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license: other
license_name: tensorust-sample-license
license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/whd-back-wages/
pretty_name: "Wage Violation Ledger (free sample)"
language:
- en
tags:
- tensorust
- sample
- labor-and-safety
- government-data
- finance
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- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: sample
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: sample.csv
- config_name: summary
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: summary_by_state.csv
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# Wage Violation Ledger: free sample (Tensorust LLC)

370,964 DOL Wage and Hour cases with $4.90B in back wages and $404M in civil penalties, by employer, industry and law; 50,865 cases closed since 2021.

**Headline:** Every concluded Wage and Hour Division compliance action in DOL's public enforcement database: the employer (legal and trade name), location, NAICS industry, investigation period, violations, employees affected, back wages agreed to and civil money penalties.

This repository is a **free teaser**, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has **370,964 rows** and is sold by Tensorust LLC: **[https://tensorust.com/datasets/whd-back-wages/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/whd-back-wages/)**.

## Files here

| file | what it is |
|---|---|
| `sample.csv` | 25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
| `summary_by_state.csv` | row counts and totals by state across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |

## Summary by state (largest groups)

| State | rows | Back wages agreed (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 48,049 | 586,075,094 |
| CA | 30,596 | 472,441,070 |
| FL | 29,818 | 305,915,741 |
| NY | 23,365 | 376,329,433 |
| PA | 15,897 | 197,603,618 |
| NC | 12,960 | 127,131,606 |
| IL | 11,689 | 144,322,078 |
| GA | 10,834 | 126,237,087 |
| NJ | 10,373 | 170,680,211 |
| MI | 10,040 | 94,959,876 |
| OH | 10,036 | 115,994,888 |
| VA | 8,729 | 213,963,179 |
| TOTAL | 370,964 | 4,896,657,956 |

Full table: `summary_by_state.csv`.

## What the full file has

- 370,964 rows
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)

Coverage: All WHD concluded compliance actions DOL publishes (fiscal year 2005 onward), nationwide. DOL snapshot 2026-11-02 (latest load 2026-10-09 00:00:00); built 2026-11-06.

### Columns in the full file

| column | meaning |
|---|---|


## Get the full file

| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| Ledger file | $495 | Every WHD case nationwide (CSV and Parquet), with per-law breakdowns and ontology IDs. |
| Vetting feed | $1,800 a year | Monthly refresh for 12 months, plus batch matching of up to 5,000 of your clients or subcontractors per quarter. |
| Enterprise license | $6,000 a year | Unlimited matching and internal redistribution for underwriting, onboarding or compliance teams, with the ontology's award and license joins. |

Email **mattbusel@tensorust.com** with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: [https://tensorust.com/datasets/whd-back-wages/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/whd-back-wages/). All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/

## Method and limits





## Sources

- US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division compliance actions (WHISARD), complete dataset from the DOL Open Data Portal (snapshot loaded through 2026-10-09 00:00:00)
- Tensorust Ontology organizations

## License

The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/whd-back-wages/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.

Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com