Wage and hour cases in Riverside County at a glance
Employers in Riverside County account for 1,334 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 903 of which found violations (68%). Employers agreed to pay $21,716,702 in back wages to 15,012 workers, and $2,672,460 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 18 cases closed with $942,260 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Construction ($6,608,341), Health Care and Social Assistance ($4,647,174), Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services ($3,053,849).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altman Specialty Plants | Perris | Feb 21, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SECC Cable Communications | Corona | Feb 17, 2011 | 22 violations | $131,882 | 21 | 0 |
| Consolidated Concepts, Inc. | Murrieta | Feb 7, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Ranch Guest Manor II | Corona | Jan 28, 2011 | 13 violations | $10,244 | 6 | 0 |
| Canyon Springs Industries | Cathedral City | Dec 31, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Security Ma | Riverside | Dec 27, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pool Water Products | Riverside | Dec 25, 2010 | 2 violations | $5,028 | 1 | 0 |
| Palm Springs Unified School District | Palm Springs | Nov 30, 2010 | 8 violations | $94 | 8 | 0 |
| The Competitive Security Group Competitive Security Group Corporation | Corona | Oct 25, 2010 | 11 violations | $6,000 | 9 | 0 |
| The Competitive Security Group The Competitive Security Group Corporation | Corona | Oct 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University of California, Riverside | Riverside | Oct 1, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stronghold Engineering, Inc. | Riverside | Sep 25, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strech Plastics, Inc. | Banning | Sep 7, 2010 | 5 violations | $1,504 | 3 | 0 |
| La Famosa Market Ali F. Abdel Rahaman & Marwan F. Abdel Rahman | Moreno Valley | Sep 1, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North American Concrete | Riverside | Aug 31, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ServiceMaster A Plus Clean | Riverside | Aug 29, 2010 | 15 violations | $4,970 | 13 | 0 |
| Medina Construction Bens' Asphalt and Maintenance, Inc | Riverside | Aug 24, 2010 | 13 violations | $14,112 | 12 | 0 |
| Plaster Equipment Service | Norco | Aug 24, 2010 | 4 violations | $2,825 | 3 | 0 |
| VP Management Real Estate and Property Mgmt | Corona | Aug 24, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Med Express Med Express Drug Systems, Inc. | Perris | Aug 19, 2010 | 43 violations | $19,523 | 24 | 0 |
| Jim's Auto Repair | Riverside | Aug 19, 2010 | 1 violation | $396 | 1 | 0 |
| FTSI Federal Technology Solutions, Inc. | Moreno Valley | Aug 12, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott's Painting Home Improvement | Winchester | Aug 9, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & H, LLC | Riverside | Aug 2, 2010 | 4 violations | $670 | 3 | 0 |
| Pacific Backhoe Inc. | Winchester | Jul 28, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Transportation & Distribution Inc | Mira Loma | Jul 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CLE Engineering | Murrieta | Jul 23, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJW Associates Inc | Riverside | Jul 18, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ocean Springs Tech Inc. | Desert Hot Springs | Jul 15, 2010 | 17 violations | $21,855 | 16 | 0 |
| Elegant Design Elegant Design Cabinetry, Inc. | Riverside | Jul 3, 2010 | 101 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valco Construction Philip Johnson Construction, Inc | Corona | Jun 30, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Loving Care | Lake Elsinore | Jun 23, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smart & Final | Riverside | Jun 6, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Food 4 Less Ralphs Grocery Company | Corona | Jun 3, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Rabbit Farms | Coachella | May 15, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sully's Precision Grading LLC | Norco | May 3, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hydration Station Partnership | Palm Desert | Apr 27, 2010 | 40 violations | $106,584 | 14 | 0 |
| Goodwill Southern California Goodwill Industries of Southern California | La Quinta | Apr 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James T. Long & Leigh Ann Long | Moreno Valley | Apr 24, 2010 | 3 violations | $2,875 | 1 | 0 |
| ALD Security Innovations | Corona | Apr 21, 2010 | 91 violations | $21,572 | 6 | 0 |
