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Calidad Industries, Inc. Wage and Hour Cases in California

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.

Calidad Industries, Inc.: 7 investigations, $135,840 in back wages for 45 workers, latest closed Jan 29, 2014.

Every federal wage and hour case closed in California since 2004 and a handful before: 30,596 investigations, 23,910 employers, $472,441,289 in back wages for 335,130 workers.

Calidad Industries, Inc. wage and hour record at a glance

Calidad Industries, Inc. appears in 7 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between May 30, 2006 and Jan 29, 2014. All of them found violations, 96 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $135,840 in back wages to 45 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. Of the back wages, $56 was unpaid overtime and $261 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Jan 29, 2014 in Oakland with $55,982 for 7 workers. That places the employer at #621 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.

Industry as coded by the Division: Industrial Building Construction; Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance; Facilities Support Services. Laws involved: service contracts (SCA), FLSA, Davis-Bacon, FMLA.

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Jan 29, 2014Jul 2012 to Jan 2014Oakland10 violations$55,98270service contracts (SCA)
Jan 29, 2014Jul 2012 to Jan 2014Oakland2 violations$16110service contracts (SCA)
Jun 30, 2012Aug 2010 to Jun 2012Dublin36 violations$31,994140FLSA, service contracts (SCA)
Jun 30, 2012Jun 2012 to Jun 2012Oakland1 violation$26110FLSA
Aug 23, 2010Aug 2008 to Aug 2010Oakland31 violations$38,811150FLSA, Davis-Bacon
Aug 23, 2010Aug 2008 to Aug 2010Oakland2 violations000FLSA, FMLA
May 30, 2006Jun 2004 to May 2006Oakland14 violations$8,63170Davis-Bacon

Also filed as: Calidad Industries; Calidad Industries, Inc.

Local pages: Oakland 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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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.

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