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Twentynine Palms Wage and Hour Cases

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

Every Wage and Hour Division case closed against employers in Twentynine Palms since 2004: 24 cases, $254,614 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 Twentynine Palms at a glance

Employers in Twentynine Palms account for 24 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 12 of which found violations (50%). Employers agreed to pay $254,614 in back wages to 252 workers, and $0 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 Construction ($152,556), Transportation and Warehousing ($68,992), Utilities ($25,673).

All cases, newest first

24 cases.

EmployerCase closedFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenalties
Morongo Basin Community Health CenterApr 10, 2025no violations found000
MTC Transportation
Mark W. Clemons - Sole Proprietorship
Jan 15, 2019no violations found000
Major Contracting ServicesNov 4, 2018no violations found000
Homeland Security SolutionsApr 20, 20182 violations$1,16220
MCCS (Marine Corps Community Services)Aug 10, 2017no violations found000
MTC TransportationApr 30, 20173 violations$6,23120
MTC Transportation
Mark W Clemons MTC Transportation
Sep 15, 2016195 violations$68,9921560
The Severson Group, LLC.Aug 7, 2015no violations found000
Cubic Applications, Inc.Nov 27, 2012no violations found000
Naval HospitalAug 20, 2012no violations found000
PROCAL Electric, Inc.Feb 5, 201211 violations$3,818110
JT Automotive
Desert Cities Automotive Group, Inc.
Sep 2, 2011no violations found000
Clark Construction
Clark Consruction Company
Feb 1, 2011no violations found000
L.T. ElectricNov 14, 201016 violations$45,054150
Lincoln Military Housing
LPC Pendleton Quantico PM, Inc.
Jul 26, 20101 violation000
Van Dyke Corporation, Inc.Mar 6, 201024 violations$25,673190
9 Palms FencingMar 6, 20105 violations$7,56620
Hi Desert Industrial Electric (HDIE)Feb 24, 20103 violations$55320
Jack in the BoSep 15, 2009no violations found000
Engineering Support Personnel (ESP)May 14, 2008no violations found000
Allied Container SystemsAug 28, 2007no violations found000
Hunt Building Company, Ltd.Feb 26, 20075 violations$1,23240
LSI Engineering, Inc.Oct 15, 200660 violations$93,627380
Leon Construction, Inc. c/o: Burns & McDonnelApr 29, 20061 violation$70610

Largest back-wage records in Twentynine Palms

EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers paidLatest
LSI Engineering, Inc.1$93,62738Oct 15, 2006
MTC Transportation3$75,223158Jan 15, 2019
L.T. Electric1$45,05415Nov 14, 2010
Van Dyke Corporation, Inc.1$25,67319Mar 6, 2010
9 Palms Fencing1$7,5662Mar 6, 2010
PROCAL Electric, Inc.1$3,81811Feb 5, 2012
Hunt Building Company, Ltd.1$1,2324Feb 26, 2007
Homeland Security Solutions1$1,1622Apr 20, 2018
Leon Construction, Inc. c/o: Burns & McDonnel1$7061Apr 29, 2006
Hi Desert Industrial Electric (HDIE)1$5532Feb 24, 2010
The Severson Group, LLC.1$00Aug 7, 2015
Jack in the Bo1$00Sep 15, 2009
Morongo Basin Community Health Center1$00Apr 10, 2025
MCCS (Marine Corps Community Services)1$00Aug 10, 2017
Cubic Applications, Inc.1$00Nov 27, 2012
Engineering Support Personnel (ESP)1$00May 14, 2008
JT Automotive1$00Sep 2, 2011
Major Contracting Services1$00Nov 4, 2018
Lincoln Military Housing1$00Jul 26, 2010
Naval Hospital1$00Aug 20, 2012

By year closed

YearCasesWith violationsBack wagesWorkers paid
202510$00
201910$00
201821$1,1622
201721$6,2312
201611$68,992156
201510$00
201231$3,81811
201120$00
201055$78,84638
200910$00
200810$00
200721$1,2324
200622$94,33339

Your rights in Twentynine Palms

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