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Sodexo, Inc.
OSHA: 2 insp.Injuries: 3 yrLabor: 16 casesImmigration: 38 LCAContracts: not listed
The federal record for Sodexo, Inc., North Bethesda, Maryland, consists of 2 OSHA inspections, 16 concluded Wage and Hour Division cases, 38 labor condition applications, 4 PERM applications and 3 years of injury summaries; the employer is classified under Food Services and Drinking Places.
OSHA opened 2 inspections at Sodexo, Inc. sites in Maryland since 2016, issuing 0 citations. Current penalties total $0, $0 per inspection, below the national figure of $3,754. No citation is recorded as contested.
On its 2025 Form 300A summary the employer reported 1,534 employees and 23 recordable cases, a total recordable case rate of 3.7 per 100 full-time workers, about the same as the pooled rate for its industry (4.2; median establishment 2.3).
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 16 compliance actions involving Sodexo, Inc., recording $708,188 in back wages agreed to pay for 487 employees, under the Service Contract Act, Fair Labor Standards Act and Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.
It filed 38 labor condition applications with OFLC across fiscal years 2025–2026, covering 38 worker positions. The median offered wage is $120,111 a year against a median prevailing wage of $95,774, above the median across all employers for its most common occupation ($69,992). The most common prevailing wage level is Level IV (37% of filings).
OFLC records 4 PERM labor certification applications from the employer with a median offered wage of $92,873; the employer reported 133,135 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 722 | Maryland | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 0.0 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $0 | $2,077 | $2,307 | $3,754 |
| Share of inspections with a contested citation | 0% | — | 5% | 8% |
| Share of inspections with final orders on every citation | 0% | — | 73% | 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.
Inspections
| Opened | Type | Scope | Citations | Current penalty | Status | Cited standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2023 | Unprogrammed related · Health | Partial | 0 | — | Case closed | |
| 31 Mar 2017 | Complaint · Safety | Complete | 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.
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 722 (quartiles 0.0–6.4); "overall" rates pool all hours and cases.
By year
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Hours | Deaths | Days away | Restricted/transfer | Other | TRC rate | DART rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 274 | 3,928 | 5,805,152 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 408 | 3,026 | 3,002,778 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | 214 | 1,534 | 1,249,796 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
Figures sum every establishment filed under this employer name in Maryland. 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 722 | Maryland | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back wages per case | $44K | $9,389 | $34K | $13K |
| Employees per case | 30.4 | — | 15.5 | 13.1 |
| Back wages per employee found due | $1,454 | — | $2,165 | $993 |
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Service Contract Act | 696 | $688,768 |
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 1 | $65 |
| Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | 155 | $0 |
| Consumer Credit Protection Act | 1 | $0 |
Cases
| Findings period | Violations | Back wages agreed | Employees | Penalties | Acts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2021 – 21 Apr 2022 | 19 | $1,044 | 10 | — | Service Contract Act | Concluded |
| 15 Nov 2018 – 2 Jul 2020 | 35 | $58,507 | 21 | — | Service Contract Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | Concluded |
| 4 Jan 2018 – 26 Dec 2019 | 97 | $60,310 | 30 | — | Service Contract Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | Concluded |
| 5 May 2018 – 31 Oct 2019 | 0 | $0 | 0 | — | — | Concluded |
| 31 Aug 2017 – 29 Aug 2019 | 12 | $44,249 | 6 | — | Service Contract Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | Concluded |
| 31 Aug 2017 – 29 Aug 2019 | 139 | $95,197 | 98 | — | Service Contract Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | Concluded |
| 23 May 2017 – 23 May 2019 | 48 | $116,573 | 27 | — | Service Contract Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | Concluded |
| 23 May 2017 – 23 May 2019 | 11 | $11,041 | 8 | — | Service Contract Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | Concluded |
| 23 May 2017 – 23 May 2019 | 117 | $18,463 | 76 | — | Service Contract Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | Concluded |
| 23 May 2017 – 23 May 2019 | 122 | $21,247 | 92 | — | Service Contract Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | Concluded |
| 23 May 2017 – 23 May 2019 | 33 | $48,006 | 19 | — | Service Contract Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | Concluded |
| 10 Nov 2016 – 22 Nov 2018 | 17 | $26,373 | 15 | — | Service Contract Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | Concluded |
| 1 Jul 2016 – 28 Jun 2018 | 52 | $19,930 | 26 | — | Service Contract Act | Concluded |
| 28 Nov 2013 – 17 May 2017 | 146 | $164,678 | 57 | — | Service Contract Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | Concluded |
| 15 Aug 2013 – 14 Aug 2015 | 3 | $22,505 | 1 | — | Service Contract Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act | Concluded |
| 9 Aug 2011 – 15 Sep 2011 | 2 | $65 | 1 | — | Fair Labor Standards Act, Consumer Credit Protection Act | Concluded |
Every case in the WHD file is concluded; the file does not record whether back wages were subsequently paid. Case IDs: 1962571, 1934115, 1917137, 1909381, 1909778, ….
