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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueprint Clothing Corp | Bell Gardens | Feb 29, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSP Group | Los Angeles | Feb 29, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pending Principles, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 29, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Persaya AA Fashions, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 29, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiraClothing | Los Angeles | Feb 29, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top Niveao, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 23, 2016 | 3 violations | $427 | 1 | 0 |
| Thaumato, Inc. | Pasadena | Feb 23, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel T Fashion | Los Angeles | Feb 20, 2016 | 39 violations | $43,512 | 0 | 0 |
| Evergreen Beverage Packaging | Turlock | Feb 15, 2016 | 1 violation | $173 | 1 | 0 |
| Premium Wholesale | Garden Grove | Feb 12, 2016 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Treasury Wine Estates Treasury Wine Estates Americas Company | Creston | Feb 10, 2016 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,500 |
| Rainbow Stitches, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Le Meilleur, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Kenrich, Inc J. Kenrich, Inc/ TBetty, Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mira Clothing, Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Promi, Inc. & Yeonok Hyeon & Hae R. Kim | Los Angeles | Feb 1, 2016 | 53 violations | $33,021 | 31 | 0 |
| Easy Garment, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 23, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bridge Band Chocolate Bridge Brand International Corp. | San Francisco | Jan 22, 2016 | 11 violations repeat | $8,734 | 9 | $2,772 |
| Arrayit Corporation | Sunnyvale | Jan 15, 2016 | 9 violations repeat | $137,707 | 3 | $924 |
| SK&S, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 13, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total New Ideas Inc | Encino | Jan 4, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosco Bakery Cake Salon Bosco Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 3, 2016 | 11 violations | $3,756 | 10 | 0 |
| ITT Aerospace Controls - Perris | Perris | Dec 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GreenPowerUSA | Chatsworth | Dec 29, 2015 | 1 violation | $23,000 | 1 | $5,000 |
| Sarah Oliver Handbags | Sausalito | Dec 21, 2015 | 28 violations | $8,208 | 26 | 0 |
| Gourmet Electronics, Ltd. | San Jose | Dec 17, 2015 | 22 violations | $35,268 | 13 | 0 |
| Kelly's Apparel | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2015 | 27 violations | $31,414 | 25 | 0 |
| EMJ Apparel Group, LLC | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| COSCO Fire Protection, Inc. | San Diego | Dec 9, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Inc. | Bell | Dec 8, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grey Studio | Los Angeles | Dec 7, 2015 | 23 violations | $17,952 | 19 | 0 |
| URV, LLC | Napa | Dec 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caravan Trading Co. | Union City | Dec 5, 2015 | 5 violations | $7,367 | 4 | 0 |
| Ledson Winery & Vineyards | Santa Rosa | Dec 4, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosakura, Inc. | Tustin | Dec 3, 2015 | 15 violations repeat | $52,977 | 12 | $1,848 |
| One Fashion, Inc | Los Angeles | Dec 1, 2015 | 2 violations | $1,873 | 1 | 0 |
| DELTA PRODCUTS CORPORATION | Fremont | Nov 30, 2015 | 80 violations | $534,254 | 79 | 0 |
| 619 Enterprises | Spring Valley | Nov 30, 2015 | 40 violations | $74,675 | 38 | 0 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | Los Angeles | Nov 26, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D & A Finishing | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Boeing Company | Long Beach | Nov 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCR, LLC MCR HOLDING, INC | El Segundo | Nov 9, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prorailing Metal Works, Inc | Costa Mesa | Nov 6, 2015 | 33 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philips 66 Los Angeles Refinery | Wilmington | Nov 5, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I2a Technologies | Fremont | Nov 2, 2015 | 49 violations | $261,866 | 23 | 0 |
| Tete Design, Inc.dba L.O.T. Apparel | Los Angeles | Nov 2, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rita's italian Ice | San Diego | Oct 28, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sew Rights Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 27, 2015 | 24 violations | $23,652 | 22 | 0 |
| Katie May | Los Angeles | Oct 27, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ABS by Allen Schwartz | Los Angeles | Oct 27, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shur-Lok Company | Irvine | Oct 23, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torn & Glasser Warehouse | Pomona | Oct 15, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boss Litho | Whittier | Oct 14, 2015 | 31 violations repeat | $95,570 | 30 | 0 |
