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Polanco Brothers Trucking, Inc. Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

Polanco Brothers Trucking, Inc.: 3 investigations, $113,995 in back wages for 40 workers, latest closed Oct 11, 2012.

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.

Polanco Brothers Trucking, Inc. wage and hour record at a glance

Polanco Brothers Trucking, Inc. appears in 3 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Dec 31, 2010 and Oct 11, 2012. 2 of them found violations, 40 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $113,995 in back wages to 40 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. The largest single case closed Jun 22, 2011 in Los Angeles with $88,544 for 34 workers. That places the employer at #757 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.

Industry as coded by the Division: Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local. Laws involved: service contracts (SCA).

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Oct 11, 2012Jul 2011 to Oct 2012Los Angelesno violations found000
Jun 22, 2011Jun 2009 to Jun 2011Los Angeles34 violations$88,544340service contracts (SCA)
Dec 31, 2010Jan 2009 to Dec 2010Los Angeles6 violations$25,45160service contracts (SCA)

Also filed as: Polanco Brothers; Polanco Brothers Trucking.

Local pages: Los Angeles 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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