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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMPCO Contracting/ KML Services | Anaheim | Jan 11, 2016 | 2 violations | $150 | 2 | 0 |
| Construction 37 | Roseville | Jan 9, 2016 | 8 violations | $3,681 | 2 | 0 |
| Easy Flow | San Diego | Jan 6, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archer Western Construction LLC | San Diego | Jan 5, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clear Creek Systems Inc. | Bakersfield | Jan 4, 2016 | 9 violations | $1,348 | 5 | 0 |
| Award Construction and Roofing | Exeter | Dec 24, 2015 | 19 violations repeat | $18,808 | 18 | $5,544 |
| Continental Western Transportation Continental Western Transportation Co, Inc. | San Diego | Dec 18, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crew MW II, LP | Temecula | Dec 18, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interior Concepts Weatherby Diversified Inc. | Los Alamitos | Dec 13, 2015 | 87 violations | $68,125 | 86 | 0 |
| Avalos Roofing | Visalia | Dec 13, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RND Contractors Inc | Fontana | Dec 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Precision Electric Co | Lakeside | Dec 9, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WEST-TECH Contracting | Escondido | Dec 9, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyons and Son Masonry | Alpine | Dec 6, 2015 | 2 violations | $1,139 | 1 | 0 |
| I Park | Los Angeles | Dec 6, 2015 | 3 violations | $232 | 1 | 0 |
| Construction Testing & Engineers Construction Testing & Engineering, Inc | Escondido | Nov 23, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,022 | 2 | 0 |
| Authority Construction, Inc. | Northridge | Nov 22, 2015 | 37 violations | $43,630 | 35 | 0 |
| Dinh Construction Corp. | Riverside | Nov 18, 2015 | 53 violations repeat | $65,087 | 52 | $4,004 |
| CPC Construction Rowdy Construction INC. | Oakley | Nov 18, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baja Drywall, Inc. | Victorville | Nov 12, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poly'A Construction Ken & Barr Construction, Inc. | Temecula | Nov 12, 2015 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grade Tech Inc. | Castro Valley | Nov 10, 2015 | 15 violations | $2,730 | 12 | 0 |
| Met West Construction, Inc. | Phelan | Nov 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEMCON Concrete Contractors, Inc. | Poway | Nov 7, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmusen Painting | Napa | Nov 6, 2015 | 14 violations repeat | $14,761 | 13 | $4,862 |
| Imperial Contracting | Irvine | Nov 1, 2015 | 15 violations | $1,680 | 13 | 0 |
| Maarten Verwey Verwey Construction / Fence-World.com | Apple Valley | Oct 31, 2015 | 39 violations | $43,086 | 38 | 0 |
| M Guttierez Engineering and Contracting | Emeryville | Oct 25, 2015 | 7 violations | $40,166 | 4 | 0 |
| DRC Installation, LLC | Van Nuys | Oct 19, 2015 | 6 violations | $2,351 | 4 | 0 |
| Accurate Leak Locators | Menifee | Oct 18, 2015 | 35 violations | $74,039 | 34 | 0 |
| Der Lih Electric, Inc. | El Monte | Oct 15, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Cagle Drywall | Santa Ana | Oct 9, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,610 | 2 | 0 |
| Kitchen & Bath Factory & Construction | Anaheim | Oct 2, 2015 | 29 violations repeat | $6,982 | 25 | $7,700 |
| Heng Yuan Engineering Group, Inc. | Alameda | Sep 30, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knights Plumbing | Orange | Sep 24, 2015 | 20 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H&H Building & Supply Inc. | Moreno Valley | Sep 16, 2015 | 25 violations | $63,332 | 25 | 0 |
| Airworx Air Conditioning and Heating | Lemoore | Sep 5, 2015 | 22 violations | $18,851 | 11 | 0 |
| Lone Star General Contracting | Santee | Sep 4, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westcoat Speciality Coating Systems | San Diego | Sep 4, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STW Construction | Selma | Sep 4, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.F. Prieto Engineering Construction, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 1, 2015 | 9 violations | $40,289 | 8 | 0 |
| Nova Group | Napa | Sep 1, 2015 | 76 violations | $32,800 | 30 | 0 |
| Ritz Plumbing Jet Speed Plumbing Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 1, 2015 | 35 violations | $18,359 | 18 | 0 |
| Corvias Air Force Living | Edwards | Aug 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GIA Power Management | Santa Clara | Aug 27, 2015 | 7 violations repeat | $9,364 | 6 | $1,848 |
