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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manila Good-Ha, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 12, 2005 | 15 violations | $34,150 | 14 | 0 |
| Manila Good-Ha Union City Manila Good-Ha SA Union City, Inc. | Union City | Jun 12, 2005 | 18 violations | $30,926 | 17 | 0 |
| Bella Bru Cafe Bella Bru Coffee Company | Carmichael | Jun 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria | North Hollywood | Jun 6, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mallards Mallards Restaurant, Inc | Modesto | Jun 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bigs Pizza and More | Buena Park | May 31, 2005 | 2 violations | $2,647 | 1 | 0 |
| Argonaut Hotel Maritime Hotel Associates, L. P. | San Francisco | May 31, 2005 | 7 violations | $249 | 6 | 0 |
| Sysco Food Service SYSCO Food Services of Los Angeles, Inc. | Walnut | May 31, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Buffet | Santa Ana | May 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken | Modesto | May 27, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baskin Robbins Maddox Resources, Inc. | Modesto | May 26, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panda Palace Buffet | Santa Rosa | May 23, 2005 | 8 violations | $12,286 | 7 | 0 |
| Little Emperor Restaurant | Riverside | May 20, 2005 | 6 violations | $1,736 | 5 | 0 |
| Jasmine Thai Cuisine | Winnetka | May 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Hunan Restaurant | Northridge | May 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasta & Pizza Roma | Van Nuys | May 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K's Bronx Pizzeria K's Bronx Pizzeria and Italian Food | Canoga Park | May 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amazing Thai Cuisine | North Hollywood | May 16, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valencia | San Francisco | May 15, 2005 | 5 violations | $17,297 | 4 | 0 |
| Mr. Pizzaman Food All the Time, Inc. | San Francisco | May 15, 2005 | 8 violations | $7,886 | 7 | 0 |
| EL ATACOR | Pico Rivera | May 12, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 888 Sea Food Restaurant | Rosemead | May 7, 2005 | 44 violations repeat | $216,000 | 43 | $35,000 |
| Manchu Wok (FKA-China Inn) | Lakewood | May 5, 2005 | 18 violations | $10,395 | 17 | 0 |
| Surah Korean BBQ Lee Chan Ho & Keak Eun Young | Buena Park | Apr 30, 2005 | 28 violations | $28,800 | 27 | 0 |
| Hotel Monaco Bellevue Associates, L. P. | San Francisco | Apr 30, 2005 | 8 violations | $1,404 | 7 | 0 |
| Hotel Palomar Fourth & Market Hotel Associates, L. P. | San Francisco | Apr 30, 2005 | 10 violations | $455 | 9 | 0 |
| Serrano Hotel Taylor California, Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 30, 2005 | 2 violations | $202 | 1 | 0 |
| International House Of Pancakes | Santa Clara | Apr 30, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Good Time Cafe | Rowland Heights | Apr 26, 2005 | 27 violations | $64,278 | 18 | 0 |
| Hereos Bar & Grill | Claremont | Apr 25, 2005 | 31 violations | $60,175 | 30 | 0 |
| Nick's Super Burger Mexican Food | Fullerton | Apr 24, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bonaventure Brewing Co. | Los Angeles | Apr 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leatherby's Creamery | Citrus Heights | Apr 14, 2005 | 1 violation | $126 | 1 | 0 |
| Chan Darae House of Chan Darae, Inc | Los Angeles | Apr 13, 2005 | 3 violations | $521 | 2 | 0 |
| Hotel Durant | Berkeley | Apr 9, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diplomat Restaurant | Lawndale | Apr 7, 2005 | 5 violations | $5,081 | 3 | 0 |
| Via Italia Inc. | San Diego | Apr 4, 2005 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's Vivere Victual Inc | Rancho Cordova | Apr 4, 2005 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,980 |
| Viking Pizza | Kingsburg | Apr 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Resort at Palm Springs | Palm Springs | Apr 2, 2005 | 12 violations | $1,527 | 12 | 0 |
| Peet's Coffee and Tea | San Mateo | Apr 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamba Juice Sanders Liquid Sunshine, LLC | Roseville | Apr 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sir Francis Drake Hotel | San Francisco | Mar 31, 2005 | 12 violations | $504 | 11 | 0 |
| Galleria Park Hotel | San Francisco | Mar 31, 2005 | 6 violations | $277 | 5 | 0 |
| Triton Hotel Grant Street Ventures, L. P. | San Francisco | Mar 31, 2005 | 4 violations | $74 | 3 | 0 |
| Subway Sandwiches | Stockton | Mar 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elephant Bar | Burlingame | Mar 29, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiznos | Antelope | Mar 29, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assaggio Italian Restaurant | Brawley | Mar 17, 2005 | 3 violations | $368 | 3 | 0 |
| Red Robin Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. | San Mateo | Mar 17, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Bell Keith Sherman Enterprises, Inc. | Rocklin | Mar 15, 2005 | 1 violation | $40 | 1 | 0 |
