Wage and hour cases in Santa Clara County at a glance
Employers in Santa Clara County account for 1,225 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 960 of which found violations (78%). Employers agreed to pay $33,170,637 in back wages to 12,877 workers, and $1,571,291 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 4 cases closed with $26,858 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ($9,963,177), Health Care and Social Assistance ($5,514,465), Information ($4,279,807).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subway Indigo Developments. Inc. | San Jose | Apr 12, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's | San Jose | Apr 5, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ironwood Communication | Morgan Hill | Apr 1, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilroy Grocery Outlet | Gilroy | Mar 24, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystill Pure Water | San Jose | Mar 19, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Bell | San Jose | Mar 19, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Price Brothers Construction | San Jose | Mar 19, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Convalescent-San Jose | San Jose | Mar 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| House of Bagels | Gilroy | Mar 12, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bakers Square Vicorp Restaurants, Inc. | San Jose | Mar 6, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $743 |
| Landmark Legal Professionals | San Jose | Mar 5, 2006 | 23 violations | $4,571 | 11 | 0 |
| Belle Haven Elementary School | Palo Alto | Feb 28, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford Hospital and Clinics | Stanford | Feb 20, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Engineers Inc. | San Jose | Feb 15, 2006 | 2 violations | $1,234 | 1 | 0 |
| Exquisite Party Rental | Campbell | Feb 10, 2006 | 7 violations | $2,642 | 7 | 0 |
| Country Kettle | Milpitas | Feb 2, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixon Landing Family Dental Care | Milpitas | Dec 31, 2005 | 2 violations | $9,000 | 1 | 0 |
| SGI Silicon Graphics, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Dec 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Earth Engineering and Construction, Inc | Milpitas | Nov 18, 2005 | 17 violations | $25,687 | 16 | 0 |
| Herman Sanitarium | San Jose | Oct 22, 2005 | 42 violations | $3,432 | 42 | 0 |
| Sanmina SCI Corporation | San Jose | Sep 30, 2005 | 29 violations | $126,753 | 28 | 0 |
| Prints Plus Store | Santa Clara | Sep 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanmina SCI Corporation | San Jose | Sep 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prints Plus Store | Cupertino | Sep 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prints Plus Store | San Jose | Sep 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adema Technologies, Inc. | Mountain View | Sep 19, 2005 | 16 violations | $25,186 | 16 | 0 |
| Rose Garden Court | San Jose | Sep 17, 2005 | 8 violations | $728 | 8 | 0 |
| Personal Castles | San Jose | Aug 29, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International House Of Pancakes | Santa Clara | Aug 21, 2005 | 59 violations | $5,922 | 39 | 0 |
| International House of Pancake | San Jose | Aug 21, 2005 | 30 violations | $3,791 | 16 | 0 |
| Hogue Bros Body Shop | Gilroy | Aug 9, 2005 | 5 violations | $1,344 | 4 | 0 |
| SMC Security Services, Inc. | Santa Clara | Aug 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VTF Service, Inc | Mountain View | Jul 31, 2005 | 30 violations | $32,669 | 11 | 0 |
| DMJM H+N Daniel, Mann, Johnson, & Mendenhall and Holme | Mountain View | Jul 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rose Garden Court | San Jose | Jul 23, 2005 | 4 violations | $25,992 | 1 | $3,500 |
| Brown Chiropractic Brown Chiropractic and Associates, Inc. | Milpitas | Jul 6, 2005 | 4 violations | $270 | 4 | 0 |
| Condor Reliability Services, Inc. | Santa Clara | Jul 2, 2005 | 1 violation repeat | $1,068 | 1 | $220 |
| Garden State International Trucks | San Jose | Jun 22, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cypress Hotel Cupertino Hotel Associates, L. P. | Cupertino | Jun 15, 2005 | 2 violations | $104 | 1 | 0 |
| Alliance Roofing Company | San Jose | Jun 11, 2005 | 43 violations repeat | $6,590 | 42 | 0 |
| Josue Auto Repair | San Jose | Jun 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Priority Roofing Solutions | San Jose | Jun 2, 2005 | 4 violations | $334 | 4 | 0 |
