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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Fund Raising Services, Inc. | Concord | Nov 15, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All-Pro Maintenance | Pittsburg | Nov 12, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Coast Landscape Pacific Coast Landscape Management, Inc | Brentwood | Oct 5, 2010 | 41 violations | $64,077 | 40 | 0 |
| ABM Janitorial Services--Northern California | San Ramon | Oct 1, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felipe's Care Home | Danville | Sep 30, 2010 | 20 violations | $33,600 | 10 | 0 |
| Sushi Ozura EJB Investment, Inc. | Concord | Sep 23, 2010 | 8 violations | $6,484 | 5 | 0 |
| Miraku Japanese Restaurant | Walnut Creek | Aug 26, 2010 | 11 violations | $1,875 | 10 | 0 |
| Diablo Car Wash Pine Hollow Enterprise., Inc. | Concord | Aug 26, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanchez Landscaping and Gardening | Pinole | Aug 24, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Straw Hat Pizza Listek Enterprises Inc. | Antioch | Aug 10, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $990 |
| Round Table Pizza Round Table Development Company Inc. | Concord | Aug 10, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Coast Drilling, Inc. | Hercules | Jul 21, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Industrial Railways Company | Pinole | Jul 17, 2010 | 31 violations | $2,856 | 22 | 0 |
| Kiewit Pacific Co. | Concord | Jul 9, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contra Costa County Sheriff Department | Martinez | Jul 7, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Universal Building Services Supply Co. | Richmond | Jun 19, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta Grinding Delta Grinding Company, Inc. | Antioch | Jun 9, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Sandwiches & Salads Horizon MZS Corporation dba Subway Sandwiches | Pittsburg | Jun 1, 2010 | 28 violations | $16,815 | 12 | 0 |
| Subway Sandwiches & Salads | Walnut Creek | Jun 1, 2010 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiara Consulting Services, Inc. | San Ramon | May 31, 2010 | 1 violation | $6,957 | 1 | 0 |
| Pacor Food International | Antioch | May 10, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Superior Super Mercados | Pittsburg | May 9, 2010 | 70 violations | $7,660 | 67 | $2,640 |
| Pacific Oriental Market | Antioch | Apr 18, 2010 | 3 violations | $9,425 | 1 | 0 |
| Mangetsu Japanese Cuisine | Brentwood | Apr 13, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCITE Computer Cite | San Ramon | Mar 5, 2010 | 1 violation | $246 | 1 | 0 |
| Costplus Cost Plus, Inc. | Walnut Creek | Feb 25, 2010 | 2 violations | $54 | 2 | 0 |
| Walnut Creek Car Wash | Walnut Creek | Feb 2, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Windsor Rosewood Care Center | Pleasant Hill | Dec 8, 2009 | 19 violations | $96,084 | 18 | 0 |
| Innovative Technology Solutions, Inc. | Walnut Creek | Dec 3, 2009 | 28 violations | $63,905 | 28 | 0 |
| Arco AM PM -Oakley J & Z Petroleum Inc. & A & K Petroleum Inc. | Oakley | Sep 20, 2009 | 15 violations | $2,903 | 15 | 0 |
| Bank of the West | Concord | Aug 17, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MS Environmental Solutions | Concord | Aug 14, 2009 | 11 violations | $7,309 | 6 | 0 |
| DAWN Foundation | Danville | Aug 4, 2009 | 2 violations | $9,649 | 1 | 0 |
| Pacific Stone | Concord | Aug 4, 2009 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D & S Body Shop | San Ramon | Aug 2, 2009 | 15 violations repeat | $18,004 | 15 | 0 |
| Mt. Diablo Unified School District | Concord | Jul 16, 2009 | 2 violations | $1,173 | 1 | 0 |
| In-Young Management | Pittsburg | Jul 10, 2009 | 1 violation | $1,666 | 1 | 0 |
| Subway Store | Brentwood | Jul 9, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ResCare Home Care | Lafayette | Jun 30, 2009 | 20 violations | $27,344 | 20 | 0 |
| Rocco's Ristorante & Pizzeria | Walnut Creek | Jun 30, 2009 | 7 violations | $8,013 | 6 | 0 |
| L & L Hawaiian Barbecue | Pleasant Hill | Jun 23, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| County Square Market | Pleasant Hill | May 19, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brothers Detail Center | Concord | Apr 24, 2009 | 5 violations | $238 | 4 | 0 |
| Walnut Creek Car Wash | Walnut Creek | Apr 24, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Better Chance Industries/ABC Industries | San Pablo | Apr 23, 2009 | 70 violations | $16,768 | 0 | 0 |
| Lafayette Car Wash | Lafayette | Apr 15, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamorinda Auto Detailing | Lafayette | Apr 14, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshalls Store | Antioch | Apr 9, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venture Softnet | Pleasant Hill | Apr 6, 2009 | 5 violations | $33,812 | 4 | 0 |
| Golden State Materials | Pleasant Hill | Mar 18, 2009 | 12 violations | $38,491 | 11 | 0 |
