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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siesta Vista Home | San Jose | Dec 31, 2016 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| County Santa Clara Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | San Jose | Dec 31, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sierra Heights Manor | San Jose | Dec 31, 2016 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Amigos Auto Sales | San Jose | Dec 29, 2016 | 8 violations | $3,752 | 6 | 0 |
| O'Connor Hospital | San Jose | Dec 19, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incoln Corporation Global Head Quarter | San Jose | Dec 8, 2016 | 1 violation | $30,728 | 1 | $5,000 |
| Don Vito Ozuna Foods | Sunnyvale | Nov 15, 2016 | 35 violations | $50,201 | 35 | 0 |
| Wok's on Express | Sunnyvale | Nov 9, 2016 | 12 violations | $61,669 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 Degree Therapy | San Jose | Oct 28, 2016 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevron-Oasis Car Wash Vaazhga Valamudan Investments, Inc. | Gilroy | Oct 26, 2016 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Care on Call | San Jose | Oct 25, 2016 | 221 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Support.com | Sunnyvale | Oct 11, 2016 | 141 violations | $14,803 | 140 | 0 |
| JWH Asbestos Removal Services | Campbell | Oct 4, 2016 | 13 violations | $42,599 | 12 | 0 |
| Food Bowl 99 | San Jose | Oct 2, 2016 | 1 violation | $65 | 1 | 0 |
| Premier Medical Staffing | San Jose | Sep 11, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Global Edge Software Inc. | Milpitas | Aug 31, 2016 | 2 violations | $30,138 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo JB Restaurant 4388, Inc | Santa Clara | Aug 14, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $654 |
| South Valley Landscape Construction | San Jose | Aug 10, 2016 | 1 violation | $3,021 | 1 | 0 |
| South Bay Health Care, Inc. | Milpitas | Aug 5, 2016 | 2 violations | $83 | 1 | 0 |
| On Courier 365 | San Jose | Jul 16, 2016 | 62 violations repeat | $55,000 | 62 | 0 |
| Renua Spa Zurvita Pure Organic Renua Spa, Inc. | Milpitas | Jul 15, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaviota's Drivers | San Jose | Jul 8, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aldos Ristorante and Bar | Los Gatos | Jun 30, 2016 | 27 violations | $12,516 | 25 | 0 |
| Willow Glen Residential Care Home | San Jose | Jun 30, 2016 | 2 violations | $234 | 1 | 0 |
| Willow Glen Residential Care Home | San Jose | Jun 30, 2016 | 3 violations | $156 | 2 | 0 |
| Willow Glen Residential Care Home | San Jose | Jun 30, 2016 | 2 violations | $154 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Robert's Construction | Campbell | May 14, 2016 | 3 violations | $1,556 | 3 | 0 |
| Apollo Community Intergration Training | San Jose | Apr 30, 2016 | 3 violations repeat | $28,321 | 3 | 0 |
| Samsung Semiconductor Inc. (SSI) | San Jose | Apr 25, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northbound, LLC | San Jose | Apr 17, 2016 | 3 violations | $2,046 | 1 | 0 |
| Paradigm Landscapping | Campbell | Mar 23, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santa Clara County, Sheriffs Office | San Jose | Mar 21, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ATEM Corpotation | Santa Clara | Feb 28, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amor Residential Care Home | San Jose | Feb 17, 2016 | 11 violations repeat | $94,271 | 9 | 0 |
| Lassenpark Villa | San Jose | Feb 17, 2016 | 10 violations repeat | $34,752 | 7 | 0 |
| Lassenpark Villa | San Jose | Feb 17, 2016 | 6 violations repeat | $25,068 | 4 | 0 |
| Clearpark Villa | San Jose | Feb 17, 2016 | 6 violations repeat | $23,048 | 5 | 0 |
| Villa Amor Sunrise RCFE, Inc. | Morgan Hill | Feb 17, 2016 | 5 violations repeat | $21,924 | 2 | 0 |
| Wells Fargo Bank Wells Fargo Bank, N. A. | San Jose | Feb 2, 2016 | 2 violations | $11,874 | 1 | 0 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Jan 27, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Sunnyvale | Jan 19, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arrayit Corporation | Sunnyvale | Jan 15, 2016 | 9 violations repeat | $137,707 | 3 | $924 |
| Trevis Berry Transportation | Gilroy | Jan 12, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Just Windows & Maintenance Service | San Jose | Jan 7, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ and Sons House Cleaning, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Jan 6, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| THE FACE SHOP | Santa Clara | Jan 1, 2016 | 7 violations | $6,193 | 6 | 0 |
| MGA Drivers | San Jose | Dec 31, 2015 | 248 violations | $134,155 | 247 | 0 |
| Petco Store Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc | Gilroy | Dec 31, 2015 | 4 violations | $2,236 | 3 | 0 |
| Gourmet Electronics, Ltd. | San Jose | Dec 17, 2015 | 22 violations | $35,268 | 13 | 0 |
