Denny's has 27 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 1990.
OSHA's last visit started on Jul 10, 2025 after a complaint, in Sacramento.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 31 citation items: 1 serious and 30 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $7,655 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $6,065, down 21%.
Most often, OSHA cited 2340.23, (2 items).
For context, across all hotel and restaurant employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,350. Denny's averages $697 over 3 cited inspections in that time.
The Wage and Hour Division has 3 cases on it since 2015, with $15,610 in back wages owed to workers.
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.