Employer record, U.S. Labor Department investigations

New Horizons Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

New Horizons: 5 investigations, $87,770 in back wages for 298 workers, latest closed Mar 12, 2013.

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.

New Horizons wage and hour record at a glance

New Horizons appears in 5 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Oct 1, 2010 and Mar 12, 2013. 4 of them found violations, 310 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $87,770 in back wages to 298 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. Of the back wages, $59,628 was unpaid overtime and $25,490 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Oct 1, 2010 in North Hills with $41,197 for 292 workers. That places the employer at #1,033 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages. The same employer has 2 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.

Industry as coded by the Division: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities. Laws involved: FLSA.

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Mar 12, 2013Mar 2011 to Mar 2013Oakland6 violations$22,35440FLSA
Mar 12, 2013Mar 2011 to Mar 2013Oakland2 violations$12,70010FLSA
Mar 12, 2013Mar 2011 to Mar 2013Oakland2 violations$11,51910FLSA
Jan 14, 2012Jan 2010 to Jan 2012North Hillsno violations found000
Oct 1, 2010Sep 2008 to Oct 2010North Hills300 violations$41,1972920FLSA

Also filed as: San Fernando Valley Association for the Retar; San Fernando Valley Assoc for the Retarded; New Horizons Home for the Aged, 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.

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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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