Blaze Pizza wage and hour record at a glance
Blaze Pizza appears in 10 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Jul 1, 2015 and Feb 28, 2026. 7 of them found violations, 37 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $15,988 in back wages to 22 workers, plus $123,355 in civil money penalties. Of the back wages, $3,934 was unpaid overtime and $0 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Feb 28, 2026 in Cerritos with $12,054 for 11 workers. The Division flagged one case as repeat or willful. 7 minors were involved in child labor findings. That places the employer at #4,742 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.
Industry as coded by the Division: Full-Service Restaurants. Laws involved: FLSA, child labor.
Every case, newest first
| Case closed | Period investigated | City | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties | Laws |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | Apr 2024 to Feb 2026 | Cerritos | 12 violations | $12,054 | 11 | 0 | FLSA |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Aug 2020 to Aug 2023 | Bakersfield | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $121,104 | child labor |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Feb 2020 to Feb 2022 | Los Angeles | 2 violations repeat | $112 | 1 | $441 | FLSA |
| Oct 3, 2019 | Oct 2017 to Oct 2019 | Brea | 9 violations | $3,000 | 7 | $1,810 | FLSA, child labor |
| Oct 3, 2019 | Oct 2017 to Oct 2019 | Orange | 2 violations | $603 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Oct 3, 2019 | Oct 2017 to Oct 2019 | Orange | 2 violations | $145 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Oct 3, 2019 | Oct 2017 to Oct 2019 | Fullerton | 2 violations | $74 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Oct 3, 2019 | Oct 2017 to Oct 2019 | Yorba Linda | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 21, 2017 | Nov 2015 to Nov 2017 | Torrance | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jul 1, 2015 | Apr 2014 to Jul 2015 | Cabazon | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Also filed as: AP Franchise Group, LLC; Rolling Hills BP, LLC; Team Blaze,; Blaze Pizza, LLC; Team Blaze; Blaze Pizza Farmers Market, LLC; Damm Fine Pizza LLC; Fast Fire Inc.
Local pages: Bakersfield employment lawyer, Los Angeles employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one federal investigation. Period investigated is the span of payroll the Division reviewed, usually two years back from the complaint. Back wages is what the employer agreed to pay for that period at the federal rate; penalties went to the government, not to workers.
Back wages computed under the federal law are usually a fraction of the California number for the same hours: the state minimum is $16.90 in 2026, overtime starts after 8 hours in a day, and each missed meal or rest period adds an hour of pay. Workers paid in these cases may still be owed that difference, and the federal release form covers only the federal claim.
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If you work, or worked, at Blaze Pizza
Pull together your pay stubs and your own record of hours for the last three years, request your pay records in writing (the employer has 21 days under Labor Code 226), and keep any WH-58 receipt from a Labor Department payment. A free review tells you in one call whether the California numbers exceed what was paid, whether break premiums and waiting time penalties apply, and whether anything that happened after you complained counts as retaliation. Call (800) 371-3088 or send your stubs.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases. Record last checked Oct 30, 2026. 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.