Wage and hour cases in Irvine at a glance
Employers in Irvine account for 200 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 144 of which found violations (72%). Employers agreed to pay $9,333,995 in back wages to 7,336 workers, and $178,986 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 3 cases closed with $15,510 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Information ($3,198,951), Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services ($1,981,561), Finance and Insurance ($1,018,710).
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| Employer | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spicy City Chinese Food | Sep 22, 2014 | 7 violations | $26,854 | 6 | 0 |
| Gatten Sushi USA Inc.-Multi locations | Sep 16, 2014 | 337 violations repeat | $81,944 | 172 | $75,680 |
| Gatten Sushi USA, Inc. (West Covina) | Sep 16, 2014 | 79 violations repeat | $22,580 | 41 | $17,600 |
| GTN Inc. | Sep 16, 2014 | 9 violations repeat | $3,885 | 8 | $3,520 |
| Imperial Contracting | Sep 14, 2014 | 14 violations | $156,728 | 13 | 0 |
| Super Mex Mexican Restaurants | Aug 10, 2014 | 4 violations | $3,760 | 3 | 0 |
| Pulte Home Corporation | Jun 6, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJT Compuquest | Apr 28, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atrium Hotel Golden Atrium Investment, Inc. | Apr 12, 2014 | 3 violations | $1,888 | 3 | 0 |
| Skygone | Feb 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whispering Oaks ICCV International, Inc | Dec 31, 2013 | 5 violations | $9,238 | 4 | 0 |
| Whispering Oaks ICCV International, Inc. | Dec 31, 2013 | 11 violations | $8,623 | 10 | 0 |
| Whispering Oaks ICCV International, Inc | Dec 31, 2013 | 4 violations | $3,742 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 Prime OC Listings, Inc | Oct 23, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameo Homes - Turtle Rock II | Oct 15, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameo Homes -Turtle Rock | Oct 15, 2013 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Excel Furniture Gallery | Oct 12, 2013 | 2 violations | $862 | 1 | 0 |
| Luna Grill - Mission Valley | Aug 27, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daphne's California Greek - Rancho Santa Marg | Jul 23, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daphne's California Greek - Rancho Santa Marg | Jul 23, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Park West Landscape Management (Rancho Santa) | May 23, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GNS Management Inc. GNS Management Orange County | Mar 15, 2013 | 1 violation repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cerna Homecare | Mar 10, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Rosa | Nov 15, 2012 | 49 violations | $28,387 | 23 | 0 |
| Thai Bamboo Bistro | Oct 6, 2012 | 13 violations | $21,761 | 11 | 0 |
| Biolase, Inc. | May 20, 2012 | 22 violations | $78,877 | 22 | 0 |
| Hilton Irvine Orange County Airport Hotel | Apr 14, 2012 | 2 violations | $8,388 | 2 | 0 |
| GNS Management Inc. | Apr 14, 2012 | 11 violations | $449 | 11 | 0 |
| Courtyard Irvine John Wayne Airport | Apr 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Irvine Marriott Marriott International, Inc. | Apr 6, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | Mar 8, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crowne Plaza Irvine IHG Management (Maryland) LLC | Feb 23, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specialty Surgical Center SSC of Irvine, LLC / Symbion Healthcare | Dec 14, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Infinitum, Inc. | Dec 9, 2011 | 16 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Andrew's Children's Center St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Infant/Todler C | Nov 27, 2011 | 1 violation | $25,520 | 1 | 0 |
| TAG International Transtock Acquisition Group, Inc | Oct 25, 2011 | 3 violations | $793 | 1 | 0 |
| Obey One 3 Two Inc | Oct 16, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FMV Opinions, Inc | Aug 28, 2011 | 3 violations | $10,159 | 2 | 0 |
| College Works Painting | Aug 12, 2011 | 2 violations | $696 | 1 | 0 |
| Neige | Aug 8, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Advantage Sales and Marketing | Jul 3, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masimo Masimo Corporation | May 23, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koh Physical Therapy Lab | May 10, 2011 | 17 violations | $13,085 | 16 | 0 |
