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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care Services Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | Long Beach | Jun 30, 2012 | 2 violations | $174 | 1 | 0 |
| Wienerschnitzel | Los Angeles | Jun 29, 2012 | 2 violations | $303 | 1 | 0 |
| CDC Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 29, 2012 | 4 violations | $276 | 3 | 0 |
| Language Line | Burbank | Jun 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtyard by Marriott Burbank | Burbank | Jun 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Restaurants - La Mirada/Artesia | La Mirada | Jun 26, 2012 | 16 violations | $10,767 | 15 | 0 |
| Valley Green International Market | Reseda | Jun 26, 2012 | 30 violations | $8,709 | 18 | 0 |
| LA Care Health Plan Local Initiative Health Authority LA County | Los Angeles | Jun 26, 2012 | 1 violation | $1,071 | 1 | 0 |
| Nextrade, Inc. | South Gate | Jun 26, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ICast Aluminum Products LLC | City Of Industry | Jun 25, 2012 | 20 violations | $52,772 | 10 | 0 |
| Revelations Cutting & Finishing Inc | Vernon | Jun 25, 2012 | 54 violations repeat | $20,819 | 53 | $19,822 |
| Imperial Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 25, 2012 | 20 violations | $7,098 | 0 | 0 |
| Bailey Blue Bailey Blue, LLC FKA Croquis Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Jun 25, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miramar Consulting Group, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 25, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defiance USA Defiance U.S.A. Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 25, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sledge USA Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 25, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carver International, Inc. | El Segundo | Jun 25, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Bee, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 24, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shell | Burbank | Jun 20, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moreno Produce | Los Angeles | Jun 20, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Congregation Ale House (Long Beach Chapter) | Long Beach | Jun 19, 2012 | 13 violations | $6,105 | 12 | 0 |
| Congregation Ale House (Long Beach Chapter) | Pasadena | Jun 19, 2012 | 7 violations | $1,448 | 6 | 0 |
| Congregation Ale House (Long Beach Chapter) | Azusa | Jun 19, 2012 | 9 violations | $982 | 8 | 0 |
| Trixxi Clothing Company, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 19, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silver Textiles, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 19, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mighty Fine, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 19, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CDC Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 19, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tantrum, L8ER, Hot Tempered | Los Angeles | Jun 19, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connected, Next Up Connected Apparel Co., LLC | Los Angeles | Jun 19, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miken Clothing Company | Los Angeles | Jun 19, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City Triangles Jodi Kristopher, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 19, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Seasons Cutting Service Corp | Los Angeles | Jun 18, 2012 | 45 violations | $68,126 | 43 | 0 |
| Mira Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 18, 2012 | 20 violations | $15,496 | 10 | 0 |
| Barrio Fiesta of Manila | Glendale | Jun 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L.A. Cafe | Los Angeles | Jun 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jin's Western Shell | Los Angeles | Jun 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jin's Culver City Services | Culver City | Jun 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jin's Santa Monica Shell | Santa Monica | Jun 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apparel Cutting & Fusing Service, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 17, 2012 | 4 violations | $2,623 | 1 | 0 |
| Shell North Victory | Burbank | Jun 17, 2012 | 3 violations | $164 | 1 | 0 |
| IPI Construction | Panorama City | Jun 16, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Karla L. Soules Corporation | Torrance | Jun 15, 2012 | 27 violations | $28,478 | 26 | 0 |
| Alliance Apparel Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 15, 2012 | 6 violations repeat | $10,923 | 6 | 0 |
| Golden Optometric Group Sheldon M. Golden, O.D. Optometric Corp. | West Covina | Jun 14, 2012 | 17 violations | $8,622 | 16 | 0 |
| La Cabanita | Glendale | Jun 14, 2012 | 3 violations | $650 | 3 | 0 |
