Wage and hour cases in Fresno County at a glance
Employers in Fresno County account for 856 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 686 of which found violations (80%). Employers agreed to pay $5,876,608 in back wages to 7,320 workers, and $2,488,722 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 3 cases closed with $61,741 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Construction ($1,597,517), Retail Trade ($927,676), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ($813,608).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foods Co. | Fresno | Dec 1, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ole Frijole Mexican Buffet | Fresno | Nov 23, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $671 |
| Brand Safway Services | Fresno | Nov 21, 2019 | 6 violations | $13,619 | 6 | 0 |
| Rubio's Coastal Grill | Fresno | Nov 18, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,842 |
| Belmar Villa | Fresno | Nov 17, 2019 | 31 violations repeat | $29,120 | 30 | 0 |
| SB Stellar, LLC | Fresno | Nov 17, 2019 | 2 violations | $18,664 | 2 | 0 |
| Orange Center School District | Fresno | Oct 21, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University Square Hotel | Fresno | Oct 11, 2019 | 3 violations | $7,907 | 2 | 0 |
| The Hotel Fresno West Coast Orange Group LLC | Fresno | Oct 11, 2019 | 2 violations | $2,936 | 1 | 0 |
| Eva's Recycling | Fresno | Oct 5, 2019 | 4 violations | $4,504 | 2 | 0 |
| Sal's Mexican Restaurant | Selma | Sep 22, 2019 | 1 violation | $4,927 | 1 | 0 |
| Fresno PACE for Seniors Innovative Integrated Health, Inc. | Fresno | Aug 24, 2019 | 2 violations | $3,967 | 1 | 0 |
| J & M Labor Service, Inc. | Sanger | Jun 9, 2019 | 9 violations | $300 | 3 | $7,766 |
| Four Seasons Contracting, Inc. | Fresno | Jun 9, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,762 |
| McClarty Farms, LLC | Selma | Jun 9, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B & C Packing, Inc. | Kingsburg | Jun 9, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,263 |
| J. Garcia Farm Labor, LLC | Parlier | Jun 8, 2019 | 8 violations | $120 | 2 | $8,016 |
| Summersweet Farms, Inc. | Reedley | Jun 8, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,507 |
| Nick Mendoza Farms, Inc. | Reedley | Jun 6, 2019 | 10 violations | $120 | 2 | $13,765 |
| Mike Jensen Farms LP | Kingsburg | Jun 4, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,503 |
| Mid Valley Recycling - Gustine | Reedley | Mar 25, 2019 | 2 violations repeat | $110 | 1 | $564 |
| Mid Valley Recycling - Gustine | Sanger | Mar 25, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam's Mail Call | Fresno | Mar 5, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B & B Transport, Inc. | Fresno | Feb 28, 2019 | 2 violations | $6,544 | 1 | 0 |
| Pactiv | Fresno | Feb 20, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wells Fargo Bank | Fresno | Feb 4, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK Xpress, Inc. | Fresno | Jan 22, 2019 | 3 violations | $616 | 1 | 0 |
| Corsaro's Family Pizza Corsaro's Family Pizza/Kingsburg, Inc. | Kingsburg | Jan 10, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $671 |
| Salazar's Grill & Bar Bottom Line Investment, Inc. | Kingsburg | Jan 9, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home Depot The Home Depot, Inc. | Clovis | Jan 6, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aqua Nails Spa | Clovis | Dec 22, 2018 | 68 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $32,227 |
| Aqua Bar Nails Spa | Clovis | Dec 22, 2018 | 83 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $39,195 |
| Taco Bell Cotti Foods Corporation | Kingsburg | Dec 18, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. | Selma | Dec 17, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J's Mart | Kingsburg | Nov 30, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perez, Get It There, LLC | Clovis | Nov 27, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M & L Plumbing Co., Inc. | Fresno | Nov 21, 2018 | 41 violations | $113,351 | 39 | 0 |
| California, State of Department of State Hospitals - Coalinga | Coalinga | Oct 30, 2018 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tres Farms LLC | Fresno | Oct 30, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Java Express | Selma | Oct 15, 2018 | 5 violations | $1,299 | 4 | 0 |
