Wage and hour cases in Construction at a glance
California employers in Construction account for 2,663 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 1,762 of which found violations (66%). Employers agreed to pay $57,010,780 in back wages to 41,012 workers, and $3,816,270 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 11 cases closed with $938,160 in back wages.
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP Mechanical, Inc. | Corona | Jun 27, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RAL Builders | Roseville | Jun 26, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R & A Painting, Inc. | Elk Grove | Jun 25, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherman Loehr Contract Interiors | Sacramento | Jun 24, 2014 | 13 violations | $23,578 | 10 | $1,550 |
| BMC (Sacramento) | Sacramento | Jun 24, 2014 | 27 violations repeat | $8,490 | 26 | $14,300 |
| Crusader Fence Company Inc | Rancho Cordova | Jun 24, 2014 | 21 violations | $7,840 | 20 | 0 |
| BMC (Sacramento) | Vacaville | Jun 24, 2014 | 13 violations repeat | $5,448 | 12 | $6,600 |
| Easy Lift Door Company Inc. | Sacramento | Jun 24, 2014 | 10 violations repeat | $1,552 | 9 | $421 |
| Masco Contractor Service of California, Inc. | Sacramento | Jun 24, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BZ Plumbing Plumbing Co. | Lincoln | Jun 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J & J Quality Door | Stockton | Jun 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Determan Industries, Inc. | North Highlands | Jun 24, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Next Level Door & Millwork, Inc. | Indio | Jun 23, 2014 | 30 violations | $111,305 | 29 | 0 |
| Xcel Building Group, Inc. | San Juan Capistrano | Jun 22, 2014 | 629 violations | $198,165 | 628 | 0 |
| Capo Valley Fire Side | San Juan Capistrano | Jun 19, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pulte/Centex/Del Webb Homes | Pleasanton | Jun 18, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| So.Calif. West Coast Electric Southern California West Coast Electric, Inc | Beaumont | Jun 16, 2014 | 92 violations | $73,800 | 63 | 0 |
| Restoration Management Company (RMC) | Hayward | Jun 15, 2014 | 33 violations | $9,475 | 13 | 0 |
| BMC (Sacramento) Buidling Materials Construction Services, Inc | Perris | Jun 13, 2014 | 62 violations repeat | $12,779 | 61 | $13,420 |
| Elite 88 Contruction Services Inc./TCA ER Ser | Garden Grove | Jun 13, 2014 | 19 violations | $7,949 | 0 | 0 |
| Holiday Lighting Design | Palm Desert | Jun 10, 2014 | 10 violations | $8,409 | 9 | 0 |
| All Air Conditioning Company | Palmdale | Jun 7, 2014 | 2 violations | $1,132 | 1 | 0 |
| Pulte Home Corporation | Irvine | Jun 6, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bergelectric Corp. | Los Angeles | Jun 1, 2014 | 30 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheeler Paving , Inc. | Riverside | May 31, 2014 | 32 violations | $64,143 | 32 | 0 |
| DT Floormasters, Inc. | Hayward | May 31, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Cardenas | Stockton | May 30, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M3 Services, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 24, 2014 | 13 violations | $27,287 | 5 | 0 |
| Locke Air Conditioning Locke Air Conditioning & Custom Sheet Metal | El Centro | May 19, 2014 | 1 violation | $2,863 | 1 | 0 |
| LDI Mechanical, Inc. | Redwood City | May 18, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torres General Inc. | Santee | May 16, 2014 | 1 violation | $1,807 | 1 | 0 |
| Allied Environmental Inc. | Hayward | May 15, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fairway Painting Fairway Painting Associates | Santa Clara | May 14, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exclusive Communications | Perris | May 10, 2014 | 18 violations | $32,866 | 17 | 0 |
| Construction Testing & Engineering Inc. | Escondido | May 10, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Averland Construction, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 7, 2014 | 8 violations | $26,808 | 4 | 0 |
| Mountain Roofing | Tahoe City | May 1, 2014 | 5 violations | $1,395 | 5 | 0 |
| Ashwood Washington LLC | Santa Monica | May 1, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laser Electric | San Diego | May 1, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AIS Construction AIS Construction Company | Santa Maria | Apr 30, 2014 | 25 violations | $32,793 | 15 | 0 |
