Wage and hour cases in Los Angeles at a glance
Employers in Los Angeles account for 5,161 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 4,287 of which found violations (83%). Employers agreed to pay $51,112,998 in back wages to 39,160 workers, and $3,355,975 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 10 cases closed with $191,621 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Manufacturing ($29,078,964), Accommodation and Food Services ($4,829,564), Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services ($2,902,292).
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| Employer | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Mar 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JuJu Fashion, Inc. | Mar 13, 2012 | 51 violations repeat | $25,315 | 34 | $15,428 |
| Marshmallow Clothing, Inc. | Mar 13, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Nations Clothing, Inc.- ANC Textile | Mar 13, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Front Uniforms Bunker Hill Industrial Group, Inc | Mar 12, 2012 | 32 violations | $44,081 | 16 | 0 |
| Berries Pizza Cafe Berrie's Pizza Cafe, LLC / RHB Group, LLC. | Mar 10, 2012 | 33 violations | $21,967 | 24 | 0 |
| Tantrum Apparel dba Hot Tempered | Mar 8, 2012 | 5 violations | $7,053 | 3 | 0 |
| M. Trim, Inc. | Mar 8, 2012 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magaly Corporation | Mar 7, 2012 | 29 violations repeat | $13,138 | 27 | $4,862 |
| Babycakes NYC Babycakes NYC (6th St.) Inc. | Mar 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urgent Gear, Inc. | Mar 7, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Brea Bakery | Mar 6, 2012 | 2 violations | $937 | 1 | 0 |
| Miken Clothing dba Miken USA | Mar 6, 2012 | 3 violations | $470 | 1 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Mar 6, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babycakes NYC Babycakes NYC (6th St.) Inc. | Mar 6, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tac Produce, Inc. | Mar 5, 2012 | 19 violations | $37,288 | 18 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Mar 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajisen Ramen JR Noodle Line, Inc. | Mar 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AB Fashion, Inc. | Mar 2, 2012 | 11 violations repeat | $21,020 | 6 | $1,848 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Mar 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Mar 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belwood Bakery | Mar 1, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicco's Handyman Inc | Feb 29, 2012 | 13 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Global Sublimation | Feb 28, 2012 | 2 violations | $790 | 1 | 0 |
| Sweetrain Jump Clothing, Inc | Feb 27, 2012 | 7 violations | $7,596 | 4 | 0 |
| Sweetrain Jump Clothing, Inc. | Feb 27, 2012 | 7 violations | $3,256 | 4 | 0 |
| Peaches N' Cream | Feb 27, 2012 | 10 violations | $925 | 7 | 0 |
| Peaches N' Cream | Feb 27, 2012 | 5 violations | $181 | 2 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center Mother's Nutritionall Center, Inc. | Feb 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Rouge Marcio Fashion, Inc | Feb 27, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cactus Fashion, Inc. | Feb 27, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olympic Fruit and Vegetable | Feb 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dessy, Inc. | Feb 26, 2012 | 112 violations | $99,638 | 63 | 0 |
| World Wide Produce | Feb 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Telacu Industires | Feb 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drago Centro North Plaza Restaurant Partners LLC | Feb 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baby Nutritional Center-Western | Feb 22, 2012 | 2 violations | $639 | 2 | 0 |
| Baby Nutritional Center-Hoover | Feb 22, 2012 | 2 violations | $582 | 2 | 0 |
| Mishima Mishima Foods USA, Inc. | Feb 22, 2012 | 8 violations | $382 | 7 | 0 |
| Baby Nutritional Center (Olympic) | Feb 22, 2012 | 2 violations | $76 | 2 | 0 |
| Chocolatte | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baby Nutritional Center-Broadway | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Feb 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Feb 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kala Matleos, Inc. | Feb 21, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fashion Leslie | Feb 19, 2012 | 26 violations | $21,017 | 14 | 0 |
| Wasabi Japanese Noodle House | Feb 19, 2012 | 6 violations | $6,860 | 4 | 0 |
| Pho Citi - West Hollywood | Feb 18, 2012 | 13 violations | $8,336 | 12 | 0 |
| SusieCakes Bakery Susiecakes Holdings Inc. | Feb 17, 2012 | 3 violations | $138 | 2 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Feb 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mow Rake Sow | Feb 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pho Citi - West Hollywood | Feb 16, 2012 | 15 violations | $12,738 | 13 | 0 |
| Aroma Bakery Cafe | Feb 16, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koraku Japanese Restaurant | Feb 16, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pho Citi - West Hollywood | Feb 15, 2012 | 6 violations | $2,404 | 5 | 0 |
| Direct Produce, Inc. | Feb 15, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asahi Ramen Wellbeing Food, Inc. | Feb 15, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramenya EHP Investment, Inc. | Feb 15, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Produce Services of Los Angeles | Feb 14, 2012 | 2 violations | $133 | 1 | 0 |
