Wage and hour cases in Information at a glance
California employers in Information account for 271 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 193 of which found violations (71%). Employers agreed to pay $12,534,430 in back wages to 11,930 workers, and $446,390 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 0 cases closed with $0 in back wages.
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macro Net Inc. Macro Networks Corporation | Newark | Aug 5, 2014 | 8 violations | $10,080 | 1 | $1,275 |
| Tucker Technoligies | Oakland | Jul 31, 2014 | 3 violations | $1,189 | 1 | 0 |
| Time Warner Cable Time Warner Cable Pacific West, LLC | El Segundo | Jul 29, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle Telecommunications, Inc. | Mcclellan | Jun 27, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pratt Communications | Santa Ana | May 16, 2014 | 347 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aberdeen Broadcast Services | Rancho Santa Margarita | Apr 26, 2014 | 2 violations | $63 | 1 | 0 |
| Time Warner Cable | Van Nuys | Mar 31, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Metro PCS Wireless Depot Inc | San Diego | Mar 19, 2014 | 1 violation | $460 | 1 | 0 |
| LinkedIn LinkedIn Corporation | Mountain View | Feb 10, 2014 | 361 violations | $3,346,196 | 359 | 0 |
| Verizon Verizon Communication Inc. | Victorville | Feb 6, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AT&T | San Ramon | Oct 31, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucky Phone | Los Angeles | Sep 14, 2013 | 5 violations | $1,064 | 3 | 0 |
| Ploom | San Francisco | Jun 24, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International chinese Network, Inc. | El Monte | May 25, 2013 | 16 violations repeat | $30,909 | 15 | $7,013 |
| Pacifica Foundation Radio | Berkeley | May 20, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henkels & McCoy Inc. | Pomona | Apr 30, 2013 | 2 violations | $3,654 | 1 | 0 |
| Voltage Entertainment USA | San Francisco | Mar 23, 2013 | 19 violations | $37,167 | 19 | 0 |
| Verizon Wireless | Palmdale | Mar 13, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arnold LA Times Dealer | Anaheim | Dec 31, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Providea Conferencing | Camarillo | Dec 27, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Creative Communication Technologies | Riverside | Dec 2, 2012 | 143 violations repeat | $28,900 | 51 | 0 |
| DirectTV The DIRECTV Group, Inc | El Segundo | Nov 17, 2012 | 1 violation | $233 | 1 | 0 |
| Ciao Telecom | Emeryville | Oct 17, 2012 | 2 violations | $174 | 1 | 0 |
| Stealth Network Communications | Santa Cruz | Oct 4, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International Audio/Visual Communication, Inc | El Monte | Aug 16, 2012 | 23 violations | $26,021 | 18 | 0 |
| Tuesday Creative The Tueseday Group Inc. | North Hollywood | Jul 30, 2012 | 27 violations | $35,440 | 14 | 0 |
| Yahoo! Inc. | Sunnyvale | Jul 26, 2012 | 1 violation | $15,161 | 1 | 0 |
| Turpitude | Alamo | Jul 19, 2012 | 10 violations | $32,016 | 7 | 0 |
| KSQQ 96.1 FM Coyote Communications, Inc. | San Jose | Jun 25, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Crew Source H.E. Woolsey Corporation | Los Angeles | May 30, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minerva Networks, Inc. | Alviso | Apr 30, 2012 | 15 violations | $88,875 | 15 | 0 |
| Insight Editions LP | San Rafael | Mar 5, 2012 | 1 violation | $5,104 | 1 | 0 |
| Aesthetics Communications, Inc. | Oakland | Mar 4, 2012 | 7 violations | $8,889 | 7 | 0 |
| I House Web | Davis | Feb 8, 2012 | 2 violations | $1,998 | 1 | 0 |
| Web Builders International International Internet Web Builders, Inc. | Burbank | Feb 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodley Printing | Chatsworth | Jan 27, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Reilly Media, Inc. | Sebastopol | Dec 31, 2011 | 51 violations | $150,233 | 50 | 0 |
| Accu-Image | Santa Clara | Dec 30, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dew Software | Fremont | Dec 16, 2011 | 42 violations | $3,925 | 1 | 0 |
| O'Reilly Media, Inc. | Sebastopol | Nov 11, 2011 | 13 violations | $24,080 | 12 | 0 |
