Wage and hour cases in Orange County at a glance
Employers in Orange County account for 2,263 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 1,704 of which found violations (75%). Employers agreed to pay $45,714,608 in back wages to 34,898 workers, and $1,900,769 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 9 cases closed with $961,342 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Construction ($7,717,506), Manufacturing ($7,244,866), Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services ($6,605,851).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Aviation Group | Santa Ana | Mar 14, 2013 | 53 violations | $15,123 | 53 | 0 |
| Pepe's Mexican Restaurant | Fullerton | Mar 13, 2013 | 23 violations repeat | $20,615 | 22 | $8,228 |
| Fixtures Living | Costa Mesa | Mar 13, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cerna Homecare | Irvine | Mar 10, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Ferris Company | San Clemente | Mar 9, 2013 | 41 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SoCal Biofuel, Inc. | Anaheim | Mar 6, 2013 | 7 violations | $6,282 | 6 | 0 |
| American/BCEGZ American/BCEGZ, A Joint Venture | Huntington Beach | Mar 3, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ABCO MFG CO. | Stanton | Feb 27, 2013 | 48 violations repeat | $43,371 | 46 | $14,168 |
| Staybright Electric, Inc. (Solis) Solis Lighting And Electrical Services, Inc. | San Clemente | Feb 23, 2013 | 102 violations | $242,563 | 101 | 0 |
| Golden Star Golden Star Food Services, Inc. | Westminster | Feb 21, 2013 | 12 violations | $11,318 | 9 | 0 |
| Cranbrook Senior Living | Tustin | Feb 21, 2013 | 5 violations | $101 | 4 | 0 |
| Lunada Bay Corporation | Anaheim | Feb 20, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newport Specialty Hospital | Tustin | Feb 20, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Friendly Franchise Corporation | La Palma | Feb 20, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Letner Roofing | Orange | Feb 12, 2013 | 42 violations | $25,605 | 23 | 0 |
| Bishop Roofing Company | Orange | Feb 12, 2013 | 7 violations | $2,314 | 4 | 0 |
| Clark/McCarthy, A Joint Venture | Costa Mesa | Feb 11, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TD Modern, Inc | Garden Grove | Feb 10, 2013 | 16 violations | $28,933 | 9 | 0 |
| Mareblu Manufacturer Inc. | Anaheim | Feb 10, 2013 | 23 violations | $6,854 | 18 | 0 |
| Spektrum Manufacturing | Santa Ana | Feb 9, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T&H Fashion, M&H Fashion | Garden Grove | Feb 4, 2013 | 7 violations | $9,175 | 6 | 0 |
| GS California Towing Greater Southern California Towing, Inc. | Santa Ana | Jan 25, 2013 | 3 violations | $10,294 | 3 | 0 |
| Baja Fish Tacos | Laguna Hills | Jan 20, 2013 | 4 violations | $18,136 | 3 | 0 |
| Baja Fish Tacos | Santa Ana | Jan 20, 2013 | 5 violations | $17,595 | 4 | 0 |
| Baja Fish Tacos | Laguna Niguel | Jan 20, 2013 | 5 violations | $14,320 | 4 | 0 |
| Baja Fish Tacos | Mission Viejo | Jan 20, 2013 | 6 violations | $13,069 | 5 | 0 |
| Baja Fish Tacos | Costa Mesa | Jan 20, 2013 | 4 violations | $1,421 | 3 | 0 |
| Lori's Home | Mission Viejo | Jan 20, 2013 | 23 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonika Home II | Mission Viejo | Jan 20, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonika Home - Spartan | Mission Viejo | Jan 20, 2013 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheerful Heart Home Care IV | Huntington Beach | Jan 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Binit's Arco Am/Pm | Orange | Jan 13, 2013 | 6 violations | $28,159 | 5 | 0 |