| Color Image Apparel, Inc. | Morgan Hill | May 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silicon Valley Security Patrol, Inc. | San Jose | May 22, 2005 | 22 violations | $13,382 | 21 | 0 |
| Heavenly Greens | San Jose | May 13, 2005 | 12 violations | $29,039 | 11 | 0 |
| Camino Medical Group | Sunnyvale | May 4, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oasis Mobile Home Community | San Jose | Apr 30, 2005 | 2 violations | $4,915 | 1 | 0 |
| International House Of Pancakes | Santa Clara | Apr 30, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Jose State University | San Jose | Apr 27, 2005 | 4 violations | $4,682 | 1 | 0 |
| Advanced Tool and Supply | Santa Clara | Apr 4, 2005 | 15 violations | $8,490 | 14 | 0 |
| Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney Chemical Systems Division | San Jose | Apr 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brown Chiropractic Clinic | Milpitas | Mar 31, 2005 | 16 violations | $11,040 | 15 | 0 |
| Maxim Integrated Products | San Jose | Mar 5, 2005 | 7 violations | $39,885 | 7 | 0 |
| South Bay Gunite South Bay Gunite Company | Santa Clara | Feb 19, 2005 | 11 violations | $29,197 | 10 | 0 |
| Calderon AA Tires & Wheels | San Jose | Feb 5, 2005 | 10 violations | $14,105 | 6 | 0 |
| Calderon AA Tires & Wheels | San Jose | Feb 5, 2005 | 5 violations | $6,845 | 4 | 0 |
| Hai Thanh Supermarket | San Jose | Jan 19, 2005 | 38 violations | $20,783 | 33 | 0 |
| M & B Painting, Inc. | San Jose | Dec 31, 2004 | 140 violations | $133,605 | 139 | 0 |
| Car Spa Car Wash California Car Wash, LLC | San Jose | Dec 21, 2004 | 20 violations | $15,003 | 11 | 0 |
| New India Bazar | Santa Clara | Dec 20, 2004 | 20 violations | $68,202 | 13 | 0 |
| New India Bazar | Milpitas | Dec 20, 2004 | 6 violations | $15,127 | 5 | 0 |
| New India Bazar | Sunnyvale | Dec 20, 2004 | 4 violations | $12,769 | 3 | 0 |
| Sabazi Masala | Santa Clara | Dec 20, 2004 | 3 violations | $7,132 | 2 | 0 |
| Wing's Restaurant Wing's Chinese Restaurant, Inc. | San Jose | Dec 17, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Transportation Authority Santa Clar Valley Transportation Authority | San Jose | Dec 15, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marina Foods Marina Brothers, Inc. | San Jose | Dec 7, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASD Engineering ASD Engineering & Manufacturing | Santa Clara | Nov 30, 2004 | 16 violations | $3,681 | 11 | 0 |
| All Bay Electric | San Jose | Nov 23, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honduras Cleaning System | San Jose | Nov 20, 2004 | 3 violations | $519 | 1 | 0 |
| Won Ik Quartz Group, Inc | Gilroy | Nov 15, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonia Monteon | San Jose | Oct 25, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brown Chiropractic Clinic | Milpitas | Oct 24, 2004 | 7 violations | $29,825 | 1 | 0 |
| VALLEYUS Inc | San Jose | Oct 12, 2004 | 2 violations | $5,586 | 2 | 0 |
| Frog Design, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Oct 7, 2004 | 2 violations | $547 | 1 | 0 |
| Shellsoft Shell Soft, Inc. | Santa Clara | Sep 30, 2004 | 2 violations | $2,588 | 1 | 0 |
| Panasonic Panasonic Semiconductor Development Center | San Jose | Sep 23, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Infineon Technologies Infineon Technology North America Corporation | San Jose | Sep 17, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India Plaza Operations, LLc | San Jose | Sep 10, 2004 | 6 violations | $697 | 4 | 0 |
| India Plaza Operations, LLc | San Jose | Sep 10, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. | Santa Clara | Aug 31, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bay Area Mortuary Support Services Bay Area, A Mortuary Support Services Group, | San Jose | Aug 23, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paez Painting and Decorating | Gilroy | Aug 22, 2004 | 1 violation | $685 | 1 | 0 |
| Puma of North America | Santa Clara | Aug 18, 2004 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Valley Transportation Authority | San Jose | Aug 1, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blossom Hill Good Year-Skip's Tire & Auto Ctr | San Jose | Jul 31, 2004 | 23 violations | $5,702 | 22 | 0 |
| Skip's Tire & Auto Centers | San Jose | Jul 31, 2004 | 14 violations | $4,357 | 14 | 0 |
