Wage and hour cases in Manufacturing at a glance
California employers in Manufacturing account for 5,766 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 4,747 of which found violations (82%). Employers agreed to pay $74,384,767 in back wages to 51,968 workers, and $4,851,057 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 13 cases closed with $858,587 in back wages.
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABX ABX Group Inc. | Long Beach | Jun 4, 2026 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Chef Fashion | Vernon | Jun 4, 2026 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mao Foods | Los Angeles | Apr 9, 2026 | 4 violations | $46,840 | 4 | 0 |
| Platinum Finishing Systems | Santa Rosa | Apr 3, 2026 | 27 violations repeat | $114,533 | 27 | $23,088 |
| P.A.R Apparel, LLC. | Los Angeles | Mar 19, 2026 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Dream Fashion Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 10, 2026 | 20 violations | $66,858 | 18 | 0 |
| AW FASHION, INC. | San Marino | Mar 10, 2026 | 26 violations | $60,638 | 15 | 0 |
| New Look Design | El Monte | Mar 10, 2026 | 8 violations | $12,786 | 5 | 0 |
| La La Land Creative Company, LLC | Sherman Oaks | Mar 10, 2026 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSD Production, Inc. | South El Monte | Mar 9, 2026 | 20 violations | $68,636 | 20 | 0 |
| Ramy's Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 18, 2026 | 2 violations repeat | $3,377 | 2 | $704 |
| Quick Fashion, Inc | Los Angeles | Jan 14, 2026 | 12 violations repeat | $16,846 | 12 | $2,000 |
| The Cut and Sew Co. Inc. | Fullerton | Sep 21, 2025 | 228 violations repeat | $468,073 | 113 | $10,000 |
| Bad Form Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 24, 2025 | 3 violations | $80 | 1 | 0 |
| Heavy Motions | Ontario | Jul 25, 2025 | 3 violations | $179 | 2 | 0 |
| JSD Production, Inc. | South El Monte | Jul 21, 2025 | 33 violations | $126,681 | 17 | 0 |
| La La Land Creative Company, LLC | Los Angeles | Jul 21, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LTP Modern Machine | Cypress | Jul 18, 2025 | 35 violations repeat | $56,321 | 34 | $855 |
| J & T Corporate Inc | Garden Grove | Jul 15, 2025 | 6 violations repeat | $19,132 | 5 | $3,521 |
| Camino Real Foods | Los Angeles | Jul 15, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bloom Energy Corporation | San Jose | Jul 10, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLK International, LLC | Calabasas | Jul 1, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UMG Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 16, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Custom Teez | Merced | Jun 10, 2025 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Icon Apparel Inc. | South El Monte | Jun 5, 2025 | 32 violations | $106,750 | 27 | 0 |
| PCA Pacific Clothing America llc | South El Monte | Jun 5, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Coca-Cola Company | Ontario | May 24, 2025 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25 and Dec Apr 25, Inc. and Dec 3, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 20, 2025 | 6 violations repeat | $66,419 | 4 | $3,521 |
| Lefty Production Co. | Los Angeles | May 20, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Les Amis Concept Creatif, Inc | Los Angeles | May 20, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terra Nova Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 19, 2025 | 5 violations repeat | $3,486 | 3 | $1,056 |
| Katie May | Los Angeles | May 15, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Show Me Your Mumu | Los Angeles | May 15, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ADABYFLY INC | Los Angeles | May 14, 2025 | 7 violations | $33,379 | 5 | 0 |
| EXP Colors | Orange | May 5, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moa Moa, Inc. | Compton | May 5, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Testing Two, Inc. | South El Monte | Apr 30, 2025 | 33 violations | $126,119 | 19 | 0 |
