of Labor cites big rig parts distributer for confined space, safety hazards after worker fatality (OSHA) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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26 Jun 2026 One Way Environmental Services LLC; Coastal Environmental Solutions Inc.; BWC Terminals LLCSulphuric acid spill in Channelview: USD 3.52m in OSHA penalties against three employers €3.09m
After around one million gallons of sulphuric acid were released at the BWC Terminals site in Channelview (Texas) in December 2025, OSHA proposed penalties totalling 3,520,703 USD against three employers. Staffing contractor One Way Environmental Services accounts for 3,045,452 USD for 18 violations classed as wilful and egregious and five as serious, because it sent workers to the clean-up without adequate training, respirator fit tests and safety measures; the hazardous waste contractor Coastal Environmental Solutions faces 392,501 USD and BWC Terminals, which had mixed fresh and spent acid despite warnings, 82,750 USD. The authority allegedly made the findings set out here; this account is not based on a final judgment. The decision is not final.
Companies that outsource clean-up after a chemical incident must check their contractors' training, respiratory protection and emergency planning.
Health and safety during clean-up after chemical incidents
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (u. a. Vorschriften zu Gefahrstoffeinsätzen und Notfallmaßnahmen sowie Atemschutz)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- not yet final
- Sector
- Other
- Published
- 26 Jun 2026
Original amount 3,520,703 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Jun 2026.
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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26 Feb 2026 All FAB Precision Sheetmetal, Inc.Sheet metal fabricator: second amputation on the same press brake – Cal/OSHA $212,850 €180,168
In June 2025, an employee in San Jose lost a finger on a press brake without guarding – identical to an accident in June 2024 for which the business had already been fined $43,500. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) imposed $212,850 (including a wilful repeat violation); the employer appealed.
After an accident, retrofitting the machine is mandatory – an identical second accident will be treated as wilful.
- Authority / court
- California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8 (Maschinenschutz)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Culpability
- intentional
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 26 Feb 2026
Original amount 212,850 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Feb 2026.
- Cal/OSHA cites San Jose sheet metal company more than $212,000 following amputation accident (DIR) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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4 Feb 2026 Alco Harvesting LLC dba Bonipak Produce Inc. und verbundene UnternehmenBonipak: $6.175 million for farmworkers over undisclosed paid sick leave €5.22m
Following the COVID death of a farmworker in employer-provided housing, the California Labor Commissioner's Office sued the agricultural business in Santa Maria in 2021: more than 10,000 farmworkers, including H-2A seasonal workers, had not been informed of their entitlement to paid sick leave; in addition, there was unpaid travel time as well as overtime and minimum wage violations. The settlement of $6,175,000 (of which $4.2 million goes directly to workers) includes posting and reporting obligations.
Information obligations towards seasonal workers are not a formality – companies that leave workers in the dark about paid sick leave are liable for the consequences.
- Authority / court
- California Labor Commissioner's Office (Division of Labor Standards Enforcement)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Minimum wage and undeclared work
- Legal basis
- California Labor Code (Paid Sick Leave, COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave, Mindestlohn, Überstunden)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Published
- 4 Feb 2026
Original amount 6,175,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Feb 2026.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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26 Jan 2026 DME Construction Associates Inc.DME Construction Associates: USD 600,000 OSHA settlement after fatal roof fall €506,928
Long Island roofing contractor DME Construction Associates entered into a settlement with the US Department of Labor affirming all citations issued after an employee fell to his death through an unprotected skylight in August 2021, including nine wilful violations, eight of them cited per instance for each unprotected employee. The company will pay 600,000 USD and must introduce a written safety plan, ensure sufficient fall protection for all workers, notify OSHA of jobs in advance, allow inspections without a warrant and have supervisors complete a 30-hour course. The authority allegedly made the findings set out here; this account is not based on a final judgment.
Missing fall protection can be penalised separately for each employee.
Fall protection on roofs
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (Absturzsicherung im Bauwesen)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not set out here.
- Published
- 26 Jan 2026
Original amount 600,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Jan 2026.