| North Beach Pizza | San Mateo | Mar 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Beach Pizza | Berkeley | Mar 6, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Villa Florence Hotel | San Francisco | Mar 5, 2005 | 2 violations | $38 | 1 | 0 |
| North Beach Pizza Pier 39 | San Francisco | Mar 3, 2005 | 5 violations repeat | $25,462 | 4 | $748 |
| INANG'S Inang's Homemade Cuisine and Deli | Daly City | Mar 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monticello Inn Continental Renaisance Partners | San Francisco | Feb 28, 2005 | 2 violations | $3,835 | 1 | 0 |
| Sodexho Sodexho Operations, LLC | Sacramento | Feb 28, 2005 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,930 |
| Pizza Guys | Modesto | Feb 28, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken/A&W | Citrus Heights | Feb 23, 2005 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,938 |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken | Antelope | Feb 23, 2005 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,938 |
| China Express | Ontario | Feb 17, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamba Juice Jamba Juice Company | Foster City | Feb 16, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonalds Robert J. Kilduff dba McDonald's Millbrae | Millbrae | Feb 16, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,485 |
| Subway | Fresno | Feb 14, 2005 | 3 violations | $1,183 | 1 | 0 |
| Round Table Pizza Shaheed Corporation dba Round Table Pizza | Foster City | Feb 14, 2005 | 5 violations | $685 | 5 | 0 |
| Mimis Cafe | Tustin | Feb 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonalds | Thousand Oaks | Feb 13, 2005 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,980 |
| Rinconcito Del Mar Restaurant | Victorville | Feb 10, 2005 | 8 violations | $5,696 | 7 | 0 |
| Burger King Brening Enterprises, Inc. | Sacramento | Feb 10, 2005 | 22 violations | $4,984 | 22 | 0 |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken | Sacramento | Feb 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardens of Taxco Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 9, 2005 | 5 violations | $19,432 | 4 | 0 |
| Subway Best Food, Inc. | Citrus Heights | Feb 8, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,485 |
| Subway | Fair Oaks | Feb 4, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $693 |
| Sizzler's Forbco Management Corporation | Pasadena | Feb 3, 2005 | 44 violations | $85,618 | 43 | 0 |
| Yuchun Yu Chun Chic Naeng Myun, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 1, 2005 | 5 violations | $11,502 | 4 | 0 |
| La Ryan Event Center | Fresno | Feb 1, 2005 | 4 violations | $444 | 2 | $495 |
| Coldstone Creamery | Roseville | Feb 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Popeye's Chicken | North Highlands | Feb 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston Market Boston Market Corporation | Roseville | Feb 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round Table Pizza | Roseville | Feb 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramada Inn | Burbank | Jan 31, 2005 | 35 violations | $18,653 | 34 | 0 |
| Pacifica Pizza Central Valley Pizza, Inc. | Fresno | Jan 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domino's Pizza | Roseville | Jan 31, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H.S. Kims Korean Noodle BQ | Canoga Park | Jan 29, 2005 | 2 violations | $911 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Village Restaurant | San Gabriel | Jan 27, 2005 | 18 violations | $10,539 | 11 | 0 |
| Ta Ho SR Investment, Inc. | San Gabriel | Jan 27, 2005 | 10 violations | $7,240 | 6 | 0 |
| Ta Ho Deli SR Investment, Inc. | Alhambra | Jan 27, 2005 | 11 violations | $6,323 | 6 | 0 |
| Venita Rhea's Cafe | Rocklin | Jan 26, 2005 | 13 violations | $2,666 | 13 | 0 |
| Subway Sandwiches | Stockton | Jan 24, 2005 | 6 violations | $1,737 | 5 | 0 |
| Beef Noodle King | Monterey Park | Jan 21, 2005 | 5 violations | $25,153 | 2 | 0 |
| Southern & Northern Deli | Monterey Park | Jan 21, 2005 | 20 violations | $11,511 | 12 | 0 |
| Tuan Wuan Shabu Shabu | San Gabriel | Jan 21, 2005 | 5 violations | $1,669 | 3 | 0 |
| Boston Market Boston Market Corporation | Los Angeles | Jan 20, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Little Ceasar Pizza Little Ceasar's Enterprises, Inc | Covina | Jan 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario's Peruvian Seafood Restaurant, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 14, 2005 | 30 violations | $62,438 | 28 | 0 |
| Java Bru | Los Angeles | Jan 14, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Church's Chicken Best American Hospitality, Inc. | Long Beach | Jan 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonalds Indian Hills Management, Inc | Baldwin Park | Jan 12, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Border Grill-Santa Monica Border Grill--Santa Monica, A Cal. LP | Santa Monica | Jan 12, 2005 | 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.