| Skip's Tire & Auto Centers | San Jose | Jul 31, 2004 | 7 violations | $2,525 | 7 | 0 |
| Skip's Tire & Auto Centers | San Jose | Jul 31, 2004 | 6 violations | $1,570 | 6 | 0 |
| Blossom Hill Good Year | San Jose | Jul 31, 2004 | 3 violations | $1,374 | 3 | 0 |
| Stanford Federal Credit Union | Palo Alto | Jul 31, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nice Air California In Nice, Inc. dba Nice Air | San Jose | Jul 10, 2004 | 14 violations | $10,830 | 14 | 0 |
| Stevens Creek Auto Imports-Subaru,Hyundai,Isu | San Jose | Jun 30, 2004 | 28 violations | $9,392 | 27 | 0 |
| Guaranteed Express | Sunnyvale | Jun 30, 2004 | 7 violations | $383 | 7 | 0 |
| Arteagas's Supermarket Lopez-Shiraki Enterprises, Inc. | Gilroy | Jun 7, 2004 | 3 violations | $8,208 | 3 | 0 |
| Shimada Landscaping, Inc | San Jose | May 31, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marves LTD | Santa Clara | May 25, 2004 | 2 violations | $2,767 | 1 | 0 |
| Frog Design, Inc. | Sunnyvale | May 20, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WinVision, Inc. | Santa Clara | May 18, 2004 | 22 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman B.Houge, Inc. | Campbell | May 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Draeger's Stores Draeger's Supermarkets, Inc. | Palo Alto | Mar 18, 2004 | 154 violations | $59,597 | 147 | $2,681 |
Largest back-wage records in Santa Clara County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett-Packard | 1 | $5,232,930 | 565 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| 2 | $3,346,196 | 359 | Feb 15, 2023 | |
| Byton North America | 1 | $1,749,185 | 76 | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Hewlett Packard (NASA ACES Contra)/Perspecta | 1 | $1,738,122 | 90 | Dec 31, 2016 |
| CHARIOT | 1 | $1,209,872 | 71 | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Yaana Technologies, LLC | 2 | $692,659 | 79 | Feb 15, 2019 |
| Cintas Fire Protection | 1 | $653,435 | 81 | May 30, 2015 |
| National Consolidated Couriers, Inc | 1 | $590,144 | 68 | Feb 1, 2015 |
| Intuit, Inc. | 2 | $555,185 | 2,607 | Jul 24, 2024 |
| Visionary Lifestyles LLC | 2 | $496,240 | 79 | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Sanmina SCI Corporation | 3 | $483,186 | 137 | Feb 1, 2007 |
| Jass & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $359,044 | 9 | Mar 15, 2009 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | $269,427 | 125 | Jun 26, 2022 |
| Lozano Car Wash | 2 | $268,502 | 270 | Dec 6, 2008 |
| Amor Residential Care Home | 2 | $260,842 | 23 | Feb 17, 2016 |
| Ocampo Residential Care Home | 3 | $237,234 | 13 | Oct 31, 2011 |
| Siliconsage Builders | 2 | $219,793 | 134 | Jan 22, 2021 |
| Ultimo Software Solutions | 2 | $207,433 | 3 | Feb 29, 2012 |
| Support Linkages, LLC | 2 | $200,000 | 29 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| Effigent, Inc. | 1 | $195,490 | 12 | Jul 31, 2008 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | $26,858 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | $116,342 | 36 |
| 2024 | 28 | 19 | $390,496 | 133 |
| 2023 | 40 | 36 | $1,171,010 | 3,000 |
| 2022 | 35 | 29 | $939,546 | 307 |
| 2021 | 46 | 35 | $525,000 | 317 |
| 2020 | 48 | 35 | $2,377,262 | 372 |
| 2019 | 24 | 22 | $631,743 | 128 |
| 2018 | 20 | 13 | $5,448,451 | 606 |
| 2017 | 48 | 41 | $877,487 | 397 |
| 2016 | 48 | 37 | $2,430,001 | 431 |
| 2015 | 78 | 55 | $3,733,416 | 970 |
| 2014 | 61 | 46 | $4,624,456 | 739 |
| 2013 | 148 | 128 | $2,175,773 | 1,187 |
| 2012 | 134 | 113 | $1,502,794 | 888 |
| 2011 | 109 | 97 | $1,451,358 | 634 |
| 2010 | 65 | 48 | $957,926 | 615 |
| 2009 | 51 | 35 | $849,595 | 238 |
| 2008 | 42 | 33 | $663,267 | 389 |
| 2007 | 40 | 29 | $816,500 | 284 |
| 2006 | 42 | 17 | $196,283 | 108 |
| 2005 | 41 | 29 | $451,233 | 357 |
| 2004 | 46 | 35 | $418,277 | 454 |
Cities in Santa Clara County with cases
- San Jose596 cases, $11,098,915
- Palo Alto31 cases, $7,371,071
- Mountain View68 cases, $4,942,540
- Santa Clara137 cases, $4,176,103
- Sunnyvale105 cases, $1,719,112
- Milpitas64 cases, $1,577,513
- Campbell56 cases, $964,643
- Gilroy57 cases, $396,512
- Morgan Hill31 cases, $384,244
- Los Gatos25 cases, $113,511
- Saratoga10 cases, $109,614
- Cupertino26 cases, $105,356
- Alviso2 cases, $95,909
- Stanford7 cases, $84,556
- Los Altos4 cases, $16,888
- San Martin6 cases, $14,150
Your rights in Santa Clara County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara 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.