| Sate | Yorba Linda | Aug 11, 2011 | 13 violations | $1,613 | 12 | 0 |
| P4C Global | Chatsworth | Jul 29, 2011 | 26 violations | $13,464 | 26 | 0 |
| Baytech Web Design | San Jose | Jul 21, 2011 | 27 violations | $3,179 | 26 | 0 |
| Larrabee Sound Studios | North Hollywood | Jun 14, 2011 | 96 violations | $87,697 | 37 | 0 |
| Intelinet, Inc. | Corona | Jun 12, 2011 | 45 violations | $52,695 | 23 | 0 |
| Plasmacell Inc | San Gabriel | Jun 2, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KOFY TV KBWB Incorporated | San Francisco | May 26, 2011 | 21 violations | $17,259 | 14 | 0 |
| ARINC Aeronaitical Radio, Inc | Livermore | May 14, 2011 | 71 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transworld Media Transworld Magazine Corporation | Carlsbad | Mar 22, 2011 | 3 violations | $2,910 | 2 | 0 |
| Wireless Store-Grass Valley-Brunswick | Grass Valley | Mar 11, 2011 | 10 violations | $4,132 | 10 | 0 |
| Wireless Store-Grass Valley-McKnight | Grass Valley | Feb 28, 2011 | 7 violations | $1,383 | 4 | 0 |
| Wireless Store-Los Banos | Los Banos | Feb 23, 2011 | 4 violations | $1,973 | 4 | 0 |
| Lumedx Inc | Oakland | Feb 23, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wireless Store-Merced | Merced | Feb 22, 2011 | 5 violations | $1,836 | 3 | 0 |
| Wireless Store-Riverbank | Riverbank | Feb 22, 2011 | 15 violations | $833 | 9 | 0 |
| SECC Cable Communications | Corona | Feb 17, 2011 | 22 violations | $131,882 | 21 | 0 |
| Y Tech Satellite | Monterey Park | Feb 8, 2011 | 48 violations | $36,816 | 47 | 0 |
| Walt Disney Pictures and Television | Burbank | Feb 1, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wireless Store-Yuba City | Yuba City | Jan 14, 2011 | 6 violations | $1,543 | 5 | 0 |
| Wireless Store-Auburn-Elm | Auburn | Jan 13, 2011 | 77 violations | $14,770 | 44 | 0 |
| Wireless Store-Auburn-Lincoln | Auburn | Jan 13, 2011 | 8 violations | $1,132 | 7 | 0 |
| AT&T AT & T Mobility | Cerritos | Jan 12, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.I.G. Christian Installations Group, Inc. | Riverbank | Jan 4, 2011 | 23 violations | $18,200 | 23 | 0 |
| Covad Communications | San Jose | Dec 20, 2010 | 47 violations | $59,247 | 33 | 0 |
| Certified Security Integrators, Inc. | San Leandro | Dec 20, 2010 | 47 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auspient, Inc. | San Luis Obispo | Nov 1, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enwisen | Novato | Aug 26, 2010 | 30 violations | $209,177 | 29 | 0 |
| Netcom Technologies | Brea | Jul 2, 2010 | 10 violations | $2,625 | 9 | 0 |
| Cricket Communications Leap Wireless International, Inc. | San Diego | Jun 30, 2010 | 494 violations | $28,911 | 494 | 0 |
| AT&T | Sacramento | Jun 25, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Direct TV | Fresno | Jun 12, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shore Communications | North Highlands | May 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Direct TV Home Services | Sylmar | Apr 30, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBS Incorporated | Ventura | Apr 16, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Globalways, Inc. | Fremont | Mar 31, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cricket Communications Leap Wireless International, Inc. | San Diego | Jan 29, 2010 | 2,864 violations | $547,072 | 2,864 | 0 |
| Globalways, Inc. | Fremont | Dec 28, 2009 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Citysearch.com | West Hollywood | Nov 10, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I Matri Internet Matrix, Inc. | San Diego | Oct 8, 2009 | 2 violations | $16,968 | 1 | 0 |
| The Infinity Group | Los Angeles | Sep 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reading Cinema Consolidated Entertainment, Inc. | La Mesa | Aug 12, 2009 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,280 |
| Yellowpages.com | Glendale | Jul 28, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Komtech, Inc. Data Media Management Workforce | Oxnard | Jul 4, 2009 | 73 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balita Media Inc. | Glendale | Jun 24, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SafelinkID, LLC / IDocSecure | Irvine | Jun 13, 2009 | 2 violations | $668 | 1 | 0 |
