Wage and hour cases in Ventura County at a glance
Employers in Ventura County account for 600 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 423 of which found violations (71%). Employers agreed to pay $11,260,994 in back wages to 5,600 workers, and $570,196 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 7 cases closed with $553,164 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Health Care and Social Assistance ($3,543,957), Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services ($1,501,558), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ($1,386,121).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna Farm Labor | Santa Paula | Nov 29, 2020 | 2 violations | $520 | 1 | 0 |
| Olde Thompson | Oxnard | Nov 15, 2020 | 1 violation | $2,268 | 1 | 0 |
| Synectic Solutions | Oxnard | Nov 9, 2020 | 1 violation | $3,377 | 1 | 0 |
| CJ Seto Support Services | Ventura | Nov 5, 2020 | 41 violations | $192,906 | 39 | 0 |
| LJH Drywall Division | Camarillo | Oct 16, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Speedway Western Refining Retail, LLC | Newbury Park | Oct 6, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magana Labor Services | Fillmore | Sep 30, 2020 | 115 violations | $9,053 | 56 | $2,472 |
| AgEmpleo | Oxnard | Sep 15, 2020 | 18 violations | $2,601 | 14 | $2,119 |
| Coastal Farm Labor Services | Oxnard | Jul 16, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Labor Force | Santa Paula | Jul 15, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,784 |
| BM Labor Country, Inc. | Fillmore | Jul 11, 2020 | 3 violations | $2,159 | 2 | 0 |
| Workforce Systems | Ventura | Jul 11, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venegas Farming, LLC | Somis | Jul 4, 2020 | 11 violations | $7,562 | 10 | 0 |
| H Custom Farming | Oxnard | Jan 25, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,098 |
| DSR Plumbing | Simi Valley | Jan 19, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSL Technologies, Inc. | Oxnard | Jan 4, 2020 | 8 violations | $17,582 | 5 | 0 |
| Rick's Professional Floors | Ventura | Dec 31, 2019 | 2 violations | $116 | 1 | 0 |
| Maries Shannon Confection | Ventura | Aug 13, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schaub Construction, Inc. | Thousand Oaks | Aug 4, 2019 | 14 violations | $67,171 | 13 | 0 |
| Chris Nelson & Associates, Inc. | Thousand Oaks | Jul 23, 2019 | 3 violations | $288 | 1 | 0 |
| Securitas Security Services | Westlake Village | Jul 2, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Field Plumbing | Newbury Park | Jun 17, 2019 | 2 violations | $1,973 | 1 | 0 |
| Pure Water Plumbing, Inc. | Simi Valley | Jun 9, 2019 | 4 violations | $56 | 1 | 0 |
| Gold Coast Recycling and Transfer Station | Ventura | Feb 19, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PC Recycle FC Management Services, Inc. | Newbury Park | Feb 14, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gallagher Interiors | Ventura | Dec 31, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Oxnard Wastewater Treatment Plant | Oxnard | Nov 1, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Volkswagen Group of America | Oxnard | Oct 11, 2018 | 12 violations | $27,507 | 11 | 0 |
| Perinatal Diagnostic Center | Ventura | Oct 10, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hello Gorgeous Hair Couture Design | Thousand Oaks | Jun 26, 2018 | 4 violations | $279 | 1 | 0 |
| Care Cottages I in Simi Valley | Simi Valley | May 8, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archon Logistics | Santa Paula | Apr 30, 2018 | 4 violations | $2,003 | 3 | 0 |
| Bonafide Management Systems, Inc | Thousand Oaks | Apr 3, 2018 | 6 violations | $7,274 | 5 | 0 |
| San Cristobal Distributing, Inc. | Oxnard | Feb 16, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,665 |
| Sergent Construction Services | Oxnard | Feb 8, 2018 | 28 violations | $3,997 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony's Pizzaria | Ventura | Jan 4, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring Industries | Ventura | Dec 12, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sea Fresh Channel Islands | Oxnard | Dec 11, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $654 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts O'Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC | Oxnard | Dec 9, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonalds Paschen Management Corporation | Oxnard | Dec 8, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AV Tire Service A & V Tire Services, INC. | Oxnard | Nov 28, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,308 |
