Wage and hour cases in Alameda County at a glance
Employers in Alameda County account for 1,127 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 842 of which found violations (75%). Employers agreed to pay $27,551,508 in back wages to 17,996 workers, and $867,864 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 2 cases closed with $11,814 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Health Care and Social Assistance ($6,023,671), Transportation and Warehousing ($4,092,159), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ($3,427,905).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zapt Movers | Hayward | Jun 9, 2026 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAR TECH LLC | Fremont | Dec 18, 2025 | 2 violations | $11,814 | 1 | $887 |
| Golden Yard Inc | Hayward | Aug 31, 2025 | 12 violations repeat | $62,851 | 12 | 0 |
| Ohana Home Health Care Services | Dublin | May 8, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EdTheory LLC | Pleasanton | Mar 31, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penumbra | Alameda | Mar 11, 2025 | 10 violations | $57,246 | 9 | 0 |
| California Sierra Express, Inc. | Hayward | Mar 9, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C&J Cox Corp/ Bayarea Oil Ops. Mgmt. Inc. | Pleasanton | Mar 7, 2025 | 126 violations | $289,731 | 125 | 0 |
| Barrera Interventions | Hayward | Mar 5, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prime Fencing Academy | Dublin | Mar 3, 2025 | 7 violations repeat | $25,953 | 3 | $1,584 |
| University of CA Office of the Presidency | Oakland | Feb 26, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Transit Alameda Contra-Costa Transit District | Oakland | Feb 6, 2025 | 2 violations | $479 | 1 | 0 |
| Elmwood Care Center | Berkeley | Feb 5, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Church's Texas Chicken | Oakland | Dec 31, 2024 | 58 violations repeat | $39,432 | 40 | $9,054 |
| Blackhound Equestrian | Castro Valley | Nov 20, 2024 | 5 violations repeat | $27,453 | 4 | $2,816 |
| Telecare Corporation | Alameda | Oct 23, 2024 | 3 violations | $535 | 2 | 0 |
| Escuela Bilingue Internacional | Emeryville | Aug 23, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Chef | Fremont | Jul 31, 2024 | 8 violations | $1,175 | 1 | 0 |
| New Bellevue Manor Universal Family Care Corporation | Hayward | Jul 19, 2024 | 7 violations repeat | $6,805 | 6 | $4,998 |
| Back In Shape Landscape & Maintenance Corp | Berkeley | Jul 1, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Great Expectation Residential Care Home LLC | Oakland | Jun 14, 2024 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Proactive Logistics LLC | Pleasanton | Jun 3, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angry Fish Sushi Inc. | San Leandro | May 22, 2024 | 34 violations repeat | $21,937 | 24 | $5,934 |
| Posh Bagel | Fremont | May 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debbie's Home Away From Home III | Oakland | Mar 19, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Love N' Care III STEW'S LOVE 'N' CARE, INC. | Oakland | Mar 19, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Hope Residential Care Facility | Hayward | Mar 11, 2024 | 2 violations | $22,984 | 1 | 0 |
| HEIWA Growth House | Hayward | Mar 11, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G & C Residential Services LLC | Oakland | Mar 6, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dee & DJ'S Adult Residential Facility | Oakland | Mar 5, 2024 | 3 violations | $5,521 | 2 | 0 |
| JM SPA | Oakland | Mar 5, 2024 | 12 violations | $1,002 | 11 | 0 |
| AC Transit Alameda Costa County Transit District | Oakland | Mar 4, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bordon Homes A S & P Corporation | Union City | Feb 25, 2024 | 13 violations repeat | $219,555 | 12 | $10,296 |
| B & H Bakery Distributors | Hayward | Feb 6, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District | Oakland | Jan 24, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IYASARE Restaurant | Berkeley | Jan 18, 2024 | 21 violations repeat | $5,465 | 20 | $3,772 |
| PepsiCo | Hayward | Dec 31, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Hills School Castro Valley | Castro Valley | Dec 28, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fat Chance Entertainment, Inc. | Livermore | Dec 13, 2023 | 23 violations repeat | $3,713 | 22 | $980 |
| Sauced- Livermore Fat Chance Entertainment, Inc. | Livermore | Dec 13, 2023 | 5 violations repeat | $1,037 | 4 | 0 |
