Employer record, U.S. Labor Department investigations

Little Caesars Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

Little Caesars: 6 investigations, $0 in back wages for 0 workers, latest closed Feb 1, 2018.

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.

Little Caesars wage and hour record at a glance

Little Caesars appears in 6 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Feb 20, 2008 and Feb 1, 2018. 2 of them found violations, 24 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $0 in back wages to 0 workers, plus $39,905 in civil money penalties. The largest single case closed Feb 1, 2018 in South El Monte with $0 for 0 workers. 19 minors were involved in child labor findings. That places the employer at #12,341 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.

Industry as coded by the Division: Limited-Service Restaurants. Laws involved: child labor.

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Feb 1, 2018Sep 2017 to Feb 2018South El Monteno violations found000
Nov 30, 2017Mar 2017 to Nov 2017Livermore13 violations00$10,865child labor
Nov 29, 2017Jun 2017 to Nov 2017Torranceno violations found000
Jul 12, 2011Jul 2009 to Jul 2011Montclairno violations found000
Jul 12, 2011Jul 2009 to Jul 2011Pomonano violations found000
Feb 20, 2008Feb 2006 to Feb 2008Hemet11 violations00$29,040child labor

Also filed as: Little Caesars, Inc.; Little Caesars Enterprises Inc; Little Caesars Enterprises, Inc.; Satgur Enterprises Inc; Little Caesars Enterprise Inc.

Local pages: Torrance 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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If you work, or worked, at Little Caesars

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.

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