Frequently Asked Questions
Where does PlainEmployers' salary data come from?
Salary data comes from DOL Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) — filings employers must submit to sponsor H-1B workers. These are public records that include actual and prevailing wages, job titles, and work locations for 234,000+ filings across 290,000+ employers.
Is the salary data representative of what all employees earn at a company?
H-1B filings cover only sponsored visa positions, which are typically for specialized professional roles. They do not represent every job or pay level at a company. Use H-1B salary ranges as a benchmark for professional/technical roles in that employer's labor market, not as a complete compensation picture.
What is a DART rate and how are safety grades calculated?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is an OSHA metric measuring the number of injury/illness cases requiring lost worktime per 100 full-time workers. Safety grades (A–F) compare a company's DART rate against the published OSHA industry average for their sector. An A means significantly better than the industry average; an F means significantly worse.
What is the WARN Act and what do notices mean?
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to give 60 days' advance notice before mass layoffs or plant closures. WARN notices are public records. PlainEmployers tracks 65,000+ notices to show each employer's layoff history — frequency, scale, and timing.
A WARN notice appears for my employer. What does that mean?
A WARN notice means the employer filed a legal notice of planned workforce reduction affecting 50+ workers at a single location. It reflects an action that already occurred or was planned — not a prediction of future layoffs. Review the notice date and affected count for context.
Why doesn't my employer appear on PlainEmployers?
An employer appears in PlainEmployers only if they have filed H-1B LCAs with the DOL, have OSHA-reportable injury data, or have filed WARN notices. Small employers, companies that don't sponsor H-1B workers, and those below OSHA reporting thresholds may not appear.
Is PlainEmployers affiliated with DOL or OSHA?
No. PlainEmployers is an independent data portal built by Kiznis.Studio. We present publicly available federal data in a more accessible format but are not affiliated with the Department of Labor, OSHA, or any government agency.