| Wendy's Eastbay Equities Inc. | Livermore | Dec 8, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Columbus Craft Meats | Hayward | Nov 17, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevron Harjas Petroleum Incorporated | Union City | Oct 27, 2023 | 17 violations repeat | $87,085 | 11 | $8,877 |
| Chevron H&O Sahota Petroleum Inc | Livermore | Oct 27, 2023 | 8 violations repeat | $3,032 | 7 | $5,649 |
| City of Oakland PD | Oakland | Oct 18, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allegiant Inc. Allegiant Final Mile, LLC | Livermore | Oct 10, 2023 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick the Greek Dublin Greek Eats, LLC | Dublin | Sep 26, 2023 | 3 violations | $85 | 2 | 0 |
| BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse | Dublin | Sep 21, 2023 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusk | Oakland | Aug 8, 2023 | 10 violations | $19,133 | 6 | 0 |
| Northern California Nail Company | Livermore | Aug 5, 2023 | 158 violations repeat | $962,220 | 156 | $56,315 |
| Formfactor, Inc | Livermore | Jul 14, 2023 | 2 violations | $170,000 | 1 | 0 |
| Sound Image Production Southern California Sound Image, INC. | Hayward | Jul 5, 2023 | 27 violations | $14,394 | 16 | 0 |
| RoundTable Pizza | Hayward | Jun 30, 2023 | 9 violations | $1,056 | 9 | 0 |
| RoundTable Pizza Livermore | Livermore | Jun 30, 2023 | 7 violations | $165 | 6 | 0 |
| GS Cosmeceutical USA, Inc. | Livermore | Jun 29, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $964 |
| Intelliswift, Inc. | Newark | Jun 25, 2023 | 2 violations | $8,280 | 1 | 0 |
| Lincoln Retirement Villa | Fremont | Jun 23, 2023 | 21 violations repeat | $68,672 | 20 | $8,330 |
| Oasis Palace | Newark | Jun 8, 2023 | 7 violations repeat | $23,400 | 6 | $4,998 |
| Sunbelt Controls | Pleasanton | Jun 4, 2023 | 6 violations | $1,984 | 4 | 0 |
| Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits | Oakland | May 21, 2023 | 23 violations repeat | $39,827 | 15 | $133,209 |
| Skyline Studios | Oakland | May 17, 2023 | 2 violations | $5,095 | 2 | 0 |
| Piedmont Grocery Piedmont Grocery Company | Oakland | Apr 22, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $27,248 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Berkeley | Apr 19, 2023 | 8 violations repeat | $803 | 7 | $7,122 |
| Eden Housing Inc. | Hayward | Apr 13, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Ohana Home | Oakland | Apr 12, 2023 | 24 violations | $160,887 | 22 | 0 |
| Pizza Italia Pizza Experts. Inc. | Fremont | Apr 5, 2023 | 9 violations repeat | $40,158 | 4 | $4,148 |
| Natures Organic Ice Cream | Fremont | Mar 26, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $554 |
| California Craft Beer | Fremont | Mar 22, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Webcor Builders Webcor Construction, LP | Alameda | Mar 14, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Cash Express Populus Financial Group | San Leandro | Jan 5, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | Livermore | Dec 21, 2022 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leticia Velasco dba Holly Angels Caregiving | Hayward | Dec 19, 2022 | 5 violations | $62,343 | 4 | 0 |
| Weee, Inc | Fremont | Dec 19, 2022 | 29 violations | $21,092 | 14 | 0 |
| Weee, Inc | Fremont | Dec 19, 2022 | 17 violations | $16,642 | 8 | 0 |
| Cross Ocean Technologies, Inc | Hayward | Dec 9, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Concentri Concentrix Corporation | Fremont | Nov 21, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Hayward | Oct 28, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aging In Place Home Health | Pleasanton | Oct 13, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P&R Residential Care for the Elderly | Union City | Oct 6, 2022 | 11 violations repeat | $23,580 | 10 | $8,310 |
| Kokolo Donburi | Berkeley | Oct 1, 2022 | 69 violations | $27,838 | 68 | 0 |
| Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation | Oakland | Sep 29, 2022 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best Living Care | San Leandro | Sep 12, 2022 | 218 violations repeat | $297,885 | 138 | $111,366 |
| AllCells | Alameda | Jul 21, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepe's Foods | Hayward | Jun 1, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nitya Software Solutions | Fremont | May 30, 2022 | 2 violations | $10,302 | 1 | 0 |
| Advantage Technical Resources, Inc. | San Leandro | May 8, 2022 | 1 violation | $83 | 1 | 0 |
