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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nugate Group LLC | San Jose | Feb 25, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koi Palace Milpitas | Milpitas | Feb 20, 2020 | 31 violations | $4,021 | 30 | 0 |
| Campbell Village Premier Senior Care Group Corporation | Campbell | Feb 15, 2020 | 1 violation | $2,398 | 1 | 0 |
| Meyhouse | Sunnyvale | Feb 14, 2020 | 3 violations | $3,778 | 2 | 0 |
| Tacomania | San Jose | Jan 23, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Free Class Dr Desiree Lynn Li Ying Chen Inter | Cupertino | Jan 11, 2020 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike's Love and Sandwiches | San Jose | Dec 23, 2019 | 20 violations | 0 | 0 | $36,840 |
| 99 Cents Only Stores | San Jose | Dec 3, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven DS Khangura Corporation | San Jose | Nov 30, 2019 | 2 violations | $482 | 1 | 0 |
| Bawarchi (Santa Clara) | Santa Clara | Sep 12, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bawarchi Sunnyvale | Sunnyvale | Sep 12, 2019 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Perrmanente Foundation | Santa Clara | Aug 26, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Concrete Supply Central Concrete Supply Co, Inc | San Jose | Aug 22, 2019 | 4 violations | $940 | 2 | 0 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Aug 20, 2019 | 1 violation | $3,537 | 1 | 0 |
| TOGO's Prospect | Saratoga | Aug 15, 2019 | 9 violations | $2,470 | 5 | $5,430 |
| TOGO's Pruneyard | Campbell | Aug 15, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,430 |
| TOGOs Los Gatos | Los Gatos | Aug 15, 2019 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $286 |
| Staten Solar Corp Staten Solar Corporation | Milpitas | Jul 19, 2019 | 23 violations | $52,789 | 16 | 0 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Jul 15, 2019 | 1 violation | $560 | 1 | 0 |
| Melgar Janitorial Solutions | San Jose | Jun 14, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aviation Port Services | San Jose | Jun 1, 2019 | 14 violations | $5,873 | 14 | 0 |
| Atlas Private Security, Inc | San Jose | May 13, 2019 | 16 violations repeat | $13,724 | 15 | $12,090 |
| Jin Jin Gourmet | Sunnyvale | May 2, 2019 | 25 violations | $60,157 | 24 | 0 |
| Via Mia Pizza Saratoga | San Jose | May 1, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $336 |
| Interstate Fence Co., Inc. | San Jose | Apr 5, 2019 | 15 violations | $10,822 | 14 | 0 |
| AEM Loan | Milpitas | Mar 1, 2019 | 2 violations | $24,950 | 1 | 0 |
| Yaana Technologies, LLC | Milpitas | Feb 15, 2019 | 44 violations repeat | $455,439 | 34 | $31,670 |
| Five Guys - First Street | San Jose | Jan 17, 2019 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,977 |
| Five Guys - First Street | San Jose | Jan 12, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,343 |
| Five Guys - First Street | San Jose | Jan 3, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,963 |
| Champs Sports | San Jose | Dec 28, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Old Navy | San Jose | Dec 27, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round Table Pizza | San Jose | Dec 21, 2018 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,328 |
| Five Guys - First Street | San Jose | Nov 25, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,153 |
| Diversified Building and Electrical | Morgan Hill | Nov 4, 2018 | 14 violations | $98,261 | 6 | 0 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 10, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Expertus Inc | Santa Clara | Aug 15, 2018 | 4 violations | $79,414 | 4 | 0 |
| Denny's Sagar Diner Inc | Milpitas | Jul 18, 2018 | 23 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny's Sagar Family Corp | Campbell | Jul 18, 2018 | 21 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arc Document Solutions, LLC | Santa Clara | Jun 18, 2018 | 2 violations | $1,275 | 1 | 0 |
| Mountain View | Jun 8, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| HCL America Inc. San Antonio | Sunnyvale | May 31, 2018 | 17 violations repeat | $21,417 | 17 | 0 |
| Total Productive Staffing | Santa Clara | Mar 30, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peggy Sue's Diner & Bar | San Jose | Feb 7, 2018 | 9 violations repeat | $9,476 | 8 | $2,464 |
| Peggy Sue's 50s Diner & Bar | San Jose | Feb 7, 2018 | 5 violations repeat | $5,171 | 4 | $1,232 |
| Fanatics Fanatics Retail Group Concessions, LLC | Santa Clara | Feb 7, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Donuts Heng Heng Investment, Inc | San Jose | Feb 6, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apple | Cupertino | Feb 1, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services LLC | Palo Alto | Jan 31, 2018 | 1,695 violations | $5,232,930 | 565 | 0 |
| Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office | San Jose | Jan 28, 2018 | 7 violations | $507 | 1 | 0 |
| Century Oakridge | San Jose | Dec 14, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoe Palace Shoe Palace Corporation | San Jose | Dec 7, 2017 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,060 |