| Nelludy Enterprises Inc | Riverside | Apr 17, 2010 | 17 violations | $36,941 | 12 | 0 |
| Fresh Herb Farm Inc | Perris | Apr 10, 2010 | 55 violations | $25,000 | 25 | $2,081 |
| Schmidy's Tavern | Palm Desert | Apr 6, 2010 | 6 violations | $637 | 4 | 0 |
| Stronghold Engineering, Inc. | Riverside | Mar 31, 2010 | 23 violations | $69,259 | 21 | 0 |
| Valley Pride | Coachella | Mar 28, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redhawk Hand Car Wash | Temecula | Mar 24, 2010 | 4 violations | $8,891 | 3 | 0 |
| PG Cutting Services | Lake Elsinore | Mar 23, 2010 | 6 violations | $3,254 | 5 | 0 |
| Trilogy Financial Services | Corona | Mar 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Acre Farms | Thermal | Mar 14, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O.M. Contracting Inc. | Thermal | Mar 14, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lake Car Wash | Lake Elsinore | Mar 12, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valero KDM Enterprises | Riverside | Feb 14, 2010 | 5 violations | $316 | 5 | 0 |
| Auto Aide Towing | Corona | Jan 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S.C. Coatings Corporation | Murrieta | Jan 21, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Carpet Car Wash | Corona | Dec 10, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project Development | Riverside | Dec 5, 2009 | 9 violations | $2,040 | 8 | 0 |
| D'Sylva Pediatrics | Corona | Dec 3, 2009 | 14 violations | $1,421 | 13 | 0 |
| Star Ranch STARRANCH MANAGEMENT LLC | Corona | Nov 24, 2009 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona Pipeline Arizona Pipeline Company | Corona | Nov 23, 2009 | 741 violations | $749,862 | 740 | 0 |
| JPI Development Group, Inc | Murrieta | Nov 5, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagle Falls Golf Course | Indio | Nov 4, 2009 | 2 violations | $2,171 | 1 | 0 |
| Raquel's Catering, Inc. | Mira Loma | Nov 1, 2009 | 52 violations | $35,499 | 24 | 0 |
| Prompt Trucking/Cross Country, LLC | Riverside | Oct 29, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilton Reservations & Customer Care | Hemet | Oct 23, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imperial Irrigation District | La Quinta | Oct 22, 2009 | 27 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vine Care Center | Murrieta | Oct 21, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Quinta Hotel Resort & Club and PGA West | La Quinta | Oct 20, 2009 | 3 violations | $1,939 | 1 | 0 |
| Complete Coach Works D/T Carson Enterprises, Inc | Riverside | Oct 8, 2009 | 2 violations | $146 | 1 | 0 |
| Lake La Quinta Inn | La Quinta | Oct 7, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Figueroa Wall System Inc | Riverside | Oct 6, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Hays Construction Inc | Riverside | Oct 4, 2009 | 2 violations | $162 | 1 | 0 |
| Moreno Valley Landscaping | Perris | Aug 10, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Halloween Manor/Alexanders Costumes | Moreno Valley | Aug 4, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Squeeze | Corona | Jul 30, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Campus Dental Group | Riverside | Jul 19, 2009 | 10 violations | $4,513 | 9 | 0 |
| Ralphs Ralphs Grocery Company | Riverside | Jul 16, 2009 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Executive Plumbing Heating Air | Corona | Jul 8, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arco Travel Zone Riverside County Travel Zone Center Inc | Perris | May 31, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Linn Executive Security Service, Inc. | Palm Springs | May 14, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Corporation | Riverside | May 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Volt Telecom Group, Inc. | Corona | Apr 30, 2009 | 42 violations | $33,170 | 42 | 0 |
| Laws Restaurant Grill Bar | Riverside | Apr 28, 2009 | 15 violations repeat | $16,360 | 14 | $5,236 |
| CRM Logistics | Perris | Apr 25, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceed Security Services | Riverside | Apr 21, 2009 | 38 violations repeat | $7,344 | 36 | $16,830 |
| Capital Towing/German Car Services | Riverside | Apr 20, 2009 | 3 violations | $5,999 | 2 | 0 |
