HCL America, Inc. wage and hour record at a glance
HCL America, Inc. appears in 10 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Apr 11, 2009 and Jul 26, 2023. 8 of them found violations, 122 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $44,290 in back wages to 115 workers, plus $1,225 in civil money penalties. Of the back wages, $40,193 was unpaid overtime and $0 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Sep 30, 2015 in Sunnyvale with $19,138 for 110 workers. The Division flagged 3 cases as repeat or willful. That places the employer at #2,192 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.
Industry as coded by the Division: Computer Systems Design Services. Laws involved: FLSA, FMLA, H-1B.
Every case, newest first
| Case closed | Period investigated | City | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties | Laws |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2023 | Jul 2021 to Jul 2023 | Santa Clara | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | FLSA |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Jul 2020 to Jul 2023 | Santa Clara | 2 violations repeat | $14,954 | 1 | $1,225 | FLSA |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Jun 2020 to Jun 2023 | Santa Clara | 2 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 | FLSA |
| Feb 16, 2021 | May 2019 to Feb 2021 | Santa Clara | 2 violations repeat | $1,454 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Dec 2017 to Dec 2020 | Santa Clara | 2 violations | $4,647 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Aug 20, 2019 | Aug 2017 to Aug 2019 | Sunnyvale | 1 violation | $3,537 | 1 | 0 | FMLA |
| Jul 15, 2019 | Jul 2019 to Jul 2019 | Sunnyvale | 1 violation | $560 | 1 | 0 | H-1B |
| Jan 27, 2016 | Jun 2014 to Jan 2016 | Sunnyvale | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sep 30, 2015 | Oct 2013 to Sep 2015 | Sunnyvale | 111 violations | $19,138 | 110 | 0 | FLSA |
| Apr 11, 2009 | Apr 2008 to Apr 2009 | Sunnyvale | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Also filed as: HCL America, Inc; HCL America Inc; HCL Technologies Ltd.; HCL Technologies, LTD.
Local pages: Santa Clara employment lawyer, Sunnyvale 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.