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Kaiser Permanente Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

Kaiser Permanente: 31 investigations, $1,697,338 in back wages for 1,685 workers, latest closed Apr 6, 2025.

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.

Kaiser Permanente wage and hour record at a glance

Kaiser Permanente appears in 31 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Aug 31, 2004 and Apr 6, 2025. 18 of them found violations, 1,714 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $1,697,338 in back wages to 1,685 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. Of the back wages, $1,695,986 was unpaid overtime and $1,351 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Nov 25, 2006 in Oakland with $1,165,132 for 981 workers. That places the employer at #21 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.

Industry as coded by the Division: Local Hospitals; General Medical and Surgical Hospitals; All Other Health and Personal Care Stores. Laws involved: FMLA, FLSA.

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Apr 6, 2025Jan 2025 to Apr 2025Riverside2 violations000FMLA
Dec 21, 2022Dec 2020 to Dec 2022Livermore3 violations000FMLA
Aug 26, 2019Aug 2017 to Aug 2019Santa Clarano violations found000
May 31, 2019May 2017 to May 2019Richmond3 violations000FMLA
Dec 17, 2018Mar 2018 to Dec 2018Selmano violations found000
May 10, 2018May 2016 to May 2018Panorama Cityno violations found000
Oct 13, 2017Sep 2017 to Oct 2017Livermore1 violation000FMLA
May 3, 2016May 2015 to May 2016Los Angelesno violations found000
Jan 28, 2016Jan 2014 to Jan 2016Corona2 violations000FMLA
Nov 5, 2015Nov 2013 to Nov 2015Los Angeles3 violations000FMLA
Sep 4, 2015Aug 2015 to Sep 2015Anaheimno violations found000
Jan 16, 2015Jan 2013 to Jan 2015Santa Clarano violations found000
May 6, 2014May 2012 to May 2014Coronano violations found000
Feb 10, 2014Feb 2012 to Feb 2014Oaklandno violations found000
Jun 24, 2013May 2012 to Jun 2013San Francisco1 violation000FLSA
Apr 15, 2012Apr 2010 to Apr 2012Oakland1 violation000FMLA
Feb 24, 2012Feb 2010 to Feb 2012Pleasantonno violations found000
Oct 19, 2011Oct 2009 to Oct 2011Antioch2 violations000FMLA
Oct 5, 2011Oct 2009 to Oct 2011Oaklandno violations found000
Apr 20, 2011Apr 2009 to Apr 2011Rosevilleno violations found000
Apr 27, 2009Apr 2007 to Apr 2009Valenciano violations found000
May 31, 2008Apr 2008 to May 2008Los Angeles3 violations$6,54410FLSA
Mar 28, 2008Apr 2007 to Mar 2008Sacramento1 violation000FMLA
Dec 10, 2007Oct 2007 to Dec 2007Woodland Hillsno violations found000
Nov 20, 2007Nov 2005 to Nov 2007San Francisco2 violations000FMLA
May 22, 2007May 2005 to May 2007Walnut Creek1 violation000FMLA
Nov 25, 2006May 2004 to Nov 2006Oakland982 violations$1,165,1329810FLSA
Jan 5, 2006Jan 2004 to Jan 2006Martinez2 violations$4,97020FLSA
Sep 1, 2005Sep 2003 to Sep 2005Hayward2 violations000FLSA
Aug 7, 2005Jan 2004 to Aug 2005Oakland701 violations$520,6927010FLSA
Aug 31, 2004Aug 2003 to Aug 2004Santa Clara2 violations000FMLA

Also filed as: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.; Kaiser Permanente (FLSA); Kaiser Foundation Hospitals; Kaiser Permanente Inc.; Kaiser Foundations Hospital; Kaiser Permanante; Kaiser Permanente Information Technology; Kaiser Permanente LLC; Kaiser Permanente - Santa Clara; Kaiser Permanente - Corona; Southern California Permanente Medical Group; The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.

Local pages: Riverside employment lawyer, Santa Clara 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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