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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24 Nov 2025 Taylor Farms New Jersey Inc.Taylor Farms New Jersey: USD 1.13m in OSHA penalties after fatal cleaning accident €974,951
After an employee was fatally injured while cleaning a machine at the fresh-cut vegetable plant in Swedesboro (New Jersey) in May 2025, OSHA cited Taylor Farms New Jersey, a subsidiary of Taylor Fresh Foods, for 16 violations, which it describes as wilful and repeated, and proposed penalties of 1,125,484 USD; the allegations concern missing lockout/tagout procedures and lack of training. The on-site staffing agency PL Solutions Group LLC (People Logistics) received three separate citations with 33,100 USD. The companies could contest the citations before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The authority allegedly made the findings set out here; this account is not based on a final judgment. The decision is not final.
Cleaning production equipment is maintenance – without energy isolation and lockout there is a risk to life, including for agency workers.
Isolating energy during cleaning and maintenance
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Occupational Safety and Health Act; OSHA-Standard zur Kontrolle gefährlicher Energien (Lockout/Tagout)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- not yet final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 24 Nov 2025
Original amount 1,125,484 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 24 Nov 2025.
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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21 Oct 2025 Winsor Maintenance Inc., Main Source Group, Inc. u. a. sowie OptumCare Management LLC (Auftraggeberin)Cleaning companies/OptumCare: 438,204 USD – overtime and missed breaks €377,534
More than 90 cleaners in industrial, laboratory and healthcare facilities often worked beyond scheduled hours without overtime pay, received no compensation for split shifts and travel time and were unable to take breaks because of excessive workloads. A web of companies concealed the employer; the Notice of Final Findings of 21 October 2025 established 438,204 USD, with OptumCare jointly liable as the client.
Clients of cleaning and service providers should check working hours and breaks at the provider – otherwise they are jointly liable.
- Authority / court
- California Labor Commissioner's Office (Division of Labor Standards Enforcement)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Working time
- Legal basis
- California Labor Code § 2810.3; Overtime, Split Shift, Meal and Rest Periods, Mindestlohn
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Other
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not reported here.
- Published
- 24 Nov 2025
Original amount 438,204 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Oct 2025.
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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4 Sep 2025 Midri, Inc. (Restaurant J BBQ, Los Angeles)Restaurant J BBQ: 680,238 USD – breaks denied, split shifts without premium €584,046
The Koreatown restaurant regularly denied 48 employees meal and rest breaks, required them to remain available for guests even during the lunch break, did not pay split-shift premiums and did not pay all wages. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office imposed 680,238 USD, of which 538,638 USD for the benefit of the employees.
In the restaurant trade, breaks must be actively scheduled and documented – being on call for guests during the break turns it into working time.
Break arrangements in the restaurant trade
- Authority / court
- California Labor Commissioner's Office (Division of Labor Standards Enforcement)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Working time
- Legal basis
- California Labor Code (Meal and Rest Periods, Split Shift Premium, Lohnabrechnung)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not reported here.
Original amount 680,238 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Sep 2025.
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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30 May 2025 Adidas America Inc.Adidas America: USD 235,000 OSHA settlement over persisting fall hazards €207,249
Adidas America reached a settlement with the US Department of Labor for penalties of 235,000 USD after OSHA, during a 2024 follow-up inspection at a warehouse in New York State, found the missing guardrails and unsafe ladder already cited in 2021 still uncorrected and identified a further unsafe ladder. The company must introduce a safety and health management programme at sites in New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico, retrain employees on fall hazards, assess fall risks at each site and stop using overhead storage areas. The authority allegedly made the findings set out here; this account is not based on a final judgment.
Cited deficiencies must be demonstrably corrected – if a follow-up inspection finds the same issues, the case becomes considerably more expensive.
Following up on cited health and safety deficiencies
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (Absturzsicherung, Leitern)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 4 Jun 2025
Original amount 235,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 May 2025.
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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12 May 2025 Fostermation Inc.Fostermation: USD 64,892 for child labour and machine guarding failures €58,430
After a 16-year-old lost a thumb tip on a forming machine at metal components maker Fostermation in Meadville (Pennsylvania) in May 2024, the Wage and Hour Division and OSHA found breaches of child labour regulations and six serious and one other health and safety violation, including missing machine guards and deficient lockout/tagout procedures. The company paid 50,192 USD in civil money penalties for the child labour violations and 14,700 USD under a settlement with OSHA, a total of 64,892 USD. The authority allegedly made the findings set out here; this account is not based on a final judgment.