| AmeriGuard Ameriguard Security Services, Inc. | Fresno | Sep 17, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motel 6 Sai Hospitality LLC | Kingsburg | Sep 17, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nina's Home Care | Fresno | Sep 11, 2018 | 15 violations repeat | $2,257 | 14 | $7,896 |
| Rosemary Homes | Clovis | Sep 10, 2018 | 5 violations repeat | $5,072 | 2 | 0 |
| Rosemary Homes | Clovis | Sep 10, 2018 | 2 violations | $2,664 | 2 | 0 |
| Garda | Fresno | Sep 10, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AmeriGuard Security Services, Inc. | Fresno | Sep 1, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bee Sweet Citrus, Inc. | Fowler | Aug 23, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King Arthur's Family Fun Center | Clovis | Aug 7, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresno County Fire Protection District | Sanger | Aug 6, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AZTEC HARVESTING | Fresno | Jul 24, 2018 | 22 violations | $380 | 13 | $21,293 |
| Jimenez Mexican Food | Fresno | Jul 18, 2018 | 2 violations | $73 | 1 | 0 |
| Denny's | Fowler | Jul 18, 2018 | 57 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny's Sagar Diner Inc | Fresno | Jul 18, 2018 | 36 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny's Sagar Diner Inc | Sanger | Jul 18, 2018 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny's | Fresno | Jul 18, 2018 | 22 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny's | Fresno | Jul 18, 2018 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oaxaca Olds, Sandra Farm Labor Service of Central Cal, Inc. | Fresno | Jun 3, 2018 | 38 violations | $9,326 | 34 | $13,925 |
| KY Farming, LLC | Reedley | Jun 3, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,529 |
| M. G. Luna, Inc. | Parlier | May 19, 2018 | 8 violations | $83 | 2 | $9,283 |
| KY Farming, LLC | Reedley | May 19, 2018 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,257 |
| KY Farming, LLC | Reedley | May 19, 2018 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KY Farming, LLC | Reedley | May 18, 2018 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Clovis | May 8, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cason Trucking | Fresno | Apr 30, 2018 | 13 violations | $83,845 | 6 | 0 |
| Fresno Unified School District | Fresno | Apr 30, 2018 | 1 violation | $326 | 1 | 0 |
| Vang Children's Urgent Care, Inc. | Fresno | Apr 10, 2018 | 1 violation | $149 | 1 | 0 |
| Family Options, LLC | Fresno | Apr 3, 2018 | 63 violations | $34,373 | 63 | 0 |
| Fowler Packing Company, Inc. | Fresno | Mar 3, 2018 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,397 |
| Ag Force | Fresno | Mar 3, 2018 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,863 |
| Primavera Ag Services | Reedley | Feb 24, 2018 | 77 violations | $3,621 | 71 | $4,642 |
| Sunwest Fruit Company | Parlier | Feb 24, 2018 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,397 |
| Kings River Packing, LP | Sanger | Feb 24, 2018 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,932 |
| CWES, INC. | Fresno | Feb 13, 2018 | 14 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $13,769 |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | Fresno | Dec 18, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black Angus Steakhouse | Fresno | Dec 13, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $327 |
| Tacos Marquitos | Fresno | Dec 12, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HomeGoods | Fresno | Dec 7, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ooh La La | Fresno | Dec 6, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hot Dog on a Stick Global Franchise Group, LLC | Fresno | Dec 5, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,295 |