| Pronto | Feb 14, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| So Cool, Inc. | Feb 14, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coast Citrus Distributors | Feb 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tres Bien Tres Bien Clothing, Inc. | Feb 14, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bena J, Inc. | Feb 14, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AH Apparel | Feb 13, 2012 | 35 violations | $22,024 | 0 | 0 |
| Reliable Transportation, Inc. | Feb 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Fruit and Produce Inc. | Feb 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accent Service Company, Inc. | Feb 12, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahanaim Fashion Inc | Feb 11, 2012 | 28 violations | $6,820 | 13 | 0 |
| MBM Transport, Inc. | Feb 10, 2012 | 53 violations | $129,619 | 26 | 0 |
| Choumas Produce Company, Inc. | Feb 9, 2012 | 3 violations | $6,518 | 2 | 0 |
| Los Angeles County Internal Services Dept. | Feb 9, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Feb 8, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valentine K&J Apparel, Inc. | Feb 7, 2012 | 7 violations | $1,701 | 5 | 0 |
| Flamingo Flamingo Fashion, Inc. | Feb 7, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tea n Rose | Feb 6, 2012 | 29 violations | $21,003 | 25 | 0 |
| Danbee | Feb 6, 2012 | 2 violations | $5,434 | 1 | 0 |
| Hollywood Vision Center Optometry, Inc. | Feb 4, 2012 | 1 violation | $112 | 1 | 0 |
| Badah Casual | Feb 1, 2012 | 26 violations | $7,905 | 13 | 0 |
| Monteau Inc. DBA Paris L.A. | Feb 1, 2012 | 4 violations | $3,733 | 1 | 0 |
| Blakely Co. Inc. | Jan 31, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soo Collection | Jan 30, 2012 | 18 violations | $24,660 | 9 | 0 |
| Freshine Inc. | Jan 30, 2012 | 3 violations | $985 | 2 | 0 |
| Urban Episodes | Jan 30, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T-Party Plus Management Inc. | Jan 30, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LA Sewing Contractor | Jan 27, 2012 | 48 violations repeat | $97,079 | 47 | $17,578 |
| Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital | Jan 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Hospital Medical Center Catholic Healthcare West / Dignity Health | Jan 25, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Splendid / Ella Moss VF Contemporary Brands Inc. | Jan 22, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bora | Jan 20, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Police Department | Jan 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LA Wilshire Orthopedics and Medical Associate | Jan 16, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arco AM/PM-Temple St. | Jan 13, 2012 | 6 violations | $10,746 | 3 | 0 |
| Splendid / Ella Moss | Jan 12, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arco AM/PM-Glendale Blvd. | Jan 11, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevron-Glendale Blvd. (United Oil Company) | Jan 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philippe Philippe West Coast LLC | Jan 10, 2012 | 54 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canyon Flyer | Jan 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glendale Blvd. Chevron | Jan 9, 2012 | 8 violations | $23,711 | 4 | 0 |
| Burlington Convalescent Hospital, Inc. | Jan 9, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Los Angeles
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocha Classic | 1 | $825,775 | 83 | Nov 1, 2020 |
| Farmer's Insurance Company | 2 | $774,270 | 1,796 | Sep 17, 2010 |
| MiAngels Apparel | 1 | $724,604 | 472 | Jul 16, 2004 |
| Global Horizons Manpower, Inc. | 5 | $584,079 | 234 | Apr 28, 2007 |
| Asian Journal Publications, Inc. | 2 | $516,495 | 32 | Oct 15, 2008 |
| Pacific Housing Diversified | 2 | $385,802 | 164 | Mar 19, 2009 |
| BevMo! | 2 | $380,672 | 1,578 | Sep 3, 2023 |
| By-Joon | 1 | $360,711 | 57 | May 8, 2012 |
| E D Fashion, Inc. | 1 | $350,000 | 111 | Jan 17, 2009 |
| USDOL | 1 | $340,000 | 1 | Nov 26, 2024 |
| Pop Corn, Inc | 1 | $330,683 | 177 | Mar 14, 2010 |
| Golden Life Supported Living Agency | 1 | $301,764 | 67 | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Alpha Omega, LLC | 1 | $288,967 | 20 | Mar 11, 2024 |
| Aqua Fashion | 1 | $276,965 | 41 | May 18, 2018 |
| VXI Global Solutions | 3 | $276,123 | 1,306 | Jul 6, 2023 |
| ERN Services | 2 | $275,410 | 159 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Royalty Trucking | 1 | $256,644 | 19 | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Los Angeles Fresh Cut Corp | 2 | $235,106 | 85 | Jan 8, 2011 |
| HDK Ave. | 1 | $234,169 | 41 | Feb 25, 2018 |
| Mariska Trisanti | 1 | $207,690 | 2 | Mar 19, 2000 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | $137,469 | 37 |
| 2025 | 29 | 25 | $204,529 | 69 |
| 2024 | 73 | 62 | $1,782,630 | 421 |
| 2023 | 118 | 88 | $1,664,831 | 2,265 |
| 2022 | 119 | 103 | $1,030,368 | 482 |
| 2021 | 80 | 55 | $1,142,733 | 675 |
| 2020 | 101 | 79 | $1,911,445 | 646 |
| 2019 | 172 | 153 | $2,145,293 | 1,026 |
| 2018 | 239 | 219 | $3,206,180 | 1,372 |
| 2017 | 236 | 176 | $1,903,292 | 1,013 |
| 2016 | 214 | 186 | $1,702,725 | 1,106 |
| 2015 | 190 | 154 | $1,920,965 | 1,497 |
| 2014 | 271 | 227 | $1,573,077 | 1,377 |
| 2013 | 330 | 260 | $2,884,289 | 2,330 |
| 2012 | 423 | 316 | $3,584,616 | 2,518 |
| 2011 | 379 | 324 | $4,166,598 | 2,733 |
| 2010 | 261 | 238 | $3,923,573 | 5,143 |
| 2009 | 351 | 296 | $3,774,856 | 3,649 |
| 2008 | 345 | 302 | $2,705,178 | 2,402 |
| 2007 | 350 | 312 | $2,302,102 | 2,112 |
| 2006 | 292 | 254 | $2,077,703 | 2,100 |
| 2005 | 382 | 281 | $2,592,544 | 2,349 |
| 2004 | 162 | 141 | $2,132,912 | 1,582 |
Your rights in Los Angeles
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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.