| Strebin Farms- La Inc. | Montclair | Apr 30, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Master Touch | Vacaville | Apr 25, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Secure Roofing & Solar Secure Home Improvements, Inc. | San Marcos | Apr 21, 2014 | 12 violations | $15,485 | 12 | 0 |
| EFS West | Valencia | Apr 20, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DTS Electric, Inc. | Huntington Beach | Apr 7, 2014 | 13 violations | $17,732 | 12 | 0 |
| Alabbasi Construction and Engineering | Riverside | Apr 6, 2014 | 78 violations | $22,567 | 28 | 0 |
| J N P Water Trucks JNP Water Truck Services, Inc. | Victorville | Apr 5, 2014 | 14 violations | $128,690 | 5 | 0 |
| Abener/Teyma Mojave General Partnership | Hinkley | Apr 5, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brutoco Engineering & Construction | Fontana | Apr 5, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pro-Tech Plumbing, Inc. | Ramona | Mar 31, 2014 | 18 violations | $15,360 | 6 | 0 |
| Sims Fire Protection, Inc. | Atascadero | Mar 31, 2014 | 8 violations | $853 | 4 | 0 |
| Simplex Grinnell, LP | San Diego | Mar 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Generation Plastering | Rancho Santa Margarita | Mar 21, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serve All Contracting | Sacramento | Mar 17, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rialto Concrete Products | Rialto | Mar 11, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.A. Burch Construction R. A. Burch Construction Co, Inc. | San Diego | Mar 5, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Veteran Construction Group, Inc. | San Diego | Mar 4, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solage Landscape Exteriors Steven Jason Luna sole proprietor | Fullerton | Mar 3, 2014 | 13 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LB Construction Lancaster Burns Construction, Inc. | Roseville | Mar 2, 2014 | 4 violations | $3,290 | 4 | 0 |
| Quality Construction By VM, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Feb 28, 2014 | 9 violations | $4,757 | 8 | 0 |
| Healy Electric & Controls, Inc | Ventura | Feb 26, 2014 | 27 violations | $99,099 | 25 | 0 |
| Hal Hays Construction Inc | Riverside | Feb 26, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Builders | Vallejo | Feb 20, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACE Commercial Plastering | Ceres | Feb 18, 2014 | 275 violations repeat | $130,954 | 208 | 0 |
| Vinco Construction Corporation | Anaheim | Feb 17, 2014 | 40 violations | $52,449 | 39 | 0 |
| RGC Construction, Inc. | San Diego | Feb 12, 2014 | 5 violations | $10,448 | 4 | 0 |
| Golden State Constructors, Inc. | Placentia | Feb 2, 2014 | 8 violations | $11,375 | 8 | 0 |
| US Coatings Consource One Enterprises Inc. | San Diego | Feb 2, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All American Traditions | Simi Valley | Feb 1, 2014 | 26 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calidad Industries, Inc. | Oakland | Jan 29, 2014 | 10 violations | $55,982 | 7 | 0 |
| Calidad Industries, Inc. | Oakland | Jan 29, 2014 | 2 violations | $161 | 1 | 0 |
| Command Performance Constructors, Inc. | Signal Hill | Jan 23, 2014 | 38 violations repeat | $41,806 | 32 | $14,960 |
| Crusader Fence Company Inc | Rancho Cordova | Jan 21, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sims Fire Protection, Inc. | Paso Robles | Jan 18, 2014 | 1 violation | $795 | 1 | 0 |
| Ocean Glass & Screen | Goleta | Jan 15, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geremia Swimming Pool Service | Sacramento | Jan 15, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Innovative Painting & Waterproofing Inc. | Brea | Jan 14, 2014 | 7 violations | $5,970 | 5 | 0 |
| Troy Wall Painting | Stockton | Jan 8, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Base II Construction | Los Angeles | Jan 3, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RA Burch Construction RA Burch Construction Co. Inc. | Ramona | Jan 1, 2014 | 18 violations | $42,485 | 9 | 0 |
| P.G. & J. Environmental Inc. | Fullerton | Dec 13, 2013 | 100 violations | $84,415 | 99 | 0 |
| RJ Allen Inc. | Garden Grove | Dec 11, 2013 | 5 violations | $2,706 | 4 | 0 |