| GSR Technologies | Feb 28, 2011 | 6 violations | $38,231 | 6 | 0 |
| First Class Pizza | Feb 25, 2011 | 17 violations | $7,022 | 17 | 0 |
| Pool Water Products | Dec 25, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stujansar Corp. | Dec 21, 2010 | 2 violations | $98,277 | 2 | 0 |
| L Space L Space America | Dec 7, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Coast Consulting LLC. | Oct 12, 2010 | 41 violations | $1,380 | 1 | 0 |
| NORTHSTAR TECHNOLOGY CORP. | Sep 10, 2010 | 7 violations | $8,115 | 0 | 0 |
| Bon Epi Patisserie Cafe | Aug 3, 2010 | 7 violations | $4,315 | 6 | 0 |
| BDS Marketing/Channel Partners | Jul 10, 2010 | 14 violations | $863 | 14 | 0 |
| Smart Building Care, Inc. | Jun 30, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto One Warranty | Apr 20, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCS Foreclosures | Apr 1, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PacSun Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. | Mar 27, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| APR Consulting, Inc. | Dec 1, 2009 | 7 violations | $3,691 | 6 | 0 |
| Thai Ritz Cuizine | Nov 4, 2009 | 3 violations | $1,870 | 2 | 0 |
| Henry's Market Wild Oats Markets, Inc. | Aug 15, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michelson Market | Jul 13, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SafelinkID, LLC / IDocSecure | Jun 13, 2009 | 2 violations | $668 | 1 | 0 |
| Legal Turn Inc./Federal Loan Modification LLC | Apr 30, 2009 | 506 violations | $586,500 | 246 | 0 |
| The Bethany Group | Feb 13, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Irvine Boomers Festival Fun Park LLC. | Jan 30, 2009 | 16 violations | 0 | 0 | $14,850 |
| 99 Ranch Market Irvine | Oct 16, 2008 | 26 violations repeat | $1,407 | 25 | $5,500 |
| Prudential Overall Supply dba POS | Sep 30, 2007 | 170 violations | $25,134 | 170 | 0 |
| Personal Touch Cleaning & Maintenance | Aug 23, 2007 | 1 violation | $360 | 1 | 0 |
| Chakra Indian Cuisine Progressive Investors Group, Inc. | Jul 24, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Espirit New Farm, Inc. | Jul 19, 2007 | 41 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,425 |
| Haro Stewart Payphone Services | Jul 11, 2007 | 5 violations | $6,384 | 4 | 0 |
| Hop Sing Cleaners | Jun 27, 2007 | 2 violations | $6,059 | 2 | 0 |
| College Works Painting/CWPCC | Jun 20, 2007 | 1 violation | $434 | 1 | 0 |
| College Works Painting | Mar 22, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| People's Choice Home Loan, Inc. | Oct 31, 2006 | 574 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Century Mortgage Corp New Century Mortgage Corporation | Aug 29, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Restoration Services, Inc | Jun 5, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wholesome Choice Market | Feb 27, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International Catering | Feb 1, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R & M Pacific Rim, Inc. | Nov 7, 2005 | 7 violations | $592 | 7 | 0 |
| Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Global, Inc. | Oct 13, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gelson's Markets Store | Sep 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cisco-Linksys | May 4, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aegis Home Funding | Apr 30, 2005 | 94 violations | $373,607 | 93 | 0 |
| Corelink Staffing Service Inc. | Feb 28, 2005 | 1 violation | $504 | 1 | 0 |
| National Med Systems National Medical System Incorporation | Jan 28, 2005 | 2 violations | $2,042 | 1 | 0 |
| Hines Horticulture | Oct 31, 2004 | 116 violations | $27,120 | 116 | 0 |
| Pacific Coast Nursery | Oct 26, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southland Construction | Oct 14, 2004 | 15 violations | $7,740 | 14 | 0 |
| Ultra Systems/Laguna Pacific | Oct 1, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Home Loans | Sep 5, 2004 | 21 violations | $11,070 | 15 | 0 |
| New Century Mortgage Corp New Century Mortgage Corporation | Aug 31, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regalia Mortgage Company | Aug 25, 2004 | 14 violations | $2,172 | 12 | 0 |
| Yelland Properties, Inc. | Jul 30, 2004 | 3 violations | $5,985 | 3 | 0 |