| Hollister Co. | San Jose | Dec 7, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $14,120 |
| Sweetgreen | Mountain View | Dec 6, 2017 | 4 violations | $503 | 2 | 0 |
| Sweetgreen | Sunnyvale | Dec 6, 2017 | 5 violations | $293 | 3 | 0 |
| Shoe Palace Shoe Palace Corporation | San Jose | Dec 6, 2017 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $8,825 |
| Five Guys - First Street | San Jose | Nov 17, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,343 |
| QLM, Inc. | San Jose | Nov 14, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCL Technologies America Inc. | Sunnyvale | Oct 6, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hewett Packard Enterprise Services | Palo Alto | Oct 1, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Five Guys - First Street R&N Sunnyvale Saratoga #102, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Oct 1, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $671 |
| EITACIES Inc. | Santa Clara | Aug 20, 2017 | 2 violations | $136,620 | 1 | 0 |
| Christopher Ranch | Gilroy | Aug 16, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apple | Cupertino | Aug 9, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borelli Motor Sports | San Jose | Aug 3, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo LJ & MW Enterprises Inc | San Jose | Aug 2, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,094 |
| Silicon Valley University | San Jose | Jul 31, 2017 | 5 violations | $6,376 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo J B Restaurant 4388, Inc | Santa Clara | Jul 26, 2017 | 12 violations | $36,439 | 11 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo JB Restaurant 411, Inc. | Campbell | Jul 26, 2017 | 9 violations | $21,457 | 9 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo L J & W Enterprises, Inc | Campbell | Jul 26, 2017 | 6 violations | $16,583 | 6 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo JB Restaurant 3425, Inc. | Mountain View | Jul 26, 2017 | 11 violations | $13,410 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo JB Restaurant 401, Inc. | Santa Clara | Jul 26, 2017 | 10 violations | $11,806 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo L.J. & M.W. Enterprises, Inc | San Jose | Jul 26, 2017 | 3 violations | $3,422 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo JB Restaurant 412, Inc | Campbell | Jul 26, 2017 | 6 violations | $530 | 6 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo JB Restaurant 3464, Inc. | San Jose | Jul 26, 2017 | 2 violations | $526 | 2 | 0 |
| Nugate Group LLC | San Jose | Jul 10, 2017 | 60 violations | $10,587 | 24 | 0 |
| Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | Sunnyvale | Jun 23, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FMD Inc. | San Jose | Jun 15, 2017 | 23 violations repeat | $10,738 | 22 | $8,228 |
| Yaana Technologies, LLC | Milpitas | Jun 11, 2017 | 46 violations | $237,220 | 45 | 0 |
| Gourmet Electronics, Ltd. | San Jose | May 28, 2017 | 19 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allied Universal Universal Protective Services | San Jose | May 5, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DH Smith Company | San Jose | Apr 27, 2017 | 46 violations | $160,130 | 46 | 0 |
| Impetus Technologies, Inc. | Los Gatos | Apr 18, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bridle's Residential Care Home | Gilroy | Apr 10, 2017 | 11 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan's Residential Care Home, Inc. | Gilroy | Apr 10, 2017 | 9 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masten Care Home | San Martin | Apr 10, 2017 | 25 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMS Manor II | San Jose | Apr 10, 2017 | 30 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikko's I RCH | San Martin | Apr 10, 2017 | 10 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikko RCH II | San Jose | Apr 10, 2017 | 11 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMS Behavioral Day Program | Morgan Hill | Apr 10, 2017 | 5 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Mania | San Jose | Mar 31, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K & N Manor, Inc. | Gilroy | Mar 19, 2017 | 17 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ultimate Professional Building Maintenance | Milpitas | Feb 28, 2017 | 37 violations | $29,914 | 35 | 0 |
| Palo Alto Eye Group Thomas Tayeri, M.D., Inc. - Lux Eyewear, Inc. | Palo Alto | Jan 17, 2017 | 6 violations | $1,492 | 6 | 0 |
| Wyndham Garden San Jose Silicon Valley | San Jose | Jan 8, 2017 | 99 violations | $151,302 | 98 | 0 |
| Wyndham Garden San Jose Airport | San Jose | Jan 8, 2017 | 57 violations | $27,651 | 56 | 0 |
| U.S.P.S. | San Jose | Jan 6, 2017 | 1 violation | $488 | 1 | 0 |
| Onyx Protective Services | Campbell | Jan 5, 2017 | 422 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hewlett Packard (NASA ACES Contra)/Perspecta | Palo Alto | Dec 31, 2016 | 270 violations | $1,738,122 | 90 | 0 |
| Viniart Care Home | San Jose | Dec 31, 2016 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.