| CJ Services, Inc. | Norco | Apr 18, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S.C. Coatings Corporation | Murrieta | Apr 16, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Car Spa, Inc. | Norco | Apr 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fourbro, Inc. | Corona | Mar 17, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riverside County Office of Education | Riverside | Mar 13, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Pacific Concrete | Menifee | Mar 10, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American City Corporation dba | Hemet | Feb 27, 2009 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GMA Pallet Recycling Corporation | Mira Loma | Feb 3, 2009 | 37 violations | $34,600 | 36 | 0 |
| Dairy Queen of Corona | Corona | Feb 3, 2009 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,722 |
| New Albertsons, Inc. | Corona | Jan 24, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lopez Labor Contracting | Mecca | Jan 15, 2009 | 13 violations | $711 | 3 | $4,375 |
| O.M. Contracting Inc. | Coachella | Jan 15, 2009 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $825 |
| Rodriguez Labor Services | Thermal | Jan 14, 2009 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon's Diner | Riverside | Jan 13, 2009 | 12 violations | $6,872 | 11 | 0 |
| Southern California Pizza Company | Corona | Jan 13, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Riverside County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Mateo County HSA Children & Family Ser. | 1 | $1,762,176 | 125 | Mar 11, 2015 |
| Executive Plumbing, Heating and Air | 1 | $900,000 | 1,035 | Jan 26, 2005 |
| Team West Contracting Corporation | 1 | $876,936 | 28 | Feb 17, 2013 |
| Arizona Pipeline | 1 | $749,862 | 740 | Nov 23, 2009 |
| VNA California | 1 | $636,425 | 99 | Oct 8, 2015 |
| Moderno-Miramar | 1 | $625,280 | 14 | Sep 30, 2021 |
| Carolina Trail Golf Partners, Inc. | 1 | $494,319 | 466 | Nov 22, 2013 |
| TKB Bakery & Deli | 1 | $476,228 | 136 | Sep 29, 2025 |
| West Coast Drywall & Paint | 4 | $450,443 | 1,093 | Mar 28, 2019 |
| King Construction | 1 | $348,243 | 29 | Dec 18, 2011 |
| Zavala Tent & Event Support | 2 | $334,739 | 11 | Dec 24, 2021 |
| Solutions Group International | 1 | $333,451 | 70 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| PRMG | 1 | $310,017 | 70 | Feb 15, 2013 |
| Pride Electric | 1 | $287,138 | 153 | Nov 8, 2023 |
| California Ice Company | 1 | $268,955 | 42 | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Mr. You Express Chinese Food | 1 | $243,234 | 12 | May 3, 2025 |
| Tomlinson Community Care Home | 1 | $240,345 | 16 | Apr 15, 2024 |
| Mota's Floorcovering Inc. | 1 | $229,358 | 127 | Mar 30, 2015 |
| Liberty Towing Inc | 1 | $218,984 | 32 | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Stronghold Engineering, Inc. | 4 | $206,686 | 65 | Feb 16, 2013 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | $304,656 | 74 |
| 2025 | 30 | 26 | $1,481,245 | 921 |
| 2024 | 43 | 29 | $1,127,342 | 272 |
| 2023 | 35 | 33 | $931,914 | 351 |
| 2022 | 31 | 22 | $307,329 | 197 |
| 2021 | 35 | 28 | $1,058,947 | 105 |
| 2020 | 79 | 51 | $400,032 | 318 |
| 2019 | 52 | 41 | $296,518 | 503 |
| 2018 | 50 | 39 | $456,124 | 330 |
| 2017 | 47 | 38 | $326,025 | 306 |
| 2016 | 49 | 45 | $403,603 | 527 |
| 2015 | 112 | 70 | $4,018,698 | 2,164 |
| 2014 | 86 | 56 | $1,022,812 | 921 |
| 2013 | 73 | 47 | $2,174,155 | 1,047 |
| 2012 | 101 | 63 | $982,246 | 1,413 |
| 2011 | 69 | 47 | $983,655 | 412 |
| 2010 | 50 | 27 | $352,306 | 189 |
| 2009 | 49 | 28 | $902,809 | 942 |
| 2008 | 65 | 38 | $509,166 | 372 |
| 2007 | 58 | 32 | $474,456 | 499 |
| 2006 | 68 | 52 | $906,719 | 981 |
| 2005 | 69 | 38 | $1,407,870 | 1,405 |
| 2004 | 48 | 31 | $555,869 | 621 |
Cities in Riverside County with cases
- Riverside286 cases, $5,906,702
- Corona168 cases, $4,737,302
- Belmont11 cases, $1,884,585
- Murrieta62 cases, $1,189,653
- Temecula97 cases, $856,377
- Indio58 cases, $781,565
- Moreno Valley60 cases, $767,502
- Mira Loma27 cases, $755,237
- La Quinta17 cases, $586,660
- Lake Elsinore29 cases, $506,191
- Palm Desert55 cases, $455,038
- Perris42 cases, $391,381
- Mecca20 cases, $339,881
- Hemet55 cases, $330,695
- Jurupa Valley9 cases, $270,194
- Norco25 cases, $264,438
- Cathedral City19 cases, $215,068
- Menifee15 cases, $203,240
- Palm Springs50 cases, $148,749
- Sun City4 cases, $141,362
- San Jacinto14 cases, $139,250
- Thermal52 cases, $136,202
- Desert Hot Springs12 cases, $122,885
- Banning12 cases, $110,765
- Rancho Mirage11 cases, $110,288
- Winchester7 cases, $107,805
- Blythe14 cases, $103,404
- Coachella88 cases, $74,202
- Thousand Palms7 cases, $64,279
- Lakeview1 cases, $11,769
- Eastvale1 cases, $4,033
- Nuevo1 cases, $0
- Cabazon5 cases, $0
Your rights in Riverside County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Riverside 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 Riverside 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.