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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T K's Communication Company | El Cajon | Dec 27, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DB Glass & Shower Door | San Carlos | Dec 25, 2006 | 2 violations | $135 | 1 | 0 |
| CLC Concrete Inc. | Vacaville | Dec 13, 2006 | 21 violations | $34,524 | 20 | 0 |
| Granite Construction Company | Watsonville | Nov 30, 2006 | 2 violations | $8,490 | 2 | 0 |
| Mr. Rooter | Ventura | Nov 30, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Pool Remodeling, Inc. | Lakeside | Nov 29, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CE Fry Construction C.E. Fry Construction, Inc. | Upland | Nov 28, 2006 | 7 violations | $14,059 | 6 | 0 |
| FOS Engineering | Cottonwood | Nov 24, 2006 | 2 violations | $900 | 1 | 0 |
| Irish Communication Company, Inc. | Rosemead | Nov 19, 2006 | 40 violations | $130,134 | 20 | 0 |
| Golden West Homes | Weed | Nov 14, 2006 | 17 violations | $10,156 | 17 | 0 |
| The Fields Company Fields Construction Services, Inc. | Livermore | Nov 12, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tobias Electric | Thousand Oaks | Nov 8, 2006 | 3 violations | $121 | 1 | 0 |
| Central Valley Construction, Inc. | Stockton | Nov 4, 2006 | 13 violations | $56,927 | 5 | 0 |
| Arrow Construction | Mcclellan | Nov 1, 2006 | 74 violations | $49,040 | 72 | 0 |
| M.P. Electric Co. | Castaic | Oct 29, 2006 | 8 violations repeat | $3,525 | 7 | $2,156 |
| New Millennuim Roofing, Inc. | Cypress | Oct 28, 2006 | 22 violations | $26,540 | 19 | 0 |
| JSM Construction, Inc. | North Hollywood | Oct 26, 2006 | 3 violations | $2,230 | 2 | 0 |
| Southland Marble Southland Marble & Ceramic Tile, Inc | Panorama City | Oct 23, 2006 | 14 violations repeat | $11,051 | 13 | $4,004 |
| LSI Engineering, Inc. | Twentynine Palms | Oct 15, 2006 | 60 violations | $93,627 | 38 | 0 |
| WM Builders Inc. | San Diego | Oct 10, 2006 | 92 violations | $30,499 | 92 | 0 |
| Shane Plumbing | Riverside | Oct 4, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACA Heating & Air Conditioning | Monrovia | Oct 3, 2006 | 8 violations | $3,999 | 7 | 0 |
| Papich Construction Company | Pismo Beach | Oct 1, 2006 | 9 violations | $1,609 | 9 | 0 |
| Portola Constructors | Rancho Cucamonga | Sep 30, 2006 | 68 violations | $30,142 | 32 | 0 |
| Morrison Homes, Inc. | Folsom | Sep 30, 2006 | 45 violations | $3,440 | 44 | 0 |
| Advanced Roofing | Roseville | Sep 30, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H.L. Moe Co., Inc | Glendale | Sep 28, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden State Rain Gutters of Paso Robles | Templeton | Sep 25, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A- Tech | Walnut | Sep 18, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August Roofing | Moorpark | Sep 6, 2006 | 43 violations | $2,748 | 39 | 0 |
| Barwick Electric | Upland | Sep 5, 2006 | 5 violations | $27,710 | 4 | 0 |
| R.B. Moss Architectual Specialties R.B. Moss Jr. Architectual Specialties, Inc. | Bakersfield | Sep 5, 2006 | 6 violations | $3,450 | 5 | 0 |
| Broder Construction, Co. (Fontana) | Fontana | Sep 1, 2006 | 161 violations | $56,115 | 76 | 0 |
| Broder, Inc. (Long Beach) | Los Angeles | Sep 1, 2006 | 52 violations | $45,673 | 27 | 0 |
| Miller Engineering & Construction Co. Incorp. | Escondido | Aug 28, 2006 | 3 violations | $11,660 | 3 | 0 |
| DM Electric, Inc. | San Bernardino | Aug 26, 2006 | 3 violations | $3,426 | 3 | 0 |
| Kendon Construction | La Quinta | Aug 25, 2006 | 23 violations | $11,849 | 9 | 0 |
| Hazard Construction Company | San Diego | Aug 23, 2006 | 24 violations | $174,905 | 24 | 0 |
| Richmond American Home | Sun Valley | Aug 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abrisa Industrial Glass | Santa Paula | Aug 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Memo's Scaffolding Norwalk, Inc | Norwalk | Aug 13, 2006 | 80 violations repeat | $92,183 | 79 | $34,760 |
| Memo's Scaffolding Fontana | Norwalk | Aug 13, 2006 | 116 violations repeat | $72,086 | 110 | $48,400 |
| Memo's Scaffolding San Fernando, Inc | Norwalk | Aug 13, 2006 | 44 violations repeat | $35,744 | 42 | $18,480 |
| No Far, Inc | Valley Village | Aug 8, 2006 | 2 violations | $338 | 1 | 0 |
| Top Gun Security | Tracy | Aug 5, 2006 | 2 violations | $9,580 | 1 | 0 |
| TLC Construction Services | Indio | Aug 5, 2006 | 8 violations | $3,511 | 8 | 0 |
| Western Structures West Coast Structures, Inc. | Riverside | Aug 1, 2006 | 89 violations | $150,000 | 88 | 0 |
| American Polymer Entertprises | Anaheim | Jul 31, 2006 | 13 violations | $6,837 | 12 | 0 |
| California Energy California Energy Contractors, Inc. | Van Nuys | Jul 27, 2006 | 32 violations | $108,038 | 31 | 0 |
| Countywide Mechanical Systems | El Cajon | Jul 18, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Plastering | Corona | Jul 5, 2006 | 14 violations | $15,591 | 13 | 0 |
