Wage and hour cases in Los Angeles County at a glance
Employers in Los Angeles County account for 10,609 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 8,183 of which found violations (77%). Employers agreed to pay $153,040,852 in back wages to 108,864 workers, and $9,248,217 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 40 cases closed with $703,363 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Manufacturing ($48,922,205), Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services ($15,863,077), Health Care and Social Assistance ($15,449,440).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topia Topia Casual, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 22, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mee Trim, Inc . | Los Angeles | Jun 20, 2015 | 11 violations | $3,231 | 10 | 0 |
| United Airlines | Los Angeles | Jun 19, 2015 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R & R Shelving & Displaying Fixture | Los Angeles | Jun 17, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service Monrovia | Monrovia | Jun 17, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiel Jeans | Los Angeles | Jun 16, 2015 | 44 violations | $56,937 | 31 | 0 |
| Adee Do Plumbing & Heating | Los Angeles | Jun 16, 2015 | 60 violations | $14,282 | 32 | 0 |
| Aphrodite JNA Apparel Unlimited, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 16, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,197 | 1 | 0 |
| Time Warner Cable Time Warner Cable Administration, LLC | Cerritos | Jun 16, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Judy Blue Tina & Daniel, Inc | Los Angeles | Jun 16, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miss California MCC & J Enterprise Corp. | Los Angeles | Jun 16, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DAPS, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 15, 2015 | 180 violations | $104,607 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bear Construction | Gardena | Jun 15, 2015 | 5 violations | $21,765 | 1 | 0 |
| FirstService Residential (Playa Vista) | Playa Vista | Jun 15, 2015 | 2 violations | $5,438 | 1 | 0 |
| FirstService Residential (Playa Vista) | Long Beach | Jun 15, 2015 | 2 violations | $1,294 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Joseph's School of Nursing | Lancaster | Jun 15, 2015 | 4 violations | $60 | 1 | 0 |
| Safway Services | Gardena | Jun 15, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 15, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FirstService Residential (Playa Vista) | Los Angeles | Jun 15, 2015 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KSM Construction, Inc. | Alhambra | Jun 13, 2015 | 12 violations | $33,691 | 5 | 0 |
| Artisan Screen Process Inc. | Azusa | Jun 12, 2015 | 65 violations | $49,678 | 64 | 0 |
| Burger King Michong Corporation | Azusa | Jun 12, 2015 | 67 violations repeat | $7,975 | 55 | $16,940 |
| Recow Digital Communications | Whittier | Jun 11, 2015 | 2 violations | $76 | 1 | 0 |
| Brighton Distributing, Inc. | Van Nuys | Jun 11, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Betty/ J. Kendrick Inc | Los Angeles | Jun 11, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AlliedBarton Security Services | Los Angeles | Jun 11, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frameco Contracting, Inc. | Chatsworth | Jun 11, 2015 | 73 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G.S. Electrical | Los Angeles | Jun 10, 2015 | 4 violations | $22,930 | 1 | 0 |
| Showcase Facilities Solutions | Santa Fe Springs | Jun 10, 2015 | 2 violations | $1,700 | 1 | 0 |
| PCC Painting | Harbor City | Jun 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Action Sheet Metal | Los Angeles | Jun 10, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tandoori Grill | Valencia | Jun 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonoco Sonoco Products Company | La Puente | Jun 9, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compton Steel Co., Inc. | Compton | Jun 4, 2015 | 21 violations | $55,204 | 20 | 0 |
| ACON Development, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $6,572 | 7 | 0 |
| X & L Clothing Inc. | South El Monte | Jun 3, 2015 | 5 violations | $8,309 | 2 | 0 |
| Transportes y Enlaces del Occidente | Huntington Park | May 31, 2015 | 42 violations | $27,848 | 35 | 0 |
| County of Los Angeles, Probation Department | Lancaster | May 31, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Superior Group | Burbank | May 30, 2015 | 1 violation | $257 | 1 | 0 |
| J.V. Finishing, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 27, 2015 | 31 violations | $31,199 | 29 | 0 |