| Artemia House | Mission Viejo | Jan 12, 2013 | 22 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noritsu America Corporation | Buena Park | Jan 12, 2013 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Distor's Residential Care III | Lake Forest | Jan 12, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonika Home - Spartan | Mission Viejo | Jan 12, 2013 | 18 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orange Courier, Inc. | Santa Ana | Jan 5, 2013 | 18 violations | $31,424 | 17 | 0 |
| The Sandpiper Huntington Sandpiper LP | Huntington Beach | Dec 31, 2012 | 4 violations repeat | $6,106 | 3 | 0 |
| United Service Technologies, Inc. | Anaheim | Dec 31, 2012 | 9 violations | $3,827 | 9 | 0 |
| Las Brisas Del Mar, L.P. | Huntington Beach | Dec 31, 2012 | 2 violations repeat | $2,922 | 1 | 0 |
| Maddox Apartments | Huntington Beach | Dec 31, 2012 | 3 violations repeat | $2,192 | 2 | 0 |
| Arnold LA Times Dealer | Anaheim | Dec 31, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Advantage Sales and Marketing | Anaheim | Dec 30, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maloney and Associates, Inc. | Anaheim | Dec 21, 2012 | 14 violations | $8,413 | 8 | 0 |
| Distor's Residential Care I | Lake Forest | Dec 15, 2012 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonika Home - Spartan | Mission Viejo | Dec 15, 2012 | 26 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonika Home - Spartan | Mission Viejo | Dec 15, 2012 | 24 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal Towing Professional Coastal Towing Inc | Mission Viejo | Dec 11, 2012 | 13 violations | $46,466 | 12 | 0 |
| Rockview Milk | Santa Ana | Dec 8, 2012 | 38 violations | $133,815 | 19 | 0 |
| Argus Home | Mission Viejo | Dec 1, 2012 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yorba Linda Car Wash Inc. | Yorba Linda | Nov 30, 2012 | 43 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matsunaga Landscape Matsunaga Enterprises Inc. | Santa Ana | Nov 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Rosa | Irvine | Nov 15, 2012 | 49 violations | $28,387 | 23 | 0 |
| Taco Mesa | Orange | Nov 15, 2012 | 7 violations | $276 | 6 | 0 |
| Taco Rosa | Newport Beach | Nov 15, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny's Restaurant Chadeny Enterprises, Inc. | Foothill Ranch | Nov 9, 2012 | 17 violations | $14,365 | 11 | 0 |
| DLC Machine Inc. | Santa Ana | Nov 9, 2012 | 18 violations repeat | $9,473 | 17 | $5,236 |
| Hokaido Nana Dining LLC | Newport Beach | Oct 30, 2012 | 70 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Ranch Market | Mission Viejo | Oct 28, 2012 | 107 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main International Group Corporation | Santa Ana | Oct 15, 2012 | 29 violations | $16,072 | 28 | 0 |
| Main International Group Corporation | Anaheim | Oct 15, 2012 | 6 violations | $7,375 | 5 | 0 |
| Main International Group Corporation | Santa Ana | Oct 15, 2012 | 6 violations | $6,825 | 5 | 0 |
| Main International Group Corporation | Santa Ana | Oct 15, 2012 | 7 violations | $4,811 | 6 | 0 |
| Main International Group Corporation | Stanton | Oct 15, 2012 | 5 violations | $4,703 | 4 | 0 |
| Main International Group Corporation | Santa Ana | Oct 15, 2012 | 7 violations | $4,514 | 6 | 0 |
| Main International Group Corporation | Santa Ana | Oct 15, 2012 | 5 violations | $3,504 | 4 | 0 |