| KKP Inc. | South El Monte | Apr 30, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.C. Stitches | South El Monte | Apr 29, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jinsuo | South El Monte | Apr 29, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chaparo (formerly Fashion Bora) | Los Angeles | Apr 27, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruiz Foods RUIZ FOOD PRODUCTS, INC. | Dinuba | Mar 31, 2025 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Secura Key | Chatsworth | Mar 30, 2025 | 19 violations | $46,988 | 17 | 0 |
| SG Modest Inc. | Garden Grove | Mar 16, 2025 | 3 violations repeat | $1,742 | 2 | $704 |
| U.S. Granite Corporation | North Highlands | Mar 9, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wawona Frozen Food | Clovis | Feb 27, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R & R Fashion, Inc | Los Angeles | Jan 13, 2025 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broken Halos, LLC | Los Angeles | Jan 13, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Print Renegades | Los Angeles | Jan 13, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Wine Group | Ripon | Jan 9, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care | San Diego | Dec 23, 2024 | 63 violations | $47,520 | 62 | 0 |
| Cuboid IT Solutions | Santa Clara | Dec 23, 2024 | 1 violation | $2,494 | 1 | 0 |
| Go Go Sales | Los Angeles | Dec 10, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out of the Shell LLC dba Ling's | South El Monte | Dec 10, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackrock Stone Tile | Gilroy | Dec 10, 2024 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Metson Marine Services, Inc. | Ventura | Dec 8, 2024 | 48 violations | $415,904 | 26 | 0 |
| Fairway Custom Cabinets Corp. | Rohnert Park | Nov 19, 2024 | 27 violations repeat | $14,322 | 26 | 0 |
| LA Fresh Poultry | Los Angeles | Nov 13, 2024 | 6 violations repeat | $7,174 | 5 | $2,816 |
| H&M Poultry | Los Angeles | Nov 5, 2024 | 34 violations repeat | $41,839 | 32 | $20,520 |
| ReneeC | Bell Gardens | Oct 15, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cosmos 89, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 14, 2024 | 10 violations repeat | $53,205 | 8 | 0 |
| Dragon Chewer LLC | Lancaster | Oct 4, 2024 | 6 violations repeat | $1,376 | 5 | $2,112 |
| Menchie's Frozen Yogurt | Folsom | Sep 5, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Villa Roma Sausage Company | Ontario | Sep 5, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daol Fashion Inc. / Su San Yoo | Los Angeles | Sep 4, 2024 | 6 violations | $3,438 | 5 | 0 |
| Rony Daniel Pastor | Los Angeles | Aug 22, 2024 | 4 violations | $2,251 | 2 | 0 |
| Adara Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 22, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anylu Fashion Luis Alberto Sandoval Roldan | Los Angeles | Aug 20, 2024 | 7 violations | $17,754 | 6 | 0 |
| Sadie & Sage | Los Angeles | Aug 18, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke Bakery Inc. | Rowland Heights | Aug 16, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Craft | Los Angeles | Aug 15, 2024 | 18 violations | $6,517 | 9 | 0 |
| Julian J | Los Angeles | Aug 15, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blumin Blumin Apparel, Inc | Los Angeles | Aug 15, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoyo 5 | Los Angeles | Aug 15, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apple | Cupertino | Aug 9, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabiola | Los Angeles | Aug 8, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pyramide Pyramide Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 8, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCYA Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 5, 2024 | 10 violations | $13,178 | 9 | 0 |
| Linesman Clothing | Los Angeles | Aug 5, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramy's Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 29, 2024 | 10 violations | $32,464 | 8 | 0 |
| Itzy Annes Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 29, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibiu | Los Angeles | Jul 29, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalia Studio | Los Angeles | Jul 29, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | Baldwin Park | Jul 25, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Win Fat Foods LLC | Monterey Park | Jul 23, 2024 | 43 violations repeat | $20,688 | 38 | $48,105 |
