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Pinole Wage and Hour Cases

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.

Every Wage and Hour Division case closed against employers in Pinole since 2004: 18 cases, $210,710 in back wages, newest first.

Every federal wage and hour case closed in California since 2004 and a handful before: 30,596 investigations, 23,910 employers, $472,441,289 in back wages for 335,130 workers.

Wage and hour cases in Pinole at a glance

Employers in Pinole account for 18 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 11 of which found violations (61%). Employers agreed to pay $210,710 in back wages to 61 workers, and $3,424 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 Accommodation and Food Services ($114,668), Health Care and Social Assistance ($92,956), Construction ($2,856).

All cases, newest first

18 cases.

EmployerCase closedFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenalties
Pho Hoa Noddle-PinoleJun 21, 2021no violations found000
Mountain Mike's PizzaMay 31, 20217 violations$84,40660
Zio's Pasta ProntoJan 5, 20196 violations repeat$30,2625$3,424
A BETTER CHANCE
California Autism Foundation
May 7, 2016no violations found000
Rekha Murali MD, Inc.Jul 22, 20153 violations$3,30420
Granada Care HomeJan 17, 20155 violations repeat$12,16630
Granada Care Home
Granada Care Homes, Inc.
Sep 11, 201327 violations$48,784130
Granada Care Home
Granada Care Homes, Inc.
Sep 11, 20135 violations$12,48420
Granada Care Home
Granada Care Homes, Inc.
Sep 11, 20133 violations$10,68410
Love Apparent Senior ServicesJul 15, 2013no violations found000
Pinole Trailer StorageMar 21, 2013no violations found000
Youthful Tooth Co.
Jeffrey P. Alexander DDS, Dental Corp.
Sep 12, 20127 violations$5,53460
Love Apparent Senior ServicesSep 6, 2012no violations found000
Louis Millhollin Jr. Insurance AgencyJul 11, 20112 violations$23010
Chuck E. Cheese
CEC Entertainment, Inc.
Jan 18, 2011no violations found000
Sanchez Landscaping and GardeningAug 24, 2010no violations found000
Industrial Railways CompanyJul 17, 201031 violations$2,856220
Stealth Private Security, IncNov 1, 200622 violations000

Largest back-wage records in Pinole

EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers paidLatest
Mountain Mike's Pizza1$84,4066May 31, 2021
Granada Care Home4$84,11819Jan 17, 2015
Zio's Pasta Pronto1$30,2625Jan 5, 2019
Youthful Tooth Co.1$5,5346Sep 12, 2012
Rekha Murali MD, Inc.1$3,3042Jul 22, 2015
Industrial Railways Company1$2,85622Jul 17, 2010
Louis Millhollin Jr. Insurance Agency1$2301Jul 11, 2011
Chuck E. Cheese1$00Jan 18, 2011
Stealth Private Security, Inc1$00Nov 1, 2006
Love Apparent Senior Services2$00Jul 15, 2013
Pho Hoa Noddle-Pinole1$00Jun 21, 2021
Sanchez Landscaping and Gardening1$00Aug 24, 2010
A BETTER CHANCE1$00May 7, 2016
Pinole Trailer Storage1$00Mar 21, 2013

By year closed

YearCasesWith violationsBack wagesWorkers paid
202121$84,4066
201911$30,2625
201610$00
201522$15,4705
201353$71,95216
201221$5,5346
201121$2301
201021$2,85622
200611$00

Your rights in Pinole

The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Pinole 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. 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.

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