| Vallarta Supermarkets | Oxnard | Nov 27, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Surf Thru Express Car Wash | Oxnard | Nov 27, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legacy Construction and Development | Thousand Oaks | Nov 23, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,952 |
| Ameci Pizza & Pasta | Camarillo | Nov 1, 2017 | 3 violations | $447 | 1 | 0 |
| Arco AM/PM | Ventura | Sep 12, 2017 | 7 violations | $19,372 | 6 | 0 |
| Castle Cleaners Top Notch Services, LLC | Thousand Oaks | Aug 3, 2017 | 2 violations | $512 | 1 | 0 |
| Comfort Inn Ventura Seaward Hotel LP | Ventura | Apr 5, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Recycling California Recycling Services Corporation | Camarillo | Feb 3, 2017 | 2 violations | $2,284 | 1 | 0 |
| Oxnard Recycling California Recycling Services Corporation | Camarillo | Feb 2, 2017 | 3 violations | $2,284 | 1 | 0 |
| Foothill Organics | Fillmore | Jan 24, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,155 |
| Viasource Solutions | Thousand Oaks | Dec 9, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ventura Pacific Co. Ventura County Lemon Cooperative | Oxnard | Nov 19, 2016 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $21,743 |
| Omnicare Residential Omnicare, Inc. | Thousand Oaks | Aug 10, 2016 | 45 violations repeat | $150,000 | 30 | 0 |
| X-Act Technology Solutions | Oxnard | Mar 25, 2016 | 3 violations | $412 | 2 | 0 |
| AAA Pool Maintenance | Camarillo | Mar 18, 2016 | 23 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMC Residential Care Home, LLC | Oxnard | Feb 2, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Bell Century Fast Food, Inc. | Simi Valley | Dec 15, 2015 | 3 violations | $566 | 2 | 0 |
| Taco Bell Century Fast Food, Inc. | Simi Valley | Dec 15, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Birky Trucking | Santa Paula | Dec 13, 2015 | 15 violations | $121,427 | 15 | 0 |
| SAALEX CORP Saalex Solutions, Inc. | Camarillo | Dec 12, 2015 | 2 violations | $165 | 1 | 0 |
| Shave It Sharp Bookkeepers Inc. | Camarillo | Nov 19, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxnard Drug Store | Oxnard | Oct 26, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaughn Management and Services Inc. | Camarillo | Oct 25, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viasource Solutions | Thousand Oaks | Aug 29, 2015 | 602 violations | $150,384 | 477 | 0 |
| TECOM Industries, Inc. TECOM Industries, Inc.(Smiths Group) | Westlake Village | Aug 23, 2015 | 23 violations | $9,072 | 22 | 0 |
| Magana Labor Services | Fillmore | Aug 20, 2015 | 9 violations | $922 | 2 | $2,300 |
| Amigos Fresh Mexican Grill (Woodland Hills) | Thousand Oaks | Aug 9, 2015 | 13 violations | $29,180 | 12 | 0 |
| Amigos Fresh Mexican Grill (Woodland Hills) | Newbury Park | Aug 9, 2015 | 14 violations | $17,476 | 13 | 0 |
| Simi Thai Cuisine | Simi Valley | Jul 19, 2015 | 5 violations | $8,526 | 3 | 0 |
| VenTERRA Environmental Inc. | Oxnard | Jul 19, 2015 | 9 violations | $2,963 | 9 | 0 |
| Pierre Landscape | Simi Valley | Jul 9, 2015 | 12 violations | $3,392 | 11 | 0 |
| Sigma Services, Inc. | Ventura | May 31, 2015 | 10 violations | $33,308 | 6 | 0 |
| Sandbox Computers for Kids, Inc | Thousand Oaks | May 8, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Residence Inn Huntington Pacific Hotels, LLC | Thousand Oaks | Apr 20, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC9 Alfa Services, Inc. | Moorpark | Apr 16, 2015 | 3 violations | $14,016 | 2 | 0 |
| New Haven Thousand Oaks | Thousand Oaks | Mar 1, 2015 | 5 violations | $5,264 | 3 | 0 |
| Saticoy Lemon Association | Ventura | Mar 1, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $75 |
| Zhak, Inc. | Camarillo | Feb 3, 2015 | 3 violations | $3,358 | 1 | 0 |
| International Paper Company | Camarillo | Nov 11, 2014 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hikari Sushi | Simi Valley | Oct 29, 2014 | 3 violations | $2,661 | 1 | 0 |
| Healy Electric & Controls, Inc | Ventura | Oct 27, 2014 | 3 violations | $34,510 | 1 | 0 |
| Orozco Grove Services | Santa Paula | Oct 15, 2014 | 102 violations | $19,626 | 33 | $5,700 |
| Metson Marine Services, Inc. | Ventura | Sep 26, 2014 | 10 violations | $1,097 | 5 | 0 |
| Channel Islands Urgent Care & Family Practice | Camarillo | Sep 23, 2014 | 12 violations | $2,265 | 11 | 0 |