| Lucid Circuit Inc. | Venice | Jul 9, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Air Heating and Air Conditioning | Concord | Jul 9, 2024 | 9 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ammiel Enterprise Inc. dba Wasabi + Mint | Los Angeles | May 30, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cinteg Corporation dba Hello Miz | Los Angeles | May 30, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Fashion Inc. | Los Angeles | May 22, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Sewing Resources Inc | Los Angeles | May 22, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CA Cutting Team | South El Monte | May 16, 2024 | 4 violations | $4,336 | 2 | 0 |
| Paris Baguette Fresh Ventures PBSA/ TheLV Investment Grp LLC | San Jose | May 15, 2024 | 19 violations repeat | $68,955 | 18 | $11,543 |
| A&J Meats, Inc. | Hacienda Heights | May 10, 2024 | 11 violations | $1 | 0 | $62,516 |
| Robertsons Ready Mi Robertson's Ready Mix, Ltd. | Corona | May 10, 2024 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Posh Bagel | Fremont | May 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Signarama Kinney Custom Signs Inc. | Los Angeles | May 3, 2024 | 11 violations repeat | $28,008 | 6 | $4,116 |
| Nvidia NVIDIA Corporation | Santa Clara | Apr 29, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ROSAS PANADERIA Y PASTELERIA | Santa Ana | Apr 26, 2024 | 10 violations repeat | $70,316 | 9 | $5,488 |
| Bluewave Tzoy Inc.- Juana Meregildo Tzoy | Los Angeles | Apr 23, 2024 | 12 violations | $53,632 | 10 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Manufacturing
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle USA | 2 | $2,877,139 | 3,672 | Dec 15, 2008 |
| Byton North America | 1 | $1,749,185 | 76 | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Beckman Coulter | 4 | $1,354,138 | 1,132 | Jul 8, 2014 |
| L&Y Food, Lotus Poultry, Moon Poultry, et al | 1 | $1,254,706 | 251 | Mar 30, 2024 |
| Meza Poultry | 1 | $1,172,494 | 115 | Oct 8, 2023 |
| General Atomics | 1 | $951,457 | 1,109 | Nov 2, 2018 |
| Wins of California, Inc. | 1 | $933,478 | 248 | Oct 29, 2001 |
| New United Motors Manufacturing Inc | 1 | $862,285 | 3,672 | Sep 30, 2007 |
| MiAngels Apparel | 1 | $724,604 | 472 | Jul 16, 2004 |
| General Dynamics NASSCO | 1 | $719,135 | 36 | Aug 14, 2023 |
| Romeros Food Products, Inc. | 1 | $650,000 | 29 | Oct 15, 2022 |
| Down N Dirty Inc. | 1 | $647,637 | 166 | Aug 5, 2011 |
| L&Y, Lotus Poultry, Moon Poultry, et al | 1 | $618,132 | 179 | Mar 30, 2024 |
| Elite Aerosapce Group | 1 | $583,950 | 85 | Feb 27, 2021 |
| DELTA PRODCUTS CORPORATION | 1 | $534,254 | 79 | Nov 30, 2015 |
| V5 Systems | 1 | $525,368 | 56 | May 3, 2020 |
| Pay By touch | 1 | $524,160 | 320 | Nov 17, 2007 |
| Medtronic, Inc | 1 | $520,674 | 215 | Dec 17, 2010 |
| Sanmina SCI Corporation | 4 | $483,186 | 137 | Feb 1, 2007 |
| The Cut and Sew Co. Inc. | 1 | $468,073 | 113 | Sep 21, 2025 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | $390,514 | 103 |
| 2025 | 38 | 29 | $1,055,349 | 249 |
| 2024 | 59 | 47 | $2,789,096 | 721 |
| 2023 | 104 | 91 | $5,029,800 | 1,048 |
| 2022 | 130 | 110 | $2,043,710 | 929 |
| 2021 | 53 | 41 | $1,141,148 | 348 |
| 2020 | 97 | 80 | $3,557,266 | 701 |
| 2019 | 179 | 158 | $2,001,246 | 864 |
| 2018 | 226 | 204 | $3,713,023 | 2,386 |
| 2017 | 167 | 133 | $1,651,238 | 916 |
| 2016 | 257 | 218 | $1,986,395 | 1,289 |
| 2015 | 201 | 164 | $3,383,200 | 1,615 |
| 2014 | 296 | 257 | $3,557,732 | 2,722 |
| 2013 | 329 | 258 | $2,368,983 | 1,844 |
| 2012 | 389 | 319 | $3,988,288 | 2,623 |
| 2011 | 404 | 344 | $4,501,871 | 2,853 |
| 2010 | 305 | 253 | $3,989,494 | 2,904 |
| 2009 | 382 | 330 | $5,616,984 | 5,123 |
| 2008 | 420 | 343 | $5,930,649 | 6,428 |
| 2007 | 478 | 411 | $4,635,448 | 6,680 |
| 2006 | 371 | 313 | $2,851,573 | 2,936 |
| 2005 | 566 | 371 | $2,805,932 | 3,170 |
| 2004 | 227 | 195 | $2,705,971 | 2,404 |
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.