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Chicago Transit Authority
OSHA: 3 insp.Injuries: no recordLabor: 64 casesImmigration: 6 LCAContracts: not listed
Across the sources on this site, Chicago Transit Authority (Chicago, Illinois) appears in 3 OSHA inspections, 64 concluded Wage and Hour Division cases and 6 labor condition applications.
OSHA opened 3 inspections at Chicago Transit Authority sites in Illinois since 2016, issuing 4 citations, 4 of them classified serious, willful or repeat. Current penalties total $0 (initially $6,600), $0 per inspection, below the national figure of $3,754. 1 inspection has at least one contested citation.
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 64 compliance actions involving Chicago Transit Authority, recording $182,709 in back wages agreed to pay for 7 employees, under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
It filed 6 labor condition applications with OFLC across fiscal years 2025–2026, covering 6 worker positions. The median offered wage is $127,591 a year against a median prevailing wage of $122,138, below the median across all employers for its most common occupation ($225,000). The most common prevailing wage level is Level IV (67% of filings).
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
Inspections by year
Compared with industry, state and nation
| Measure | This employer | NAICS 485 | Illinois | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $0 | $1,839 | $5,775 | $3,754 |
| Share of inspections with a contested citation | 33% | — | 4% | 8% |
| Share of inspections with final orders on every citation | 67% | — | 61% | 56% |
Inspections with no citations count as "issued" with zero citations. Industry and state figures cover every inspection in the enforcement data since 2016, including employers without a page.
Citations by standard
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 820 | — | 2 |
| 1926.501 | Duty to have fall protection | 1 |
| 1926.503 | Training requirements (fall protection) | 1 |
Standard numbers as the record labels them (29 CFR section; 5(a)(1) is the General Duty Clause). State-plan agencies such as Cal/OSHA cite their own codes, which appear here as recorded. Counted from the first twelve citations of each inspection.
Inspections
| Opened | Type | Scope | Citations | Current penalty | Status | Cited standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2022 | Fatality/catastrophe · Safety | Partial | 2 (2 S/W/R) | $0 | Contested, final order | 820(ilcs)(219/20(a)) (Serious), 820(ilcs)(219/20(a)) (Serious) |
| 13 Dec 2019 | Fatality/catastrophe · Safety | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 15 Oct 2018 | Fatality/catastrophe · Safety | Partial | 2 (2 S/W/R) | $0 | Final order | 1926.501(b)(1) (Serious), 1926.503(a)(1) (Serious) |
Status is per inspection: "Contested" when any citation has a contest date and "Final order" when every citation has a final order date; "Issued" otherwise. Violation types: S serious, W willful, R repeat. Each date links to the inspection detail on osha.gov.
Injuries OSHA Injury Tracking Application, Form 300A
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers (cases × 200,000 ÷ hours worked). Calendar years 2023–2025.
No Form 300A summary for this employer in Illinois is in the Injury Tracking Application data for 2023, 2024, 2025. Only establishments in covered industries with 20 or more employees (100 or more in some industries) must submit.
Labor Wage and Hour Division
The Wage and Hour Division publishes concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay and civil money penalties assessed, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Back wages by year of case conclusion
Compared with state and nation
| Measure | This employer | NAICS 485 | Illinois | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back wages per case | $2,855 | $21K | $12K | $13K |
| Employees per case | 0.1 | — | 13.5 | 13.1 |
| Back wages per employee found due | $26K | — | $910 | $993 |
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 18 | $182,709 |
Cases
| Findings period | Violations | Back wages agreed | Employees | Penalties | Acts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2022 – 14 Jul 2022 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 27 May 2022 – 5 Jul 2022 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 20 Mar 2022 – 20 Mar 2022 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 28 Feb 2022 – 28 Feb 2022 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 24 Nov 2019 – 21 Nov 2021 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 1 Oct 2021 – 21 Nov 2021 | 1 | $0 | 0 | — | Family and Medical Leave Act | Concluded |
| 30 Sep 2021 – 14 Nov 2021 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 3 Sep 2021 – 7 Oct 2021 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 29 Aug 2021 – 21 Sep 2021 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 1 May 2021 – 16 May 2021 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 17 Sep 2020 – 17 Sep 2020 | 1 | $344 | 1 | — | Family and Medical Leave Act | Concluded |
| 29 Sep 2014 – 29 Nov 2014 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 11 Aug 2014 – 11 Aug 2014 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 18 May 2014 – 1 Jun 2014 | 1 | $0 | 0 | — | Family and Medical Leave Act | Concluded |
| 20 Sep 2012 – 18 Apr 2014 | 1 | $118,250 | 1 | — | Family and Medical Leave Act | Concluded |
| 13 Nov 2013 – 8 Jan 2014 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 19 Aug 2013 – 2 Jan 2014 | 1 | $0 | 0 | — | Family and Medical Leave Act | Concluded |
| 20 Sep 2012 – 2 Jan 2014 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 9 Aug 2012 – 2 Jan 2014 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 13 May 2012 – 28 Sep 2013 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
Most recent 20 of 64 cases. Every case in the WHD file is concluded; the file does not record whether back wages were subsequently paid. Case IDs: 1975872, 1969840, 1964110, 1964111, 1953400, ….