| Marina Landscape, Inc | Anaheim | Oct 15, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.F. Perez Construction, Inc. | Anaheim | Oct 14, 2012 | 24 violations | $13,277 | 21 | 0 |
| Super Inflated | Garden Grove | Oct 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly's Coffee & Fudge Factory | Anaheim | Oct 9, 2012 | 3 violations | $439 | 2 | 0 |
| Thai Bamboo Bistro | Irvine | Oct 6, 2012 | 13 violations | $21,761 | 11 | 0 |
| Mozhan Samimisaisan | Santa Ana | Oct 5, 2012 | 2 violations | $113 | 1 | 0 |
| Shoreline Ambulance Service | Huntington Beach | Oct 3, 2012 | 33 violations | $17,245 | 31 | 0 |
| Water-Mill Rice Cake | Buena Park | Oct 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oriental Chinese Restaurant | La Habra | Sep 30, 2012 | 40 violations | $42,771 | 21 | 0 |
| NESI | Los Alamitos | Sep 30, 2012 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imperial Spa Fullerton | Fullerton | Sep 20, 2012 | 22 violations | $10,367 | 21 | 0 |
| Wayne Perry, Inc. | Buena Park | Sep 16, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amada Homecare Inc. | Laguna Woods | Sep 15, 2012 | 10 violations | $6,157 | 10 | 0 |
| Dalton Enterprise John C. Dalton Enterprise, Inc | Anaheim | Sep 11, 2012 | 46 violations | $24,823 | 46 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Store Andy's Beach Market, Inc. | Huntington Beach | Sep 6, 2012 | 10 violations | $35,009 | 5 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Store Andy's Red Hill Market, Inc. | Tustin | Sep 6, 2012 | 7 violations | $7,844 | 4 | 0 |
| Best Western Orange County Airport North | Santa Ana | Aug 31, 2012 | 60 violations | $17,233 | 40 | 0 |
| Friendly Maintenance | La Palma | Aug 25, 2012 | 37 violations | $32,416 | 33 | 0 |
| Smile Implant Center TEICH & ABAZARNIA DENTAL CORPORATION | Newport Beach | Aug 20, 2012 | 69 violations | $54,345 | 68 | 0 |
| Walldesign | Newport Beach | Aug 20, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure Networks Inc. | Tustin | Aug 11, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fishermans Retreat | Fountain Valley | Aug 9, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LA Mark Anthony Madraso | Garden Grove | Aug 4, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Cooling Tower | Westminster | Aug 3, 2012 | 14 violations | $3,075 | 13 | 0 |
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Santa Ana | Jul 31, 2012 | 7 violations repeat | $1,602 | 5 | $1,870 |
| CTP Fashion CTP Fashion Enterprises Inc. | Garden Grove | Jul 14, 2012 | 14 violations | $42,588 | 10 | 0 |
| RMA Land Construction, Inc | Anaheim | Jul 1, 2012 | 3 violations | $25,254 | 3 | 0 |
| AMD, Inc. Advanced Mounting & Design, Inc. | Santa Ana | Jun 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spektrum, MFG Spektrum Manufacturing Inc. | Santa Ana | Jun 25, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ProMedia | Santa Ana | Jun 12, 2012 | 14 violations | $4,577 | 13 | 0 |
| Flavours LLC | Yorba Linda | Jun 10, 2012 | 125 violations | $153,707 | 123 | 0 |
| Flavours LLC | Brea | Jun 10, 2012 | 10 violations | $5,443 | 9 | 0 |
| Flavours LLC | Yorba Linda | Jun 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biolase, Inc. | Irvine | May 20, 2012 | 22 violations | $78,877 | 22 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Orange County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alorica | 2 | $3,193,839 | 3,174 | Feb 24, 2023 |
| Cybercoders | 1 | $1,800,000 | 539 | Sep 24, 2023 |
