Employer record, U.S. Labor Department investigations

Willing Workers, Inc Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

Willing Workers, Inc: 3 investigations, $28,594 in back wages for 69 workers, latest closed May 15, 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.

Willing Workers, Inc wage and hour record at a glance

Willing Workers, Inc appears in 3 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Apr 24, 2006 and May 15, 2013. All of them found violations, 71 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $28,594 in back wages to 69 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. The largest single case closed May 15, 2013 in Los Angeles with $27,470 for 27 workers. That places the employer at #3,206 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.

Industry as coded by the Division: Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Laws involved: FLSA.

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
May 15, 2013May 2011 to May 2013Los Angeles29 violations$27,470270FLSA
Sep 30, 2010Oct 2008 to Sep 2010Los Angeles22 violations$338220
Apr 24, 2006Apr 2004 to Apr 2006Los Angeles20 violations$786200

Also filed as: WILLING WORKERS, 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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If you work, or worked, at Willing Workers, Inc

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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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