Immigration Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as the employer stated on the application. LCA data through 30 Jun 2026; PERM through 30 Jun 2026.
H-1B labor condition applications
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 0%Level II 33%Level III 0%Level IV 67%Not stated 0%
| Measure | This employer | SOC 23-1011 | Illinois | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $127,591 | $225,000 | $123,656 | $122,221 |
| Offered wage, 25th–75th percentile | $120,182–$145,000 | $150,000–$267,946 | — | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 33% | 66% | 47% | 56% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application (hourly × 2,080). Medians use up to 400 sampled applications per employer. The occupation column is the employer's most common SOC code, Lawyers, across all employers.
Top job titles
| Job title | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Attorney | 2 | — |
| Financial Systems Business Analyst | 1 | — |
| Sr. Manager, Networks | 1 | — |
| Senior Network Engineer | 1 | — |
| Senior Manager, Service Planning | 1 | — |
Occupations (SOC)
| Occupation | Filings | SOC median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers | 2 | $225,000 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 2 | $97,948 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 1 | $94,973 |
| Civil Engineers | 1 | $91,900 |
Worksite states
Illinois 6
Visa classes: E-3 Australian 2, H-1B 4. Applications are attributed to the employer's state on the form (Illinois); worksites may be elsewhere.
No PERM application from this employer appears in the fiscal years covered.
Contracts USAspending.gov
USAspending recipient totals are federal contract obligations reported by awarding agencies for the latest twelve months; a recipient profile is a company-level record, not a per-state one. Retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Not among the top 3,903 federal contract recipients loaded from USAspending for the latest twelve months. Smaller awards can be searched on USAspending.gov.
Questions and answers
Has OSHA inspected Chicago Transit Authority?
Yes. OSHA records 3 inspections at Chicago Transit Authority sites in Illinois since 2016, most recently opened 18 Jul 2022.
Were there penalties, and are they final?
4 citations with current penalties totalling $0. 2 inspections have a final order on every citation, 1 has a contested citation and 1 is recorded as issued. Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date.
Did the Labor Department find back wages due from Chicago Transit Authority?
The Wage and Hour Division's concluded cases record $182,709 in back wages agreed to pay across 64 cases, for 7 employees.
Does Chicago Transit Authority sponsor H-1B workers, and at what wages?
It filed 6 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026; 6 were certified. The median offered wage is $127,591 a year; the most common job title is Chief Attorney.
Does Chicago Transit Authority sponsor green cards (PERM)?
No PERM application from the employer appears in the fiscal years covered.
Does Chicago Transit Authority hold federal contracts?
It is not among the top federal contract recipients loaded from USAspending; smaller awards are not covered on this site.
Have there been union elections at Chicago Transit Authority?
NLRB election results are not loaded on this site at present, so this page cannot say either way. The NLRB publishes recent election results and a case search on nlrb.gov.
Is this the same company as the one I am looking for?
Records are matched by normalised name and state. Subsidiaries, franchisees and other states' entities have their own records. See the methodology for how matching works.
Provenance
OSHA inspections and violations: US Department of Labor enforcement data, data.dol.gov, through 14 Sep 2026, inspections opened since 2016. Injury summaries: OSHA Injury Tracking Application Form 300A data, calendar years 2023, 2024, 2025. Wage and Hour compliance actions: data.dol.gov, concluded cases through 15 Jun 2026. LCA and PERM: OFLC disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026 through 30 Jun 2026. Federal contracts: USAspending recipient API, latest twelve months at 1 Oct 2026. NLRB election results are not loaded in this build. US government works, public domain; USAspending data is released under CC0. Page built 1 Oct 2026; errors in processing are corrected at the next build (corrections). Disputes about a record go to the agency that holds it.