| LA Fitness - Rancho Cucamonga | Jul 15, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Carpet (Horizon Carpets, Universal Carp) | Jun 25, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waters Restaurant | May 15, 2004 | 16 violations | $5,206 | 14 | 0 |
| Health Care Management Solutions | Apr 10, 2004 | 31 violations | $4,632 | 30 | 0 |
| Express Pipe & Supply Express Pipe & Supply Company Inc. | Mar 31, 2004 | 4 violations | $2,797 | 3 | 0 |
| Loan Depot | not stated | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smile Brands Modern Dental Professionals-Sam Antonio P.C. | not stated | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Irvine
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alorica | 2 | $3,193,839 | 3,174 | Feb 24, 2023 |
| Cybercoders | 1 | $1,800,000 | 539 | Sep 24, 2023 |
| Legal Turn Inc./Federal Loan Modification LLC | 1 | $586,500 | 246 | Apr 30, 2009 |
| Elite Aerosapce Group | 1 | $583,950 | 85 | Feb 27, 2021 |
| Joined Inc. | 1 | $438,509 | 58 | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Aegis Home Funding | 1 | $373,607 | 93 | Apr 30, 2005 |
| Taco Bell of America, LLC | 1 | $265,747 | 1,073 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Kosakura, Inc. | 1 | $187,647 | 21 | Jan 10, 2015 |
| Hensel Phelps | 2 | $184,173 | 37 | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Imperial Contracting | 3 | $158,408 | 26 | Nov 1, 2015 |
| Smart Systems Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $152,929 | 49 | Dec 31, 2016 |
| The Arbor Group | 1 | $100,054 | 84 | Dec 31, 2023 |
| Stujansar Corp. | 1 | $98,277 | 2 | Dec 21, 2010 |
| Gatten Sushi USA Inc.-Multi locations | 1 | $81,944 | 172 | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Biolase, Inc. | 1 | $78,877 | 22 | May 20, 2012 |
| Elite 88 Construction Services | 1 | $72,196 | 60 | May 4, 2017 |
| Ky Sushi | 1 | $52,934 | 14 | Nov 19, 2023 |
| Sprouts Farmers Market | 1 | $51,430 | 56 | May 19, 2020 |
| Commerce Home Mortgage | 2 | $45,361 | 89 | May 15, 2019 |
| Nature's Wild Organic | 1 | $40,000 | 8 | Jun 12, 2020 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $14,958 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | $552 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | $12,698 | 15 |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 | $2,185,131 | 682 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | $3,227,722 | 3,486 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $635,789 | 108 |
| 2020 | 12 | 8 | $131,910 | 93 |
| 2019 | 13 | 8 | $74,217 | 137 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 | $47,744 | 41 |
| 2017 | 9 | 8 | $114,250 | 70 |
| 2016 | 13 | 10 | $934,361 | 1,449 |
| 2015 | 11 | 8 | $208,456 | 76 |
| 2014 | 13 | 9 | $301,450 | 254 |
| 2013 | 13 | 8 | $22,465 | 18 |
| 2012 | 9 | 6 | $137,862 | 69 |
| 2011 | 13 | 11 | $95,506 | 44 |
| 2010 | 11 | 7 | $112,950 | 23 |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | $592,729 | 255 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $1,407 | 25 |
| 2007 | 8 | 6 | $38,371 | 178 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 4 | $376,745 | 102 |
| 2004 | 13 | 9 | $66,722 | 207 |
Your rights in Irvine
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Irvine are owed the state minimum wage of $16.90 in 2026 or the higher local rate, overtime after 8 hours in a day, an hour of pay for each missed meal or rest period, and up to 30 days of wages when final pay is late. Claims go to the Labor Commissioner or to Superior Court, three years back, four under the Unfair Competition Law. Our Irvine employment law page covers the local offices and deadlines. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases through Sep 6, 2026. County is assigned from the city on the case. Back to the wage theft tracker.
About this data: Cases come from the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division enforcement database (WHD compliance actions concluded since fiscal year 2005, California employers only), published by the Department of Labor and reloaded here every month. "Back wages" are amounts the employer agreed to pay at the close of the investigation; "penalties" are civil money penalties assessed. An investigation that found no violation is listed as such. The database does not include California Labor Commissioner cases or private lawsuits. This page is general information, not legal advice about your situation.