| Pacific Theatres Entertainment Corp | Los Angeles | Jun 4, 2009 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $11,880 |
| Search Fit / 101 Domain | Carlsbad | May 6, 2009 | 1 violation | $11,071 | 1 | 0 |
| Source Broadband of California, LP | Glendora | Mar 28, 2009 | 21 violations | $16,574 | 20 | 0 |
| Aikeaa, Inc. | Beverly Hills | Mar 23, 2009 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartrman Studios | Richmond | Mar 16, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenden 16 Theaters Brenden Theatre Corporation | Pittsburg | Mar 9, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-1 Satellite TV Inc | Covina | Feb 24, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unique Image Inc. | Northridge | Feb 11, 2009 | 4 violations | $2,150 | 3 | 0 |
| Sagal, Inc. | North Hollywood | Jan 29, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A and R Satellite | Los Angeles | Dec 30, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian Journal Publications, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2008 | 59 violations | $473,218 | 22 | $66,700 |
| Asian Journal Publications, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2008 | 11 violations | $43,277 | 10 | 0 |
| AT&T | Van Nuys | Oct 10, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verizon Communications | Oxnard | Sep 16, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feifer World Wide | Winnetka | Sep 9, 2008 | 57 violations | $25,743 | 28 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Information
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,346,196 | 359 | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| Alorica | 1 | $3,193,839 | 3,174 | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Cricket Communications | 2 | $575,983 | 3,358 | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Intuit, Inc. | 1 | $555,185 | 2,607 | Jul 31, 2023 |
| Asian Journal Publications, Inc. | 2 | $516,495 | 32 | Oct 15, 2008 |
| Video Voice Data Communications | 1 | $237,358 | 210 | Apr 19, 2020 |
| Enwisen | 1 | $209,177 | 29 | Aug 26, 2010 |
| Microcell Communications | 1 | $180,846 | 6 | Oct 31, 2007 |
| O'Reilly Media, Inc. | 2 | $174,313 | 62 | Dec 31, 2011 |
| AGA John Oriental Rugs | 1 | $168,913 | 8 | Dec 31, 2006 |
| Brisk Technologies, LLC | 1 | $166,360 | 6 | Aug 5, 2007 |
| SDV Telecommunications, Inc | 3 | $154,404 | 38 | Dec 25, 2005 |
| Wiser Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $145,859 | 126 | Nov 25, 2024 |
| SECC Cable Communications | 1 | $131,882 | 21 | Feb 17, 2011 |
| Creative Communications | 1 | $131,011 | 167 | Dec 31, 2004 |
| Prompt Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $127,987 | 7 | Jul 15, 2008 |
| Responsive Internet Systems, Inc | 1 | $104,784 | 25 | Jun 16, 2001 |
| Telava Networks Inc | 1 | $97,001 | 1 | Dec 17, 2014 |
| Clearshot Manangement, LLC | 1 | $90,811 | 36 | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Minerva Networks, Inc. | 1 | $88,875 | 15 | Apr 30, 2012 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | $165,278 | 171 |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 | $706,825 | 2,653 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 | $3,203,424 | 3,195 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 | $102,093 | 18 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $326,713 | 287 |
| 2019 | 11 | 7 | $86,972 | 168 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | $55,159 | 10 |
| 2017 | 15 | 10 | $35,787 | 16 |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 | $146,806 | 57 |
| 2015 | 16 | 11 | $139,944 | 78 |
| 2014 | 17 | 11 | $3,546,576 | 377 |
| 2013 | 8 | 6 | $72,794 | 38 |
| 2012 | 18 | 15 | $242,811 | 117 |
| 2011 | 27 | 24 | $571,555 | 380 |
| 2010 | 13 | 7 | $847,032 | 3,429 |
| 2009 | 18 | 11 | $47,431 | 26 |
| 2008 | 16 | 9 | $679,008 | 79 |
| 2007 | 11 | 10 | $501,509 | 208 |
| 2006 | 15 | 11 | $328,762 | 194 |
| 2005 | 16 | 13 | $361,493 | 149 |
| 2004 | 12 | 6 | $225,417 | 240 |
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.