| Pearlite Fixture Group, Inc. | San Jose | Dec 9, 2015 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AlliedBarton Security | San Jose | Oct 29, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V V Transporation and Logistics | San Jose | Oct 28, 2015 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites | San Jose | Oct 14, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andale Mexican Restaurant Los Gatos | Los Gatos | Oct 8, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sawadee Thai Massage | Mountain View | Sep 30, 2015 | 18 violations | $23,571 | 17 | 0 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Sep 30, 2015 | 111 violations | $19,138 | 110 | 0 |
| Legacy Limo and Town Car Service Legacy Limousine and Town Car Service Inc. | Mountain View | Sep 30, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University Yellow Cab LLC | Mountain View | Sep 30, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bravura Bravura Systems Inc. | Sunnyvale | Sep 25, 2015 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Performance First Performance First Building Services, Inc. | Santa Clara | Sep 3, 2015 | 12 violations repeat | $55,349 | 7 | 0 |
| G4S Secure Solutions | San Jose | Sep 3, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borello Farms | Morgan Hill | Aug 30, 2015 | 30 violations | $3,799 | 21 | $2,100 |
| GIA Power Management | Santa Clara | Aug 27, 2015 | 7 violations repeat | $9,364 | 6 | $1,848 |
| McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steak | San Jose | Aug 3, 2015 | 11 violations repeat | $9,699 | 10 | 0 |
| Bombay to Goa West India Company LLC | Sunnyvale | Jul 29, 2015 | 16 violations | $26,371 | 11 | 0 |
| Fiorio Farms | Gilroy | Jul 5, 2015 | 16 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,600 |
| Neobits Avami Systems, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Jul 4, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nugate Group LLC | San Jose | Jul 1, 2015 | 8 violations | $7,298 | 4 | 0 |
| Teamsoft Technologies, LLC | Santa Clara | Jun 30, 2015 | 2 violations | $4,080 | 1 | 0 |
| LQC Care Home | San Jose | Jun 22, 2015 | 26 violations | $71,264 | 12 | 0 |
| Ross Senior Care Home | San Jose | Jun 22, 2015 | 3 violations | $46,793 | 2 | 0 |
| LQC Care Home II | San Jose | Jun 22, 2015 | 5 violations | $37,209 | 2 | 0 |
| White Oaks Manor Cerezo Residential Care Home | Campbell | Jun 22, 2015 | 3 violations | $34,105 | 2 | 0 |
| Richlee Home Loving Quality Care Home, Inc. | Campbell | Jun 22, 2015 | 4 violations | $7,957 | 2 | 0 |
| Edgar Ablao & Vicky Ablao, LLC | Campbell | Jun 22, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lincoln & Pine Willow Glen | San Jose | Jun 20, 2015 | 10 violations repeat | $4,048 | 9 | 0 |
| Life Share Care Home, Inc. | San Jose | Jun 17, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Life Share Care Home II | San Jose | Jun 17, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Life Share Care Home III | San Jose | Jun 17, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bon Homie I Bon Homie Group, Inc | San Jose | Jun 16, 2015 | 18 violations repeat | $14,842 | 17 | 0 |
| Bon Homie III Bon Homie Group, Inc | San Jose | Jun 16, 2015 | 6 violations | $10,623 | 5 | 0 |
| Bon Homie IV Bon Homie of Willowmont, Inc | San Jose | Jun 16, 2015 | 9 violations repeat | $10,082 | 8 | 0 |
| A Home at Shaw | San Jose | Jun 16, 2015 | 8 violations | $9,314 | 7 | 0 |
| Bon Homie II Bon Homie Group, Inc | San Jose | Jun 16, 2015 | 5 violations | $5,848 | 4 | 0 |
| Harmonie Home | San Jose | Jun 16, 2015 | 6 violations repeat | $5,180 | 5 | 0 |
| Bon Homie Saratoga | Saratoga | Jun 16, 2015 | 3 violations repeat | $63 | 2 | 0 |
| Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, Inc. | San Jose | Jun 15, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cerezo Residential Care Home | San Jose | Jun 10, 2015 | 3 violations | $45,933 | 2 | 0 |
| Cerezo Residential Care Home | San Jose | May 31, 2015 | 26 violations | $116,169 | 10 | 0 |
| Cintas Fire Protection | San Jose | May 30, 2015 | 81 violations repeat | $653,435 | 81 | $44,550 |
| Northern Underground Construction | San Jose | May 28, 2015 | 16 violations | $75,000 | 15 | 0 |
| The Nanny Agency | Milpitas | May 17, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apex Mechanical- GSA, 90 7th St. | San Jose | May 5, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apex Mechanical- GSA, 450 Golden Gate | San Jose | May 5, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IDEO, LP | Palo Alto | Apr 29, 2015 | 10 violations repeat | $68,829 | 8 | $4,400 |
| QuickTime Trucking Inc. | San Jose | Apr 29, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duraliza Care Home | San Jose | Apr 15, 2015 | 10 violations | $16,745 | 7 | 0 |
| First Student Transportation | San Jose | Mar 29, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHARIOT LAURELS MEDICAL SERVICES | San Jose | Mar 17, 2015 | 214 violations | $1,209,872 | 71 | 0 |
| Block by Block Mydatt Services, Inc. | San Jose | Mar 10, 2015 | 2 violations | $727 | 1 | 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.