| Hartrman Studios | Richmond | Mar 16, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Carnelian | Walnut Creek | Mar 10, 2009 | 37 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenden 16 Theaters Brenden Theatre Corporation | Pittsburg | Mar 9, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foot Locker Foot Locker Retail, Inc. | Antioch | Mar 9, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Century 14 Downtown Walnut Creek | Walnut Creek | Feb 22, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orange Julius | Antioch | Feb 17, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wetzel Pretzel SRT Enterprises, Inc. | Antioch | Feb 16, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Park Avenue Walk In Clinic | Concord | Feb 9, 2009 | 1 violation | $157 | 1 | 0 |
| McDonald's M. Sun Valley, inc. | Concord | Jan 27, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lafayette Smog Center | Lafayette | Jan 11, 2009 | 2 violations | $150 | 1 | 0 |
| Teen Challenge of East Bay Inc. Team Challenge Int'l Northern Califor/Nevada | Concord | Dec 31, 2008 | 6 violations | $10,034 | 6 | 0 |
| Fudruckers Daratel Ltd, Inc. | Concord | Dec 28, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trinity Valero | Antioch | Dec 18, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Shank & Chevron | Brentwood | Dec 11, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Popeye's EBR Investments Inc. | Pittsburg | Dec 3, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken | Pittsburg | Dec 2, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | Pittsburg | Dec 1, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De Anza Garden Management Company | Pittsburg | Nov 30, 2008 | 3 violations | $2,920 | 3 | 0 |
| Carl's Jr. JAMK Investments, Inc. | Pittsburg | Nov 25, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Janus Corporation | Concord | Nov 23, 2008 | 22 violations | $6,637 | 20 | 0 |
| John Muir Hospital | Walnut Creek | Nov 23, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamorinda Auto Detailing | Lafayette | Nov 17, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bara Infoware, Inc. | San Ramon | Oct 24, 2008 | 2 violations | $8,010 | 1 | 0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | Oct 6, 2008 | 26 violations | $15,926 | 17 | 0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | Oct 6, 2008 | 15 violations | $9,052 | 5 | 0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | Oct 5, 2008 | 40 violations | $38,665 | 20 | 0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | Sep 30, 2008 | 251 violations | $439,117 | 108 | 0 |
| Subway Sandwich Store | Antioch | Sep 30, 2008 | 1 violation | $5,052 | 1 | 0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | Sep 30, 2008 | 8 violations | $5,046 | 3 | 0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | Sep 30, 2008 | 8 violations | $5,000 | 7 | 0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | Sep 20, 2008 | 49 violations | $59,188 | 20 | 0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | Sep 20, 2008 | 35 violations | $45,249 | 17 | 0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | Sep 20, 2008 | 21 violations | $19,462 | 7 | 0 |
| Bara Infoware, Inc. | San Ramon | Sep 19, 2008 | 9 violations | $2,503 | 8 | 0 |
| Empire Buffet Lin Empire Buffet, Inc. | San Pablo | Sep 17, 2008 | 9 violations | $4,616 | 5 | 0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | Sep 12, 2008 | 238 violations | $292,159 | 108 | 0 |
| Subway Sandwich Phoenix MZS Corporation | Antioch | Aug 29, 2008 | 12 violations | $7,492 | 11 | 0 |
| The Jungle Leisure Planet Inc. | Concord | Aug 26, 2008 | 12 violations | 0 | 0 | $16,170 |
| NCLN20, Inc. National Command Link Network | Concord | Aug 23, 2008 | 6 violations repeat | $1,651 | 6 | 0 |
| Mt. Diablo Flooring Systems, Inc. | Pittsburg | Aug 21, 2008 | 31 violations | $34,314 | 0 | 0 |
| Auntie Ann's Pretzels E. Taylor & S. Wang Enterprises, Inc. | Concord | Aug 11, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cinnabon CinnaWorks, LLC | Concord | Aug 10, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Rockets The Johnny Rockets Group, Inc. | Concord | Aug 3, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todai Contra Costa Sushi & Seafood Buffet, Inc | Concord | Aug 3, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet Factory | Concord | Jul 22, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mrs. Fields Cookies | Concord | Jul 21, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Placement Services | Walnut Creek | Jul 1, 2008 | 16 violations | $335,931 | 8 | 0 |
| Longs Drugs | Walnut Creek | Jun 1, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IWANACO, Inc. | Concord | May 31, 2008 | 28 violations | $113,057 | 28 | 0 |
| Miracle Buiding, Maintenance, & Construction | Richmond | May 16, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.