| Lakeside Car Wash Lakeside Car Wash Services, Inc. | Burbank | Jun 14, 2012 | 13 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BHL Industries | Lynwood | Jun 14, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 Auto Collision and Repair | Rosemead | Jun 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oto Oto Izakaya Japonaise | West Covina | Jun 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R-Roy Thai Cuisine | Los Angeles | Jun 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panaderia El Tikal Restaurant | North Hollywood | Jun 13, 2012 | 10 violations | $4,957 | 9 | 0 |
| Chungwa Korean Noodle | Los Angeles | Jun 13, 2012 | 2 violations | $80 | 1 | 0 |
| El Chapin Market-Restaurante y Panaderia | Inglewood | Jun 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pimai's It's Thai Restaurant | Los Angeles | Jun 13, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KT Baby Nutrition Market | Pomona | Jun 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chano's Restaurant | Los Angeles | Jun 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chi Dynasty | Los Angeles | Jun 12, 2012 | 5 violations | $29,268 | 4 | 0 |
| Chi Dynasty Chi Dynasty Glendale LLC | Glendale | Jun 12, 2012 | 4 violations | $2,874 | 3 | 0 |
| Perfection Cabinets | North Hollywood | Jun 12, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayflower Medical Center | Covina | Jun 12, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanatour USA Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 11, 2012 | 19 violations | $41,720 | 18 | 0 |
| Double Zero | Los Angeles | Jun 11, 2012 | 15 violations | $34,289 | 14 | 0 |
| Kangaroo Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 11, 2012 | 16 violations | $7,555 | 7 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 11, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walmart Walmart Store Inc. | Norwalk | Jun 11, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Touch Laundries Inc. | Gardena | Jun 10, 2012 | 97 violations | $106,400 | 63 | 0 |
| Buenos Aires Grill | Northridge | Jun 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B & A Engineering Systems, Inc | San Dimas | Jun 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dahboul Dahdoul Textiles Inc | Los Angeles | Jun 8, 2012 | 58 violations repeat | $130,000 | 57 | $10,000 |
| A-Ju Tours | Los Angeles | Jun 7, 2012 | 17 violations | $40,180 | 17 | 0 |
| BP West Coast LLC | Carson | Jun 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shell Alameda | Burbank | Jun 4, 2012 | 6 violations | $1,686 | 4 | 0 |
| Queens Dialysis Center | West Covina | Jun 4, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Law Offices of Steve Qi & Associates | Alhambra | Jun 2, 2012 | 2 violations | $783 | 1 | 0 |
| ABM Janitorial Services | Los Angeles | Jun 1, 2012 | 2 violations | $3,381 | 2 | 0 |
| TIERRA DEL SOL FOUNDATION | Sunland | May 31, 2012 | 13 violations | $4,398 | 13 | 0 |
| Taqueria Montes | Los Angeles | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RotoTillerGuy | North Hollywood | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Institute of Technology-Jet Propul | Pasadena | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peru's Taste | Northridge | May 30, 2012 | 6 violations | $764 | 4 | 0 |
| The Crew Source H.E. Woolsey Corporation | Los Angeles | May 30, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Love J dba Julia | Los Angeles | May 30, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cingular Inc. | Huntington Park | May 29, 2012 | 4 violations | $2,335 | 3 | 0 |
| Bunny Day Care Fahar and Pouya Family Child Care | Van Nuys | May 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Liquor | Downey | May 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Titan Roofing & Decking , Inc. | Valley Village | May 25, 2012 | 1 violation | $2,000 | 1 | 0 |
| Skaf's Lebanese Cusine | Glendale | May 25, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acapulco Tires | Glendale | May 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evergreen Tree Services, LLC. | Temple City | May 23, 2012 | 18 violations | $60,000 | 17 | 0 |
| Hospitality Staffing Solutions | Santa Monica | May 23, 2012 | 6 violations | $1,367 | 5 | 0 |
| El Tucan Azul | Palmdale | May 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WestDent Dental Laboratory | Lancaster | May 22, 2012 | 7 violations | $13,234 | 5 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Daan and Daya Inc. | Bellflower | May 22, 2012 | 3 violations | $2,686 | 2 | 0 |
| Sky Burgers | Palmdale | May 22, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Audi South Bay Motors, LLC | Torrance | May 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chi Dynasty Chi Dynasty Restaurant Group LLC | Studio City | May 17, 2012 | 8 violations | $9,399 | 6 | 0 |
| Cathy Jean Shoes | West Covina | May 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hotel Bel Air | Los Angeles | May 16, 2012 | 54 violations | $3,437 | 53 | 0 |
| Wolfgang Puck-Hotel Bel Air | Los Angeles | May 16, 2012 | 54 violations | $3,437 | 53 | 0 |
| Malibu Fish Grill Malibu Restaurant Group Inc. | El Segundo | May 16, 2012 | 3 violations | $926 | 2 | 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.