| Beckman Coulter | 4 | $1,354,138 | 1,132 | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Acepex Management Corp | 1 | $786,290 | 52 | Jun 30, 2024 |
| Sovereign Health Group | 1 | $660,766 | 525 | Apr 28, 2018 |
| Down N Dirty Inc. | 1 | $647,637 | 166 | Aug 5, 2011 |
| Staffworks, Inc. | 1 | $637,951 | 878 | Jan 17, 2004 |
| Arbon Equipment | 1 | $633,207 | 422 | Dec 20, 2014 |
| Saddleback Roofing | 1 | $616,652 | 341 | Jul 20, 2020 |
| Legal Turn Inc./Federal Loan Modification LLC | 1 | $586,500 | 246 | Apr 30, 2009 |
| Elite Aerosapce Group | 1 | $583,950 | 85 | Feb 27, 2021 |
| JEM | 2 | $529,187 | 145 | Oct 9, 2024 |
| The Cut and Sew Co. Inc. | 1 | $468,073 | 113 | Sep 21, 2025 |
| Laundry Room Clothing Inc. | 3 | $451,896 | 151 | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Michaelson, Connor & Boul, Inc. (MCB) | 2 | $444,225 | 312 | Dec 10, 2010 |
| Joined Inc. | 1 | $438,509 | 58 | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Terra Universal Inc. | 1 | $373,739 | 224 | Aug 4, 2010 |
| Aegis Home Funding | 1 | $373,607 | 93 | Apr 30, 2005 |
| Ross Plastering | 1 | $350,032 | 58 | Sep 17, 2010 |
| Margaret's Home | 1 | $348,198 | 54 | Apr 15, 2017 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | $151,239 | 18 |
| 2025 | 18 | 16 | $961,977 | 353 |
| 2024 | 44 | 32 | $1,295,104 | 222 |
| 2023 | 42 | 38 | $2,736,970 | 1,130 |
| 2022 | 51 | 41 | $3,683,189 | 3,826 |
| 2021 | 46 | 37 | $1,570,067 | 528 |
| 2020 | 81 | 65 | $1,785,323 | 1,082 |
| 2019 | 95 | 73 | $989,570 | 952 |
| 2018 | 56 | 50 | $1,843,436 | 1,237 |
| 2017 | 138 | 124 | $2,461,894 | 1,166 |
| 2016 | 139 | 113 | $2,406,692 | 2,265 |
| 2015 | 171 | 148 | $2,586,203 | 1,673 |
| 2014 | 149 | 121 | $3,501,305 | 2,914 |
| 2013 | 202 | 156 | $2,273,582 | 1,653 |
| 2012 | 138 | 99 | $1,612,524 | 1,387 |
| 2011 | 102 | 70 | $2,021,174 | 1,000 |
| 2010 | 109 | 75 | $2,589,158 | 1,531 |
| 2009 | 116 | 66 | $2,643,808 | 1,829 |
| 2008 | 62 | 41 | $900,379 | 985 |
| 2007 | 123 | 93 | $1,605,055 | 2,455 |
| 2006 | 99 | 67 | $1,988,387 | 2,482 |
| 2005 | 162 | 86 | $1,715,549 | 1,374 |
| 2004 | 81 | 63 | $1,635,551 | 2,583 |
Cities in Orange County with cases
- Irvine200 cases, $9,333,995
- Anaheim290 cases, $5,015,730
- Santa Ana336 cases, $3,959,808
- Orange155 cases, $3,418,710
- Garden Grove172 cases, $2,680,174
- Huntington Beach107 cases, $2,581,466
- Brea57 cases, $2,528,354
- San Clemente39 cases, $2,123,679
- Fullerton,78 cases, $1,918,703
- Mission Viejo76 cases, $1,448,621
- Costa Mesa98 cases, $1,271,146
- Tustin61 cases, $998,798
- Westminster63 cases, $956,495
- Fountain Valley47 cases, $798,577
- Newport Beach78 cases, $777,852
- Buena Park83 cases, $723,534
- San Juan Capistrano27 cases, $700,966
- Los Alamitos17 cases, $556,650
- Laguna Hills19 cases, $544,664
- Lake Forest44 cases, $497,601
- La Habra42 cases, $475,413
- Yorba Linda30 cases, $393,766
- Aliso Viejo13 cases, $361,558
- La Palma11 cases, $345,834
- Cypress28 cases, $337,922
- Stanton35 cases, $313,085
- Laguna Niguel19 cases, $228,749
- Dana Point10 cases, $168,191
- Foothill Ranch6 cases, $110,526
- Corona Del Mar3 cases, $74,708
- Laguna Beach7 cases, $42,436
- Ladera Ranch2 cases, $12,681
- Laguna Woods1 cases, $6,157
- Newport Coast1 cases, $4,808
- Trabuco Canyon3 cases, $3,251
- Seal Beach5 cases, $0
Your rights in Orange County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Orange 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 Orange 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.