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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting Edge Concrete Services, Inc. | Victorville | Feb 7, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Component West Inc. | San Diego | Feb 3, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assembly System | San Diego | Feb 3, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McGuire Contracting, Inc. | Fontana | Feb 2, 2013 | 20 violations | $5,570 | 10 | 0 |
| Bergelectric Corp. | Escondido | Feb 2, 2013 | 4 violations | $4,501 | 4 | 0 |
| Apex Pacific, Inc | San Diego | Feb 1, 2013 | 7 violations | $33,174 | 3 | 0 |
| Alumtile, Inc. | Santa Clara | Feb 1, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecotality Inc | San Francisco | Jan 28, 2013 | 74 violations | $807,626 | 73 | 0 |
| Twain Harte Construction | Sonora | Jan 28, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W.A. Rasic W.A. Rasic Construction Company, Inc. | Long Beach | Jan 27, 2013 | 20 violations | $12,934 | 13 | 0 |
| A & V Services, LLC | Elk Grove | Jan 26, 2013 | 2 violations | $1,265 | 1 | 0 |
| NL Services | La Mirada | Jan 24, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Mountain Air Inc. | Vacaville | Jan 23, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| System USA Inc Greenhouse System USA Inc. | Watsonville | Jan 22, 2013 | 45 violations | $147,677 | 44 | 0 |
| Ritz Plumbing Jet Speed Plumbing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 22, 2013 | 62 violations | $18,368 | 42 | 0 |
| LTD Construction Services | San Dimas | Jan 19, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Performance Mechanical, Inc. | Gardena | Jan 18, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. B. Penick & Sons, Inc. | San Diego | Jan 18, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern California Framing & Carpentry, Inc. | Oakdale | Jan 18, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweaney, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jan 11, 2013 | 32 violations | $88,078 | 32 | 0 |
| Select Electric Inc. | Spring Valley | Jan 6, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fence America | Sacramento | Jan 3, 2013 | 17 violations repeat | $14,828 | 16 | $2,992 |
| A & E Construction Services, Inc | El Cajon | Jan 3, 2013 | 26 violations | $7,485 | 25 | 0 |
| Anemos Enterpries, Inc. Anemos Enterprises Incorporated | San Diego | Jan 3, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willkom Construction, Inc. | Spring Valley | Jan 2, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Build & Design Inc | Vista | Jan 1, 2013 | 17 violations | $15,334 | 15 | 0 |
| Frazier Masonry Corp. | Camarillo | Dec 31, 2012 | 4 violations | $696 | 3 | 0 |
| Nicholas Construction Services Inc. - JFETS | Shafter | Dec 26, 2012 | 7 violations | $1,806 | 7 | 0 |
| Newkirk Construction Company, Inc. | Fairfield | Dec 25, 2012 | 16 violations | $19,327 | 16 | 0 |
| Acetek Roofing CJK Construction Inc. | Gardena | Dec 23, 2012 | 113 violations repeat | $143,759 | 47 | $20,570 |
| Harry H. Joh Construction | Paramount | Dec 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maloney and Associates, Inc. | Anaheim | Dec 21, 2012 | 14 violations | $8,413 | 8 | 0 |
| Recom, Inc. | Glendale | Dec 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Restoration Resources Sierra View Landscaping, Inc. | Rocklin | Dec 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sequoia Construction & Development, Inc. | Martinez | Dec 13, 2012 | 4 violations | $1,522 | 3 | 0 |
| Economos Painting Company | Burbank | Dec 11, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.I. Garcia Construction, Inc. | Fresno | Dec 2, 2012 | 11 violations | $3,039 | 7 | 0 |
| Davis Painting | Temecula | Dec 1, 2012 | 12 violations | $21,452 | 10 | 0 |
| Spectrum Services Group | Sacramento | Nov 30, 2012 | 85 violations | $45,758 | 20 | 0 |
| IAP World Services, Inc. | Fort Irwin | Nov 24, 2012 | 9 violations | $973 | 4 | 0 |
| Vanguard Construction, Inc. | Livermore | Nov 16, 2012 | 6 violations | $513 | 5 | 0 |
| Preston Pipelines, Inc. | Milpitas | Nov 16, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ITSI Gilbane Company | Walnut Creek | Nov 15, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nixon Electric | Panorama City | Nov 14, 2012 | 4 violations | $5,687 | 1 | 0 |
| Alpine Painting & Coatings | Auburn | Nov 13, 2012 | 3 violations | $5,252 | 1 | 0 |
| Urata & Sons Construction, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Nov 10, 2012 | 4 violations | $126 | 2 | 0 |
| MILCO Constructors Inc. | Long Beach | Nov 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecotality Inc | Oakland | Nov 6, 2012 | 16 violations | $46,616 | 15 | 0 |