| Signature Painting & Construction | Walnut Creek | Dec 7, 2013 | 77 violations | $11,248 | 76 | 0 |
| Baker Concrete Construction | Calexico | Dec 7, 2013 | 16 violations repeat | $10,682 | 16 | $4,400 |
| Astro Mechanical Contractors, Inc | El Cajon | Dec 3, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All State Electric Services | San Francisco | Dec 2, 2013 | 7 violations | $4,928 | 3 | 0 |
| LVI Environmental Services, Inc. | Hayward | Dec 1, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mr. Rooter Plumbing Pacific Coast Plumbing, Inc. | Ventura | Nov 30, 2013 | 23 violations | $167,472 | 21 | 0 |
| Rosas Brother Construction | Oakland | Nov 25, 2013 | 19 violations | $67,825 | 18 | 0 |
| USA Wall System Inc. | Riverside | Nov 23, 2013 | 34 violations | $67,288 | 29 | 0 |
| I.C.M.G. International Construction Management Group, | Rancho Cucamonga | Nov 18, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hensel Phelps Construction Co | San Ysidro | Nov 12, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solar Blue West, Inc. | Chula Vista | Nov 10, 2013 | 27 violations | $22,984 | 13 | 0 |
| Bergelectric Corp. | Escondido | Nov 10, 2013 | 9 violations | $11,842 | 4 | 0 |
| Ron's Glass & Screen, Inc. | Somis | Nov 8, 2013 | 4 violations | $996 | 4 | 0 |
| Quality First Home Improvement, Inc. | Citrus Heights | Nov 6, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominguez Landscape Services | Sacramento | Nov 4, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AAA Property Services AAA Electrical & Communications, Inc. | Valencia | Oct 31, 2013 | 8 violations | $13,072 | 7 | 0 |
| GM Sager Construction Co., Inc. | Pomona | Oct 29, 2013 | 27 violations | $146,093 | 26 | 0 |
| California Environmental Systems, LLC | Auburn | Oct 29, 2013 | 5 violations | $6,350 | 4 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Construction
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel Roofing and Solar | 2 | $1,272,622 | 893 | May 5, 2026 |
| California Professional Engineering | 1 | $1,085,552 | 94 | Aug 21, 2020 |
| Northern California Nail Company | 1 | $962,220 | 156 | Aug 5, 2023 |
| Executive Plumbing, Heating and Air | 1 | $900,000 | 1,035 | Jan 26, 2005 |
| Bara Infoware & Federal Solutions Group | 1 | $889,134 | 87 | Oct 30, 2017 |
| Ecotality Inc | 2 | $854,242 | 88 | Jan 28, 2013 |
| Future Plastering, Inc. | 2 | $771,582 | 277 | Aug 7, 2020 |
| Arizona Pipeline | 1 | $749,862 | 740 | Nov 23, 2009 |
| Lowery-Pena Construction Company | 3 | $634,527 | 74 | Apr 16, 2023 |
| Arbon Equipment | 1 | $633,207 | 422 | Dec 20, 2014 |
| Garris Plastering | 4 | $627,294 | 2,549 | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Saddleback Roofing | 1 | $616,652 | 341 | Jul 20, 2020 |
| JEM | 2 | $529,187 | 145 | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Salazar Construction | 1 | $495,809 | 261 | Sep 5, 2007 |
| West Coast Drywall & Paint | 5 | $482,018 | 1,171 | Mar 28, 2019 |
| Bara Infoware, Inc. | 7 | $460,333 | 21 | Jul 15, 2014 |
| CES (Advanced Technology Construction Corp) | 9 | $460,151 | 237 | Aug 2, 2025 |
| Model Citizens | 1 | $458,976 | 16 | Dec 22, 2021 |
| Harold E. Nutter & Son, Inc. (AFRC Vancouver) | 6 | $436,054 | 87 | Sep 1, 2011 |
| Performance Drywall | 1 | $430,304 | 568 | Jan 20, 2021 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | $486,999 | 580 |
| 2025 | 24 | 20 | $745,952 | 477 |
| 2024 | 30 | 25 | $796,164 | 291 |
| 2023 | 99 | 71 | $3,436,510 | 1,769 |
| 2022 | 91 | 64 | $1,934,274 | 1,212 |
| 2021 | 88 | 65 | $2,596,166 | 1,543 |
| 2020 | 141 | 100 | $4,805,338 | 1,954 |
| 2019 | 116 | 90 | $1,650,203 | 1,088 |
| 2018 | 74 | 49 | $1,915,507 | 1,470 |
| 2017 | 68 | 56 | $2,581,720 | 690 |
| 2016 | 66 | 45 | $1,380,557 | 800 |
| 2015 | 123 | 87 | $3,188,092 | 2,929 |
| 2014 | 152 | 89 | $3,516,369 | 2,487 |
| 2013 | 146 | 100 | $3,848,263 | 1,689 |
| 2012 | 207 | 118 | $1,848,810 | 1,328 |
| 2011 | 215 | 131 | $3,445,239 | 1,452 |
| 2010 | 208 | 124 | $2,522,622 | 1,739 |
| 2009 | 114 | 71 | $2,919,339 | 2,524 |
| 2008 | 110 | 62 | $1,849,258 | 1,697 |
| 2007 | 120 | 73 | $2,846,509 | 4,308 |
| 2006 | 137 | 100 | $2,518,966 | 2,669 |
| 2005 | 186 | 114 | $2,846,664 | 3,793 |
| 2004 | 80 | 55 | $1,552,513 | 1,410 |
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.