| Big Brand Tire & Service | Camarillo | Sep 1, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Advanced Photonix, Inc. | Camarillo | Jul 19, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poderosa Car Wash Arneill Cheveron Car Wash | Camarillo | Jun 8, 2014 | 3 violations | $2,022 | 2 | 0 |
| Exemplar Enterprises, Inc. | Oxnard | Jun 1, 2014 | 5 violations | $10,863 | 4 | 0 |
| Reiter Affiliated Companies | Oxnard | May 24, 2014 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. McGrath Farms LP | Ventura | May 21, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel M Campbell Properties, Inc. | Ventura | May 21, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reiter Brothers, Inc (Conejo Net Ranch) | Camarillo | May 21, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reiter Brothers, Inc (Conejo Net Ranch) | Camarillo | May 21, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J & D Harvesting | Santa Paula | May 21, 2014 | 122 violations | 0 | 0 | $67,800 |
| Chili Peppers Mexican Restaurant & Seafood | Camarillo | May 19, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,150 |
| Chili Peppers Mexican Restaurant | Camarillo | May 1, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santa Fe Harvesting Vicente Magana Villacana dba | Fillmore | Apr 3, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom's Towing | Ventura | Apr 2, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seaboard Produce | Oxnard | Mar 1, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Ventura County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestore, Inc. | 1 | $1,260,280 | 453 | Oct 10, 2004 |
| EJ3 Family Home | 1 | $1,077,091 | 49 | Mar 8, 2024 |
| Metson Marine Services, Inc. | 3 | $479,351 | 86 | Dec 8, 2024 |
| JJ Residential Care I | 1 | $466,719 | 20 | Aug 31, 2023 |
| CallSource | 1 | $413,634 | 327 | Oct 31, 2013 |
| RMC Residential Care Home, LLC | 2 | $391,180 | 33 | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Molina Transportation | 4 | $304,054 | 58 | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Jemie Family Home | 1 | $269,868 | 10 | Mar 8, 2024 |
| Fashion Forms | 2 | $263,000 | 28 | Dec 8, 2008 |
| P.A.C. Construction Services, Inc. | 1 | $256,230 | 286 | Sep 24, 2008 |
| Cottages of the Oaks | 2 | $231,612 | 49 | Jul 19, 2010 |
| CJ Seto Support Services | 1 | $192,906 | 39 | Nov 5, 2020 |
| Supply Chain Management | 1 | $190,418 | 52 | Aug 31, 2025 |
| Los Robles Care Center, Inc | 1 | $169,127 | 56 | Mar 15, 2006 |
| Mr. Rooter Plumbing | 1 | $167,472 | 21 | Nov 30, 2013 |
| Moon Valley Nurseries | 1 | $157,583 | 22 | Apr 29, 2025 |
| Anterra Energy Services | 1 | $155,929 | 15 | Jul 18, 2008 |
| Abutin Care Home | 1 | $153,546 | 14 | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Viasource Solutions | 2 | $150,384 | 477 | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Omnicare | 1 | $150,000 | 30 | Aug 10, 2016 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | $465,296 | 52 |
| 2025 | 25 | 19 | $668,346 | 222 |
| 2024 | 15 | 13 | $1,985,579 | 171 |
| 2023 | 27 | 20 | $748,418 | 172 |
| 2022 | 14 | 11 | $122,187 | 175 |
| 2021 | 11 | 7 | $45,757 | 59 |
| 2020 | 20 | 16 | $269,263 | 147 |
| 2019 | 9 | 6 | $69,604 | 17 |
| 2018 | 11 | 9 | $41,060 | 30 |
| 2017 | 15 | 10 | $24,899 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 | $150,412 | 32 |
| 2015 | 22 | 17 | $400,019 | 579 |
| 2014 | 24 | 17 | $172,143 | 82 |
| 2013 | 24 | 19 | $708,569 | 500 |
| 2012 | 60 | 39 | $299,252 | 294 |
| 2011 | 31 | 24 | $465,636 | 185 |
| 2010 | 38 | 25 | $530,030 | 373 |
| 2009 | 57 | 33 | $237,197 | 218 |
| 2008 | 42 | 29 | $841,281 | 616 |
| 2007 | 48 | 31 | $222,900 | 375 |
| 2006 | 37 | 25 | $488,917 | 310 |
| 2005 | 28 | 17 | $562,923 | 215 |
| 2004 | 24 | 21 | $1,570,912 | 678 |
Cities in Ventura County with cases
- Oxnard169 cases, $3,577,939
- Ventura103 cases, $1,985,355
- Westlake Village19 cases, $1,922,416
- Simi Valley62 cases, $1,065,080
- Thousand Oaks63 cases, $1,052,345
- Moorpark24 cases, $411,609
- Ojai3 cases, $236,260
- Santa Paula20 cases, $227,537
- Camarillo82 cases, $226,053
- Fillmore24 cases, $206,363
- Newbury Park16 cases, $166,433
- Oak View1 cases, $100,050
- Port Hueneme7 cases, $72,236
- Somis7 cases, $11,318
Your rights in Ventura County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Ventura 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 Ventura 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.