Employer record, U.S. Labor Department investigations

One Clothing Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

One Clothing: 21 investigations, $5,152 in back wages for 8 workers, latest closed Mar 21, 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.

One Clothing wage and hour record at a glance

One Clothing appears in 21 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Mar 3, 2005 and Mar 21, 2013. 20 of them found violations, 31 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $5,152 in back wages to 8 workers, plus $1,980 in civil money penalties. Of the back wages, $5,152 was unpaid overtime and $0 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Dec 7, 2007 in Los Angeles with $5,152 for 8 workers. That places the employer at #7,592 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.

Industry as coded by the Division: Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing. Laws involved: FLSA, child labor.

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Mar 21, 2013Mar 2013 to Mar 2013Los Angelesno violations found000
Aug 11, 2008Aug 2006 to Aug 2008Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA
Feb 4, 2008Feb 2006 to Feb 2008Los Angeles2 violations00$990FLSA, child labor
Feb 4, 2008Feb 2006 to Feb 2008Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA
Feb 1, 2008Jan 2008 to Feb 2008Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA
Jan 31, 2008Feb 2006 to Jan 2008Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA
Jan 31, 2008Feb 2006 to Jan 2008Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA
Jan 30, 2008Jan 2006 to Jan 2008Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA
Dec 7, 2007Dec 2005 to Dec 2007Los Angeles11 violations$5,1528$990FLSA, child labor
Jul 31, 2007Aug 2005 to Jul 2007Vernon1 violation000FLSA
Jul 17, 2007Jul 2005 to Jul 2007Vernon1 violation000FLSA
Apr 10, 2007Sep 2006 to Apr 2007Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA
Mar 21, 2007Aug 2005 to Mar 2007Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA
Dec 13, 2006Dec 2004 to Dec 2006Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA
Nov 1, 2006Feb 2005 to Nov 2006Vernon1 violation000FLSA
Jun 18, 2006Jan 2006 to Jun 2006Vernon1 violation000FLSA
May 18, 2006May 2004 to May 2006Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA
Feb 2, 2006Jan 2005 to Feb 2006Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA
Aug 3, 2005Mar 2005 to Aug 2005Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA
May 10, 2005May 2003 to May 2005Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA
Mar 3, 2005Nov 2004 to Mar 2005Los Angeles1 violation000FLSA

Also filed as: O & K, Inc.; O & K Inc.; One Clothing, Inc.; O&K, Inc.

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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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