Wage and hour cases in Sacramento County at a glance
Employers in Sacramento County account for 1,277 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 853 of which found violations (67%). Employers agreed to pay $14,868,497 in back wages to 8,005 workers, and $1,251,552 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 4 cases closed with $25,830 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Health Care and Social Assistance ($4,299,099), Accommodation and Food Services ($2,874,147), Construction ($2,761,930).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cellairis Farshad Najafi, LLC | Sacramento | Nov 12, 2014 | 2 violations | $783 | 1 | 0 |
| UC Davis Medical Center | Sacramento | Oct 29, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Original Perrys | Sacramento | Oct 28, 2014 | 11 violations | $24,199 | 10 | 0 |
| Spectrum Services Group | Sacramento | Oct 27, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comprehensive Security Services, Inc | Elk Grove | Oct 23, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Construction Clean Up | Sacramento | Sep 30, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RC Security, Inc | Sacramento | Sep 26, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mylapore Restaurant | Folsom | Sep 1, 2014 | 14 violations | $13,073 | 14 | 0 |
| Spectrum- Insight JV | Sacramento | Aug 18, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Love and Serenity Home Care I | Sacramento | Jul 31, 2014 | 7 violations repeat | $13,263 | 3 | $462 |
| Love and Serenity Home Care III | Sacramento | Jul 31, 2014 | 10 violations repeat | $9,723 | 6 | $924 |
| Love and Serenity Home Care II | Sacramento | Jul 31, 2014 | 3 violations repeat | $1,907 | 2 | $308 |
| Nena's Mexican Restaurant | Sacramento | Jul 31, 2014 | 5 violations | $396 | 4 | 0 |
| Residential Wall Systems | Sacramento | Jul 29, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norcal Environmental | Sacramento | Jul 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Mantel & Fireplace Inc. | Sacramento | Jul 23, 2014 | 9 violations | $1,171 | 9 | 0 |
| Rayco Electric | Rancho Cordova | Jul 15, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| iStairs, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Jul 9, 2014 | 20 violations | $2,706 | 20 | 0 |
| Concrete Value Corp. | Sacramento | Jul 8, 2014 | 202 violations | $45,279 | 201 | 0 |
| Fenceworks, Inc. | Sacramento | Jul 1, 2014 | 30 violations | $9,806 | 29 | 0 |
| Procida Landscape, Inc. | Sacramento | Jul 1, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Command Center | Sacramento | Jul 1, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| General Construction Works Inc. | Sacramento | Jun 30, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lupton Excavation Inc. | Sacramento | Jun 30, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle Telecommunications, Inc. | Mcclellan | Jun 27, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wells Fargo Home Mortgage | Rancho Cordova | Jun 26, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R & A Painting, Inc. | Elk Grove | Jun 25, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherman Loehr Contract Interiors | Sacramento | Jun 24, 2014 | 13 violations | $23,578 | 10 | $1,550 |
| BMC (Sacramento) | Sacramento | Jun 24, 2014 | 27 violations repeat | $8,490 | 26 | $14,300 |
| Crusader Fence Company Inc | Rancho Cordova | Jun 24, 2014 | 21 violations | $7,840 | 20 | 0 |
| Easy Lift Door Company Inc. | Sacramento | Jun 24, 2014 | 10 violations repeat | $1,552 | 9 | $421 |
| Masco Contractor Service of California, Inc. | Sacramento | Jun 24, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Determan Industries, Inc. | North Highlands | Jun 24, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ochoa, Ramon (FLC) Northern Valley Farm Labor, Inc. | Galt | May 23, 2014 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $250 |
| Handicrafters | Sacramento | May 13, 2014 | 16 violations | $1,509 | 16 | 0 |
| Eskaton Village Carmichael | Sacramento | May 2, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adanberto's Mexican Food | Folsom | May 1, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacramento, County of Department of Human Assistance | Sacramento | May 1, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E & M Enterprises, Inc. | Orangevale | Apr 30, 2014 | 5 violations repeat | $9,300 | 5 | $770 |
| County of Sacramento, Dept of Personnel Svcs | Sacramento | Apr 29, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midway of Fun Brass Ring Amusements Inc | Fair Oaks | Apr 26, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Medical Associates, Inc. | Sacramento | Apr 18, 2014 | 33 violations repeat | $89,491 | 31 | $6,820 |