| Outback DVBE, Inc. | Red Bluff | Aug 27, 2015 | 1 violation repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patriot Grading & Engineering, Inc. | Fontana | Aug 25, 2015 | 86 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Allan Slurry Seal, Inc. | Santa Fe Springs | Aug 23, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RDR Construction | Winters | Aug 21, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Metal Supply Company | Escondido | Aug 14, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilmond's Construction | Palm Springs | Aug 4, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DLE Construction, Inc. | El Monte | Jul 31, 2015 | 11 violations | $18,670 | 5 | 0 |
| Kelly Brothers Painting | Truckee | Jul 28, 2015 | 54 violations | $55,407 | 53 | 0 |
| Smart Systems Technologies, Inc. | Irvine | Jul 24, 2015 | 2 violations | $3,674 | 1 | 0 |
| VenTERRA Environmental Inc. | Oxnard | Jul 19, 2015 | 9 violations | $2,963 | 9 | 0 |
| Steven Wayne Gill Painting | Tustin | Jul 14, 2015 | 51 violations repeat | $47,868 | 49 | $18,326 |
| Tovey/Shultz Construction, Inc. | Lake Elsinore | Jul 14, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sullivan International Group | Fort Irwin | Jul 12, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D & D Laser Screed, Inc. | Lake Elsinore | Jul 8, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy & Harper, Inc. | Santa Ana | Jul 7, 2015 | 32 violations repeat | $171,109 | 31 | $6,820 |
| The Best Merit Co. Inc. | Paramount | Jun 30, 2015 | 4 violations | $15,787 | 2 | 0 |
| Line Tech Plumbing | Torrance | Jun 28, 2015 | 49 violations | $6,338 | 24 | 0 |
| Duracon Development, Inc. | Fullerton | Jun 27, 2015 | 32 violations | $70,981 | 15 | 0 |
| Black Star Construction Group | Santa Barbara | Jun 26, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AHI Construction | West Sacramento | Jun 17, 2015 | 4 violations | $6,006 | 4 | 0 |
| Adee Do Plumbing & Heating | Los Angeles | Jun 16, 2015 | 60 violations | $14,282 | 32 | 0 |
| Golden Bear Construction | Gardena | Jun 15, 2015 | 5 violations | $21,765 | 1 | 0 |
| KSM Construction, Inc. | Alhambra | Jun 13, 2015 | 12 violations | $33,691 | 5 | 0 |
| Frameco Contracting, Inc. | Chatsworth | Jun 11, 2015 | 73 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G.S. Electrical | Los Angeles | Jun 10, 2015 | 4 violations | $22,930 | 1 | 0 |
| Showcase Facilities Solutions | Santa Fe Springs | Jun 10, 2015 | 2 violations | $1,700 | 1 | 0 |
| PCC Painting | Harbor City | Jun 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Action Sheet Metal | Los Angeles | Jun 10, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compton Steel Co., Inc. | Compton | Jun 4, 2015 | 21 violations | $55,204 | 20 | 0 |
| ACON Development, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $6,572 | 7 | 0 |
| C A Framers, Inc. | Buena Park | Jun 2, 2015 | 10 violations | $2,483 | 8 | 0 |
| Hoffman Southwest | Mission Viejo | Jun 2, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heng Yuan Engineering Group, Inc. | San Francisco | Jun 1, 2015 | 9 violations | $17,120 | 4 | 0 |
| Klassic Koatings | San Juan Capistrano | May 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Underground Construction | San Jose | May 28, 2015 | 16 violations | $75,000 | 15 | 0 |
| Salinas Inc. | Santa Ana | May 26, 2015 | 24 violations | $171,429 | 22 | 0 |
| Sunrun Installation Services, Inc. | Fresno | May 23, 2015 | 446 violations | $53,667 | 445 | 0 |
| NRM Renovations | Martinez | May 21, 2015 | 49 violations | $115,678 | 48 | 0 |
| NRM (Nathan Robert Moore) | Concord | May 21, 2015 | 17 violations | $35,559 | 16 | 0 |
| Schamber Electric, Inc. Schamber Electric & Sons, Inc. | Corona | May 19, 2015 | 160 violations | $160,906 | 158 | 0 |
| Brown Construction Incorporated | West Sacramento | May 19, 2015 | 45 violations | $44,735 | 11 | 0 |
| NP Mechanical, Inc. | Corona | May 13, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lozano Construction | Vacaville | May 6, 2015 | 8 violations | $960 | 5 | 0 |
| Apex Mechanical- GSA, 90 7th St. | San Jose | May 5, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apex Mechanical- GSA, 450 Golden Gate | San Jose | May 5, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Granite Construction Company | Watsonville | May 2, 2015 | 4 violations | $3,504 | 1 | 0 |
| Westport Construction | Monrovia | Apr 30, 2015 | 11 violations | $18,087 | 7 | 0 |
| JND THOMAS COMPANY Inc | Riverdale | Apr 30, 2015 | 15 violations | $12,330 | 14 | 0 |
| Bergelectric-LACC | Escondido | Apr 28, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Electric Company | Sacramento | Apr 27, 2015 | 45 violations | $127,911 | 19 | 0 |
| Red Leaf Development Red Leaf Developements, Inc. | Carmichael | Apr 24, 2015 | 14 violations | $1,052 | 13 | 0 |
| AC9 Alfa Services, Inc. | Moorpark | Apr 16, 2015 | 3 violations | $14,016 | 2 | 0 |
| Hal Hays Construction Inc | Camp Pendleton | Apr 10, 2015 | 42 violations | $14,681 | 21 | 0 |
| Kevin Robison Construction, Inc. | Penngrove | Apr 6, 2015 | 6 violations | $7,568 | 5 | 0 |
| Life Deck Coating and Installation | San Diego | Apr 2, 2015 | 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.