Minors must not operate hazardous forming machines – work schedules for young workers need a separate check against prohibited tasks.
Deploying minors on hazardous machinery
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Wage and Hour Division (WHD) und Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Bundesrechtliche Kinderarbeitsvorschriften (Vollzug durch die Wage and Hour Division); OSHA-Standards zu Maschinenschutz und Lockout/Tagout
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Published
- 12 May 2025
Original amount 64,892 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 May 2025.
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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14 Jan 2025 AFCO (Tochtergesellschaft der Zep Inc.)Zep subsidiary AFCO: $161,310 proposed after nitrogen dioxide release €157,452
In July 2024, nitrogen dioxide above the exposure limit was released during chemical processing at the plant of Zep subsidiary AFCO in Chambersburg (Pennsylvania); twelve employees were examined in hospital and two were admitted. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) criticised the lack of an emergency action plan, deficient respiratory protection and hazard communication programmes and a delayed evacuation, and proposed $161,310 (including one repeat violation).
In the event of a chemical release, a rehearsed emergency and evacuation plan determines how many employees come to harm.
Responding to gas releases and evacuation
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- 29 CFR 1910.120, 1910.134, 1910.1200
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 14 Jan 2025
Original amount 161,310 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 14 Jan 2025.
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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19 Dec 2024 Amazon.com Services LLCAmazon: company-wide OSHA settlement on ergonomics in logistics centres, USD 145,000 €139,490
OSHA and Amazon.com Services entered into a company-wide settlement resolving ten cases over ergonomic hazards – such as lower back and other musculoskeletal disorders – arising from inspections at ten facilities since summer 2022, which were due to be tried before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in 2025. Amazon will pay 145,000 USD, according to OSHA more than 90 per cent of the penalties assessed, and must assess ergonomic risks annually at fulfilment, sortation and delivery centres, evaluate and implement controls and resolve employee complaints through a dispute resolution process. The authority allegedly made the findings set out here; this account is not based on a final judgment.
Ergonomic risks in warehouse logistics are now pursued like conventional safety failings – with a duty to assess risks across all sites.
Ergonomics and musculoskeletal strain in logistics
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (Ergonomie-Beanstandungen)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 19 Dec 2024
Original amount 145,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Dec 2024.
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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22 Nov 2024 Jindal Tubular USA LLCPipe mill Jindal Tubular: $442,815 settlement after fatal pipe collapse €425,293
In January 2024, insecurely stacked steel pipes weighing around 900 kg fell at the plant in Bay Saint Louis (Mississippi); a 25-year-old died and a 20-year-old lost both legs. In a settlement with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the manufacturer of large steel pipes is paying $442,815 and must implement external safety consultants, monthly audits, safety professionals on every shift and three years of accident reporting; there had been 46 OSHA citations in five years.
Storage of heavy steel products requires binding stacking rules and exclusion zones – and repeated citations lead to far-reaching conditions.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; 29 CFR 1910 (Maschinenschutz, Absturzsicherung, brennbarer Staub u. a.)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Steel and metals
- Employees
- 250 to 999
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 22 Nov 2024
Original amount 442,815 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 Nov 2024.
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 2 · Direct link
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19 Nov 2024 Valenti's Bakery LLCNew Jersey bakery: OSHA proposes $385,221 because deficiencies allegedly remained after finger amputation €364,172
Following the partial amputation of two fingers on an automatic blade, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had inspected the bakery in Paterson in June 2023; according to OSHA, lockout/tagout procedures were still missing at the follow-up inspection in May 2024, and exit routes were blocked and fall edges unprotected. OSHA proposed penalties of $385,221 (including for failure to abate, 2 violations classified as wilful and 1 as repeat); the violations are alleged and may be contested.
Follow-up inspections are the rule – companies that do not remedy cited deficiencies must expect additional penalties for failure to abate.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- 29 CFR 1910.147 (Lockout/Tagout), 1910.37 (Fluchtwege), 1910.212 (Maschinenschutz)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Culpability
- intentional
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 19 Nov 2024
Original amount 385,221 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 19 Nov 2024.
