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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Coast Senior Living | Laguna Hills | Oct 21, 2016 | 4 violations | $10,692 | 3 | 0 |
| Golden Coast Senior Living | Mission Viejo | Oct 21, 2016 | 3 violations | $8,002 | 2 | 0 |
| Golden Coast Senior Living | Mission Viejo | Oct 21, 2016 | 4 violations | $7,904 | 3 | 0 |
| Golden Coast Senior Living | Mission Viejo | Oct 21, 2016 | 6 violations | $7,677 | 5 | 0 |
| Golden Coast Senior Living | Mission Viejo | Oct 21, 2016 | 4 violations | $6,123 | 3 | 0 |
| Golden Coast Senior Living | Lake Forest | Oct 21, 2016 | 3 violations | $4,213 | 2 | 0 |
| Money for Cans Money for Cans Partnership | Santa Ana | Oct 20, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AppleCare Medical Management | La Palma | Oct 10, 2016 | 12 violations repeat | $30,810 | 11 | 0 |
| PDC Corp | Santa Ana | Oct 7, 2016 | 42 violations | $220,331 | 41 | 0 |
| Matrix Service | Orange | Oct 7, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alternative Senior Care-Manitoba | Huntington Beach | Oct 6, 2016 | 8 violations | $12,796 | 6 | 0 |
| Product Solutions | Costa Mesa | Oct 4, 2016 | 7 violations | $35,830 | 4 | $1,150 |
| PC Restaurant Management dba Papa Johns | Santa Ana | Oct 4, 2016 | 10 violations | $3,335 | 8 | 0 |
| Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base | Los Alamitos | Sep 28, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chau Chinh's Import & Export | Garden Grove | Sep 18, 2016 | 8 violations | $1,280 | 8 | 0 |
| IHOP Pesa' h Corp | Santa Ana | Sep 18, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charta Global Inc. | Anaheim | Aug 31, 2016 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grape Leaf Mediterranean Grill | Tustin | Aug 25, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Secure Guard Security Services | Irvine | Aug 24, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forged, Inc. | Huntington Beach | Aug 22, 2016 | 49 violations | $2,377 | 49 | 0 |
| Jerusalem Bagel, LLC. | Garden Grove | Aug 16, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elite Enforcement Security Solution | Anaheim | Aug 7, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bailey Care Homes | Mission Viejo | Jul 28, 2016 | 21 violations | $2,668 | 20 | 0 |
| HM Medical | Newport Beach | Jul 26, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In & Won, Inc. dba Tustin Auto Spa | Tustin | Jul 26, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TMZ Towing Services Empire Towing Services LLC | Irvine | Jul 25, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AppleCare Medical Management | La Palma | Jul 20, 2016 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HandyCrew Services HandyCrew Services Incorporated | Anaheim | Jul 16, 2016 | 1 violation | $656 | 1 | 0 |
| WE DO SOLAR ELECTRIC ETI Services Incorporated dba | Anaheim | Jul 16, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pho Kim Quy Pho Kim Quy Incorporated | Fountain Valley | Jul 15, 2016 | 11 violations | $31,270 | 10 | 0 |
| STN Moderns Inc. | Santa Ana | Jul 14, 2016 | 5 violations | $3,317 | 2 | 0 |
| My Vi Mi Gia My Vi Mi Gia Restaurant No 2, Inc. | Garden Grove | Jul 3, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & H Production, Inc. | Santa Ana | Jul 2, 2016 | 3 violations | $1,899 | 1 | 0 |
| Skylark Nails Dion Nails Supply Inc. | Garden Grove | Jun 30, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AlliedBarton Security Services AlliedBarton Security Services, LP aka | Orange | Jun 30, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Align Med | Santa Ana | Jun 15, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Ocean Product | Fountain Valley | Jun 15, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lifecare Services | Los Alamitos | Jun 12, 2016 | 25 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Basil Thai Cuisine | Huntington Beach | Jun 10, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin West and Associates | Stanton | Jun 8, 2016 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Janca Construction | Orange | Jun 4, 2016 | 11 violations | $12,715 | 11 | 0 |
| Hertiage Foods Stremicks Heritage Foods, LLC | Santa Ana | Jun 1, 2016 | 1 violation | $6,282 | 1 | 0 |
| Starting Gate Restaurant | Los Alamitos | May 23, 2016 | 2 violations | $7,015 | 2 | 0 |
| Body Basic Production | Santa Ana | May 23, 2016 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Speedy Car Wash | Cypress | May 16, 2016 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MarVista Construction | Santa Ana | May 13, 2016 | 8 violations | $15,691 | 6 | 0 |
| Healthy Life | Westminster | May 13, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brightview Landscape Development, Inc. | Fountain Valley | May 9, 2016 | 17 violations | $1,763 | 15 | 0 |
