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Wienerschnitzel Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

Wienerschnitzel: 10 investigations, $19,008 in back wages for 8 workers, latest closed Sep 30, 2019.

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.

Wienerschnitzel wage and hour record at a glance

Wienerschnitzel appears in 10 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Apr 24, 2007 and Sep 30, 2019. 8 of them found violations, 17 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $19,008 in back wages to 8 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. Of the back wages, $12,141 was unpaid overtime and $6,836 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Sep 8, 2010 in Apple Valley with $16,076 for 1 workers. That places the employer at #4,281 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.

Industry as coded by the Division: Limited-Service Restaurants. Laws involved: FLSA, child labor.

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Sep 30, 2019Sep 2017 to Sep 2019Ontario1 violation000FLSA
May 9, 2018May 2017 to May 2018Glendora2 violations$71910FLSA
May 7, 2018Apr 2017 to May 2018Pico Rivera2 violations$1,87910FLSA
Nov 29, 2017Nov 2015 to Nov 2017Sacramento2 violations000FLSA, child labor
Nov 28, 2017Nov 2015 to Nov 2017Livermoreno violations found000
Aug 29, 2017Aug 2015 to Aug 2017Chula Vista1 violation000FLSA
Jun 29, 2012Jun 2010 to Jun 2012Los Angeles2 violations$30310FLSA
Sep 8, 2010Apr 2009 to Sep 2010Apple Valley3 violations$16,07610FLSA
Sep 7, 2009Sep 2009 to Sep 2009Chula Vista4 violations$3140
Apr 24, 2007Apr 2005 to Apr 2007Chinono violations found000

Also filed as: Mark Wayland; Wieners 2011, Inc.; Annlee Terrell; Rakesh C. Soin; Rick Goldsberry s-prop; Nelson Lopez Flores; Sharif Elwakeel dba.

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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 Wienerschnitzel

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.

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