- Department of Labor fines New Jersey bakery $385K after inspectors find workers still exposed to safety hazards (OSHA) Press release of an authority
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6 Nov 2024 595 Construction LLCIllinois framing contractor: OSHA proposes $287,465 over alleged unprotected work at height €268,784
According to OSHA, in May 2024 inspectors saw carpenters of the Crystal Lake company working on residential buildings in Elburn at heights of over 6 feet without fall protection three times within one month; training records and forklift certifications were also missing, and rigging equipment was damaged. The company had already been cited in 2022 and 2023. OSHA proposed penalties of $287,465; the violations are alleged and may be contested.
Training records are mandatory, but only daily checks on site prevent falls.
Fall protection and hazard recognition on construction sites
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- U.S. Department of Labor – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
- Legal basis
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M (Fall Protection) u. a.
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Construction and real estate
- Culpability
- intentional
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 6 Nov 2024
Original amount 287,465 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 6 Nov 2024.
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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16 Sep 2024 five Californian outlet companies of a fast-food franchiseeFast-food franchisee: 1.7 million USD – overtime evaded by splitting up companies €1.53m
The franchisee ran five outlets of a fast-food chain in California as separate companies and deployed employees at several locations on the same day. As a result, they lost out on overtime premiums after eight hours a day or 40 hours a week, premiums for missed meal breaks, paid travel time and the higher minimum wage for larger employers; the settlement of 1.7 million USD concerns around 550 employees.
Working time is added up across all locations of the same employer – splitting into separate companies does not protect against overtime obligations.
- Authority / court
- California Labor Commissioner's Office (Division of Labor Standards Enforcement)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Working time
- Legal basis
- California Labor Code (Overtime, Meal Periods, Mindestlohn)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Food and agriculture
- Culpability
- intentional
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not reported here.
Original amount 1,700,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Sep 2024.
- California DIR, Medienraum (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 6 · Company name anonymised since 16 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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18 Jun 2024 a major US online retailerUS online retailer: 5.9 million USD – undisclosed productivity quotas in two warehouses (Warehouse Quotas Law) €5.51m
The online retailer did not inform employees at two warehouses in Southern California in writing of the productivity quotas that applied; the authority regarded the peer-to-peer rating system used as a quota within the meaning of the law, which prohibits quotas that prevent breaks, toilet visits or compliance with health and safety. For 59,017 violations between October 2023 and March 2024, the Labor Commissioner’s Office imposed 5,901,700 USD.
Disclose performance metrics for employees, and do not let them effectively prevent breaks – even when they come in the guise of peer ratings.
Making productivity quotas and break rights transparent (managers)
- Authority / court
- California Labor Commissioner's Office (Division of Labor Standards Enforcement)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Working time
- Legal basis
- California Warehouse Quotas Law (AB 701, Labor Code §§ 2100 ff.); Labor Code § 2699(f)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
Original amount 5,901,700 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 18 Jun 2024.
- California DIR, Medienraum (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 18 Jun 2026 · Direct link
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12 Jun 2024 a Californian care facilityCalifornian care facility: 658,948 USD – care workers up to 24 hours without breaks €612,121
At the care facility, employees worked up to 24 hours a day, seven days a week, were not allowed to leave the premises, had to work through breaks and received no overtime pay. The settlement of 658,948 USD comprises 608,948 USD for 34 employees (including overtime and break premiums) and 50,000 USD in civil penalties.
Round-the-clock shifts without rest periods are a recurring pattern in care – rosters need checks against maximum working hours and breaks.
Working time limits and breaks in care
- Authority / court
- California Labor Commissioner's Office (Division of Labor Standards Enforcement)
- Area of law
- Health and safety and employment law · Working time
- Legal basis
- California Labor Code (Überstunden, Meal and Rest Periods, Mindestlohn)
- Action
- Other
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Healthcare
Original amount 658,948 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Jun 2024.
- California DIR, Medienraum (Übersicht) (Entscheidung 2024) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 12 Jun 2026 · Direct link