| Jade, Inc. | Mission Hills | Nov 5, 2012 | 18 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unity Electric, LP | Redding | Nov 4, 2012 | 6 violations | $12,942 | 6 | 0 |
| Volt Edge Services | Ontario | Oct 28, 2012 | 8 violations | $13,846 | 5 | 0 |
| Sygnos, Inc. Sygnos Incorporated | San Diego | Oct 28, 2012 | 15 violations | $7,814 | 9 | 0 |
| Brannon Corporation | San Jose | Oct 26, 2012 | 6 violations | $2,158 | 5 | 0 |
| Three Sixty-Five Electrician | Fontana | Oct 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Scott Construction (Honest Air Care and Home Services LLC) | Pleasant Hill | Oct 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legg, Inc. | Livermore | Oct 18, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney-Stone Inc Whitney-Stone Incorporated | Willows | Oct 17, 2012 | 8 violations | $13,491 | 4 | 0 |
| D.F. Perez Construction, Inc. | Anaheim | Oct 14, 2012 | 24 violations | $13,277 | 21 | 0 |
| Antonio De La Roca Painting Inc. | North Hollywood | Oct 8, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juarez Construction, Inc. | Whittier | Oct 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D & H Construction, Inc. | El Cerrito | Oct 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Level 8 Construction, Inc. | San Francisco | Oct 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Padilla Construction Inc | Livermore | Oct 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEICHERT CONSTRUCTION | Roseville | Oct 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACT GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Oakland | Sep 22, 2012 | 5 violations | $5,022 | 4 | 0 |
| Tri City Acoustics | Redlands | Sep 13, 2012 | 28 violations | $20,677 | 26 | 0 |
| GT Drywall | Chino Hills | Sep 13, 2012 | 7 violations | $1,164 | 6 | 0 |
| Top Construction | Santee | Sep 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnum & Celillo Electric Inc. | Sacramento | Sep 6, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert A. Bothman, Inc. | San Jose | Sep 5, 2012 | 2 violations | $196 | 2 | 0 |
| B & M Contractors | Simi Valley | Sep 2, 2012 | 14 violations | $849 | 13 | 0 |
| PCI Performance Contracting Inc. | Hayward | Aug 30, 2012 | 3 violations | $316 | 1 | 0 |
| Residential Wall Systems Quintessential Construction Corporation | Sacramento | Aug 28, 2012 | 47 violations | $20,529 | 46 | 0 |
| Burkett's Tile & Masonry, Inc. | Salida | Aug 28, 2012 | 4 violations | $6,080 | 4 | 0 |
| Burkett's Gunite, Inc. | Ripon | Aug 28, 2012 | 6 violations | $2,294 | 6 | 0 |
| D & D Builders | Chula Vista | Aug 28, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abhe & Svoboda, Inc. | Alpine | Aug 21, 2012 | 3 violations | $966 | 1 | 0 |
| G & S Electric Gary Krezman Electric, Inc | Sacramento | Aug 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cen Cal Plastering, Inc. | Lathrop | Aug 20, 2012 | 22 violations repeat | $29,395 | 21 | $4,620 |
| Walldesign | Newport Beach | Aug 20, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naval Hospital | Twentynine Palms | Aug 20, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LDCO, INC | San Diego | Aug 12, 2012 | 2 violations | $136 | 1 | 0 |
| Burkett's Pool Plastering, Inc. | Ripon | Aug 11, 2012 | 32 violations | $22,667 | 31 | 0 |
| MOCON Corporation | Indio | Aug 11, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hydrodynamics Associated | San Diego | Aug 5, 2012 | 27 violations | $84,544 | 18 | 0 |
| Castillo Construction Company | Imperial | Aug 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petersen-Dean Roofing and Solar Systems, Inc. | Fremont | Jul 30, 2012 | 13 violations | $16,835 | 12 | 0 |
| Coastal Grading & Excavating, Inc | Camarillo | Jul 30, 2012 | 28 violations | $11,783 | 26 | 0 |
| I.E. Pacific. Inc. | San Diego | Jul 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Engineering Contractor, Inc | San Bernardino | Jul 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Construction Group | North Hollywood | Jul 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinyl Designs, Inc | Sacramento | Jul 25, 2012 | 13 violations | $23,588 | 12 | 0 |
| Water Quality Plumbing, Inc. | San Jose | Jul 23, 2012 | 14 violations | $3,666 | 14 | 0 |
| Silvio Curtolo Drywall | Rancho Cucamonga | Jul 22, 2012 | 2 violations | $57 | 1 | 0 |
| PulteGroup, Inc. | Fresno | Jul 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diamond D General Engineering | Woodland | Jul 19, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Coast Concrete Inc. | Fontana | Jul 16, 2012 | 61 violations | $33,391 | 47 | 0 |
| Allright Construction, Inc. | Fresno | Jul 13, 2012 | 10 violations | $22,234 | 8 | 0 |
| Abide International, Inc. | Sonoma | Jul 13, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 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.