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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President Thai Cuisine Tina & Tony's Restaurant Concept Inc. | Rowland Heights | Aug 1, 2012 | 3 violations repeat | $2,318 | 2 | $748 |
| Shasta Pizza Company McPearson Enterprises, Inc. | Anderson | Aug 1, 2012 | 2 violations | $41 | 1 | 0 |
| President Thai Cafe HTC Restaurant Group, Inc. | Pico Rivera | Aug 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India's Flavor Glory Services and Traders Inc | Glendale | Aug 1, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Farolito Taqueria | San Francisco | Jul 31, 2012 | 50 violations | $25,115 | 49 | 0 |
| Best Western Plus Anderson Inn | Anderson | Jul 31, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa John's | Duarte | Jul 30, 2012 | 7 violations | $932 | 5 | 0 |
| Pizza Plus | Ripon | Jul 24, 2012 | 22 violations | $8,483 | 21 | 0 |
| Burger Stop | Pico Rivera | Jul 23, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ameci Pizza | West Hills | Jul 17, 2012 | 2 violations | $120 | 1 | 0 |
| Ameci Pizza Sicilian Pizza and Pasta, Inc. | Granada Hills | Jul 16, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-1 Sandwich Company | South San Francisco | Jul 15, 2012 | 54 violations repeat | $53,145 | 33 | 0 |
| Pho Garden Mountain View | Mountain View | Jul 15, 2012 | 9 violations | $39,608 | 9 | 0 |
| Pho Garden Daly City Pho Garden Holding Corporation | Daly City | Jul 15, 2012 | 11 violations | $22,417 | 11 | 0 |
| Pho Garden San Bruno Pho Garden Holding Corporation | San Bruno | Jul 15, 2012 | 3 violations | $5,185 | 3 | 0 |
| Pho Garden San Mateo Pho Garden Holding Corporation | San Mateo | Jul 15, 2012 | 5 violations | $2,581 | 5 | 0 |
| Pho Garden Vietnamese Restaurant-San Francisc | San Francisco | Jul 15, 2012 | 2 violations | $2,573 | 2 | 0 |
| Hot Pot Garden S & L International Investment Group LLC | San Francisco | Jul 15, 2012 | 1 violation | $580 | 1 | 0 |
| Unified Nutrimeals | Vernon | Jul 13, 2012 | 94 violations repeat | $166,797 | 92 | 0 |
| Jin Sho | Palo Alto | Jul 13, 2012 | 30 violations | $40,775 | 13 | 0 |
| Fairfield Inn & Suites Suites Development Redding I LLC | Redding | Jul 13, 2012 | 6 violations | $1,936 | 6 | 0 |
| Mantra Restaurant & Lounge | Palo Alto | Jul 11, 2012 | 2 violations | $358 | 1 | 0 |
| Travelodge Red Bluff | Red Bluff | Jul 11, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bakery and Cafe Montrose Bakery & Old Towne Sandwich Shop | Montrose | Jul 11, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main Street Diner | Cottonwood | Jul 10, 2012 | 3 violations | $1,802 | 1 | 0 |
| Court Yard Cafe | Redding | Jul 10, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Country Waffles | Woodland | Jul 9, 2012 | 2 violations | $54 | 1 | 0 |
| SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills | Los Angeles | Jul 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Cheesecake Factory | Redondo Beach | Jul 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los 3 Compadres Seafood & Mexican Cuisine | Lancaster | Jul 5, 2012 | 5 violations | $2,542 | 3 | 0 |
| Urbane Cafe TGH Enterprises, LLC | Stevenson Ranch | Jul 5, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Lincoln Seafood Restaurant | Monterey Park | Jul 3, 2012 | 8 violations | $431 | 8 | 0 |
| Woodsmans Hotel & Restaurant | Mount Shasta | Jul 3, 2012 | 5 violations repeat | $166 | 4 | $616 |
| Chin Hua Mongolian BBQ | Vacaville | Jul 3, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ameci Pizza | Woodland Hills | Jul 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best Western Plus (Hilltop Inn) | West Covina | Jul 2, 2012 | 26 violations | $9,615 | 13 | 0 |
| Kiku Sushi & Grill | Camarillo | Jul 2, 2012 | 5 violations | $1,541 | 3 | 0 |
| Marys Pizza Shack-Anderson | Anderson | Jul 2, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marys Pizza Shack- Redding | Redding | Jul 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yang Chow Restaurant | Los Angeles | Jun 30, 2012 | 6 violations | $6,162 | 5 | 0 |
| Quality Inn & Suites 958, dba | Shingle Springs | Jun 30, 2012 | 8 violations | $2,187 | 5 | 0 |
| CA King Buffet Inc | San Bernardino | Jun 30, 2012 | 12 violations | $916 | 11 | 0 |
| Hampton Inn & Suites | Red Bluff | Jun 30, 2012 | 9 violations | $731 | 8 | 0 |
| Wienerschnitzel | Los Angeles | Jun 29, 2012 | 2 violations | $303 | 1 | 0 |
| Baymont Inn & Suites | Anderson | Jun 28, 2012 | 2 violations | $198 | 2 | 0 |
| McClellan, Aldin | San Diego | Jun 28, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtyard by Marriott Burbank | Burbank | Jun 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Restaurants - La Mirada/Artesia | La Mirada | Jun 26, 2012 | 16 violations | $10,767 | 15 | 0 |
