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Populus Group LLC
OSHA: no recordInjuries: 3 yrLabor: 5 casesImmigration: 615 LCAContracts: not listed
The federal record for Populus Group LLC, Troy, Michigan, consists of 5 concluded Wage and Hour Division cases, 615 labor condition applications, 59 PERM applications and 3 years of injury summaries; the employer is classified under Administrative and Support Services.
On its 2025 Form 300A summary the employer reported 174 employees and 0 recordable cases, a total recordable case rate of 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, lower than the pooled rate for its industry (3.4; median establishment 1.1).
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 5 compliance actions involving Populus Group LLC, recording $1,159,429 in back wages agreed to pay for 597 employees, under the H-1B provisions and Fair Labor Standards Act.
It filed 615 labor condition applications with OFLC across fiscal years 2025–2026, covering 615 worker positions. The median offered wage is $128,929 a year against a median prevailing wage of $107,703, in line with the median across all employers for its most common occupation ($138,494). The most common prevailing wage level is Level III (38% of filings).
OFLC records 59 PERM labor certification applications from the employer with a median offered wage of $122,928; the employer reported 5,435 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.
No OSHA inspection of this employer in Michigan appears in the enforcement data since 2016. Inspections are recorded at the establishment; sites in other states are listed under those states.
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.
Injury rate vs industry
Total recordable case rate for 2025. The industry median is the median rate across establishments with at least 20,000 hours in NAICS 561 (quartiles 0.0–4.9); "overall" rates pool all hours and cases.
By year
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Hours | Deaths | Days away | Restricted/transfer | Other | TRC rate | DART rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 205 | 426,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 226 | 470,080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 174 | 361,920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Figures sum every establishment filed under this employer name in Michigan. Rates are blank where fewer than 2,000 hours were reported.
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 561 | Michigan | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back wages per case | $232K | $21K | $9,414 | $13K |
| Employees per case | 119.4 | — | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| Back wages per employee found due | $1,942 | — | $721 | $993 |
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B provisions | 596 | $1,159,056 |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 2 | $373 |
Cases
| Findings period | Violations | Back wages agreed | Employees | Penalties | Acts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2019 – 17 Jan 2020 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 13 Sep 2015 – 9 Jul 2017 | 594 | $1,145,256 | 594 | — | H-1B provisions | Concluded |
| 1 Sep 2015 – 15 May 2016 | 2 | $373 | 1 | — | Fair Labor Standards Act | Concluded |
| 26 Sep 2014 – 25 Sep 2015 | 1 | $3,400 | 1 | — | H-1B provisions | Concluded |
| 4 Dec 2012 – 5 Dec 2013 | 1 | $10,400 | 1 | — | H-1B provisions | Concluded |
Every case in the WHD file is concluded; the file does not record whether back wages were subsequently paid. Case IDs: 1910221, 1804297, 1834063, 1773674, 1715138.
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 15%Level II 34%Level III 38%Level IV 13%Not stated 0%
| Measure | This employer | SOC 15-1252 | Michigan | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $128,929 | $138,494 | $108,535 | $122,221 |
| Offered wage, 25th–75th percentile | $109,242–$149,989 | $112,923–$170,239 | — | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 49% | 53% | 58% | 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, Software Developers, across all employers.
Top job titles
| Job title | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 30 | $128,201 |
| Data Engineer | 28 | $132,080 |
| Data Analyst | 15 | $99,840 |
| Java Developer | 15 | $114,400 |
| Software Developer | 13 | $135,200 |
| Calibration Engineer | 12 | $117,156 |
| UX Designer | 10 | $128,440 |
| Data Scientist | 10 | $126,880 |
| Salesforce Developer | 7 | $128,960 |
| Full Stack Java Developer | 7 | $116,480 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 7 | $127,400 |
| Business Analyst | 6 | $96,928 |
Occupations (SOC)
| Occupation | Filings | SOC median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 172 | $138,494 |
| Data Scientists | 91 | $123,741 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 67 | $114,808 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 61 | $104,728 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 30 | $107,146 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 28 | $106,553 |
| Validation Engineers | 22 | $108,000 |
| Database Architects | 21 | $139,725 |
Worksite states
Texas 85 · California 80 · Michigan 49 · Ohio 33 · Washington 32 · North Carolina 32 · Illinois 28 · New Jersey 27
Visa classes: H-1B 609, E-3 Australian 6. Applications are attributed to the employer's state on the form (Michigan); worksites may be elsewhere.
PERM labor certification (green card sponsorship)
Top PERM job titles
| Job title | Applications |
|---|---|
| Software Developer | 11 |
| Data Scientist | 4 |
| Test Engineer | 3 |
| Software Engineer | 2 |
| UX Designer | 2 |
| Data Warehousing Specialist | 1 |
| Software/Security Engineer | 1 |
| Sr. Product Analyst | 1 |
| Automation Tester | 1 |
| Project Lead | 1 |
PERM occupations
Contracts USAspending.gov
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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 Populus Group LLC?
No OSHA inspection of Populus Group LLC in Michigan appears in the enforcement data since 2016.
Were there penalties, and are they final?
No OSHA record, so no penalties to report.
Did the Labor Department find back wages due from Populus Group LLC?
The Wage and Hour Division's concluded cases record $1,159,429 in back wages agreed to pay across 5 cases, for 597 employees.
Does Populus Group LLC sponsor H-1B workers, and at what wages?
It filed 615 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026; 599 were certified. The median offered wage is $128,929 a year; the most common job title is Software Engineer.
Does Populus Group LLC sponsor green cards (PERM)?
OFLC records 59 PERM applications in fiscal years 2024–2026, 57 of them certified.
Does Populus Group LLC 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 Populus Group LLC?
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.