| California Department of Transportation | Oakland | May 1, 2022 | 2 violations | $2,284 | 1 | 0 |
| Grillscapes | Dublin | Apr 19, 2022 | 5 violations | $3,748 | 4 | 0 |
| Bay Area Community Health | Fremont | Apr 18, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Betts Suds Machine-Car Wash | Oakland | Mar 15, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Creative Living Solutions Inc | Union City | Mar 13, 2022 | 25 violations repeat | $186,736 | 23 | $17,227 |
| Napa Valley Surgery Center Washington Outpatient Surgery Center, LLC | Fremont | Mar 13, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plate Line Framers Inc | Livermore | Jan 27, 2022 | 2 violations | $2,000 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramirez Roofing | Oakland | Jan 12, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crepevine Restaurant (Burlingame) | Berkeley | Dec 15, 2021 | 21 violations repeat | $57,559 | 20 | $14,425 |
| Crepevine Restaurant (Burlingame) | Oakland | Dec 15, 2021 | 16 violations repeat | $39,024 | 15 | $10,098 |
| Foundation Repair of California | Livermore | Dec 15, 2021 | 14 violations | $6,525 | 5 | 0 |
| Manos Home Care | Oakland | Nov 29, 2021 | 1 violation | $290 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry's Tire Express, Inc. | Hayward | Nov 23, 2021 | 4 violations repeat | $115,460 | 3 | $1,851 |
| All Com Electric | Pleasanton | Nov 14, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Alameda County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lange Trucking, Inc. | 4 | $1,982,137 | 520 | Jan 31, 2013 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 9 | $1,685,824 | 1,682 | Dec 21, 2022 |
| National Consolidated Couriers, Inc | 1 | $1,448,275 | 336 | Feb 1, 2015 |
| Alameda County Medical Center | 4 | $1,159,506 | 2,000 | May 11, 2011 |
| Northern California Nail Company | 1 | $962,220 | 156 | Aug 5, 2023 |
| New United Motors Manufacturing Inc | 1 | $862,285 | 3,672 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| University of California | 1 | $746,746 | 0 | Dec 31, 2016 |
| NOVA Commercial Company, Inc. | 3 | $709,496 | 316 | Jun 12, 2010 |
| Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 1 | $601,053 | 194 | Sep 30, 2017 |
| DELTA PRODCUTS CORPORATION | 1 | $534,254 | 79 | Nov 30, 2015 |
| V5 Systems | 1 | $525,368 | 56 | May 3, 2020 |
| Dynamex (T-FORCE) | 1 | $492,500 | 401 | Feb 10, 2019 |
| Bordon Homes | 3 | $430,936 | 30 | Feb 25, 2024 |
| TriNet | 4 | $377,637 | 164 | Jul 18, 2019 |
| Chateau Pleasanton | 2 | $317,695 | 18 | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Best Living Care | 1 | $297,885 | 138 | Sep 12, 2022 |
| C&J Cox Corp/ Bayarea Oil Ops. Mgmt. Inc. | 1 | $289,731 | 125 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| I2a Technologies | 1 | $261,866 | 23 | Nov 2, 2015 |
| Jack in the Bo | 9 | $243,534 | 194 | Aug 23, 2019 |
| Chefs Express Chinese Cuisine Inc. | 1 | $241,065 | 53 | Jan 15, 2020 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 7 | $448,074 | 151 |
| 2024 | 23 | 16 | $351,864 | 123 |
| 2023 | 34 | 29 | $1,611,026 | 321 |
| 2022 | 24 | 18 | $654,533 | 273 |
| 2021 | 29 | 21 | $504,608 | 189 |
| 2020 | 66 | 61 | $1,892,006 | 406 |
| 2019 | 24 | 21 | $1,177,438 | 696 |
| 2018 | 10 | 6 | $30,340 | 87 |
| 2017 | 49 | 39 | $1,564,010 | 484 |
| 2016 | 43 | 31 | $1,074,058 | 183 |
| 2015 | 68 | 58 | $3,278,491 | 727 |
| 2014 | 83 | 62 | $653,289 | 405 |
| 2013 | 94 | 76 | $3,418,963 | 1,302 |
| 2012 | 121 | 91 | $1,507,902 | 626 |
| 2011 | 77 | 54 | $838,344 | 597 |
| 2010 | 65 | 49 | $604,928 | 316 |
| 2009 | 47 | 38 | $604,276 | 522 |
| 2008 | 72 | 44 | $1,071,275 | 552 |
| 2007 | 55 | 35 | $2,445,430 | 6,447 |
| 2006 | 41 | 26 | $1,626,051 | 1,212 |
| 2005 | 53 | 33 | $1,049,528 | 1,746 |
| 2004 | 26 | 20 | $1,057,082 | 581 |
Cities in Alameda County with cases
- Oakland279 cases, $6,601,740
- Fremont176 cases, $4,854,603
- Pleasanton78 cases, $3,211,690
- Hayward140 cases, $3,049,211
- San Leandro73 cases, $2,840,460
- Livermore122 cases, $2,695,401
- Union City57 cases, $1,635,133
- Newark27 cases, $717,338
- Berkeley62 cases, $578,724
- Dublin33 cases, $387,755
- Castro Valley15 cases, $334,256
- Alameda26 cases, $300,154
- San Lorenzo8 cases, $191,837
- Emeryville23 cases, $98,790
- Albany7 cases, $54,416
- Sunol1 cases, $0
Your rights in Alameda County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Alameda County 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 Alameda County 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.