| DaVita Dialysis Elk Grove | Elk Grove | Apr 18, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Universal Security and Fire, Inc | Sacramento | Apr 17, 2014 | 5 violations | $19,348 | 2 | 0 |
| Frontera Financial Services, Inc. | Citrus Heights | Apr 4, 2014 | 4 violations | $347 | 4 | 0 |
| California Department of Public Health | Sacramento | Mar 27, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GR Trucking, LLC | Rancho Cordova | Mar 18, 2014 | 40 violations | $78,638 | 39 | 0 |
| Serve All Contracting | Sacramento | Mar 17, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Right at Home Care Services of Sacramento, Inc. | Sacramento | Mar 13, 2014 | 18 violations repeat | $2,329 | 17 | $795 |
| Alta's ICF | Sacramento | Mar 11, 2014 | 21 violations | $1,944 | 20 | 0 |
| Fuel Cafe | Citrus Heights | Mar 7, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Quest | Sacramento | Mar 6, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Construction By VM, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Feb 28, 2014 | 9 violations | $4,757 | 8 | 0 |
| Garcia's Plastering Equipment | Sacramento | Feb 28, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Klamath Home ICF DDN Antelope Hills Manor ICF DDN, Inc. | Sacramento | Feb 26, 2014 | 6 violations | $636 | 6 | 0 |
| Antelope Hills Manor ICF DDN | Antelope | Feb 26, 2014 | 3 violations | $250 | 3 | 0 |
| Tullia Place ICF DDN Antelope Hills Manor ICF DDN, Inc. | Antelope | Feb 26, 2014 | 2 violations | $182 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed David Care Home | North Highlands | Feb 24, 2014 | 3 violations | $9,861 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed David Care Home | North Highlands | Feb 24, 2014 | 3 violations | $7,127 | 1 | 0 |
| Citrus Home ICF/DD-N | Citrus Heights | Feb 22, 2014 | 12 violations | $21,605 | 6 | 0 |
| Ed David Care Home | North Highlands | Feb 18, 2014 | 6 violations | $16,803 | 3 | 0 |
| Ed David Care Home | Sacramento | Feb 18, 2014 | 4 violations | $15,443 | 2 | 0 |
| Integra Health Advanced Home Health & Hospice, Inc | Sacramento | Feb 11, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Phelomina Homecare, LLC | Elk Grove | Jan 28, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Paran Guest Home II, III, IV | Elk Grove | Jan 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Landscape Industries Frank Carson Landscape & Maintenance, Inc. | Sacramento | Jan 21, 2014 | 166 violations | $92,635 | 164 | 0 |
| Crusader Fence Company Inc | Rancho Cordova | Jan 21, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Pond | Sacramento | Jan 15, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geremia Swimming Pool Service | Sacramento | Jan 15, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dragon Gourmet Mushrooms | Sacramento | Jan 7, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Landscape Construction & Maintenance | Rancho Cordova | Jan 6, 2014 | 49 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $27,720 |
| BLJ Ent, LLC dba Bigornia's Home I | Sacramento | Dec 31, 2013 | 4 violations repeat | $15,318 | 3 | $462 |
| Bigornia Homes, Inc. dba BHI Rush Creek Home | Elk Grove | Dec 31, 2013 | 6 violations repeat | $5,601 | 5 | $935 |
| BLJ Enterprises, LLC Jo Bigornia Home II | Elk Grove | Dec 31, 2013 | 3 violations repeat | $2,078 | 3 | $561 |
| Pestrana Family Home | Citrus Heights | Dec 20, 2013 | 2 violations | $7,905 | 1 | 0 |
| No 1 Buffet T & Y No Buffett, Inc. | Sacramento | Dec 1, 2013 | 14 violations | $79,736 | 13 | 0 |
| Cherry Madamba's Residential Facility | Elk Grove | Nov 18, 2013 | 7 violations repeat | $11,490 | 3 | $561 |
| Cherry Madamba's Residential Facility | Sacramento | Nov 18, 2013 | 5 violations repeat | $10,051 | 2 | $374 |
| Southside Art Center, Inc. | Sacramento | Nov 18, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cherry Madamba's Residential Facility | Sacramento | Nov 17, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Easter Seals Superior California | Sacramento | Nov 15, 2013 | 5 violations | $282 | 5 | 0 |
| Dosty's Private In Care Service | Sacramento | Nov 15, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality First Home Improvement, Inc. | Citrus Heights | Nov 6, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominguez Landscape Services | Sacramento | Nov 4, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Ke Buena Taqueria | Sacramento | Oct 28, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Briarwood Healthcare | Sacramento | Oct 25, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terra Aqua Builders, Inc | Sacramento | Oct 24, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank of America Bank of America Corporation | Rancho Cordova | Oct 21, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glo's Loving Care, LLC | Sacramento | Oct 17, 2013 | 13 violations repeat | $3,046 | 8 | $1,232 |
