Simple snippet on how to check if entity is published in drupal 8.
if ($entity->status->getString() == 1) {
kint("the entity is published");
}else{
kint("the entity is not published");
}
/**
* example for $nodes
*/
if ($node->status->getString() == 1) {
kint("the node is published");
}else{
kint("the node is not published");
}
