Employer record, U.S. Labor Department investigations

Midas Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

Midas: 3 investigations, $53,065 in back wages for 29 workers, latest closed Jul 19, 2010.

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.

Midas wage and hour record at a glance

Midas appears in 3 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Feb 3, 2005 and Jul 19, 2010. 2 of them found violations, 31 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $53,065 in back wages to 29 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. Of the back wages, $53,065 was unpaid overtime and $0 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Feb 3, 2005 in Sacramento with $51,482 for 21 workers. That places the employer at #1,813 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.

Industry as coded by the Division: Automotive Exhaust System Repair. Laws involved: FLSA.

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Jul 19, 2010Jul 2008 to Jul 2010Placervilleno violations found000
Mar 15, 2007Mar 2005 to Mar 2007Fair Oaks9 violations$1,58380FLSA
Feb 3, 2005Feb 2003 to Feb 2005Sacramento22 violations$51,482210FLSA

Also filed as: Jilmar Inc.; MCP Auto Care, Inc.; The Mallard Group Ltd.

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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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