Forever 21 safety record at a glance
Forever 21 has been the subject of 11 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 3, 2003 and Jun 28, 2019. 9 of them were complaint inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 13 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $5,890 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $5,890. The largest single penalty, $3,375, came from an inspection opened Aug 3, 2011 in Los Angeles. That places the employer at #21,909 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 2 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade. Worksites in Fresno, Anaheim, Palmdale, Temecula, Hanford, Visalia, Los Angeles, Arcadia.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2019 | Fresno | Complaint | 5 citations | $2,000 | $2,000 | Apr 22, 2021 |
| May 13, 2019 | Anaheim | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 24, 2019 |
| May 21, 2018 | Palmdale | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 18, 2018 |
| Sep 12, 2016 | Temecula | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 19, 2016 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Hanford | Complaint | 1 citation | $205 | $205 | open |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Visalia | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | May 19, 2016 |
| Feb 16, 2016 | Anaheim | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Aug 3, 2011 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 5 citations | $3,375 | $3,375 | Jan 7, 2012 |
| Jul 15, 2010 | Hanford | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 28, 2010 |
| May 20, 2005 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 3, 2005 |
| Jan 3, 2003 | Arcadia | Complaint | 1 citation | $125 | $125 | Sep 16, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Forever 21 Inc; Forever 21, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 4 citations, $1,060
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $1,575
- 8 CCR 2340.21: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 2473.1: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 2340.22: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 3001: 1 citation, $400
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 1 citation, $400
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 1 citation, $205
Local pages: Fresno employment lawyer, Anaheim employment lawyer, Palmdale employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Forever 21
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.