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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Restaurant W&P Beijing REstaruant Group Inc. | Irvine | Feb 13, 2021 | 12 violations | $29,716 | 12 | 0 |
| US Postal Service | Anaheim | Feb 6, 2021 | 2 violations | $1,157 | 1 | 0 |
| Acclaim Guard Services | Anaheim | Feb 2, 2021 | 58 violations repeat | $255,650 | 55 | $15,729 |
| Insight-ESI | Brea | Feb 2, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amedisys, Inc. | Laguna Niguel | Jan 3, 2021 | 7 violations repeat | $2,633 | 3 | $2,490 |
| Sports Mania Logistics Services | Irvine | Jan 2, 2021 | 18 violations | $4,838 | 9 | 0 |
| McDonald's Warmel Management Company | Fullerton | Dec 31, 2020 | 17 violations | $1,013 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Finish, Inc | Brea | Dec 29, 2020 | 6 violations | $9,120 | 6 | 0 |
| Hot N Chili Indian Restaurant | San Clemente | Dec 18, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urgent Urgent Property Services LLC | Fountain Valley | Dec 13, 2020 | 9 violations | $3,713 | 7 | 0 |
| Hydraflow | Fullerton | Dec 10, 2020 | 1 violation | $558 | 1 | 0 |
| Noreas, Inc. | Irvine | Nov 23, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BeMobil Apparel Marci L. Cantrell - Sole Proprietorship | Huntington Beach | Nov 23, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arco AMPM Big Pappas Oil, Inc | Garden Grove | Nov 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornerstone Home | Laguna Hills | Nov 12, 2020 | 14 violations repeat | $158,855 | 13 | 0 |
| Palapa's Marisqueria & Sushi | Orange | Oct 31, 2020 | 1 violation | $6,728 | 1 | 0 |
| Civic Tax Relief | Irvine | Oct 31, 2020 | 9 violations | $6,663 | 8 | 0 |
| AFTERMARKET INSURANCE MARKETING, INC | Laguna Hills | Oct 25, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noreas, Inc. | Irvine | Oct 24, 2020 | 8 violations | $791 | 8 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Santa Ana | Oct 23, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers Electric | Irvine | Oct 21, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CR&R Incorporated | Stanton | Oct 20, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Street Auto Parts | Santa Ana | Oct 15, 2020 | 3 violations repeat | $6,995 | 1 | $574 |
| TickTalk TickTalk Tech LLC | Brea | Oct 7, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VGS Landscapes | Garden Grove | Oct 1, 2020 | 28 violations | $33,159 | 26 | 0 |
| Securitas Security Services Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. | Anaheim | Sep 30, 2020 | 57 violations repeat | $9,551 | 45 | $4,680 |
| Aliso Smog Check | Aliso Viejo | Sep 29, 2020 | 8 violations | $28,929 | 7 | 0 |
| Tetra Tech BAS, Inc | Irvine | Sep 27, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASR All Surface Roofing & Waterproofing | Santa Ana | Sep 27, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlyle Courtyard, LLC | Anaheim | Sep 23, 2020 | 8 violations | $1,636 | 8 | 0 |
| Aseptic Technology LLC | Yorba Linda | Sep 17, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orange County In Home Support Services | Santa Ana | Sep 17, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albertson's Brea Distribution Center | Brea | Sep 3, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SurePrep | Irvine | Aug 31, 2020 | 6 violations | $10,930 | 3 | 0 |
| UOS Construction | Fullerton | Aug 19, 2020 | 27 violations | $12,642 | 26 | 0 |
| TSP Roofing Systems Inc. | Irvine | Aug 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pura Vida Farms | Brea | Jul 31, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,869 |
| USPS | Anaheim | Jul 28, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saddleback Roofing | Orange | Jul 20, 2020 | 342 violations repeat | $616,652 | 341 | $283,030 |
| Elizabeth Homes - Stanton Ave. | Buena Park | Jul 18, 2020 | 11 violations repeat | $80,052 | 10 | $8,810 |
| CMF Homes, Inc. | Buena Park | Jul 18, 2020 | 11 violations | $26,710 | 11 | 0 |
| TCT Homes | Anaheim | Jul 18, 2020 | 25 violations | $18,906 | 24 | 0 |
| VA & C Homes | Buena Park | Jul 18, 2020 | 32 violations | $5,134 | 32 | 0 |
| Nineteenee Corporation | Anaheim | Jul 17, 2020 | 19 violations | $122,732 | 17 | 0 |
| Sugar Blossom Lashes Sugar Blossom Lashes, Inc. 2 | Brea | Jun 22, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco Benor Enterprises, Inc. | La Habra | Jun 15, 2020 | 18 violations | $15,859 | 16 | 0 |
| Guadalajara Furniture Guadalajara Furniture outlet | Santa Ana | Jun 14, 2020 | 2 violations | $503 | 1 | 0 |
| Nature's Wild Organic | Irvine | Jun 12, 2020 | 9 violations | $40,000 | 8 | 0 |
| UEI College United Education Institute | Irvine | Jun 2, 2020 | 10 violations | $19,258 | 9 | 0 |
| Pacific Auto Center | Costa Mesa | May 26, 2020 | 2 violations | $2,000 | 1 | 0 |
