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Comfort Inn Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

Comfort Inn: 10 investigations, $11,781 in back wages for 48 workers, latest closed Apr 18, 2017.

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.

Comfort Inn wage and hour record at a glance

Comfort Inn appears in 10 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Nov 5, 2004 and Apr 18, 2017. 5 of them found violations, 52 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $11,781 in back wages to 48 workers, plus $7,207 in civil money penalties. Of the back wages, $11,781 was unpaid overtime and $0 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Jan 13, 2017 in Oakland with $7,260 for 21 workers. The Division flagged one case as repeat or willful. That places the employer at #5,534 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.

Industry as coded by the Division: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels. Laws involved: FLSA.

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Apr 18, 2017Apr 2015 to Apr 2017El Centrono violations found000
Apr 18, 2017Apr 2015 to Apr 2017San Diegono violations found000
Apr 18, 2017Apr 2015 to Apr 2017Anaheim1 violation000FLSA
Apr 13, 2017Apr 2015 to Apr 2017North Hollywood1 violation$3710FLSA
Apr 13, 2017Apr 2015 to Apr 2017Woodland Hillsno violations found000
Apr 12, 2017Apr 2015 to Apr 2017Los Angeles17 violations repeat$3,59016$7,207FLSA
Apr 5, 2017Apr 2015 to Apr 2017Venturano violations found000
Apr 4, 2017Apr 2015 to Apr 2017Pasadenano violations found000
Jan 13, 2017Jan 2014 to Jan 2017Oakland22 violations$7,260210FLSA
Nov 5, 2004May 2003 to Nov 2004San Bernardino11 violations$894100FLSA

Also filed as: Happy Family, Inc. dba; James & Frances of Pasadena Corporation; Comfort Inn.; Akshaya Management, LLC; Comfort Inn (Ventura); Ventura Seaward Hotel LP; Comfort Inn (Woodland Hills); Lexmi Hospitality LLC; Cinima Spa Inn.; ESHA, LLC; Fun Hotels LLC; Gaslamp Village L.P.

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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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