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Cornell University
OSHA: 4 insp.Injuries: no recordLabor: 3 casesImmigration: 317 LCAContracts: not listed
The federal record for Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, consists of 4 OSHA inspections, 3 concluded Wage and Hour Division cases, 317 labor condition applications and 4 PERM applications; the employer is classified under Educational Services.
OSHA opened 4 inspections at Cornell University sites in New York since 2016, issuing 4 citations, 4 of them classified serious, willful or repeat. Current penalties total $32,666 (initially $43,554), $8,167 per inspection, above the national figure of $3,754. 1 inspection has at least one contested citation.
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 3 compliance actions involving Cornell University, recording $193,591 in back wages agreed to pay for 1,460 employees, under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
It filed 317 labor condition applications with OFLC across fiscal years 2025–2026, covering 317 worker positions. The median offered wage is $80,330 a year against a median prevailing wage of $69,888, in line with the median across all employers for its most common occupation ($82,100). The most common prevailing wage level is Level II (42% of filings).
OFLC records 4 PERM labor certification applications from the employer with a median offered wage of $122,000; the employer reported 11,000 employees on payroll.
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 611 | New York | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $8,167 | $1,634 | $3,089 | $3,754 |
| Share of inspections with a contested citation | 25% | — | 7% | 8% |
| Share of inspections with final orders on every citation | 25% | — | 48% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 3 |
| 1910.212 | Machinery and machine guarding, general requirements | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2024 | Complaint · Health | Records only | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Referral · Safety | Partial | 4 (4 S/W/R) | $32,666 | Contested, final order | 1910.147(c)(5)(i) (Serious), 1910.147(d)(4)(i) (Serious), 1910.147(c)(7)(i) (Serious), 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) (Serious) |
| 2 Aug 2023 | Complaint · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 26 May 2022 | Monitoring · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed |
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 New York 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 611 | New York | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back wages per case | $65K | $14K | $16K | $13K |
| Employees per case | 486.7 | — | 12.4 | 13.1 |
| Back wages per employee found due | $133 | — | $1,280 | $993 |
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 1462 | $193,591 |
Cases
| Findings period | Violations | Back wages agreed | Employees | Penalties | Acts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2014 – 13 Apr 2016 | 1 | $0 | 0 | — | Fair Labor Standards Act | Concluded |
| 3 Apr 2013 – 1 Apr 2015 | 1461 | $193,591 | 1460 | — | Fair Labor Standards Act | Concluded |
| 19 Apr 2003 – 4 Apr 2004 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
Every case in the WHD file is concluded; the file does not record whether back wages were subsequently paid. Case IDs: 1789640, 1753138, 1373908.
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 38%Level II 42%Level III 15%Level IV 1%Not stated 5%
| Measure | This employer | SOC 19-1029 | New York | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $80,330 | $82,100 | $125,000 | $122,221 |
| Offered wage, 25th–75th percentile | $68,250–$123,200 | $70,344–$108,000 | — | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 80% | 64% | 55% | 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, Bioinformatics Scientists, across all employers.
Top job titles
| Job title | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Associate | 102 | $70,225 |
| Assistant Professor | 87 | $134,444 |
| Research Associate | 46 | $80,165 |
| Lecturer | 11 | $71,680 |
| clinical trainee Resident | 8 | $51,000 |
| Clinical Trainee Resident | 8 | $50,500 |
| Senior Lecturer | 6 | $90,656 |
| Assistant Research Professor | 4 | $90,000 |
| Senior Research Associate | 4 | $131,581 |
| Associate Professor | 4 | $162,515 |
| Extension Associate | 4 | $73,777 |
| Assistant Teaching Professor | 3 | $120,910 |
Occupations (SOC)
| Occupation | Filings | SOC median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Bioinformatics Scientists | 24 | $82,100 |
| Veterinarians | 20 | $149,989 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 17 | $100,000 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 15 | $140,607 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 13 | $140,878 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 13 | $67,115 |
| Physicists | 12 | $85,588 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 11 | $102,123 |
Worksite states
New York 315 · Florida 1 · Texas 1
Visa classes: H-1B 313, E-3 Australian 4. Applications are attributed to the employer's state on the form (New York); worksites may be elsewhere.
PERM labor certification (green card sponsorship)
Top PERM job titles
| Job title | Applications |
|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 2 |
| Lecturer | 2 |
PERM occupations
| Occupation | Applications |
|---|---|
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | 1 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 1 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 1 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 1 |
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 Cornell University?
Yes. OSHA records 4 inspections at Cornell University sites in New York since 2016, most recently opened 2 May 2024.
Were there penalties, and are they final?
4 citations with current penalties totalling $32,666. 1 inspection has a final order on every citation, 1 has a contested citation and 3 are 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 Cornell University?
The Wage and Hour Division's concluded cases record $193,591 in back wages agreed to pay across 3 cases, for 1,460 employees.
Does Cornell University sponsor H-1B workers, and at what wages?
It filed 317 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026; 304 were certified. The median offered wage is $80,330 a year; the most common job title is Postdoctoral Associate.
Does Cornell University sponsor green cards (PERM)?
OFLC records 4 PERM applications in fiscal years 2024–2026, 2 of them certified.
Does Cornell University 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 Cornell University?
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.
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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.