Wage and hour cases in Riverside at a glance
Employers in Riverside account for 286 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 193 of which found violations (67%). Employers agreed to pay $5,906,702 in back wages to 3,792 workers, and $1,040,982 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 2 cases closed with $250,310 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Construction ($2,214,535), Health Care and Social Assistance ($1,269,087), Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services ($810,675).
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| Employer | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elegant Design Elegant Design Cabinetry, Inc. | Jul 3, 2010 | 101 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smart & Final | Jun 6, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelludy Enterprises Inc | Apr 17, 2010 | 17 violations | $36,941 | 12 | 0 |
| Stronghold Engineering, Inc. | Mar 31, 2010 | 23 violations | $69,259 | 21 | 0 |
| Valero KDM Enterprises | Feb 14, 2010 | 5 violations | $316 | 5 | 0 |
| Project Development | Dec 5, 2009 | 9 violations | $2,040 | 8 | 0 |
| Prompt Trucking/Cross Country, LLC | Oct 29, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete Coach Works D/T Carson Enterprises, Inc | Oct 8, 2009 | 2 violations | $146 | 1 | 0 |
| Figueroa Wall System Inc | Oct 6, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Hays Construction Inc | Oct 4, 2009 | 2 violations | $162 | 1 | 0 |
| Campus Dental Group | Jul 19, 2009 | 10 violations | $4,513 | 9 | 0 |
| Ralphs Ralphs Grocery Company | Jul 16, 2009 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Corporation | May 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laws Restaurant Grill Bar | Apr 28, 2009 | 15 violations repeat | $16,360 | 14 | $5,236 |
| Ceed Security Services | Apr 21, 2009 | 38 violations repeat | $7,344 | 36 | $16,830 |
| Capital Towing/German Car Services | Apr 20, 2009 | 3 violations | $5,999 | 2 | 0 |
| Riverside County Office of Education | Mar 13, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon's Diner | Jan 13, 2009 | 12 violations | $6,872 | 11 | 0 |
| Walden Structures | Nov 29, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FS Commercial Landscape, Inc. | Nov 12, 2008 | 145 violations repeat | $7,575 | 63 | $11,781 |
| Nature Tech Landscaping | Oct 22, 2008 | 57 violations | $55,950 | 54 | 0 |
| Dhalla Orthopedic Center | May 7, 2008 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senior Living Community at Riverside | Apr 26, 2008 | 24 violations | $2,166 | 23 | 0 |
| Rock Hard Transportation | Apr 23, 2008 | 79 violations repeat | $65,000 | 78 | $14,025 |
| Delta Grading, Inc. | Feb 1, 2008 | 22 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $18,700 |
| California Citrus California Citrus Cooperative | Jan 15, 2008 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mercado Drywall Jesus Valdivia Mercado DBA Mercado Drywall | Dec 28, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCR Plumbing, Inc. | Sep 20, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z-Best Concrete, Inc. | Sep 19, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | Aug 4, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALLCLEAN BUILDING MAINTENANCE | Jul 21, 2007 | 19 violations | $44,127 | 19 | 0 |
| Golden West FLC Golden West Farm Labor Contractor, Inc | Jun 29, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBM Construction , Inc. | Jun 4, 2007 | 73 violations | $72,038 | 72 | 0 |
| M & M Plumbing, Inc. | May 29, 2007 | 142 violations | $148,891 | 141 | 0 |
| Pretzelmaker Riverside P&K, Inc. | May 8, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Creative Outdoor Advertising | Apr 22, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trilussa | Apr 15, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castle Park Festival Fun Parks LLC | Apr 9, 2007 | 27 violations | 0 | 0 | $24,090 |
| Farmer Boys Empire Foods, Inc. | Apr 1, 2007 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,228 |
| Provider Contract Food Service LLC | Mar 31, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paradise Pool Services | Feb 13, 2007 | 21 violations | $32,972 | 16 | 0 |
| Ralphs Grocery Company | Nov 3, 2006 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pure Service Pure Service Corporation | Oct 31, 2006 | 239 violations | $102,344 | 119 | 0 |
| Shane Plumbing | Oct 4, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Complete Coach Works D/T Carson Enterprises, Inc. | Oct 3, 2006 | 16 violations | $42,375 | 15 | 0 |
| Citrus & Citrus | Aug 28, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Banner Company | Aug 10, 2006 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,325 |
| Western Structures West Coast Structures, Inc. | Aug 1, 2006 | 89 violations | $150,000 | 88 | 0 |
| Magnolia Pool Supply, Inc. | Jul 31, 2006 | 4 violations | $56,859 | 1 | $5,000 |
| Target Store | Jul 25, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Target Target Corporation | Jun 22, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Downtown Supper Club | Jun 15, 2006 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F.S. Commercial Landscaping | Mar 27, 2006 | 30 violations | $26,852 | 30 | 0 |
| Champion Corporate Construction Services, Inc | Mar 27, 2006 | 27 violations | $26,477 | 27 | 0 |
