Wage and hour cases in Contra Costa County at a glance
Employers in Contra Costa County account for 745 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 538 of which found violations (72%). Employers agreed to pay $14,543,521 in back wages to 10,766 workers, and $671,013 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 2 cases closed with $6,032 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Health Care and Social Assistance ($2,936,771), Construction ($2,546,510), ($2,378,670).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Postal Service | Martinez | Jan 2, 2021 | 2 violations | $58 | 1 | 0 |
| Circle K/Shell | Danville | Dec 31, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Stone | Concord | Dec 31, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Stone | Concord | Dec 31, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cork & Bottle Liquors | Concord | Dec 17, 2020 | 5 violations | $3,671 | 4 | 0 |
| Pacific Stone | Concord | Dec 14, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,344 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill McLean Racing Stables | Richmond | Dec 4, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Mathis Racing Stables | Walnut Creek | Dec 2, 2020 | 17 violations | $8,940 | 10 | 0 |
| San Pablo Tires and Wheels LLC | San Pablo | Nov 28, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alisto Engineering Group | Walnut Creek | Nov 25, 2020 | 3 violations | $2,019 | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Markle Racing Stables | El Cerrito | Nov 25, 2020 | 1 violation | $188 | 1 | 0 |
| Innovex-ERRG Joint Venture Innovex Environmental Management, Inc. | Concord | Nov 17, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USPS United States Post Office | Martinez | Nov 15, 2020 | 1 violation | $1,312 | 1 | 0 |
| McDonalds Murguia Wong Services | San Pablo | Nov 9, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zero Waste Solutions, Inc. | Concord | Oct 10, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USPS United States Postal Service | Martinez | Oct 6, 2020 | 1 violation | $276 | 1 | 0 |
| Grand Gasoline | Pleasant Hill | Sep 29, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USS-POSCO Industries POSCO-California Corporation | Pittsburg | Sep 1, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Good Shepheard of Saint Clare | Brentwood | Aug 12, 2020 | 12 violations repeat | $56,539 | 0 | $581 |
| Good Shepheard of St. Jude | Brentwood | Aug 12, 2020 | 18 violations repeat | $35,796 | 0 | $581 |
| Regina Haven RLNR Enterprises, Inc | Concord | Jul 12, 2020 | 5 violations | $31,419 | 5 | 0 |
| La Calle Haven RLNR Enterprises, Inc | Concord | Jul 12, 2020 | 7 violations | $6,966 | 7 | 0 |
| Granite EXPO Pittsburg | Pittsburg | Jun 8, 2020 | 8 violations | $3,467 | 7 | 0 |
| Zero Waste Solutions, Inc. | Concord | May 16, 2020 | 20 violations | $10,391 | 9 | 0 |
| Victory Fire Protection | Antioch | Apr 13, 2020 | 1 violation | $1,200 | 1 | 0 |
| Kayu, Inc. | Walnut Creek | Mar 25, 2020 | 3 violations | $2,900 | 3 | 0 |
| McDonalds MacD-Antioch, Inc. | Antioch | Mar 3, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 |
| McDonalds MacD-Pittsburg, Inc. | Pittsburg | Mar 3, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 |
| McDonalds M. Pleasant Hill, II Inc. | Pleasant Hill | Mar 3, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,093 |
| McDonalds M. Lafayette, Inc. | Lafayette | Mar 3, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 |
| McDonalds M. Danville, Inc | Danville | Mar 3, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 |
| McDonalds M. Martinez, Inc. | Martinez | Mar 3, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 |
| McDonalds M. Monument, Inc. | Concord | Mar 3, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 |
| McDonalds M. Martinez, Inc. | Martinez | Mar 3, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 |
| McDonalds M. Alcosta, Inc. | San Ramon | Mar 3, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,093 |
| McDonalds M. Balfour, Inc. | Brentwood | Mar 3, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $546 |
| McDonalds M. Baypoint, Inc. | Pittsburg | Mar 3, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $546 |
| McDonalds M. Brentwood, Inc. | Brentwood | Mar 3, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 |
| McDonalds M. Contra Costa, Inc. | Pleasant Hill | Mar 3, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 |
| McDonalds M. Deer Valley, Inc. | Antioch | Mar 3, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $546 |
