Wage and hour cases in Sonoma County at a glance
Employers in Sonoma County account for 234 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 161 of which found violations (69%). Employers agreed to pay $2,689,725 in back wages to 1,636 workers, and $413,588 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 2 cases closed with $127,335 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Health Care and Social Assistance ($726,813), Construction ($456,735), Accommodation and Food Services ($298,512).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESTRADA JANITORIAL SERVICES | Petaluma | Apr 29, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODDISSEY CLEANING | Santa Rosa | Apr 29, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALEJANDRA LOPEZ | Petaluma | Apr 29, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FRANCO'S CLEANING SERVICE | Cotati | Apr 29, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smithwick Executive Protection Patrol | Petaluma | Apr 24, 2013 | 4 violations | $16,115 | 3 | 0 |
| Adobe House of Petaluma Wilkinson Adobe House Senior Housing, LLC | Petaluma | Apr 15, 2013 | 17 violations | $22,500 | 16 | 0 |
| HOEN'S CARE HOME | Santa Rosa | Mar 15, 2013 | 9 violations | $51,551 | 4 | 0 |
| PETALUMA ICF DDH Inc | Sonoma | Feb 16, 2013 | 25 violations | $14,717 | 19 | 0 |
| BEACHWOOD HOUSE, INC. | Santa Rosa | Feb 16, 2013 | 16 violations | $7,850 | 13 | 0 |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems of the North Bay | Petaluma | Feb 5, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redwood Regional Medical Group | Santa Rosa | Feb 2, 2013 | 2 violations | $9,843 | 1 | 0 |
| United States Post Office | Petaluma | Dec 31, 2012 | 2 violations | $2,773 | 1 | 0 |
| Club One Fitness, Inc. | Petaluma | Nov 9, 2012 | 3 violations | $85 | 1 | 0 |
| On Demand Transportation | Santa Rosa | Oct 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Family Life Center | Petaluma | Oct 3, 2012 | 35 violations | $24,128 | 34 | 0 |
| Pepper's Restaurant | Petaluma | Oct 3, 2012 | 17 violations | $10,455 | 16 | 0 |
| Lockeed Martin Global Training and Logistics | Petaluma | Oct 1, 2012 | 23 violations | $209,685 | 19 | 0 |
| Abide International, Inc. | Sonoma | Jul 13, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Hour Fitness 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. | Rohnert Park | Jun 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Connection | Santa Rosa | May 24, 2012 | 3 violations | $4,416 | 2 | 0 |
| Souza Construction Inc. | Petaluma | May 19, 2012 | 19 violations | $15,025 | 6 | 0 |
| Al Lewis Trucking | Santa Rosa | May 12, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Johnson Anderson Miller & Moskowitz LLP | Santa Rosa | May 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fountain Grove Inn | Santa Rosa | Apr 10, 2012 | 2 violations | $2,931 | 1 | 0 |
| Driven Raceway Driven Raceway Rohnert Park, LLC | Rohnert Park | Apr 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Tortilla Factory | Santa Rosa | Mar 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Santa Rosa | Mar 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mulas Dairy Company Inc. | Sonoma | Feb 7, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $225 |
| E & J Gallo Winery | Healdsburg | Jan 21, 2012 | 63 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,300 |
| Vino Farms | Healdsburg | Jan 18, 2012 | 5 violations | $245 | 1 | $675 |
| Clendenen Vineyard Management, LLC | Healdsburg | Jan 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tri-Valley Vineyard Management | Cloverdale | Jan 15, 2012 | 10 violations | $2,415 | 3 | $1,175 |
| O'Reilly Media, Inc. | Sebastopol | Dec 31, 2011 | 51 violations | $150,233 | 50 | 0 |
| St. Joseph's Home Care Network | Rohnert Park | Dec 17, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brown Street Island Grill | Sebastopol | Nov 28, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Reilly Media, Inc. | Sebastopol | Nov 11, 2011 | 13 violations | $24,080 | 12 | 0 |
| Aeropostale | Petaluma | Oct 4, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harkcon | Petaluma | Sep 30, 2011 | 1 violation | $1,637 | 1 | 0 |
| Martinelli Vineyards Management, Inc | Windsor | Sep 13, 2011 | 15 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,500 |
| Penske Truck Leasing Company | Santa Rosa | Sep 11, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Making It Big | Cotati | Jun 5, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera Auto Body Shop | Santa Rosa | May 6, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ProTransport | Cotati | Mar 4, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck E. Cheese CEC Entertainment, Inc. | Rohnert Park | Feb 7, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,550 |