| Golden West FLC Golden West Farm Labor Contractor, Inc | Mar 16, 2006 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,050 |
| ALLCLEAN BUILDING MAINTENANCE | Mar 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charter Communications | Dec 12, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Western Telephone Inc. | Sep 30, 2005 | 11 violations | $30,201 | 11 | 0 |
| Western Payphone Network Inc. | Sep 30, 2005 | 9 violations | $19,627 | 9 | 0 |
| Telemex International | Sep 30, 2005 | 6 violations | $4,164 | 6 | 0 |
| RockHard Transporation, Inc. | Aug 28, 2005 | 8 violations | $4,121 | 7 | 0 |
| Brannis Electic, Inc. | Jul 22, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Little Emperor Restaurant | May 20, 2005 | 6 violations | $1,736 | 5 | 0 |
| Stronghold Engineering, Inc. | May 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Line Concrete Cutting | Apr 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Probation Department | Apr 6, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Excalibur Maintenance Service | Mar 4, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All America Advanced Security, Inc. | Feb 16, 2005 | 5 violations | $14,899 | 3 | 0 |
| Gless Ranch | Jan 28, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Concrete Material Transport | Jan 14, 2005 | 20 violations | $10,533 | 19 | 0 |
| Riverside County Sheriff's Department | Dec 2, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inoovative Electric Consulting, Inc | Oct 22, 2004 | 13 violations | $17,763 | 10 | 0 |
| Transportation Concepts | Oct 12, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Banner Company | Sep 14, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Coast Concrete Construction | Jul 23, 2004 | 25 violations | $62,571 | 24 | 0 |
| Dragon House | May 26, 2004 | 9 violations repeat | $2,039 | 8 | $1,496 |
| JFP JFP Company | May 18, 2004 | 38 violations | $24,147 | 38 | 0 |
| Ultra Clean | May 10, 2004 | 8 violations | $2,268 | 6 | 0 |
| CTM Homecare Product, Inc. | May 9, 2004 | 9 violations | $1,429 | 8 | 0 |
| Delta Grading/Three Way Construction | Aug 25, 2003 | 15 violations repeat | $37,065 | 15 | $6,715 |
| Walden Construction Inc. | Feb 7, 2003 | 45 violations | $150,000 | 44 | 0 |
| Diamond West Development Jeffrey Horne dba Diamond West Development | not stated | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Advanced Car Stereo REM Cyber Compliance Solutions | not stated | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherman Indian High School | not stated | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dapper Dine and Lounge | not stated | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brothers Towing of Riverside | not stated | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Riverside
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VNA California | 1 | $636,425 | 99 | Oct 8, 2015 |
| West Coast Drywall & Paint | 4 | $450,443 | 1,093 | Mar 28, 2019 |
| King Construction | 1 | $348,243 | 29 | Dec 18, 2011 |
| Solutions Group International | 1 | $333,451 | 70 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Mr. You Express Chinese Food | 1 | $243,234 | 12 | May 3, 2025 |
| Tomlinson Community Care Home | 1 | $240,345 | 16 | Apr 15, 2024 |
| Mota's Floorcovering Inc. | 1 | $229,358 | 127 | Mar 30, 2015 |
| Liberty Towing Inc | 1 | $218,984 | 32 | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Stronghold Engineering, Inc. | 4 | $206,686 | 65 | Feb 16, 2013 |
| Sierra Pines Guest Home | 1 | $196,532 | 12 | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Western Structures | 2 | $161,051 | 113 | May 27, 2017 |
| Walden Construction Inc. | 1 | $150,000 | 44 | Feb 7, 2003 |
| M & M Plumbing, Inc. | 1 | $148,891 | 141 | May 29, 2007 |
| Carnegie Schools of Riverside | 1 | $134,046 | 75 | Jun 15, 2018 |
| Janitorial Solutions dba Capitol Cleaning | 1 | $119,938 | 108 | May 24, 2012 |
| Pure Service | 1 | $102,344 | 119 | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Exact Leak Detection Inc | 1 | $102,134 | 13 | Oct 28, 2017 |
| RBM Construction , Inc. | 1 | $72,038 | 72 | Jun 4, 2007 |
| USA Wall System Inc. | 1 | $67,288 | 29 | Nov 23, 2013 |
| Super Happy Buffet | 1 | $65,705 | 10 | Jun 11, 2018 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $250,310 | 57 |
| 2025 | 10 | 9 | $550,481 | 112 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | $589,721 | 105 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | $2,812 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | $16,749 | 21 |
| 2021 | 15 | 10 | $65,258 | 56 |
| 2020 | 11 | 7 | $25,440 | 21 |
| 2019 | 13 | 9 | $70,598 | 85 |
| 2018 | 17 | 15 | $279,712 | 200 |
| 2017 | 14 | 11 | $162,554 | 72 |
| 2016 | 12 | 11 | $99,445 | 19 |
| 2015 | 12 | 8 | $1,380,515 | 1,285 |
| 2014 | 20 | 13 | $111,868 | 131 |
| 2013 | 15 | 10 | $248,225 | 103 |
| 2012 | 26 | 12 | $237,265 | 336 |
| 2011 | 8 | 5 | $424,432 | 76 |
| 2010 | 15 | 9 | $131,692 | 68 |
| 2009 | 13 | 9 | $43,436 | 82 |
| 2008 | 8 | 7 | $130,691 | 218 |
| 2007 | 15 | 8 | $298,028 | 248 |
| 2006 | 15 | 11 | $404,907 | 280 |
| 2005 | 14 | 7 | $85,281 | 60 |
| 2004 | 9 | 6 | $110,217 | 94 |
Your rights in Riverside
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Riverside 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 Riverside 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.