Employer record, U.S. Labor Department investigations

Joe's Market Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

Joe's Market: 2 investigations, $792 in back wages for 1 workers, latest closed Jul 18, 2009.

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.

Joe's Market wage and hour record at a glance

Joe's Market appears in 2 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Feb 10, 2004 and Jul 18, 2009. All of them found violations, 6 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $792 in back wages to 1 workers, plus $1,485 in civil money penalties. Of the back wages, $792 was unpaid overtime and $0 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Feb 10, 2004 in Fair Oaks with $792 for 1 workers. 3 minors were involved in child labor findings. That places the employer at #10,752 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.

Industry as coded by the Division: Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores. Laws involved: FLSA, child labor.

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Jul 18, 2009Jul 2007 to Jul 2009Fullerton1 violation000FLSA
Feb 10, 2004Feb 2002 to Feb 2004Fair Oaks5 violations$7921$1,485FLSA, child labor

Also filed as: Salimi Associates Inc.

Local pages: Fullerton 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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