Wage and hour cases in Accommodation and Food Services at a glance
California employers in Accommodation and Food Services account for 4,307 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 3,097 of which found violations (72%). Employers agreed to pay $42,888,281 in back wages to 27,237 workers, and $4,724,473 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 22 cases closed with $923,645 in back wages.
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Mike's Pizza | Chino | Jan 12, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Copper Still Grill Restaurant | Monrovia | Jan 11, 2018 | 2 violations | $239 | 1 | 0 |
| Wave Fish and Chips | Carmichael | Jan 11, 2018 | 1 violation | $87 | 1 | 0 |
| Carmichael Cafe & Deli | Sacramento | Jan 11, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubio's Coastal Grill | Chino Hills | Jan 11, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board & Brew Blacktop Restaurant Group, Inc. | San Diego | Jan 11, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $327 |
| Flor Oaxaquena | Madera | Jan 10, 2018 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Days Inn Wise Hospitality LLC | Needles | Jan 8, 2018 | 9 violations | $9,855 | 7 | 0 |
| Red Roof inn Kasi Hospitality LLC | Needles | Jan 8, 2018 | 6 violations | $9,455 | 3 | 0 |
| Arby's Roast Beef | Chino Hills | Jan 8, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toppings Custom Fired Pizza | Long Beach | Jan 8, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wetzel's Pretzels | Carlsbad | Jan 5, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peacock Chinese Restaurant Peacock Chinese Restaurants, Inc. | Anderson | Jan 5, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Little Caesar Pizza Chris and Chris Enterprises, Inc. | National City | Jan 4, 2018 | 2 violations | $357 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony's Pizzaria | Ventura | Jan 4, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lim's Cafe | Redding | Jan 3, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hotel Indigo Anaheim New Century Enterprises, LLC | Anaheim | Dec 31, 2017 | 47 violations | $20,041 | 46 | 0 |
| Ramada Plaza Anaheim | Anaheim | Dec 31, 2017 | 42 violations | $9,530 | 41 | 0 |
| El Governador Taco, Co. | Anaheim | Dec 31, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crust Pizzeria | San Diego | Dec 31, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $327 |
| Flame of India | Truckee | Dec 28, 2017 | 4 violations | $9,483 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy's Hambrugers | Rowland Heights | Dec 28, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa Murphy's Pizza | Livermore | Dec 28, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,419 |
| Golden Corral buffet and grill | Hesperia | Dec 28, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cold Stone Creamery | Elk Grove | Dec 27, 2017 | 7 violations | $1,733 | 7 | 0 |
| McDonalds Shalhoub Management Company, Inc. | Redlands | Dec 27, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quickly Lam's Cafe, Inc. | Rowland Heights | Dec 26, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quickly Huang & Tran Corp. | Sacramento | Dec 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's M. Pernecky Management Corp. | Monrovia | Dec 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's M Pernecky Management Corporation | Arcadia | Dec 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonalds M Pernecky Management Corporation | Arcadia | Dec 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacos Mexico Vargas Tacos Mexico | Hacienda Heights | Dec 22, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's KEW Enterprises, Inc. | Glendora | Dec 21, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominos Pizza M. Lehmann Enterprise | La Puente | Dec 21, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cafe Gratitude Cafe Gratitude Larchmont, LLC | Los Angeles | Dec 20, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haige Star Boulevard | Rowland Heights | Dec 19, 2017 | 10 violations | $26,977 | 5 | 0 |
| Little Caesars Pizza Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. | La Puente | Dec 19, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phoenix (Restaurant) Phoenix Food Boutique, Inc. | San Gabriel | Dec 18, 2017 | 9 violations | $11,642 | 8 | 0 |
| El Polo Loco | Los Angeles | Dec 18, 2017 | 8 violations | $637 | 8 | 0 |
| Church's Chicken | La Puente | Dec 18, 2017 | 1 violation | $580 | 1 | 0 |
