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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman Southwest | Mission Viejo | Jun 2, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sundried Tomato American Bistro & Cafes | San Juan Capistrano | May 31, 2015 | 23 violations | $15,246 | 22 | 0 |
| Klassic Koatings | San Juan Capistrano | May 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheel of Life/ Pink Chopstick | Irvine | May 30, 2015 | 2 violations | $996 | 1 | 0 |
| Blue Sky Hospitality Inc. @ Allure Resort Int | Corona Del Mar | May 29, 2015 | 106 violations | $74,708 | 105 | 0 |
| Salinas Inc. | Santa Ana | May 26, 2015 | 24 violations | $171,429 | 22 | 0 |
| El Mariachi Restaurant Bar and Grill | San Clemente | May 26, 2015 | 25 violations repeat | $9,020 | 24 | $8,415 |
| Pfinix Creative Group | Orange | May 23, 2015 | 3 violations | $2,068 | 3 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco | Santa Ana | May 13, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco | Santa Ana | May 13, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBC Mode, Inc. | Garden Grove | May 5, 2015 | 5 violations repeat | $1,296 | 4 | $616 |
| Techwaste Recycling LLC | Santa Ana | May 5, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B & V Fashion | Garden Grove | May 3, 2015 | 5 violations | $987 | 3 | 0 |
| East Hill Cleaners | Anaheim | Apr 25, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern California Edison Company | Santa Ana | Apr 22, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo Jokar Enterprises, Inc. | Orange | Apr 21, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newport Beach Yacht Club | Newport Beach | Apr 15, 2015 | 11 violations | $40,700 | 10 | 0 |
| Autofin USA Komex Motors Whittier, Inc. | Santa Ana | Apr 15, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes - Stanton Ave. | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 13 violations | $18,806 | 12 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes III | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $9,767 | 7 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Bridgeport | Anaheim | Apr 4, 2015 | 11 violations | $8,648 | 10 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Teranimar | Anaheim | Apr 4, 2015 | 6 violations | $8,175 | 5 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-San Ricardo II | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 12 violations | $8,018 | 11 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-San Rafael | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $7,976 | 7 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-San Rafael II | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 9 violations | $6,915 | 8 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Magnolia | Anaheim | Apr 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $6,089 | 7 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-San Paco | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 11 violations | $5,839 | 10 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Los Molinos | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 10 violations | $5,583 | 9 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Coolidge | Anaheim | Apr 4, 2015 | 9 violations | $5,481 | 8 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-San Ricardo | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $5,399 | 7 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Cypress | Cypress | Apr 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $3,694 | 7 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Pacific | Anaheim | Apr 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $3,464 | 7 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Neptune | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 10 violations | $3,292 | 9 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes II | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 5 violations | $2,434 | 4 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes I Elizabeth G. Santos, Inc. | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 6 violations | $2,075 | 5 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Lorenzo | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 6 violations | $1,998 | 5 | 0 |
| Approved Optics Approved Networks Inc. | Lake Forest | Mar 31, 2015 | 5 violations | $1,443 | 4 | 0 |
| Imperial Contracting | Irvine | Mar 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| True Position Die Company | Los Alamitos | Mar 29, 2015 | 14 violations repeat | $50,933 | 12 | $924 |
| Happy Nails The H & N Group Management Co. | Tustin | Mar 29, 2015 | 21 violations | $32,027 | 20 | 0 |
| Happy Nails Happy Nails & Spa of Newport Beach, Corp. | Newport Beach | Mar 27, 2015 | 7 violations | $9,604 | 6 | 0 |
| Coco Ichibanaya Restaurant | Irvine | Mar 18, 2015 | 11 violations | $5,127 | 10 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco | Tustin | Mar 18, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco Chicken Star International, Inc. | Buena Park | Mar 15, 2015 | 15 violations repeat | $20,871 | 14 | $3,927 |
