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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anechoic Solutions | Poway | Aug 5, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McNeil Development, Co. | Lake Arrowhead | Aug 4, 2020 | 16 violations repeat | $24,155 | 15 | $1,609 |
| Milark, Corporation | Redlands | Aug 4, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siliconsage Builders | Sunnyvale | Aug 2, 2020 | 268 violations | $219,793 | 134 | 0 |
| UPS United Partition System, Inc. | Ontario | Jul 30, 2020 | 4 violations | $4,782 | 3 | 0 |
| Clear Creek Systems Inc. | Bakersfield | Jul 25, 2020 | 3 violations | $3,423 | 2 | 0 |
| Lua Construction Lua Construction General Contractors, Inc. | Palm Desert | Jul 24, 2020 | 15 violations | $5,427 | 10 | 0 |
| AAA Roofing by Gene, Inc. | Jurupa Valley | Jul 21, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saddleback Roofing | Orange | Jul 20, 2020 | 342 violations repeat | $616,652 | 341 | $283,030 |
| Ornelas Electric | Newhall | Jul 20, 2020 | 5 violations | $1,476 | 3 | 0 |
| Standard Drywall Inc. | Corona | Jul 1, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papich Construction Company | Arroyo Grande | Jun 15, 2020 | 10 violations | $2,803 | 4 | 0 |
| Sun Capital Energy | Pomona | Jun 10, 2020 | 4 violations | $1,983 | 2 | 0 |
| Sturgeon Electric Company Sturgeon Electric California, LLC | Menifee | Jun 2, 2020 | 4 violations | $5,610 | 1 | 0 |
| SHAWN'S ELECTRIC | Highland | May 30, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,163 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray O. Cook Heating & Air Golden State Equipment Repair, Inc. | Roseville | May 29, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horstmann Construction | Kingsburg | May 27, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tri-Signal Integration, Inc. | El Dorado Hills | May 26, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arrdu Construction | Montclair | May 16, 2020 | 42 violations | $19,212 | 41 | 0 |
| Curtis Drilling Company | Escondido | May 12, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc | Rancho Cucamonga | May 5, 2020 | 3 violations | $12,589 | 2 | 0 |
| Straub Construction, Inc. | Fallbrook | May 4, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Concrete Value Corp. | Fresno | May 3, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Painting Company of San Diego | San Diego | May 1, 2020 | 17 violations repeat | $6,053 | 16 | $4,592 |
| Miles Construction Miles Construction Group, Inc. | Temecula | Apr 30, 2020 | 15 violations | $12,774 | 13 | 0 |
| Excel Concrete Construction Inc | Temecula | Apr 30, 2020 | 12 violations | $3,789 | 10 | 0 |
| Precision Concrete Construction, Inc | Escondido | Apr 30, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBR General Engineering | Vista | Apr 17, 2020 | 3 violations | $118 | 2 | 0 |
| Valley Pipeline Services, Inc | La Quinta | Apr 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victory Fire Protection | Antioch | Apr 13, 2020 | 1 violation | $1,200 | 1 | 0 |
| N & C Design Inc. | Huntington Park | Apr 13, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davis Mechanical Systems | Vista | Apr 12, 2020 | 13 violations | $4,897 | 7 | 0 |
| Roseville Flooring Inc. | Roseville | Apr 2, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noble E&C, Inc | Diamond Bar | Apr 1, 2020 | 37 violations | $150,707 | 17 | 0 |
| Leaffliter North, LLC | Sacramento | Mar 30, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nova Group | Napa | Mar 29, 2020 | 101 violations | $238,512 | 26 | 0 |
| Royal Roofing Com Co | Bell Gardens | Mar 22, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radius Fire Protection | Fallbrook | Mar 17, 2020 | 8 violations | $2,432 | 5 | 0 |
| Tradesmark Plastering, Inc. | Loomis | Mar 17, 2020 | 7 violations | $816 | 6 | 0 |
| Bayview Painting Bayview Construction and Painting, Inc. | San Bruno | Mar 12, 2020 | 16 violations | $4,075 | 13 | $1,842 |
| Diaz Plastering, Inc. | Bakersfield | Mar 7, 2020 | 4 violations | $1,334 | 3 | 0 |
| Pacific Shores Company | Riverside | Mar 6, 2020 | 17 violations | $23,322 | 16 | 0 |
| Timberworks Construction | North Highlands | Mar 6, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.A. Burch Construction R.A. Burch Construction Co., Inc. | Ramona | Mar 5, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ProCraft Builders | Fremont | Mar 2, 2020 | 13 violations | $25,888 | 11 | 0 |
| Gordon Prill, Inc | Sunnyvale | Feb 29, 2020 | 2 violations | $721 | 1 | 0 |
| TPZPJV Tutor Perini/Zachry/Parsons a Joint Venture | Fresno | Feb 27, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burch Construction Company, Inc. | Ramona | Feb 27, 2020 | 25 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lang Roofing Inc. | Bell Gardens | Feb 25, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Depue Concrete Pumping | Orange | Feb 19, 2020 | 19 violations | $5,380 | 18 | 0 |