| Best Western Courtesy Inn | El Cajon | Dec 18, 2017 | 2 violations | $378 | 1 | 0 |
| Ecco's Pizza | Long Beach | Dec 18, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | Fresno | Dec 18, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SnoBites | Elk Grove | Dec 18, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon Mobile Village & RV Park | Palm Springs | Dec 18, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Parlor Ice Cream Puffs | Roseville | Dec 18, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Livermore Round Table Pizza | Livermore | Dec 17, 2017 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,640 |
| McDonald's NCBT Kettleman McDonald's LP | Lodi | Dec 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's | Lodi | Dec 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suehiro Cafe | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2017 | 19 violations repeat | $5,979 | 12 | $2,673 |
| Hokee Pokee | Elk Grove | Dec 14, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brother's BBQ | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Bell Silver Oak Management Corp | Antelope | Dec 13, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,419 |
| Black Angus Steakhouse | Fresno | Dec 13, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $327 |
| Little Sheep Guang Yang International L.P. | Hacienda Heights | Dec 13, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yogurtland | Long Beach | Dec 12, 2017 | 2 violations | $59 | 1 | 0 |
| Panda Express Benicia Panda Express Restaraunt Group Inc. | Benicia | Dec 12, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pancake Palace | North Highlands | Dec 12, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacos Marquitos | Fresno | Dec 12, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Food | Yuba City | Dec 12, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In-N-Out IN-N-Out Burgers | Signal Hill | Dec 12, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jigo Espresso, Inc. (Poke Bistro) | Ontario | Dec 11, 2017 | 2 violations | $102 | 1 | 0 |
| McDonald's Golden Arch Enterprises, Inc. | Sacramento | Dec 11, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ice Panda Inc. | Elk Grove | Dec 11, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sea Fresh Channel Islands | Oxnard | Dec 11, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $654 |
| Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits | Long Beach | Dec 11, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $654 |
| Taco Bell | Lodi | Dec 11, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl's Jr. AMS Restaurants, Inc. | Livermore | Dec 11, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SMJ Food, Inc. (Wang Cho Korean BBQ) | Riverside | Dec 10, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paris Baguette Ppang Ya Ppang Ya, Inc. | Sacramento | Dec 8, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ciro's Pizza Boardwalk Restaurant Group Inc | Folsom | Dec 8, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's Mass-Reeb-New, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 8, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonalds Paschen Management Corporation | Oxnard | Dec 8, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonalds Niscker Manchester, Inc | Los Angeles | Dec 8, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enrique's El Tapatio, Inc. | Long Beach | Dec 7, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBA McDonalds JR & TK Enterprises, Inc. | Folsom | Dec 7, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rose Garden Mouang Saecho Sole Proprietorship | Redding | Dec 7, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round Table Pizza | Redding | Dec 7, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa John's Pizza | Huntington Park | Dec 7, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pronto Cafe | Los Angeles | Dec 7, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jollibee Honeybee Foods Corporation | Panorama City | Dec 7, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Menchie's Frozen Yogurt | Lodi | Dec 7, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KFC/Taco Bell Salfed Corp of Boyle Heights | Los Angeles | Dec 7, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burger King Quik Service Enterprises, Inc. | Lodi | Dec 7, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jersey Mike's Sub | Los Angeles | Dec 7, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweetgreen | Mountain View | Dec 6, 2017 | 4 violations | $503 | 2 | 0 |