| Bella Dahl EMJ Apparel Group, LLC | Los Angeles | May 27, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunnyside, LLC | Los Angeles | May 27, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simple Irresistible Select Clothing Company, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 27, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latigo, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 27, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Apparel USA Inc | Los Angeles | May 26, 2015 | 57 violations | $58,640 | 31 | 0 |
| Flamingo Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 26, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MBM Transportation | Los Angeles | May 24, 2015 | 86 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Start Janitorial Services | Van Nuys | May 21, 2015 | 3 violations | $280 | 2 | 0 |
| Gibiu | Los Angeles | May 18, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prayer Mode, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 17, 2015 | 39 violations | $46,080 | 22 | 0 |
| Buffalo Electric Wholessale, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 15, 2015 | 25 violations repeat | $46,325 | 20 | 0 |
| KFC Big Bite Food Inc | Los Angeles | May 14, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Annas Bakery/Acton Market Country store | Lancaster | May 11, 2015 | 4 violations | $3,533 | 3 | 0 |
| Blue Tax Consulting Corp. | Encino | May 11, 2015 | 2 violations | $2,721 | 1 | 0 |
| Unified Protective Services | Hawthorne | May 9, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSC Security Professional Security Consultants Inc | Los Angeles | May 8, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G & R Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 7, 2015 | 31 violations | $33,082 | 19 | 0 |
| New Capital Seafood Restaurant | Rowland Heights | May 7, 2015 | 4 violations | $9,673 | 3 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 7, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellumination, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 7, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gomez Fashion Antonio Bautista Gomez Pastor | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | 46 violations | $34,035 | 24 | 0 |
| Payroll Staffing Solutions | City Of Industry | May 6, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Si Style GQ International Trading, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blu Pepper | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S4U Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aranda's Denim | Los Angeles | May 5, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Port Logistics Group | City Of Industry | May 5, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Homes 4 Rent | Agoura Hills | May 2, 2015 | 110 violations | $414,456 | 109 | 0 |
| Mandarin Terrace | Sun Valley | May 2, 2015 | 12 violations | $70,021 | 9 | 0 |
| Green Panda Restaurant | Newhall | May 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FirstService Residential (Playa Vista) | Los Angeles | Apr 30, 2015 | 8 violations | $33,595 | 5 | 0 |
| Westport Construction | Monrovia | Apr 30, 2015 | 11 violations | $18,087 | 7 | 0 |
| USC: Keck School of Medicine | Los Angeles | Apr 30, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Bay Vocational Center | Carson | Apr 28, 2015 | 37 violations | $14,274 | 36 | 0 |
| Desert Haven Enterprises, Inc. | Lancaster | Apr 28, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bargain Center | Los Angeles | Apr 27, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liana Fashion, Inc. | South El Monte | Apr 27, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IDTECK Global | Gardena | Apr 26, 2015 | 7 violations | $18,865 | 5 | 0 |
| Hollywood Buffet Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 25, 2015 | 9 violations | $9,115 | 8 | 0 |
| Medicus Research Inc. | Northridge | Apr 25, 2015 | 42 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Gabriel Valley Training Center San Gabriel Valley Training Center and worksh | La Puente | Apr 23, 2015 | 271 violations | $6,000 | 268 | 0 |
| California Sandblasting & Coating | Long Beach | Apr 22, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chitchen Itza Restuarant | Los Angeles | Apr 20, 2015 | 12 violations | $12,072 | 11 | 0 |
| AA Lanscaping Service Alfredo Arellano Landscaping | Pacoima | Apr 19, 2015 | 8 violations | $3,059 | 7 | 0 |
| Diamond Crest Home Care, Inc | La Verne | Apr 14, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leela Recycling Center | Los Angeles | Apr 13, 2015 | 3 violations | $4,537 | 2 | 0 |
| Carrousel Recycling Center | Los Angeles | Apr 12, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alffin Recycling Center | Los Angeles | Apr 11, 2015 | 7 violations | $11,547 | 3 | 0 |
| Pure FPS, LLC | Los Angeles | Apr 9, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,363 | 1 | 0 |
| Bltee LLC Innovative Apparel | Montebello | Apr 9, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G&C Adult Residential Facility | West Covina | Apr 8, 2015 | 5 violations repeat | $24,060 | 2 | $187 |