| Sbarro | Citrus Heights | Jun 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa Dan's Pizza & Pasta Fine Quality Foods of California, Inc. | Palm Desert | Jun 25, 2012 | 38 violations | $26,548 | 27 | 0 |
| Motel 6 Red Bluff | Red Bluff | Jun 25, 2012 | 4 violations | $106 | 3 | 0 |
| Luigi's Pizza | Red Bluff | Jun 25, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilton SF Financial District | San Francisco | Jun 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa Dan's Pizza & Pasta | Palm Desert | Jun 19, 2012 | 52 violations | $49,649 | 42 | 0 |
| Darband Grill Darband of Thousand Oaks | Thousand Oaks | Jun 19, 2012 | 15 violations | $44,831 | 7 | 0 |
| Congregation Ale House (Long Beach Chapter) | Long Beach | Jun 19, 2012 | 13 violations | $6,105 | 12 | 0 |
| Congregation Ale House (Long Beach Chapter) | Pasadena | Jun 19, 2012 | 7 violations | $1,448 | 6 | 0 |
| Congregation Ale House (Long Beach Chapter) | Azusa | Jun 19, 2012 | 9 violations | $982 | 8 | 0 |
| Barrio Fiesta of Manila | Glendale | Jun 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L.A. Cafe | Los Angeles | Jun 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Circle K 76 Pacific Convenience & Fuels LLC | Menlo Park | Jun 16, 2012 | 2 violations | $870 | 1 | 0 |
| Cottonwood Eatery | Cottonwood | Jun 15, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Cabanita | Glendale | Jun 14, 2012 | 3 violations | $650 | 3 | 0 |
| Plates, Bar & Grill | Los Altos | Jun 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oto Oto Izakaya Japonaise | West Covina | Jun 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R-Roy Thai Cuisine | Los Angeles | Jun 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panaderia El Tikal Restaurant | North Hollywood | Jun 13, 2012 | 10 violations | $4,957 | 9 | 0 |
| Chungwa Korean Noodle | Los Angeles | Jun 13, 2012 | 2 violations | $80 | 1 | 0 |
| Pimai's It's Thai Restaurant | Los Angeles | Jun 13, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chano's Restaurant | Los Angeles | Jun 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfort Suites Arkay Properties I LP | Vacaville | Jun 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chi Dynasty | Los Angeles | Jun 12, 2012 | 5 violations | $29,268 | 4 | 0 |
| Chi Dynasty Chi Dynasty Glendale LLC | Glendale | Jun 12, 2012 | 4 violations | $2,874 | 3 | 0 |
| Thai Dawn Bistro | Victorville | Jun 11, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buenos Aires Grill | Northridge | Jun 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakeside Pizza & Grill | Cottonwood | Jun 4, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wood Ranch Barbeque | Camarillo | Jun 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taqueria Montes | Los Angeles | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cafe Rio Mexican Grill | Oxnard | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peru's Taste | Northridge | May 30, 2012 | 6 violations | $764 | 4 | 0 |
| Koyla Indian Restaurant | Rancho Cucamonga | May 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Latitude 38 Investmetns, Inc | Solana Beach | May 25, 2012 | 2 violations | $84 | 1 | 0 |
| Skaf's Lebanese Cusine | Glendale | May 25, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Latitude 38 Investments, Inc | Encinitas | May 24, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Tucan Azul | Palmdale | May 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Latitude 38 Investments, Inc | Carlsbad | May 23, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarion del Mar Del Mar Inn Associates | Del Mar | May 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | Sacramento | May 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sky Burgers | Palmdale | May 22, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Latitude 38 Investments, Inc | Carlsbad | May 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chi Dynasty Chi Dynasty Restaurant Group LLC | Studio City | May 17, 2012 | 8 violations | $9,399 | 6 | 0 |
| Sol y Mar Mexican Grill Torres Restaurant Management, Inc. | Perris | May 17, 2012 | 3 violations | $6,127 | 1 | 0 |
| Hotel Bel Air | Los Angeles | May 16, 2012 | 54 violations | $3,437 | 53 | 0 |
| Wolfgang Puck-Hotel Bel Air | Los Angeles | May 16, 2012 | 54 violations | $3,437 | 53 | 0 |
| Malibu Fish Grill Malibu Restaurant Group Inc. | El Segundo | May 16, 2012 | 3 violations | $926 | 2 | 0 |
| McDonald's | Los Angeles | May 15, 2012 | 44 violations repeat | $14,619 | 43 | $18,920 |
| Subway Latitude 38 Investments, Inc | Carlsbad | May 15, 2012 | 2 violations | $318 | 1 | 0 |
| House of Joy Restaurant | Victorville | May 14, 2012 | 2 violations | $4,394 | 1 | 0 |
| Best Western Cordelia Inn | Fairfield | May 14, 2012 | 3 violations | $165 | 3 | 0 |
| House of Taste/ Burger Basket | Phelan | May 14, 2012 | 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.