| Herrera Marble Designs Herrera Marble & Design, LLC. | Sun Valley | Jun 30, 2006 | 130 violations | $110,963 | 129 | 0 |
| Parshall Construction Ronald Parshall, an individual | Danville | Jun 18, 2006 | 3 violations | $2,027 | 1 | 0 |
| Ole's Pool & Construction, Inc. | South El Monte | Jun 15, 2006 | 7 violations | $8,093 | 6 | 0 |
| Arts Tile Artemio Jimenez, sole owner | El Monte | Jun 3, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Superior Welding Inc. | Palmdale | May 28, 2006 | 8 violations | $5,227 | 7 | 0 |
| Western States Roofing Systems, Inc. | Northridge | May 26, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alarcon & Sons, Inc. | Baldwin Park | May 25, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anchor Roofing, Inc. | Auburn | May 23, 2006 | 13 violations repeat | $11,659 | 12 | $4,620 |
| Bracy's Plumbing, Inc. | Redondo Beach | May 22, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corona Roof Services | West Sacramento | May 18, 2006 | 87 violations | $53,585 | 86 | 0 |
| Richard A. Campos | Victorville | May 14, 2006 | 15 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Master Contractors, Inc. | Dublin | May 5, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rossetti Construction | Ontario | May 2, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Structural Corporation | Petaluma | May 1, 2006 | 23 violations repeat | $47,464 | 21 | 0 |
| Baker Roofing Baker's Roof Services | Meadow Vista | Apr 30, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Construction, Inc. c/o: Burns & McDonnel | Twentynine Palms | Apr 29, 2006 | 1 violation | $706 | 1 | 0 |
| Geo EarthWorks | North Hills | Apr 28, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Classic Roofscapes | Shingle Springs | Apr 27, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dharma Construction Services | Costa Mesa | Apr 26, 2006 | 19 violations | $18,607 | 19 | 0 |
| Horizon Roofing | Shingle Springs | Apr 24, 2006 | 56 violations | $9,635 | 54 | 0 |
| Curtis Roofing | Sacramento | Apr 23, 2006 | 26 violations | $8,577 | 24 | 0 |
| CDK Plumbing Inc | Corona | Apr 21, 2006 | 22 violations | $8,070 | 22 | 0 |
| New World Marble, Inc. | Van Nuys | Apr 21, 2006 | 43 violations | $5,016 | 37 | 0 |
| Torrance Plumbing & Heating | Torrance | Apr 21, 2006 | 6 violations | $3,765 | 5 | 0 |
| Ford Plastering, Inc. & E Plastering, Inc. | Orange | Apr 20, 2006 | 635 violations repeat | $115,518 | 634 | $57,750 |
| Briggs Roofing & Repair | North Highlands | Apr 18, 2006 | 8 violations | $8,365 | 8 | 0 |
| National Fire Systems & Services | Glendale | Apr 18, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matts Roofing | Manteca | Apr 17, 2006 | 31 violations | $11,273 | 31 | 0 |
| Rad Developers | Culver City | Apr 15, 2006 | 21 violations | $20,918 | 21 | 0 |
| Acme Painting | Modesto | Apr 14, 2006 | 10 violations | $696 | 10 | 0 |
| Stone Etc, Inc. | Gardena | Apr 14, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Custom pool plastering | Livermore | Apr 14, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commercial Paving & Coating | Los Angeles | Apr 13, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baker Roofing T-J Roofing Co., Inc. | Stockton | Apr 12, 2006 | 31 violations | $17,338 | 30 | 0 |
| Cal Vintage Roofing Cal Vintage Roofing Co., Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Apr 12, 2006 | 16 violations | $11,350 | 16 | 0 |
| American Builders Group | Harbor City | Apr 12, 2006 | 2 violations | $137 | 1 | 0 |
| H & M Roofing, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Apr 11, 2006 | 55 violations repeat | $52,371 | 34 | $14,278 |
| Reliable Concrete | Upland | Apr 6, 2006 | 72 violations | $20,268 | 71 | 0 |
| Old Country Roofing | Vacaville | Apr 5, 2006 | 15 violations | $4,918 | 14 | 0 |
| Mission Builders | Rosemead | Apr 5, 2006 | 3 violations | $783 | 2 | 0 |
| Superb Roofing Superb Enterprises, Inc. | Folsom | Apr 4, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top Notch Plumbing,Heating & Air Conditioning | Corona | Apr 4, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W.T. Cook Construction, Inc. | Brentwood | Apr 2, 2006 | 48 violations | $209,541 | 46 | 0 |
| Comcept Technologies, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Apr 2, 2006 | 13 violations | $2,824 | 6 | 0 |
| Creative Roofing | West Sacramento | Apr 1, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Pac Roofing of Sacramento | Rancho Cordova | Mar 31, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tri Valley Construction Company | Livermore | Mar 30, 2006 | 68 violations repeat | $103,976 | 66 | $63,030 |
| Century Homestead | Sacramento | Mar 30, 2006 | 3 violations | $774 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Engardt Roofing & Siding | Sacramento | Mar 30, 2006 | no violations found | 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.