Tool
Compare parent companies.
Pull up to 4 parent companies side-by-side. Each value is the total across every U.S. location of that parent. The worst value in each row gets a burnt-umber accent. Built on the same federal enforcement data that powers the FastDOL API.
Example comparisons
Click any pair to load it instantly. Comparison URLs are sharable — send a link to a teammate and they’ll see the same view.
Largest U.S. retailer vs. one of the largest U.S. meatpackers — penalties, fatalities, and back-wage history compared.
Pre-fill Walmart Inc, then add up to 3 more parents.
Pre-fill Tyson Foods Inc, then add up to 3 more parents.
About this tool
FastDOL’s parent-company comparison aggregates federal workplace and corporate-conduct records across every U.S. location of a given parent. Each row in the table represents a total — not an average — so a parent with 3,000 stores will typically post larger absolute numbers than a parent with 30 stores. The “Locations with violations” row gives you the rate instead of the total for cross-size comparisons, and the “High-risk locations” row counts only locations FastDOL classifies in the top risk tier.
The tool is built for journalists, insurance underwriters, staffing agencies, supply-chain compliance teams, and individual researchers who need a fast, citable view of how two or more corporate parents compare on federal enforcement data. All numbers come from public sources and refresh on a daily, weekly, or monthly cadence depending on the agency; click any company name in the comparison header to see the full parent profile with location-by-location detail.
For programmatic access, deeper drill-downs, or per-location comparisons, the same data is available through the FastDOL API and CSV upload. Both are free up to the 50-lookups-per-month tier; for higher volumes see enterprise licensing.
Frequently asked
- What does this tool compare?
- It compares up to four U.S. parent companies across federal enforcement databases. Each row is a total rolled up across every location of that parent — OSHA inspections, OSHA violations, OSHA penalties, fatality investigations, Wage & Hour cases, WHD back wages, MSHA mine-safety violations, EPA enforcement actions, SVEP-flagged locations, SAM.gov exclusions, federal contract value, CPSC and NHTSA recalls, and federal corporate prosecutions.
- Where does the data come from?
- FastDOL aggregates 16 federal data sources plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry: OSHA, OSHA Injury Tracking (Form 300A), the Wage and Hour Division, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, EPA ECHO, the National Labor Relations Board, FMCSA, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, SAM.gov exclusions, CMS nursing-home data, USAspending.gov contract awards, CPSC and NHTSA recalls. Sources refresh on a daily / weekly / monthly cadence depending on the upstream agency — see the methodology page for the per-source schedule.
- How is the worst value identified?
- Within each metric row, the highest value among the loaded parents is highlighted in burnt-umber accent. Ties don't highlight. Higher values mean worse outcomes for every metric the tool surfaces — penalties, fatalities, back wages, recalls, exclusions — so the highlight always points at the worst performer for that row.
- Can I compare specific stores or facilities, not whole companies?
- Not in this free tool. Per-location comparisons require the FastDOL API or a CSV upload. The API exposes every location with full record granularity; the CSV upload lets you score a list of locations against the same data this comparison uses.
- Is this data free to use?
- Yes. The comparison tool, the underlying employer search at /search, and per-employer profiles are all free with no signup. Programmatic API access is free up to 50 lookups/month; commercial volumes are handled separately under written agreement.
- Why don't I see a parent company I expected?
- FastDOL's parent linkage uses corporate ownership data plus federal filings. Smaller chains, privately held holding companies, and recently restructured entities sometimes don't have a single parent_name on record yet. Try the corporate suffix that appears on the SEC filings (e.g., "Walmart Inc" rather than "Walmart"), or use the location-level search at /search.