| Elite Painting Company Charles Soffel, Jon Wright, A Partnership | Yucca Valley | Oct 9, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orange County Firearms | Fountain Valley | Oct 7, 2015 | 7 violations | $4,644 | 5 | 0 |
| Langer Juice Company Languer Juice Company, Inc. | Hacienda Heights | Oct 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ridge Vineyards, Inc. | Healdsburg | Sep 30, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $16,500 |
| Newport Cottages Summertree Interiors, Inc. | Riverside | Sep 29, 2015 | 15 violations | $3,037 | 14 | 0 |
| Naturvet The Garmon Corporation | Temecula | Sep 29, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARYZTA, LLC Aryzta Holdings IV LLC | San Leandro | Sep 28, 2015 | 22 violations | $165,921 | 20 | 0 |
| River Rock Casino River Rock Rock Entertainment Authority | Geyserville | Sep 23, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Live in Arts, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 20, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Metal Manufacturing | Lynwood | Sep 8, 2015 | 13 violations | $23,336 | 13 | 0 |
| Paint Squad, LLC | Calabasas | Sep 7, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin's Sewing | Los Angeles | Aug 28, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TECOM Industries, Inc. TECOM Industries, Inc.(Smiths Group) | Westlake Village | Aug 23, 2015 | 23 violations | $9,072 | 22 | 0 |
| Advanced Visual Image Design, LLC (dba: Avid | Corona | Aug 21, 2015 | 64 violations | $60,857 | 59 | 0 |
| Charles Krug C. Mondavi & Family | Saint Helena | Aug 19, 2015 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AVMS Audio Visual Management Solutions | Pleasanton | Aug 15, 2015 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| America Chung Nam, LLC | Walnut | Aug 13, 2015 | 112 violations | $77,166 | 36 | 0 |
| California Natural Products | Lathrop | Aug 12, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CH Plus, Inc | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2015 | 35 violations | $55,673 | 21 | 0 |
| Xonayde Fashion | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2015 | 5 violations | $2,758 | 2 | 0 |
| Flamingo Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heyri J, Inc. dba Style Tree | Huntington Park | Aug 11, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainbow Stitches, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Modabasic, Inc. dba Jostar | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBetty J. Kenrich, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 10, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ginger G Ginger Green, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 10, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rennes Rennes Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 10, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 10, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imagine Trevi Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 9, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaga Precision Inc. | Stanton | Aug 9, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeledon's Sweet Bread Manufacturer | Dos Palos | Aug 6, 2015 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,800 |
| NuImage Windows and Doors Inc. | Anaheim | Aug 5, 2015 | 10 violations | $16,467 | 9 | 0 |
| True Religion/True Religion Brand Jeans | Manhattan Beach | Aug 5, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Cake | Oakland | Aug 3, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWC Pacific West Communicatons Pacific West Communication Incorporated | San Dimas | Aug 3, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts O'Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC | Desert Hot Springs | Aug 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anheuser-Busch Inc. | Van Nuys | Jul 30, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepsi PepsiCo, Inc. | Buena Park | Jul 24, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McGuire McGuire Denim, LLC | Los Angeles | Jul 21, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BiTMICRO Networks, Inc. | Fremont | Jul 20, 2015 | 36 violations repeat | $80,634 | 18 | $7,920 |
| BiTMICRO Networks, Inc. | Fremont | Jul 20, 2015 | 12 violations | $33,299 | 6 | 0 |
| AnniAnna Si.Ho Corporation | Los Angeles | Jul 8, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Girl Talks Clothing | Los Angeles | Jul 8, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reborn J./Lollypop Star | Los Angeles | Jul 8, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunamis Corp. | Los Angeles | Jul 7, 2015 | 49 violations | $49,863 | 26 | 0 |
| Julia Love J Corporation | Los Angeles | Jul 7, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Event, My Story, Event Spice Wear | Los Angeles | Jul 7, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 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.