Top 10 sectors with most violations of COVID-19 rules
Retail (grocery stores, home improvement, pharmacies)
27% (164)
Restaurants, bars (billiards halls and clubs)
21.1% (128)
Sports, fitness and recreation (gyms, golf and martial arts)
15.0% (91)
Barbershops and salons (nail, beauty and tanning)
10.4% (63)
Wholesale, warehouse, distribution and manufacturing
3.3% (20)
Vehicles (dealerships, repairs and car washes)
2.6% (16)
Office
1.8% (11)
Houses of worship
1.3% (8)
Hotel, lodging
1.2% (7)
Town, government
1.2% (7)
SOURCE: Mass. Department of Labor Standards. Data is from May 18, 2020 through Dec. 1, 2020. WBUR’s analysis combined similar sectors and includes verified complaints about employers that didn’t notify employees of positive cases, pressured symptomatic people to work, broke mask mandates, social-distancing or other state COVID-19 regulations.