| American Toner Serv | Rohnert Park | Dec 28, 2010 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonoma Animal Hospital | Sonoma | Oct 21, 2010 | 7 violations | $2,805 | 6 | 0 |
| Marty Skoff Trucking | Petaluma | Jul 21, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castle Concrete Pumping, Inc | Santa Rosa | Jul 20, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denbeste Transportation, Inc. | Windsor | Jul 14, 2010 | 2 violations | $1,417 | 1 | 0 |
| Rich Miller Trucking | Santa Rosa | Jul 13, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Coast Drilling Company | Santa Rosa | Jul 13, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Coast Cutters | Petaluma | Jul 9, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahlborn Steel Ahlborn Structural Steel, Inc. | Santa Rosa | Jul 9, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Bay Construction Inc. | Petaluma | Jul 7, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutton Ranch Corporation | Sebastopol | Jun 2, 2010 | 49 violations | 0 | 0 | $13,800 |
| Healdsburg High School Sonoma County School District | Healdsburg | May 26, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A Construction | Santa Rosa | May 8, 2010 | 21 violations | $54,613 | 7 | 0 |
| Manzoni Trucking & Excavating, Inc. | Sonoma | May 1, 2010 | 7 violations | $738 | 3 | 0 |
| WorkforceLogic | Sonoma | Mar 31, 2010 | 1 violation | $7,576 | 1 | 0 |
| Pacific Markets | Rohnert Park | Mar 27, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $495 |
| Pacific Market | Sebastopol | Mar 27, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,640 |
| Glen Ellen Fire District Sonoma County Fire and Emergency Services | Santa Rosa | Feb 28, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redwood Empire Industries California Human Development Corporation | Santa Rosa | Jan 14, 2010 | 7 violations | $1,442 | 7 | 0 |
| Garzini Welding Leslie Phillip Garzini, an individual | Geyserville | Dec 27, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westside Mechanical Westside Mechanical, Incorporated | Cotati | Dec 4, 2009 | 16 violations | $88,023 | 16 | 0 |
| Beck Communications | Petaluma | Dec 4, 2009 | 2 violations | $6,896 | 2 | 0 |
| Vila Construction Co. | Petaluma | Dec 4, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marr B. Olsen | Petaluma | Nov 4, 2009 | 12 violations | $21,588 | 12 | 0 |
| Petaluma Poultry Petaluma Acquistions, LLC | Petaluma | Nov 2, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Saint Josephs Health System -Sonoma | Santa Rosa | Oct 31, 2009 | 19 violations | $25,631 | 15 | 0 |
| Rafael Castaneda Farms Rafael Castaneda, an individual proprietor | Santa Rosa | Sep 14, 2009 | 33 violations | $8,185 | 30 | 0 |
| E & J Gallo Winery | Healdsburg | Sep 14, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viramontes Vineyard | Healdsburg | Sep 14, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio Alba Velaqsquez Farm Labor | Santa Rosa | Sep 14, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arco AM/PM North Bay Petroleum, Inc. | Santa Rosa | Sep 10, 2009 | 2 violations | $7,953 | 2 | 0 |
| Dry Creek Vineyard | Healdsburg | Sep 2, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sears Point Faming, Co./Hunt & Behrens, Inc. | Sonoma | Aug 27, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Becoming Independent | Santa Rosa | May 15, 2009 | 14 violations | $685 | 13 | 0 |
| Lucky's Supermarket 74 | Petaluma | Apr 20, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucky's Supermarket 777 | Sebastopol | Apr 20, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NeilMed NeilMed Products, Inc. | Santa Rosa | Feb 25, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Bay Industries North Bay Rehabilitation Services, Inc. | Rohnert Park | Feb 15, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All American Roofing Co. | Santa Rosa | Sep 4, 2008 | 35 violations | $7,838 | 35 | 0 |
| Long's Drug 16 Longs Drug Stores Corporation | Petaluma | May 16, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,980 |
| Ledson Winery and Vineyard | Sonoma | May 13, 2008 | 8 violations | $2,056 | 7 | 0 |
| Ledson Winery and Vineyard | Santa Rosa | May 13, 2008 | 2 violations | $305 | 1 | 0 |