| McDonalds M. Lone Tree, Inc. | Antioch | Mar 3, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,093 |
| McDonalds M. Lone Tree, Inc. | Antioch | Mar 3, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 |
| McDonalds | Oakley | Mar 3, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 |
| McDonalds M. San Ramon, Inc. | San Ramon | Mar 3, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,639 |
| Medical Forefronts Management Solutions | Walnut Creek | Mar 2, 2020 | 3 violations | $137 | 2 | 0 |
| Abigail's Guest Home | San Ramon | Feb 20, 2020 | 8 violations | $58,309 | 6 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente Hospital | Walnut Creek | Feb 1, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cordial Care Home Inc. | Pleasant Hill | Jan 7, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cold Stone Creamery | San Ramon | Jan 7, 2020 | 14 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,513 |
| The Jungle Concord | Concord | Jan 7, 2020 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,743 |
| McDonald's Mac D Concord, Inc | Concord | Dec 26, 2019 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,158 |
| Dairy Queen | Concord | Dec 10, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tilly's World of Jeans and Tops | Concord | Dec 9, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,842 |
| Foot Locker Foot Locker Retail, Inc. | Concord | Dec 9, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,368 |
| Skechers Skechers USA, Inc. | Concord | Dec 9, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Global Security Management Agency | Antioch | Sep 30, 2019 | 8 violations | $23,857 | 7 | 0 |
| Accent Care Inc. | Concord | Sep 19, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven | Concord | Aug 31, 2019 | 14 violations repeat | $56,541 | 13 | $7,462 |
| 7-Eleven Sanjha Enterprises Inc. | Concord | Aug 31, 2019 | 12 violations repeat | $21,175 | 10 | $2,256 |
| Ramar Foods Ramar International Corporation | Pittsburg | Jun 22, 2019 | 80 violations | $9,577 | 74 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente The Permanente Medical Group | Richmond | May 31, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivieen Bollinger | Walnut Creek | May 3, 2019 | 1 violation | $174 | 1 | 0 |
| Bara Infoware, Inc. | San Ramon | May 1, 2019 | 3 violations | $12,595 | 0 | 0 |
| Wingstop Toliver Inc. II | Richmond | Mar 15, 2019 | 11 violations | $7,918 | 11 | 0 |
| McDonald's M.Sun Valley Inc. | Concord | Mar 10, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,494 |
| Zio Fraedo's Pleasant Hill | Pleasant Hill | Jan 7, 2019 | 13 violations repeat | $108,031 | 9 | $6,163 |
| Sherry's Kitchen | Pleasant Hill | Jan 7, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zio's Pasta Pronto | Pinole | Jan 5, 2019 | 6 violations repeat | $30,262 | 5 | $3,424 |
| Conco Pumping Gonsalves & Santucci, Inc | Concord | Dec 31, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J&T Trucking, Inc. | San Pablo | Dec 20, 2018 | 37 violations | $257,591 | 18 | 0 |
| Buenavista Home At Pepperwood | Hercules | Oct 19, 2018 | 16 violations repeat | $13,589 | 15 | $4,620 |
| Ijeoma Chukwunyelu & Nnamdi Onwuzulike | Brentwood | Oct 16, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comprehensive Psychiatric Services | Walnut Creek | Oct 2, 2018 | 21 violations | $3,316 | 20 | 0 |
| Kelly Moore K-M Industries Holding Company Inc | Antioch | Aug 22, 2018 | 6 violations repeat | $29,428 | 6 | $5,184 |
| Waraner Tree Expert | Concord | Aug 21, 2018 | 16 violations repeat | $84,670 | 16 | 0 |
| First Transit, Inc. | Concord | Aug 4, 2018 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vansandt Plastering | Concord | Jul 25, 2018 | 32 violations | $22,478 | 31 | 0 |
| USS-POSCO Industries | Pittsburg | Jun 19, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guardian Security Agency | Concord | Jun 10, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J C Mora Trucking | Brentwood | Apr 26, 2018 | 208 violations | $143,079 | 199 | $24,048 |
| Global Security Management Agency | Antioch | Apr 24, 2018 | 37 violations | $59,133 | 23 | 0 |
| Hollister Co. | Concord | Dec 23, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,060 |
| Chevron Appalachia | San Ramon | Dec 17, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tutti Frutti | Concord | Dec 12, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,639 |
