Pizza Hut wage and hour record at a glance
Pizza Hut appears in 16 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Nov 17, 2004 and Feb 5, 2021. 7 of them found violations, 65 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $11,031 in back wages to 59 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. Of the back wages, $581 was unpaid overtime and $10,013 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Feb 5, 2021 in Los Angeles with $9,734 for 51 workers. That places the employer at #5,706 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.
Industry as coded by the Division: Limited-Service Eating Places. Laws involved: FLSA.
Every case, newest first
| Case closed | Period investigated | City | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties | Laws |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2021 | Aug 2019 to Feb 2021 | Los Angeles | 52 violations | $9,734 | 51 | 0 | FLSA |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Nov 2018 to Nov 2020 | La Puente | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dec 1, 2017 | Jun 2017 to Dec 2017 | Los Angeles | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 30, 2017 | Jun 2017 to Nov 2017 | North Hills | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 20, 2017 | Nov 2015 to Nov 2017 | Los Angeles | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jun 13, 2017 | Jun 2015 to Jun 2017 | Santee | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 | FLSA |
| Aug 12, 2015 | Aug 2013 to Aug 2015 | Murrieta | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jun 12, 2014 | Jun 2012 to Jun 2014 | El Cajon | 1 violation | $23 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jul 31, 2011 | Aug 2010 to Jul 2011 | La Mesa | 3 violations | $229 | 3 | 0 | |
| Sep 21, 2010 | Sep 2008 to Sep 2010 | Compton | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jul 14, 2010 | Aug 2009 to Jul 2010 | Thousand Oaks | 4 violations | $860 | 3 | 0 | FLSA |
| Sep 3, 2009 | Sep 2007 to Sep 2009 | Fresno | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | FLSA |
| Mar 5, 2007 | Mar 2005 to Mar 2007 | Pleasant Hill | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Feb 15, 2007 | Feb 2005 to Feb 2007 | Anaheim | 1 violation | $185 | 1 | 0 | |
| Aug 25, 2006 | Aug 2004 to Aug 2006 | Bakersfield | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 17, 2004 | Nov 2002 to Nov 2004 | La Verne | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Also filed as: California Pizza LLC; Pizza Hut Inc.; PacPizza, LLC.; California Pizza, LLC; Southern California Pizza Company, LLC; Pizza Hut - Thousand Oaks, CA; Southern California Pizza Co.; Pizza Hut - La Mesa; Yum! Brands; Southern PacPizza, LLC; Summit Pizza West, LLC; Pizza Hut (La Cienega).
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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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If you work, or worked, at Pizza Hut
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.