Wage and hour cases in Oakland at a glance
Employers in Oakland account for 279 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 198 of which found violations (71%). Employers agreed to pay $6,601,740 in back wages to 5,572 workers, and $215,119 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 0 cases closed with $0 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Health Care and Social Assistance ($2,243,347), ($1,177,526), Educational Services ($748,597).
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| Employer | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVP Sports Apparel | Dec 7, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forward Printing Inc. | Dec 7, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Done Right | Oct 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broadway Union 76, Inc. | Oct 31, 2008 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| High Street Hand Car Wash | Oct 30, 2008 | 5 violations | $4,535 | 5 | 0 |
| Don Todd Associate, Inc. | Oct 19, 2008 | 1 violation | $8,645 | 1 | 0 |
| Side Bar & Associates/Seattle Side Bar & Associates Inc/ SSA Security | Sep 30, 2008 | 22 violations | $32,999 | 14 | 0 |
| Feddy Eddie | Sep 30, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ho Auto Detail | Sep 30, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto Detailing | Sep 30, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golf Link Car Wash | Sep 30, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Side Bar & Associates/Irvine | Sep 29, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B & J Auto Center, Inc. | Aug 28, 2008 | 11 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $11,000 |
| B & J Auto Center, Inc. | Aug 28, 2008 | 6 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $5,500 |
| California Roof Management & Construction | Aug 9, 2008 | 123 violations | $37,672 | 122 | 0 |
| Side Bar & Associates/Security USA Inc. | Jul 13, 2008 | 30 violations | $3,979 | 12 | 0 |
| Casablanca Bridal & Tuxedo Inc. Martha & Jimmy Grogg dba Casablanca Bridal & | May 21, 2008 | 8 violations | $2,023 | 8 | 0 |
| Piedmont Gardens American Baptist Home of the West | May 20, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Longs Drugs Store | May 13, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Longs Drugs | May 13, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBA Side Bar & Associates/Security USA, Inc. | Apr 1, 2008 | 19 violations | $18,393 | 15 | 0 |
| Side Bar & Associates/Security USA Inc. | Mar 17, 2008 | 122 violations | $31,046 | 61 | 0 |
| SBA Side Bar & Associates/Security USA, Inc. | Mar 8, 2008 | 54 violations | $82,188 | 28 | 0 |
| Cathy's Pallets | Feb 29, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lopez Pallet | Feb 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GMC Pallet | Feb 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claro Pallet | Feb 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commercial Pallet Company | Feb 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allstate Pallet | Feb 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oakland Unified School District | Jan 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alameda County Medical Center | Jan 24, 2008 | 1 violation | $2,453 | 1 | 0 |
| SBA SideBar & Associates/Security USA, Inc. | Dec 19, 2007 | 8 violations | $4,813 | 4 | 0 |
| Xpress Way Xpressway Transportation Inc. | Dec 15, 2007 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wallis Fashion, Inc. | Nov 29, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ABC Security Service | Nov 15, 2007 | 20 violations | $52,931 | 19 | 0 |
| SBA Side Bar & Associates/Security USA, Inc. | Nov 15, 2007 | 38 violations | $13,291 | 17 | 0 |
| Trinity Protection Services, Inc | Sep 8, 2007 | 44 violations | $8,797 | 41 | 0 |
| Trinity Protection Service, Inc. | Sep 8, 2007 | 1 violation | $225 | 1 | 0 |
| Alameda County Medical Center | Aug 13, 2007 | 1,350 violations | $873,361 | 1,338 | 0 |
| Alameda County Medical Center | Aug 13, 2007 | 662 violations | $283,692 | 661 | 0 |
| A-C Transit | Aug 1, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Red Sea Restaurant | Jun 30, 2007 | 1 violation | $4,351 | 1 | 0 |
| SBA Security Side Bar and Associates, Inc. | May 1, 2007 | 138 violations | $36,480 | 59 | 0 |
| Park N Travel | Apr 22, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBA Side Bar & Associates, Inc. | Mar 12, 2007 | 203 violations | $75,398 | 70 | 0 |
| Side Bar & Associates, Inc. | Feb 28, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parc Lei Sewing Co. Inc | Feb 9, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CalBay Express (CBX) | Nov 28, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. | Nov 25, 2006 | 982 violations | $1,165,132 | 981 | 0 |
| Cerebral Palsy Center Cerebral Palsy Center for the Bay Area, Inc. | Oct 31, 2006 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calidad Industries, Inc. | May 30, 2006 | 14 violations | $8,631 | 7 | 0 |