| Filipino Express Leonie M. Rimando, Et Al | Buena Park | Mar 15, 2015 | 4 violations repeat | $10,991 | 2 | $561 |
| Bear Flag Fish Company | Newport Beach | Mar 15, 2015 | 12 violations | $7,459 | 11 | 0 |
| TreeSmith Enterprises, Inc. | Anaheim | Mar 15, 2015 | 5 violations | $5,509 | 4 | 0 |
| Gilbert Care Home | Anaheim | Mar 14, 2015 | 3 violations | $216 | 2 | 0 |
| Gilbert Care Home | Anaheim | Mar 14, 2015 | 3 violations | $216 | 2 | 0 |
| Gilbert Care Homes, Inc. | Anaheim | Mar 14, 2015 | 2 violations | $180 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Care Home | Anaheim | Mar 14, 2015 | 2 violations | $120 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Care Home | Anaheim | Mar 14, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Care Home | Anaheim | Mar 14, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystal Car Wash Sand N Block Enterprise, Inc. | Garden Grove | Mar 11, 2015 | 29 violations | $120,311 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo JDC Food Services, Inc. | Orange | Mar 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco | Anaheim | Mar 4, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,688 | 3 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco | Santa Ana | Mar 4, 2015 | 5 violations | $498 | 5 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | Costa Mesa | Mar 4, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mega Contracts, Inc. | Santa Ana | Mar 3, 2015 | 5 violations | $439 | 3 | 0 |
| Advance Building Concept, Inc. | Westminster | Mar 2, 2015 | 30 violations | $48,745 | 27 | 0 |
| Kona Cleaners | Orange | Mar 1, 2015 | 7 violations | $517 | 6 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco Cerritos Food Group, Inc. | Cypress | Feb 28, 2015 | 17 violations | $10,019 | 16 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | Tustin | Feb 25, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albertsons Distribution Center | Irvine | Feb 23, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T & T Production | Westminster | Feb 22, 2015 | 4 violations | $2,693 | 3 | 0 |
| Punzalan Homes | Anaheim | Feb 17, 2015 | 4 violations | $74 | 2 | 0 |
| Punzalan Homes | Anaheim | Feb 17, 2015 | 3 violations | $62 | 1 | 0 |
| Punzalan Homes | Anaheim | Feb 17, 2015 | 4 violations | $52 | 2 | 0 |
| Punzalan Homes | Anaheim | Feb 17, 2015 | 3 violations | $42 | 1 | 0 |
| Punzalan Homes | Anaheim | Feb 17, 2015 | 3 violations | $22 | 1 | 0 |
| Punzalan Homes | Anaheim | Feb 17, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adaptive Behavior Center, Inc | Santa Ana | Feb 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCT, Inc. | Garden Grove | Feb 9, 2015 | 13 violations | $37,682 | 11 | 0 |
| GNS Management Orange County, Inc. | Irvine | Feb 4, 2015 | 29 violations | $4,531 | 28 | 0 |
| Blaga Precision Inc. | Stanton | Feb 1, 2015 | 8 violations | $49,622 | 7 | 0 |
| Picantes's Restaurant | Anaheim | Feb 1, 2015 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contact Security Inc. | Brea | Jan 31, 2015 | 5 violations repeat | $296 | 4 | 0 |
| Best IT Experts, Inc | Brea | Jan 27, 2015 | 2 violations | $28,459 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Squared Engineers | San Clemente | Jan 21, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiyonna Clothing, Inc. | Anaheim | Jan 20, 2015 | 3 violations | $352 | 1 | 0 |
| G4S Secure Solutions | Anaheim | Jan 15, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lime & Vine | Huntington Beach | Jan 14, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nugsy, Inc. | Garden Grove | Jan 13, 2015 | 16 violations | $7,199 | 14 | 0 |
| Phantom Ales | Anaheim | Jan 11, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosakura, Inc. | Irvine | Jan 10, 2015 | 22 violations | $187,647 | 21 | 0 |
| Hissho Sushi | La Habra | Jan 9, 2015 | 7 violations | $9,066 | 6 | 0 |
| Q's Lounge Restaurant | Westminster | Dec 31, 2014 | 2 violations | $8,990 | 1 | 0 |
| Canning Hunger, Inc. | Brea | Dec 31, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FM Electric | Orange | Dec 30, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers | Lake Forest | Dec 28, 2014 | 14 violations | $7,807 | 13 | 0 |
| Universal Protection Service | Santa Ana | Dec 28, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arbon Equipment | Anaheim | Dec 20, 2014 | 422 violations | $633,207 | 422 | 0 |
| International Education Corporation | Irvine | Dec 19, 2014 | 4 violations repeat | $1,209 | 3 | $660 |
| Internet Connectivity Group, Inc | Aliso Viejo | Dec 15, 2014 | 57 violations | $165,221 | 21 | 0 |
| Laboratory Practice, Inc. United Reference Laboratory, LLC | Santa Ana | Dec 12, 2014 | 23 violations | $51,701 | 17 | 0 |
| Fashion Fashion 22, Inc. | Santa Ana | Dec 7, 2014 | 9 violations | $3,100 | 6 | 0 |
| CK Teengirls | Westminster | Dec 2, 2014 | 5 violations | $1,053 | 1 | 0 |
| Success Industry, Inc. | Westminster | Nov 30, 2014 | 10 violations repeat | $2,678 | 8 | $1,232 |
| G&S Shows Guadagno & Sons Amusements | Garden Grove | Nov 23, 2014 | 39 violations | $175,000 | 38 | $2,500 |
| NPA Construction LLC | Laguna Hills | Nov 22, 2014 | 28 violations | $58,888 | 9 | 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.