| Longs Drugs 218 Longs Drug Stores Corporation | Sebastopol | May 13, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Dorris Electric | Santa Rosa | Apr 14, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safeway | Santa Rosa | Feb 20, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gallo Family Vineyards | Healdsburg | Sep 21, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Sangiacomo & Sons | Sonoma | Aug 31, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clos Du Bois | Geyserville | Aug 31, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arturo A. Viramontes Viramontes Vineyard Management | Healdsburg | Aug 31, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Leveroni & Sons, LLC | Sonoma | Aug 31, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oseguera Vineyards | Sonoma | Aug 31, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio Alba Velazquez Farm Labor Contractor | Santa Rosa | Aug 26, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Creekside Convalescent Hospital NADHAM Inc.dba Creekside Convalescent Hospita | Santa Rosa | Jul 17, 2007 | 15 violations repeat | $51,896 | 13 | $2,860 |
| Eagle Transportation/Redwood Empire Wine Stor | Santa Rosa | Apr 29, 2007 | 1 violation | $7,439 | 1 | 0 |
| Graffiti Restaurant | Petaluma | Feb 28, 2007 | 2 violations | $291 | 1 | 0 |
| Burbank Rentals | Santa Rosa | Feb 20, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Sonoma County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockeed Martin Global Training and Logistics | 1 | $209,685 | 19 | Oct 1, 2012 |
| O'Reilly Media, Inc. | 2 | $174,313 | 62 | Dec 31, 2011 |
| El Charro | 2 | $136,383 | 23 | Aug 3, 2017 |
| Monte Verde Home | 1 | $125,647 | 17 | Oct 26, 2023 |
| Sonoma Valley Plastering | 1 | $120,915 | 29 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Platinum Finishing Systems | 1 | $114,533 | 27 | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Sarah's Retirement Home for DD Seniors (McCo) | 1 | $111,208 | 26 | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Genevie Dream Home | 1 | $104,532 | 6 | Jun 14, 2017 |
| Kingsbourgh Atlas Tree Surgery | 1 | $96,969 | 188 | Jul 31, 2022 |
| Westside Mechanical | 1 | $88,023 | 16 | Dec 4, 2009 |
| Rincon Valley Gardens, LLC | 1 | $73,930 | 8 | Oct 31, 2018 |
| Denny's Restaurant | 1 | $73,151 | 36 | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Universal Protection Service | 1 | $60,273 | 77 | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Dutton Ranch Corporation | 3 | $56,568 | 132 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Vino Farms | 2 | $55,180 | 15 | Nov 1, 2020 |
| D&A Construction | 1 | $54,613 | 7 | May 8, 2010 |
| Leidos, Inc | 1 | $52,137 | 19 | Aug 27, 2017 |
| Creekside Convalescent Hospital | 1 | $51,896 | 13 | Jul 17, 2007 |
| HOEN'S CARE HOME | 1 | $51,551 | 4 | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Al Lewis Trucking | 2 | $49,682 | 18 | May 12, 2012 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $127,335 | 34 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $15,665 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | $50,050 | 29 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | $257,620 | 231 |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 | $158,956 | 200 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | $172,316 | 95 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | $114,661 | 26 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | $40,584 | 61 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | $74,549 | 9 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | $303,671 | 63 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | $11,777 | 51 |
| 2015 | 19 | 16 | $175,221 | 66 |
| 2014 | 12 | 7 | $97,853 | 99 |
| 2013 | 16 | 12 | $123,474 | 113 |
| 2012 | 21 | 13 | $272,158 | 84 |
| 2011 | 12 | 8 | $175,950 | 63 |
| 2010 | 19 | 12 | $68,591 | 25 |
| 2009 | 19 | 8 | $158,961 | 90 |
| 2008 | 7 | 5 | $10,199 | 43 |
| 2007 | 11 | 4 | $59,626 | 15 |
| 2006 | 7 | 6 | $71,684 | 103 |
| 2005 | 13 | 10 | $97,315 | 103 |
| 2004 | 10 | 4 | $51,509 | 23 |
Cities in Sonoma County with cases
- Santa Rosa91 cases, $1,175,479
- Petaluma35 cases, $573,922
- Sonoma23 cases, $271,003
- Sebastopol12 cases, $231,105
- Healdsburg21 cases, $157,106
- Rohnert Park16 cases, $113,990
- Cotati6 cases, $90,076
- Windsor16 cases, $66,169
- Geyserville9 cases, $5,812
- Cloverdale3 cases, $5,063
- Occidental1 cases, $0
- Kenwood1 cases, $0
Your rights in Sonoma County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Sonoma 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 Sonoma 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.