Employer record, U.S. Labor Department investigations

Holiday Inn Express Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

Holiday Inn Express: 6 investigations, $57,837 in back wages for 21 workers, latest closed May 28, 2020.

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.

Holiday Inn Express wage and hour record at a glance

Holiday Inn Express appears in 6 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Sep 4, 2002 and May 28, 2020. 5 of them found violations, 70 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $57,837 in back wages to 21 workers, plus $14,000 in civil money penalties. Of the back wages, $57,440 was unpaid overtime and $117 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Nov 10, 2016 in Oakland with $37,852 for 19 workers. That places the employer at #1,665 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages. The same employer has 1 WARN layoff notice on file with the EDD.

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

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
May 28, 2020Dec 2019 to May 2020Madera2 violations$28010
Oct 13, 2017Oct 2017 to Oct 2017Burlingame1 violation$11710FLSA
Nov 10, 2016Nov 2014 to Nov 2016Oakland20 violations$37,852190FLSA
Feb 22, 2012Feb 2010 to Feb 2012Woodlandno violations found000
Apr 28, 2010Apr 2008 to Apr 2010San Diego44 violations$19,58800FLSA
Sep 4, 2002Sep 2000 to Sep 2002South Lake Tahoe3 violations00$14,000

Also filed as: Flamingo Lodge Nevada Patnership; Narven Enterprises, Inc.; Woodland Hospitality, LLC; Balaji Enterprises LLC; Terrapin 1250 Bayshore Employer LLC; Holiday Inn Express - Madera; Yogipramukh, 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.

Full explainer: what a Labor Department case is, and what it is not.

If you work, or worked, at Holiday Inn Express

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.

Talk to a California employment lawyer today.

Free, confidential consultation. We represent employees only, never employers.