| First Transit, Inc. | Anaheim | May 26, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sprouts Farmers Market | Irvine | May 19, 2020 | 57 violations | $51,430 | 56 | 0 |
| Green Zebra Media Corppration | Lake Forest | May 1, 2020 | 5 violations | $1,740 | 3 | 0 |
| Video Voice Data Communications | Garden Grove | Apr 19, 2020 | 211 violations | $237,358 | 210 | 0 |
| Parking Veterans LLC | Santa Ana | Apr 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catherine's Home Inc. | Fullerton | Apr 12, 2020 | 19 violations | $69,297 | 18 | 0 |
| Catherine's Home Inc. | Fullerton | Apr 12, 2020 | 8 violations | $22,030 | 7 | 0 |
| Catherine's Home Inc. | Fullerton | Apr 12, 2020 | 9 violations | $15,968 | 8 | 0 |
| Brightstar Care of Lake Forest | Lake Forest | Apr 10, 2020 | 2 violations | $150 | 1 | 0 |
| Laguna View Deto Laguna View Detox Center, LLC | Laguna Beach | Mar 27, 2020 | 7 violations | $1,172 | 6 | 0 |
| Casa Ranchero | Ladera Ranch | Mar 14, 2020 | 46 violations | $12,681 | 42 | 0 |
| SAS Retail Services | Orange | Mar 13, 2020 | 3 violations | $1,934 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Olson DDS | Newport Beach | Mar 5, 2020 | 1 violation | $125 | 1 | 0 |
| G4S Secure Solutions G4S Secure Solution (USA) Inc. | Anaheim | Mar 4, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DVA Clothing Inc. | Santa Ana | Feb 28, 2020 | 2 violations | $4,140 | 1 | 0 |
| Topline Nails | Garden Grove | Feb 28, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Depue Concrete Pumping | Orange | Feb 19, 2020 | 19 violations | $5,380 | 18 | 0 |
| Pure Vinyl Windows & Doors Claudia Martinez Arnoldo Martinez | Garden Grove | Feb 19, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,980 | 1 | 0 |
| Tilly's World of Jeans & Tops | Brea | Feb 17, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verona Court Mission Elder Care, Inc | Mission Viejo | Feb 7, 2020 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verona Court 5 Mission Elder Care, Inc | Mission Viejo | Feb 7, 2020 | 20 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verona Court Laguna Elder Care, Inc | Laguna Hills | Feb 7, 2020 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verona Court Mission Elder Care Inc. | Mission Viejo | Feb 7, 2020 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Core Healthcare Services, LLC | Orange | Feb 6, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthem Oil & Lincoln Car Wash | Orange | Feb 3, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triforest Triforest Enterprises, Inc | Irvine | Feb 2, 2020 | 2 violations | $2,838 | 1 | 0 |
| Pacific Painting & Flooring Pacific Pain and Construction, Inc | Anaheim | Jan 23, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safe and Reliable Medical Transportation | Mission Viejo | Jan 21, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Molecular Biologicals International | Irvine | Jan 21, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMD Drywall | La Habra | Jan 16, 2020 | 39 violations | $54,340 | 19 | 0 |
| Industrial Motoring | Anaheim | Jan 16, 2020 | 10 violations | $36,619 | 8 | 0 |
| MORNING ANGEL HOME CARE LLC | Los Alamitos | Jan 16, 2020 | 17 violations | $15,088 | 15 | 0 |
| A-1 Fence Co. A-1 Enterprises, Inc | Anaheim | Jan 15, 2020 | 16 violations | $11,338 | 15 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Mannickarottu1, Inc. | Orange | Jan 14, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eminence Escrow, Inc | Cypress | Jan 12, 2020 | 4 violations | $246 | 3 | 0 |
| Serene Senior Care | Garden Grove | Jan 4, 2020 | 1 violation | $380 | 1 | 0 |
| Bishop, Inc. | Orange | Jan 3, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fullerton Electric | Fullerton | Dec 31, 2019 | 1 violation | $2,914 | 1 | 0 |
| USS Cal Builders | Stanton | Dec 31, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon Lighting | Irvine | Dec 28, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Precision Wall Covering & Painting | San Juan Capistrano | Dec 20, 2019 | 8 violations | $2,761 | 8 | 0 |
| RoofCorp RoofCorp of CA, Inc | Anaheim | Dec 15, 2019 | 2 violations | $76 | 1 | 0 |
| Carpet Pros S.P. Carpet Pros, Inc. | Orange | Dec 6, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pumpkin City Pumpkin City Pumpkin Farm, Inc. | Laguna Hills | Dec 5, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $416 |
| Mobile Kitchens USA | Anaheim | Nov 20, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top One Buffet Inc. | Fullerton | Nov 19, 2019 | 14 violations repeat | $8,515 | 10 | $5,228 |
| Blaze Pizza-Laguna Niguel | Laguna Niguel | Nov 15, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,842 |
| Southern California Grading | Irvine | Nov 7, 2019 | 5 violations | $316 | 2 | 0 |
| Coast Grading | Fullerton | Oct 31, 2019 | 22 violations | $14,304 | 21 | 0 |
| RV Concrete, Inc. | Anaheim | Oct 27, 2019 | 3 violations | $7,413 | 2 | 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.