| Sweetgreen | Sunnyvale | Dec 6, 2017 | 5 violations | $293 | 3 | 0 |
| Domenico's Domenico's Pizza, Inc. | Long Beach | Dec 6, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Taco | Sacramento | Dec 6, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Sandwich Spot | Yuba City | Dec 6, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spires Restuarant | Torrance | Dec 5, 2017 | 8 violations | $8,484 | 7 | 0 |
| King's Hawaiian King's Hawaiian Retail, Inc. | Torrance | Dec 5, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | Antelope | Dec 5, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hot Dog on a Stick Global Franchise Group, LLC | Fresno | Dec 5, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,295 |
| Wendy's Desmond Foods, LP | Folsom | Dec 5, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JanYo Frozen Yogurt | Yuba City | Dec 5, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacramento Pizza Co Sacramento Pizza Company LLC | Folsom | Dec 5, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $811 |
| Baja Fresh G & D Investments, Orange Inc | Los Angeles | Dec 4, 2017 | 6 violations | $10,024 | 5 | 0 |
| Chick-fil-A Joshua Paul Enterprises, LLC | Sacramento | Dec 4, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's McDonald's Corporation | Fresno | Dec 4, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Accommodation and Food Services
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLP Skill Trade Solution Inc. | 1 | $1,804,017 | 0 | Sep 26, 2014 |
| TRES HERMANAS | 1 | $1,003,570 | 39 | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Ocha Classic | 1 | $825,775 | 83 | Nov 1, 2020 |
| Subway | 65 | $542,707 | 290 | Sep 16, 2024 |
| A-Chau Sandwhich and Deli | 1 | $500,256 | 6 | Jul 13, 2025 |
| TKB Bakery & Deli | 1 | $476,228 | 136 | Sep 29, 2025 |
| La Estrella Tacos & Seafood | 2 | $412,203 | 102 | Dec 8, 2022 |
| Mountain Mike's Pizza | 15 | $375,925 | 93 | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Jack in the Bo | 50 | $354,169 | 262 | Aug 23, 2019 |
| Domino's Pizza | 11 | $299,960 | 144 | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Lucky River Restaurant | 1 | $285,732 | 8 | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Food Services Inc of Gainesville (FSIG) | 1 | $284,646 | 149 | Jul 30, 2019 |
| No 1 Buffet | 2 | $281,960 | 38 | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Taco Bell of America, LLC | 1 | $265,747 | 1,073 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| OSHA THAI RESTAURANT | 3 | $264,277 | 64 | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Mr. You Express Chinese Food | 1 | $243,234 | 12 | May 3, 2025 |
| Chefs Express Chinese Cuisine Inc. | 1 | $241,065 | 53 | Jan 15, 2020 |
| Crepevine Restaurant (Burlingame) | 5 | $234,637 | 114 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Peony Restaurant, LP. DBA Cafe 88 | 1 | $233,370 | 87 | Mar 14, 2011 |
| El Favorito Taqueria | 1 | $228,639 | 64 | Jan 2, 2022 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | $366,341 | 159 |
| 2025 | 60 | 47 | $1,785,425 | 497 |
| 2024 | 108 | 83 | $1,389,679 | 1,142 |
| 2023 | 171 | 121 | $2,031,266 | 1,285 |
| 2022 | 113 | 93 | $1,917,330 | 1,080 |
| 2021 | 108 | 84 | $1,816,278 | 1,273 |
| 2020 | 172 | 147 | $2,679,726 | 1,843 |
| 2019 | 215 | 171 | $2,707,584 | 1,181 |
| 2018 | 156 | 115 | $1,380,185 | 743 |
| 2017 | 391 | 262 | $3,020,954 | 1,311 |
| 2016 | 108 | 81 | $1,217,279 | 1,672 |
| 2015 | 228 | 163 | $1,934,455 | 1,300 |
| 2014 | 224 | 179 | $4,195,143 | 1,531 |
| 2013 | 293 | 214 | $2,592,775 | 1,569 |
| 2012 | 505 | 340 | $3,110,925 | 2,418 |
| 2011 | 202 | 148 | $2,271,552 | 1,248 |
| 2010 | 139 | 103 | $1,368,935 | 753 |
| 2009 | 137 | 104 | $1,010,951 | 753 |
| 2008 | 180 | 100 | $642,851 | 634 |
| 2007 | 189 | 124 | $755,299 | 922 |
| 2006 | 197 | 135 | $1,475,502 | 1,126 |
| 2005 | 197 | 148 | $1,994,201 | 1,468 |
| 2004 | 158 | 104 | $907,297 | 1,121 |
Your rights in this industry
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in this industry are owed the state minimum wage of $16.90 in 2026 or the higher local rate, overtime after 8 hours in a day, an hour of pay for each missed meal or rest period, and up to 30 days of wages when final pay is late. Claims go to the Labor Commissioner or to Superior Court, three years back, four under the Unfair Competition Law. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases through Sep 6, 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.