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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovely Day Lovely Day Fashion, inc. | Sep 2, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magenta | Sep 2, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teen Bell | Sep 2, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MOD MOD Industries Inc. | Aug 30, 2008 | 253 violations | $44,516 | 129 | 0 |
| Pro Residential Pro Residential Services Inc | Aug 30, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Citywide Contracting Solutions, Inc | Aug 27, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Select Clothing Company, Inc. | Aug 25, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Testament Clue Clothing Corportion | Aug 21, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monkee Troop Lani International Corporation | Aug 21, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JKO Apparel, Inc. | Aug 18, 2008 | 27 violations | $31,500 | 0 | 0 |
| BAO Style Factor | Aug 18, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacer International Inc | Aug 16, 2008 | 18 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safeway Security Safeway Security and Patrol, Inc. | Aug 15, 2008 | 57 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $61,600 |
| Trac Fashion & People | Aug 12, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Print Team | Aug 11, 2008 | 47 violations repeat | $12,021 | 37 | $14,245 |
| Ambiance Apparel | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black Pepper, Inc. | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina Collection | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cozy S & S Casual, LLC | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nonsense JSH Apparel, Inc. | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| One Clothing | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Misope | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Too | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & L Dot Com Inc/aka PDS Design Inc | Aug 9, 2008 | 41 violations repeat | $22,130 | 20 | 0 |
| 99 Cent Only Store | Aug 9, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Aug 7, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Vial Pacific Vial Manufacturing Inc. | Aug 7, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The T-Shirt Screenery The Silk Screen Factory, Inc. | Aug 5, 2008 | 10 violations | $476 | 9 | 0 |
| Caden Concepts | Aug 5, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cee Sportswear, Inc. | Aug 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobbers Meat Packing Co., Inc. | Aug 1, 2008 | 62 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Designs Charter School | Jul 31, 2008 | 44 violations | $194,318 | 12 | $3,000 |
| Watch LA Pierre D. Mitri | Jul 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Hunter, LLC aka Aqua Blue | Jul 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Event | Jul 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Boston & Associates, Inc. | Jul 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cervantes Fashion | Jul 30, 2008 | 6 violations | $2,669 | 2 | 0 |
| L & T Net Corporation | Jul 28, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seme, Inc | Jul 23, 2008 | 33 violations | $16,011 | 18 | 0 |
| Julia Comma Design | Jul 23, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In-Style | Jul 22, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMD Property Management JRK Residential Property Management Corp | Jul 20, 2008 | 175 violations | $44,374 | 174 | 0 |
| United Apparel | Jul 20, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Electronics Source | Jul 17, 2008 | 11 violations | $26,831 | 5 | 0 |
| CVS Store CVS/Pharmacy, Inc. | Jul 14, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vasquez Valenzuela Vasquez Valenzuela Sole Proprietorship | Jul 9, 2008 | 15 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rock & Republic Enterprises, Inc. | Jul 7, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divison E | Jul 7, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Min Trim, Inc. | Jul 1, 2008 | 85 violations | $54,634 | 74 | 0 |
| Los Feliz Hand Car Wash | Jul 1, 2008 | 33 violations | $25,648 | 32 | 0 |
| I-Ner Ye Eun, Inc. | Jul 1, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubble Bubble | Jul 1, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bigi USA, Inc. | Jul 1, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fashion Exit, Inc. | Jul 1, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poema New Nine Fashion of California, Inc. | Jul 1, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finesse Finesse Apparel, Inc. | Jul 1, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 You Apparel, Inc. dba I Love Fashion; Golde | Jul 1, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monteau, Inc. | Jul 1, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hubbard College of Administration Intl. | Jun 30, 2008 | 8 violations | $43,661 | 3 | 0 |
| Unite Here Local | Jun 29, 2008 | 37 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Penn Air Group | Jun 26, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hot Tempered Tantrum Apparel, LLC | Jun 17, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Name, Inc. | Jun 17, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blu Heaven Alliance Apparel, Inc. | Jun 17, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Realitee Clothing Company | Jun 17, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hot Kiss, Inc. | Jun 17, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mexical Auto Sales | Jun 16, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woons, Inc. | Jun 14, 2008 | 54 violations | $86,000 | 53 | 0 |
| First Patrol, Inc | Jun 8, 2008 | 6 violations repeat | $13,245 | 5 | $2,338 |
| Julia Comma Design Corp | Jun 8, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ice Vanilla | Jun 8, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Puzzle | Jun 8, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unit Fashion | Jun 8, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toska, Inc. | Jun 8, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecico | Jun 8, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Foundations Hospital | May 31, 2008 | 3 violations | $6,544 | 1 | 0 |
| Tru Gossip Tru Gossip Clothing | May 28, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Airlines | May 27, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chocolate Company | May 23, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Make for you, Inc | May 23, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Topson Downs | May 23, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J2J Meghan Designs, Inc. | May 23, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East West Clothing Inc. | May 19, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Event | May 16, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & L Designs | May 15, 2008 | 19 violations | $4,685 | 19 | 0 |
| A.S.A. Fashions Corp. | May 13, 2008 | 2 violations | $487 | 1 | 0 |
| Tessie Cleveland Community Service Tessie Cleveland Community Services Corp. | May 12, 2008 | 48 violations | $60,336 | 46 | 0 |
| Jannette | May 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Eyes Corporation | May 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peca's Peca's Collection | May 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magenta | May 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubicon Tropical Spice | May 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini | May 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Napoli | May 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Y & S USA | May 8, 2008 | 56 violations | $46,983 | 42 | 0 |
| HS Fashion | May 8, 2008 | 37 violations | $38,983 | 31 | 0 |
| Fusion Collection, Inc | May 8, 2008 | 20 violations | $30,558 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoon Fashion, Inc. | May 8, 2008 | 24 violations | $16,897 | 22 | 0 |
| N & K Apparel, Inc. | May 8, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michelle, Inc. | May 8, 2008 | 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.