| Coronado Recycling Center | Los Angeles | Apr 8, 2015 | 4 violations | $11,643 | 3 | 0 |
| Rocktenn RockTenn CP, LLC | Torrance | Apr 8, 2015 | 1 violation | $314 | 1 | 0 |
| Apex International Transportation | Sherman Oaks | Apr 8, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tzeng Long Tzeng Long U.S.A. Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 7, 2015 | 6 violations | $11,306 | 5 | 0 |
| Michele Robertson Company | Beverly Hills | Apr 7, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,250 | 2 | 0 |
| Tzeng Long Tzeng Long USA Inc | Los Angeles | Apr 7, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bestway Recycling Co. Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 6, 2015 | 7 violations | $30,771 | 6 | 0 |
| Central Arm Protection | Huntington Park | Apr 6, 2015 | 6 violations | $6,160 | 5 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Los Angeles County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Cartage Company | 1 | $3,573,075 | 1,416 | Nov 25, 2016 |
| Nestle USA | 2 | $2,877,139 | 3,672 | Dec 15, 2008 |
| Price Transfer | 1 | $1,993,974 | 925 | Oct 29, 2017 |
| Global Building Services, Inc. | 3 | $1,928,772 | 799 | Sep 30, 2010 |
| Southwest Fuel Management, Inc. | 2 | $1,918,793 | 875 | Jul 16, 2018 |
| CLP Skill Trade Solution Inc. | 1 | $1,804,017 | 0 | Sep 26, 2014 |
| L&Y Food, Lotus Poultry, Moon Poultry, et al | 1 | $1,254,706 | 251 | Mar 30, 2024 |
| A & Z Trucking | 2 | $1,242,230 | 87 | Aug 31, 2013 |
| Southern California Maids Service Inc | 1 | $1,214,354 | 343 | Dec 19, 2009 |
| Alan Berman Trucking | 3 | $1,190,755 | 97 | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Meza Poultry | 1 | $1,172,494 | 115 | Oct 8, 2023 |
| So Ca Maid Svc & Carpet Cleaning, Inc. (Refer | 1 | $1,115,646 | 224 | Aug 1, 2005 |
| California Professional Engineering | 1 | $1,085,552 | 94 | Aug 21, 2020 |
| Ocha Classic | 1 | $825,775 | 83 | Nov 1, 2020 |
| Farmer's Insurance Company | 2 | $774,270 | 1,796 | Sep 17, 2010 |
| G 1 Towing | 1 | $764,863 | 44 | Dec 18, 2022 |
| Farmers Insurance | 2 | $763,218 | 466 | Dec 31, 2011 |
| Gibraltar Home Health Services, LLC | 1 | $751,244 | 104 | Aug 24, 2024 |
| MiAngels Apparel | 1 | $724,604 | 472 | Jul 16, 2004 |
| CalPak Landscape | 1 | $710,573 | 170 | Dec 22, 2021 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | $529,669 | 250 |
| 2025 | 115 | 86 | $2,876,760 | 994 |
| 2024 | 206 | 153 | $5,655,769 | 1,704 |
| 2023 | 274 | 205 | $5,881,589 | 3,724 |
| 2022 | 230 | 183 | $5,018,055 | 1,850 |
| 2021 | 206 | 145 | $3,818,902 | 1,784 |
| 2020 | 269 | 197 | $5,072,796 | 2,248 |
| 2019 | 371 | 289 | $4,280,674 | 2,316 |
| 2018 | 440 | 373 | $7,890,440 | 4,118 |
| 2017 | 532 | 380 | $7,089,230 | 3,862 |
| 2016 | 449 | 372 | $8,320,226 | 4,353 |
| 2015 | 442 | 349 | $5,544,210 | 4,628 |
| 2014 | 556 | 457 | $7,075,444 | 4,888 |
| 2013 | 625 | 472 | $7,378,664 | 4,595 |
| 2012 | 856 | 591 | $8,022,540 | 6,683 |
| 2011 | 659 | 523 | $8,798,435 | 5,354 |
| 2010 | 503 | 392 | $7,728,844 | 7,431 |
| 2009 | 629 | 493 | $7,788,529 | 6,718 |
| 2008 | 674 | 504 | $10,004,060 | 12,293 |
| 2007 | 617 | 512 | $7,510,176 | 5,607 |
| 2006 | 628 | 504 | $7,437,441 | 6,182 |
| 2005 | 723 | 529 | $8,542,444 | 8,757 |
| 2004 | 438 | 346 | $5,816,385 | 6,013 |
Cities in Los Angeles County with cases
- Los Angeles5,161 cases, $51,112,998
- Glendale136 cases, $5,587,969
- Carson80 cases, $4,268,718
- South El Monte;233 cases, $4,232,377
- Gardena147 cases, $3,656,284
- Rowland Heights88 cases, $3,401,198
- El Monte90 cases, $3,321,259
- Compton100 cases, $3,262,405
- Van Nuys112 cases, $3,067,311
- Long Beach226 cases, $2,996,776
- Pasadena141 cases, $2,946,238
- Woodland Hills56 cases, $2,871,030
- Newhall26 cases, $2,725,871
- Hacienda Heights56 cases, $2,655,888
- Agoura Hills25 cases, $2,539,095
- Lancaster102 cases, $2,275,529
- Whittier81 cases, $2,154,308
- Northridge88 cases, $1,993,410
- Torrance148 cases, $1,947,963
- Monterey Park62 cases, $1,890,950
- Santa Fe Springs98 cases, $1,844,298
- North Hollywood113 cases, $1,655,839
- Cerritos54 cases, $1,522,154
- Sun Valley49 cases, $1,388,732
- Downey65 cases, $1,295,753
- La Puente110 cases, $1,222,135
- Sherman Oaks53 cases, $1,220,474
- Placentia44 cases, $1,167,533
- Pomona119 cases, $1,138,704
- Valencia62 cases, $1,106,004
- Palmdale61 cases, $926,119
- Beverly Hills65 cases, $906,482
- West Covina81 cases, $865,802
- Huntington Park56 cases, $821,462
- Vernon60 cases, $816,598
- Paramount43 cases, $760,117
- Baldwin Park65 cases, $743,116
- San Gabriel42 cases, $734,631
- Rosemead40 cases, $733,726
- Studio City25 cases, $715,925
Your rights in Los Angeles County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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.