| Brand Growth, Inc. | Newport Beach | May 8, 2016 | 4 violations | $4,899 | 3 | 0 |
| Koko Island | San Clemente | May 8, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H & T Production Inc. | Garden Grove | Apr 26, 2016 | 6 violations | $2,463 | 4 | 0 |
| Manhattan Beachwear Inc. | Cypress | Apr 25, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJ INDUSTRY, INC. | Garden Grove | Apr 24, 2016 | 8 violations | $1,545 | 6 | 0 |
| New Generation Sport Designs | Santa Ana | Apr 24, 2016 | 4 violations | $85 | 3 | 0 |
| H & L Garment Services, Inc | Garden Grove | Apr 20, 2016 | 8 violations repeat | $1,195 | 5 | $770 |
| Taco Bell of America, LLC | Irvine | Apr 19, 2016 | 1,073 violations | $265,747 | 1,073 | 0 |
| Taco Bell | Irvine | Apr 19, 2016 | 148 violations | $27,402 | 148 | 0 |
| CITY DESIGNS, INC. | Garden Grove | Apr 19, 2016 | 5 violations | $560 | 3 | 0 |
| Jachlo Products, Inc. | Santa Ana | Apr 18, 2016 | 6 violations | $850 | 4 | 0 |
| CHRISTINE PRODUCTION INC | Garden Grove | Apr 18, 2016 | 5 violations | $90 | 3 | 0 |
| CCCN, INC. | Stanton | Apr 17, 2016 | 6 violations repeat | $825 | 4 | 0 |
| Lucy Love Holly Sharp Co. Inc. | Costa Mesa | Apr 17, 2016 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DLD Express. | Santa Ana | Apr 10, 2016 | 8 violations | $3,100 | 7 | 0 |
| Body Basic Production | Santa Ana | Apr 8, 2016 | 7 violations repeat | $5,005 | 3 | 0 |
| Twin Dragon | Orange | Apr 7, 2016 | 9 violations | $3,578 | 7 | 0 |
| Advantage Solutions Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC | Irvine | Apr 6, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brea Car Wash Detail & Castrol Express Lube | Brea | Apr 5, 2016 | 99 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTD WAREHOUSE, INC. | Santa Ana | Apr 4, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elwyn California | Fountain Valley | Mar 31, 2016 | 133 violations | $10,076 | 133 | 0 |
| Elwyn California | Fountain Valley | Mar 31, 2016 | 15 violations | $2,925 | 15 | 0 |
| Taco Bell | Tustin | Mar 29, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven | Mission Viejo | Mar 24, 2016 | 7 violations | $2,837 | 3 | 0 |
| SA Recycling | Santa Ana | Mar 20, 2016 | 10 violations | $14,324 | 9 | 0 |
| Pacific Medical Laboratory | Irvine | Mar 14, 2016 | 39 violations | $9,928 | 38 | 0 |
| Lindo Guerrero Crystal Rose Gonzalez | Santa Ana | Mar 14, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dr. Rakhi Dayal and Ramit Dayal | Irvine | Mar 13, 2016 | 2 violations | $684 | 1 | 0 |
| Flame Broiler Bakuli, Saani, CBRR, Adnal, Maha, Healthy | Foothill Ranch | Mar 12, 2016 | 8 violations | $23,897 | 8 | 0 |
| Nail Tymes Qui Nail Tymes Inc. | Huntington Beach | Mar 12, 2016 | 5 violations | $1,218 | 3 | 0 |
| El Super Bodega Latina Corporation | Anaheim | Mar 7, 2016 | 11 violations | $1,819 | 11 | 0 |
| Taco Bell | Stanton | Mar 7, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pink Petals | Huntington Beach | Mar 7, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pro Nail and Spa | Fountain Valley | Mar 4, 2016 | 9 violations | $8,251 | 5 | 0 |
| Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc. | Newport Beach | Mar 3, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hernandez Board and Care Home II | Buena Park | Feb 29, 2016 | 5 violations | $57,758 | 2 | 0 |
| Hernandez Board and Care Home | Buena Park | Feb 29, 2016 | 6 violations | $25,746 | 3 | 0 |
| Burlingame Board and Care Home | Buena Park | Feb 29, 2016 | 4 violations | $14,260 | 2 | 0 |
| Fox Hills Board & Care Home | Buena Park | Feb 29, 2016 | 6 violations | $5,593 | 3 | 0 |
| Romero Board and Care Home | Buena Park | Feb 29, 2016 | 5 violations | $2,684 | 3 | 0 |
| DI Overnite LLC dba Deliver It | Tustin | Feb 26, 2016 | 55 violations | $119,917 | 44 | 0 |
| Bella Nails & Spa | Brea | Feb 24, 2016 | 15 violations | $2,073 | 13 | 0 |
| Carrington Real Estate Services Inc. | Aliso Viejo | Feb 23, 2016 | 1 violation | $5,640 | 1 | 0 |
| Avatar Partners, Inc | Huntington Beach | Feb 20, 2016 | 7 violations | $7,327 | 6 | 0 |
| Crystal Car Wash Sand N Block Enterprise, Inc. | Garden Grove | Feb 18, 2016 | 18 violations repeat | $23,756 | 9 | $3,465 |
| Social Services Agency | Orange | Feb 18, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Universal Protection Service | Santa Ana | Feb 18, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronwyn Residential Care | Anaheim | Feb 17, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Essence Nail Studio | Irvine | Feb 16, 2016 | 52 violations | $32,158 | 35 | 0 |
| Mission Grill | San Juan Capistrano | Feb 15, 2016 | 38 violations repeat | $22,700 | 25 | 0 |
| Premium Wholesale | Garden Grove | Feb 12, 2016 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Bell Cotti Foods Corporation | Anaheim | Feb 11, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 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.