| CVS Health | Fresno | Dec 5, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's McDonald's Corporation | Fresno | Dec 4, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacos Tijuana y Mariscos, Inc. | Fresno | Dec 3, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fosters Freeze | Fresno | Nov 30, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's J & K Restaurants, Inc. | Fresno | Nov 29, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendy's Wendy's of Fresno, Inc. | Fresno | Nov 28, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Huckleberry's | Fresno | Nov 27, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa Murphy's Shann Investments, Inc. | Fresno | Nov 27, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John's Incredible Pizza Co. | Fresno | Nov 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R-N Market | Fresno | Nov 19, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LGP Ag Service | Sanger | Nov 18, 2017 | 11 violations | $170 | 3 | $8,062 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Fresno | Nov 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yosemite Falls Cafe Blackstone | Fresno | Nov 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rally's Hamburgers | Fresno | Nov 15, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,242 |
| Parkway Inn SGD Investments, Inc. | Fresno | Nov 8, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerawan Farming | Sanger | Oct 7, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,015 |
| Hoover High School Fresno Unified School District | Fresno | Sep 30, 2017 | 3 violations | $25 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruno's Iron & Metal L.P. | Fresno | Sep 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillips Farms | Kingsburg | Aug 27, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leopoldo's Farm Service, Inc. | Kingsburg | Aug 26, 2017 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,788 |
Largest back-wage records in Fresno County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast N Esy | 2 | $585,824 | 149 | Feb 8, 2025 |
| Peri & Sons Farms of California, LLC | 1 | $513,118 | 505 | Sep 20, 2022 |
| National Consolidated Couriers, Inc | 1 | $382,275 | 68 | Feb 1, 2015 |
| Barrier Specialty Roofing & Coatings | 1 | $278,180 | 85 | May 13, 2013 |
| Fresno County Fire Protection District | 3 | $215,036 | 86 | Aug 6, 2018 |
| Baycity Framers | 1 | $197,796 | 99 | Jan 21, 2007 |
| Empower Solar Inc | 1 | $148,779 | 135 | Jan 10, 2023 |
| M & L Plumbing Co., Inc. | 1 | $113,351 | 39 | Nov 21, 2018 |
| Central Valley Environmental | 1 | $109,663 | 251 | Nov 6, 2021 |
| Lins Fusion - Innovative Chinese Cuisine | 1 | $103,159 | 10 | Jul 16, 2016 |
| JD Home Rentals | 1 | $100,976 | 118 | Jul 27, 2015 |
| Carniceria Colima | 1 | $98,024 | 26 | Jan 8, 2020 |
| Lincoln Training Center | 1 | $88,311 | 79 | Jan 25, 2015 |
| Kings Construction Group | 1 | $87,627 | 8 | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Cason Trucking | 1 | $83,845 | 6 | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Phoenix Coatings, Inc. | 1 | $79,715 | 52 | Jun 25, 2016 |
| Alfonso's Meat Market | 2 | $76,500 | 15 | Sep 18, 2015 |
| La Notte Refrigeration, Inc. | 1 | $72,947 | 6 | May 11, 2014 |
| Central Valley Tank of California | 1 | $69,216 | 36 | Jan 25, 2009 |
| Shanghai Chinese Cuisine | 1 | $65,909 | 13 | Apr 30, 2006 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $61,741 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 9 | $159,621 | 58 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | $98,322 | 29 |
| 2023 | 21 | 20 | $193,806 | 213 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | $539,940 | 599 |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 | $616,160 | 410 |
| 2020 | 29 | 20 | $247,057 | 114 |
| 2019 | 33 | 29 | $97,658 | 59 |
| 2018 | 44 | 34 | $256,819 | 253 |
| 2017 | 51 | 30 | $9,903 | 51 |
| 2016 | 31 | 21 | $301,587 | 155 |
| 2015 | 80 | 69 | $875,803 | 1,144 |
| 2014 | 44 | 36 | $123,920 | 238 |
| 2013 | 61 | 49 | $715,096 | 1,035 |
| 2012 | 68 | 54 | $123,004 | 294 |
| 2011 | 64 | 51 | $86,319 | 135 |
| 2010 | 37 | 27 | $223,885 | 217 |
| 2009 | 47 | 43 | $275,353 | 714 |
| 2008 | 38 | 36 | $254,490 | 510 |
| 2007 | 28 | 23 | $258,597 | 215 |
| 2006 | 31 | 25 | $120,839 | 184 |
| 2005 | 60 | 46 | $168,360 | 280 |
| 2004 | 24 | 20 | $44,433 | 182 |
Cities in Fresno County with cases
- Fresno460 cases, $3,594,711
- Clovis58 cases, $800,091
- Firebaugh7 cases, $523,839
- Sanger40 cases, $372,392
- Selma65 cases, $318,320
- Parlier24 cases, $71,054
- Reedley56 cases, $48,465
- Huron14 cases, $37,599
- Mendota7 cases, $27,760
- Kingsburg42 cases, $23,541
- Coalinga14 cases, $23,139
- Fowler17 cases, $16,196
- Kerman29 cases, $15,367
- Caruthers22 cases, $4,134
- San Joaquin1 cases, $0
Your rights in Fresno County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Fresno 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 Fresno 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.