| Cerebral Palsy Center Cerebral Palsy Center f/t Bay Area, Inc | May 26, 2006 | 2 violations | $59 | 2 | 0 |
| Tuanga Moala | Apr 11, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UC Berkeley The Regents of the University of California | Mar 23, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saroni Food Service | Mar 13, 2006 | 3 violations | $512 | 2 | 0 |
| Yau Yau Casuals, Inc. | Mar 2, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commercial Building Services | Feb 23, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEIU Local 250 United Healthcare West | Jan 30, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Park N Travel | Jan 26, 2006 | 5 violations | $525 | 5 | 0 |
| James & Ella M. Murray Trust | Oct 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matheson Mail Transport | Sep 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastec Cable Division | Aug 26, 2005 | 8 violations repeat | $55,753 | 7 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. | Aug 7, 2005 | 701 violations | $520,692 | 701 | 0 |
| Matheson Mail Transportation, Inc. | Jul 24, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prescott Elementary School | Jun 30, 2005 | 1 violation | $5,252 | 1 | 0 |
| Alameda County Department of Probation | Jun 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicken Noodle, Inc. | Apr 22, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B&J Tires, Inc. | Mar 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Bay Glass/Jal Vue Window Company | Nov 30, 2004 | 1 violation | $423 | 1 | 0 |
| Deputy Sheriffs' Association of Alameda Count | Nov 1, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Oct 30, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coliseum Motel | Oct 20, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheel Care Express | Oct 14, 2004 | 48 violations | $28,894 | 47 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Sep 30, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Jul 27, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International Mail Facility | May 20, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Parcel Service (UPS) | Mar 12, 2004 | 11 violations | $27,625 | 11 | 0 |
| Pacific Coast Ambulance | Jan 1, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HSD Engineering, Inc | Sep 19, 2003 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,073 |
Largest back-wage records in Oakland
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Permanente | 5 | $1,685,824 | 1,682 | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Alameda County Medical Center | 3 | $1,159,506 | 2,000 | Jan 24, 2008 |
| University of California | 1 | $746,746 | 0 | Dec 31, 2016 |
| Peony Restaurant, LP. DBA Cafe 88 | 1 | $233,370 | 87 | Mar 14, 2011 |
| SBA | 5 | $194,083 | 134 | Apr 1, 2008 |
| BELLAKEN GARDEN & SKILLED NURSING CENTER | 1 | $169,224 | 102 | Oct 1, 2013 |
| A Ohana Home | 1 | $160,887 | 22 | Apr 12, 2023 |
| Oakland Athletics | 2 | $138,250 | 87 | Nov 16, 2013 |
| American President Lines, LTD | 1 | $127,547 | 71 | Feb 6, 2009 |
| Calidad Industries, Inc. | 6 | $103,846 | 31 | Jan 29, 2014 |
| AC Transit | 4 | $103,479 | 21 | Feb 6, 2025 |
| Beauty Supply Warehouse- Telegraph | 1 | $96,541 | 7 | Jul 20, 2013 |
| Shippers Transport Express, Inc. | 1 | $94,294 | 38 | Aug 19, 2011 |
| The Rehabilitation Center of Oakland | 2 | $83,515 | 35 | Oct 14, 2011 |
| CGI Federal | 1 | $82,234 | 123 | Dec 16, 2011 |
| Spettro Restaurants | 1 | $74,368 | 15 | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Rosas Brother Construction | 1 | $67,825 | 18 | Nov 25, 2013 |
| Mastec Cable Division | 1 | $55,753 | 7 | Aug 26, 2005 |
| Elevate (US) Limted | 1 | $54,121 | 10 | Nov 1, 2019 |
| ABC Security Service | 1 | $52,931 | 19 | Nov 15, 2007 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | $479 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | $45,955 | 53 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | $224,942 | 45 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | $2,284 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 | $41,167 | 17 |
| 2020 | 10 | 9 | $14,631 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | $63,832 | 43 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | $29,753 | 36 |
| 2016 | 14 | 10 | $829,516 | 71 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | $19,294 | 11 |
| 2014 | 23 | 15 | $117,204 | 97 |
| 2013 | 32 | 25 | $747,087 | 276 |
| 2012 | 30 | 21 | $118,379 | 88 |
| 2011 | 18 | 14 | $573,664 | 349 |
| 2010 | 13 | 11 | $156,649 | 66 |
| 2009 | 17 | 12 | $226,134 | 169 |
| 2008 | 31 | 16 | $223,933 | 267 |
| 2007 | 16 | 11 | $1,353,339 | 2,211 |
| 2006 | 12 | 8 | $1,174,859 | 997 |
| 2005 | 9 | 3 | $581,697 | 709 |
| 2004 | 10 | 6 | $56,942 | 59 |
Your rights in Oakland
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Oakland 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 Oakland 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.