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 24%Level II 21%Level III 3%Level IV 37%Not stated 16%
| Measure | This employer | SOC 29-1031 | Maryland | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $120,111 | $69,992 | $94,682 | $122,221 |
| Offered wage, 25th–75th percentile | $80,000–$140,109 | $60,000–$80,122 | — | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 45% | 77% | 77% | 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, Dietitians and Nutritionists, across all employers.
Top job titles
| Job title | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Data Architect III | 4 | $138,865 |
| Dietitian Nutritionist I - HC | 3 | $72,450 |
| Registered Dietitian III | 3 | $80,000 |
| VP Digital Solutions, Entegra, NorAm | 2 | — |
| Lead Solutions Architect | 1 | — |
| Data Architect II | 1 | — |
| Information Security Architect | 1 | — |
| Accounting Manager | 1 | — |
| Dietitian Nutritionist I - Healthcare, Grade J1 | 1 | — |
| Manager, Supply Management | 1 | — |
| Registered Dietitian I | 1 | — |
| Project Manager | 1 | — |
Occupations (SOC)
| Occupation | Filings | SOC median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | 9 | $69,992 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 7 | $114,808 |
| Database Architects | 4 | $139,725 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 4 | $200,006 |
| Software Developers | 3 | $138,494 |
| Data Scientists | 3 | $123,741 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 2 | $94,973 |
| Supply Chain Managers | 1 | $142,800 |
Worksite states
Texas 7 · New York 7 · Maryland 5 · North Carolina 4 · Indiana 4 · Florida 3 · Georgia 2 · Colorado 2
Visa classes: H-1B 38. Applications are attributed to the employer's state on the form (Maryland); worksites may be elsewhere.
PERM labor certification (green card sponsorship)
Top PERM job titles
| Job title | Applications |
|---|---|
| Registered Dietitian III | 1 |
| Director, Applications Systems Analysis & Programming | 1 |
| Senior Applications Architect | 1 |
| Dietitian Nutritionist 2 - Healthcare | 1 |
PERM occupations
| Occupation | Applications |
|---|---|
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | 2 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 1 |
| Database Architects | 1 |
Contracts USAspending.gov
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Questions and answers
Has OSHA inspected Sodexo, Inc.?
Yes. OSHA records 2 inspections at Sodexo, Inc. sites in Maryland since 2016, most recently opened 17 Apr 2023.
Were there penalties, and are they final?
The recorded inspections carry no citations.
Did the Labor Department find back wages due from Sodexo, Inc.?
The Wage and Hour Division's concluded cases record $708,188 in back wages agreed to pay across 16 cases, for 487 employees.
Does Sodexo, Inc. sponsor H-1B workers, and at what wages?
It filed 38 labor condition applications in fiscal years 2025–2026; 37 were certified. The median offered wage is $120,111 a year; the most common job title is Data Architect III.
Does Sodexo, Inc. sponsor green cards (PERM)?
OFLC records 4 PERM applications in fiscal years 2024–2026, 4 of them certified.
Does Sodexo, Inc. 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 Sodexo, Inc.?
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.