Business Monitor Adds Workplace Injury Records
Documented renames its Wage Theft Monitor and adds OSHA injury data covering New York State businesses.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Employment
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Documented has renamed its Wage Theft Monitor the Business Monitor and added tens of thousands of OSHA workplace injury records covering New York State. The project also released new 2025 wage theft case data drawn from state and federal Departments of Labor.
Why it matters
The expanded database lets New Yorkers look up workplace safety and wage records for specific companies by name or zip code. Combining state and federal labor data gives residents a single place to compare enforcement-related information.
The database combines state Department of Labor records with federal data, and the OSHA injury figures are self-reported by employers. Tens of thousands of injury records were added, though the project does not specify how many of them are newly reported versus previously unpublished.
The players
Documented
A New York-based watchdog project that tracks labor violations and publishes searchable databases on employer conduct.
The details
Documented first launched the Wage Theft Monitor in 2023 and has since filed a Freedom of Information Law request with the state Department of Labor each year. Users can search the Business Monitor by company name and zip code or navigate a map of the city to find listed businesses.
Timeline
2023: Wage Theft Monitor first launched.
Beginning of 2026: Documented files its annual FOIL request for prior-year wage theft data.
November 9, 2026: Business Monitor launches with injury records and 2025 wage theft data.
Market Landscape
The project builds on the Wage Theft Monitor's 2023 launch, which followed the governor's public declaration that ending wage theft was a top priority. A state senator also introduced bills drawing on the Monitor's findings, showing how the database has fed into legislative action.
Workers and job seekers can use the searchable database to check a specific employer's wage theft and injury history before accepting a job. Residents may also find the zip code search useful for reviewing businesses near their home.
The takeaway
Checking a prospective employer's record in public databases can help workers make more informed decisions about where they work. Publicly available safety and wage records are most useful when compared across several sources.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Documented.
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