| The Gap | Concord | Dec 9, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Journey's | Concord | Dec 2, 2017 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $8,825 |
| Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que | Concord | Dec 1, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,874 |
| Bara Infoware & Federal Solutions Group | San Ramon | Oct 30, 2017 | 211 violations | $889,134 | 87 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Concord | Sep 30, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hillcrest Valero | Antioch | Jul 6, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wells Fargo Calling Center Concord California | Concord | May 31, 2017 | 644 violations repeat | $99,763 | 643 | $19,800 |
| Allied Barton | Walnut Creek | Apr 13, 2017 | 1 violation | $102 | 1 | 0 |
| A Precision Driving and Traffic School | San Ramon | Mar 31, 2017 | 2 violations | $795 | 1 | 0 |
| Phoenix Enterprises Anka Behavioral Health, Inc. | Concord | Mar 15, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Cite (CCite) | San Ramon | Feb 27, 2017 | 3 violations | $44,162 | 3 | 0 |
| PLEASANT HILL MANOR | Pleasant Hill | Jan 25, 2017 | 143 violations | $84,750 | 141 | 0 |
| Willy's Bagels & Blend Willy's Bagels and Blends, LLC | Brentwood | Jan 19, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,190 |
| Tender Touch Care Home | Walnut Creek | Jan 1, 2017 | 5 violations repeat | $13,890 | 4 | $1,496 |
| Tender Touch Care Home | Walnut Creek | Jan 1, 2017 | 6 violations repeat | $12,213 | 5 | $1,870 |
| Tender Touch Care Home | Walnut Creek | Jan 1, 2017 | 5 violations repeat | $9,840 | 4 | $1,496 |
Largest back-wage records in Contra Costa County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Health | 1 | $2,378,670 | 3,519 | Jan 22, 2022 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | 15 | $1,025,285 | 504 | Oct 6, 2008 |
| Bara Infoware & Federal Solutions Group | 1 | $889,134 | 87 | Oct 30, 2017 |
| Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | 2 | $773,552 | 1,282 | Dec 31, 2015 |
| Bara Infoware, Inc. | 11 | $586,106 | 37 | May 1, 2019 |
| Subway | 2 | $475,000 | 177 | May 2, 2024 |
| Placement Services | 1 | $335,931 | 8 | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Shell Oil Refinery Martinez | 1 | $318,986 | 281 | Jan 31, 2014 |
| Mountain Mike's Pizza | 6 | $280,314 | 30 | May 31, 2021 |
| J&T Trucking, Inc. | 1 | $257,591 | 18 | Dec 20, 2018 |
| W.T. Cook Construction, Inc. | 1 | $209,541 | 46 | Apr 2, 2006 |
| Lake Alhambra Assisted Living Center | 1 | $152,500 | 32 | Jun 21, 2014 |
| R & N Middleton Residential Care | 5 | $144,921 | 29 | Nov 28, 2013 |
| Longs Drug Stores California, Inc. | 1 | $143,882 | 27 | Oct 19, 2005 |
| J C Mora Trucking | 1 | $143,079 | 199 | Apr 26, 2018 |
| GLCS CAREHOME II | 1 | $142,069 | 13 | Aug 15, 2014 |
| Amazing Home Care | 1 | $120,144 | 6 | May 11, 2021 |
| Paragon Systems, Inc. | 1 | $119,020 | 139 | Mar 25, 2013 |
| NRM Renovations | 1 | $115,678 | 48 | May 21, 2015 |
| IWANACO, Inc. | 1 | $113,057 | 28 | May 31, 2008 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 11 | $90,452 | 74 |
| 2024 | 19 | 14 | $81,378 | 103 |
| 2023 | 22 | 14 | $627,990 | 320 |
| 2022 | 18 | 12 | $2,461,390 | 3,568 |
| 2021 | 29 | 27 | $582,746 | 274 |
| 2020 | 49 | 43 | $224,874 | 61 |
| 2019 | 18 | 16 | $270,130 | 130 |
| 2018 | 13 | 12 | $613,284 | 328 |
| 2017 | 20 | 17 | $1,162,214 | 893 |
| 2016 | 26 | 13 | $118,118 | 26 |
| 2015 | 51 | 35 | $761,019 | 791 |
| 2014 | 46 | 42 | $1,932,605 | 1,260 |
| 2013 | 59 | 47 | $914,840 | 405 |
| 2012 | 67 | 47 | $629,955 | 337 |
| 2011 | 43 | 28 | $334,707 | 184 |
| 2010 | 34 | 23 | $209,473 | 196 |
| 2009 | 33 | 19 | $325,666 | 132 |
| 2008 | 61 | 36 | $1,834,969 | 611 |
| 2007 | 51 | 29 | $367,888 | 297 |
| 2006 | 28 | 24 | $516,290 | 404 |
| 2005 | 27 | 16 | $257,055 | 124 |
| 2004 | 15 | 10 | $154,591 | 102 |
Cities in Contra Costa County with cases
- Walnut Creek103 cases, $3,636,823
- San Ramon75 cases, $3,033,687
- Concord169 cases, $2,250,983
- Brentwood42 cases, $1,360,669
- Antioch65 cases, $793,892
- Martinez32 cases, $627,686
- Pleasant Hill46 cases, $623,741
- Richmond46 cases, $386,859
- Danville28 cases, $366,746
- Pittsburg39 cases, $361,516
- San Pablo21 cases, $326,154
- Lafayette26 cases, $231,884
- Pinole18 cases, $210,710
- Hercules7 cases, $163,639
- Oakley20 cases, $114,566
- El Cerrito6 cases, $53,966
- Rodeo2 cases, $0
Your rights in Contra Costa County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa 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.