| Beutler Corporation | Mcclellan | Sep 25, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa John's Pizza | Sacramento | Sep 19, 2013 | 117 violations | $28,694 | 15 | 0 |
| Village Nurseries Village Nurseries Wholesale, LLC | Sacramento | Sep 18, 2013 | 7 violations | $9,342 | 7 | 0 |
| Mainstay Business Solutions Blue Lake Rancheria EDCo dba Mainstay Busines | Folsom | Sep 5, 2013 | 101 violations | $46,473 | 100 | 0 |
| Twin Rivers Unified School District | Mcclellan | Sep 3, 2013 | 4 violations | $92,548 | 1 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Sharandeep Cheema dba 7 Eleven | Sacramento | Aug 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum Security Alarm, Inc. | Sacramento | Aug 29, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Factory Motor Parts | Sacramento | Aug 22, 2013 | 1 violation | $880 | 1 | 0 |
| Angel's Paradise Care Home | Elk Grove | Aug 16, 2013 | 4 violations | $5,569 | 2 | 0 |
| F & A Astorga Care Home II (Matina) | Elk Grove | Aug 9, 2013 | 14 violations | $33,001 | 7 | 0 |
| F & A Astorga Care Home (Meadowspring) | Elk Grove | Aug 9, 2013 | 12 violations | $31,416 | 6 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Sacramento County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRES HERMANAS | 1 | $1,003,570 | 39 | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Jasmine-Hall Residential Care Homes | 1 | $850,000 | 52 | Dec 31, 2011 |
| Future Plastering, Inc. | 1 | $767,362 | 257 | Aug 7, 2020 |
| Quality Construction Cleanup & Demolition,Inc | 1 | $682,853 | 122 | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Harold E. Nutter & Son, Inc. (AFRC Vancouver) | 5 | $381,513 | 66 | Sep 1, 2011 |
| Carmichael Care & Rehabilitation Center | 1 | $354,540 | 94 | Apr 4, 2011 |
| Laguna Village RCFE | 3 | $342,176 | 67 | Jun 13, 2025 |
| U.S. Granite Corporation | 2 | $338,295 | 95 | Mar 9, 2025 |
| Blue Knight Security & Patrol | 1 | $313,045 | 54 | Jun 11, 2022 |
| Capital City Drywall Inc. | 1 | $301,123 | 356 | Jul 15, 2009 |
| No 1 Buffet | 2 | $281,960 | 38 | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Peer Home | 1 | $229,272 | 25 | Jun 15, 2022 |
| El Favorito Taqueria | 1 | $228,639 | 64 | Jan 2, 2022 |
| CHARIOT | 1 | $223,600 | 16 | Mar 17, 2015 |
| D & A Communications | 1 | $181,560 | 23 | May 1, 2016 |
| Casa Ramos Folsom | 1 | $167,225 | 14 | May 30, 2017 |
| Mariscos Los Primoz | 1 | $159,013 | 22 | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Triple Canopy, Inc.- CCA | 1 | $154,137 | 227 | Oct 13, 2019 |
| Department of State Hospitals- Coalinga | 1 | $151,380 | 65 | Dec 31, 2012 |
| America West Medical Transportation | 1 | $147,417 | 36 | Dec 28, 2018 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | $7,150 | 1 |
| 2025 | 18 | 13 | $422,676 | 118 |
| 2024 | 26 | 12 | $1,103,594 | 231 |
| 2023 | 17 | 15 | $705,466 | 320 |
| 2022 | 22 | 16 | $1,073,660 | 217 |
| 2021 | 26 | 19 | $179,886 | 91 |
| 2020 | 55 | 36 | $1,025,313 | 412 |
| 2019 | 51 | 35 | $1,488,162 | 722 |
| 2018 | 57 | 41 | $708,465 | 277 |
| 2017 | 88 | 56 | $655,273 | 229 |
| 2016 | 49 | 39 | $506,358 | 350 |
| 2015 | 78 | 50 | $523,376 | 135 |
| 2014 | 81 | 53 | $579,926 | 711 |
| 2013 | 60 | 45 | $538,773 | 290 |
| 2012 | 116 | 75 | $961,858 | 434 |
| 2011 | 71 | 55 | $1,936,315 | 447 |
| 2010 | 91 | 47 | $306,319 | 275 |
| 2009 | 34 | 23 | $433,611 | 653 |
| 2008 | 44 | 21 | $172,220 | 279 |
| 2007 | 45 | 25 | $206,948 | 239 |
| 2006 | 55 | 36 | $391,354 | 348 |
| 2005 | 116 | 89 | $587,155 | 625 |
| 2004 | 59 | 40 | $212,594 | 229 |
Cities in Sacramento County with cases
- Sacramento740 cases, $8,810,691
- Elk Grove126 cases, $1,552,505
- Rancho Cordova91 cases, $1,147,282
- Carmichael53 cases, $1,085,374
- North Highlands33 cases, $812,173
- Folsom49 cases, $483,414
- Orangevale20 cases, $230,409
- Citrus Heights69 cases, $211,282
- Fair Oaks27 cases, $176,483
- Mcclellan11 cases, $168,103
- Antelope20 cases, $127,506
- Galt25 cases, $51,201
- Rio Linda5 cases, $12,074
- Represa2 cases, $0
- Mather2 cases, $0
- Isleton1 cases, $0
- Gold River3 cases, $0
Your rights in Sacramento County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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.