Employer record, U.S. Labor Department investigations

Super 8 Motel Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

Super 8 Motel: 4 investigations, $22,097 in back wages for 36 workers, latest closed Jul 9, 2018.

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.

Super 8 Motel wage and hour record at a glance

Super 8 Motel appears in 4 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Nov 8, 2005 and Jul 9, 2018. 3 of them found violations, 39 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $22,097 in back wages to 36 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. Of the back wages, $22,097 was unpaid overtime and $0 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Sep 28, 2007 in San Diego with $13,339 for 20 workers. That places the employer at #3,889 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.

Industry as coded by the Division: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels. Laws involved: FLSA.

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Jul 9, 2018Jul 2016 to Jul 2018Chicono violations found000
Oct 26, 2017Mar 2017 to Oct 2017Upland5 violations$1,91540FLSA
Sep 28, 2007Sep 2005 to Sep 2007San Diego22 violations$13,339200FLSA
Nov 8, 2005Nov 2003 to Nov 2005Auburn12 violations$6,843120FLSA

Also filed as: Johnson Purayampallil & Partner; Balaji Corporation; Maruti Hospiltality LLC; SUPER 8 MOTEL (CHICO); SSJ Properties, LLC.

Local pages: Chico employment lawyer, San Diego 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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