| Leonard Roofing, Inc. | Temecula | Feb 19, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Gas Electric San Diego Gas & Electric Company | San Diego | Feb 18, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Porges Electrical Group | Vista | Feb 18, 2020 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dragados Flatiron | Selma | Feb 15, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethical Personnel Services, Inc. | Alpine | Feb 14, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Roofing Co Howard Roofing Company, Incorporated | Pomona | Feb 10, 2020 | 57 violations | $70,843 | 56 | 0 |
| :16 Inc. 3:16 Inc. Builders | Pismo Beach | Feb 9, 2020 | 62 violations | $40,098 | 62 | 0 |
| Performance Automation Systems (PAS) | San Diego | Feb 8, 2020 | 1 violation | $91 | 1 | 0 |
| Alta Drywall Innovative Wall Systems, Inc. | Escondido | Feb 5, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crest Equipment, Inc. | El Cajon | Feb 5, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ General Engineering & Consulting | Lakewood | Jan 31, 2020 | 3 violations | $1,687 | 2 | 0 |
| Koppl Pipeline Services | Montebello | Jan 31, 2020 | 5 violations | $53 | 5 | 0 |
| HSMC Builders | Chula Vista | Jan 31, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. L. Hobbs, Inc | El Cajon | Jan 31, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Rail Builders, LLC | Wasco | Jan 25, 2020 | 16 violations | $20,866 | 6 | 0 |
| Silver Strand Construction | San Diego | Jan 25, 2020 | 12 violations | $10,591 | 12 | 0 |
| Bergelectric Corp. | Carlsbad | Jan 23, 2020 | 10 violations | $486 | 4 | 0 |
| Pacific Painting & Flooring Pacific Pain and Construction, Inc | Anaheim | Jan 23, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Young Enterprises | Los Angeles | Jan 22, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W & S Electric | El Cajon | Jan 22, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Pacific Roofing | Palm Springs | Jan 21, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Electric | San Diego | Jan 19, 2020 | 12 violations | $6,278 | 11 | 0 |
| DSR Plumbing | Simi Valley | Jan 19, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMD Drywall | La Habra | Jan 16, 2020 | 39 violations | $54,340 | 19 | 0 |
| Precision Floors | San Marcos | Jan 16, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-1 Fence Co. A-1 Enterprises, Inc | Anaheim | Jan 15, 2020 | 16 violations | $11,338 | 15 | 0 |
| Top Star USA Construction Inc | Alhambra | Jan 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DownStream Services Inc. | Carlsbad | Jan 13, 2020 | 3 violations | $1,748 | 3 | 0 |
| Unique Flooring Oliva's Flooring, Inc. | Oceanside | Jan 10, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triton Construction Conceptual Management, Inc. | Compton | Jan 8, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMG Construction Co. | Banning | Jan 4, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CES (Advanced Technology Construction Corp) | Auburn | Dec 31, 2019 | 61 violations | $115,305 | 60 | 0 |
| CES (Advanced Technology Construction Corp) | Auburn | Dec 31, 2019 | 72 violations | $106,363 | 53 | 0 |
| CES (Advanced Technology Construction Corp) | Auburn | Dec 31, 2019 | 71 violations | $91,212 | 47 | 0 |
| CES (Advanced Technology Construction Corp) | Auburn | Dec 31, 2019 | 38 violations | $65,204 | 25 | 0 |
| CES (Advanced Technology Construction Corp) | Auburn | Dec 31, 2019 | 36 violations | $18,456 | 27 | 0 |
| CES (Advanced Technology Construction Corp) | Auburn | Dec 31, 2019 | 4 violations | $3,996 | 3 | 0 |
| Fullerton Electric | Fullerton | Dec 31, 2019 | 1 violation | $2,914 | 1 | 0 |
| CES (Advanced Technology Construction Corp) | Auburn | Dec 31, 2019 | 4 violations | $559 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick's Professional Floors | Ventura | Dec 31, 2019 | 2 violations | $116 | 1 | 0 |
| USS Cal Builders | Stanton | Dec 31, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon Lighting | Irvine | Dec 28, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steelcore Electric Steelcore Electric, Inc.jju8 | San Marcos | Dec 23, 2019 | 5 violations | $468 | 1 | 0 |
| Precision Wall Covering & Painting | San Juan Capistrano | Dec 20, 2019 | 8 violations | $2,761 | 8 | 0 |
| Rooter Hero Plumbing | San Diego | Dec 20, 2019 | 4 violations | $1,348 | 3 | 0 |
| IPI Construction | Panorama City | Dec 19, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Done.com | San Mateo | Dec 16, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rockwell Drywall, Inc. | San Dimas | Dec 15, 2019 | 21 violations | $6,293 | 20 | 0 |
| RoofCorp RoofCorp of CA, Inc | Anaheim | Dec 15, 2019 | 2 violations | $76 | 1 | 0 |
| CBC Framing | Canoga Park | Dec 9, 2019 | 32 violations | $4,270 | 31 | 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.