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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twinkle, Limonata, Nabee, Boooling | Los Angeles | Jul 7, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disco Fashion | Los Angeles | Jul 5, 2015 | 46 violations | $19,920 | 23 | 0 |
| Amaya Pallets Amaya's Service, Inc. | Lynwood | Jul 5, 2015 | 11 violations | $524 | 10 | 0 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals | San Diego | Jul 4, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cali Denim Wash | El Monte | Jul 1, 2015 | 297 violations | $99,881 | 122 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dye & Wash Los Angeles Dye & Wash Co., Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 30, 2015 | 15 violations | $2,933 | 14 | 0 |
| Changsung Industry | Los Angeles | Jun 29, 2015 | 29 violations | $43,024 | 25 | 0 |
| Jolie Clothing Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 29, 2015 | 8 violations | $3,953 | 6 | 0 |
| Bjewel, Inc. Bjewel Inc and Paper Kite Manufacturer | Los Angeles | Jun 29, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moa Moa, Inc. | Compton | Jun 22, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lush Clothing Pinkette Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 22, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Topia Topia Casual, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 22, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mee Trim, Inc . | Los Angeles | Jun 20, 2015 | 11 violations | $3,231 | 10 | 0 |
| Fiel Jeans | Los Angeles | Jun 16, 2015 | 44 violations | $56,937 | 31 | 0 |
| Aphrodite JNA Apparel Unlimited, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 16, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,197 | 1 | 0 |
| Judy Blue Tina & Daniel, Inc | Los Angeles | Jun 16, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miss California MCC & J Enterprise Corp. | Los Angeles | Jun 16, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DAPS, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 15, 2015 | 180 violations | $104,607 | 0 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 15, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, Inc. | San Jose | Jun 15, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artisan Screen Process Inc. | Azusa | Jun 12, 2015 | 65 violations | $49,678 | 64 | 0 |
| T.Betty/ J. Kendrick Inc | Los Angeles | Jun 11, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonoco Sonoco Products Company | La Puente | Jun 9, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBJ Group & Associates, Inc. | Garden Grove | Jun 7, 2015 | 13 violations | $5,688 | 11 | 0 |
| ProBuilt Tools | Laguna Hills | Jun 4, 2015 | 24 violations repeat | $24,172 | 23 | $7,084 |
| X & L Clothing Inc. | South El Monte | Jun 3, 2015 | 5 violations | $8,309 | 2 | 0 |
| Waterfall Wellness Health Center | San Francisco | May 29, 2015 | 9 violations | $7,470 | 8 | 0 |
| J.V. Finishing, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 27, 2015 | 31 violations | $31,199 | 29 | 0 |
| Bella Dahl EMJ Apparel Group, LLC | Los Angeles | May 27, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunnyside, LLC | Los Angeles | May 27, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simple Irresistible Select Clothing Company, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 27, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latigo, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 27, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Apparel USA Inc | Los Angeles | May 26, 2015 | 57 violations | $58,640 | 31 | 0 |
| Flamingo Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 26, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Give Something Back Office Supplies | Oakland | May 20, 2015 | 75 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibiu | Los Angeles | May 18, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prayer Mode, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 17, 2015 | 39 violations | $46,080 | 22 | 0 |
| Beth's Community Kitchen | Mill Valley | May 11, 2015 | 7 violations | $10,639 | 3 | 0 |
| Annas Bakery/Acton Market Country store | Lancaster | May 11, 2015 | 4 violations | $3,533 | 3 | 0 |
| United Furniture Industries United Furniture Industries CA, Inc. | Victorville | May 9, 2015 | 6 violations | $7,702 | 5 | 0 |
| G & R Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 7, 2015 | 31 violations | $33,082 | 19 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 7, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellumination, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 7, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gomez Fashion Antonio Bautista Gomez Pastor | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | 46 violations | $34,035 | 24 | 0 |
| Si Style GQ International Trading, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blu Pepper | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S4U Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBC Mode, Inc. | Garden Grove | May 5, 2015 | 5 violations repeat | $1,296 | 4 | $616 |
| PDQ Automatic Transmission Parts | Sacramento | May 5, 2015 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aranda's Denim | Los Angeles | May 5, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B & V Fashion | Garden Grove | May 3, 2015 | 5 violations | $987 | 3 | 0 |
| USC: Keck School of Medicine | Los Angeles | Apr 30, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liana Fashion, Inc. | South El Monte | Apr 27, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avila's Tile and Cabinets | Tulare | Apr 23, 2015 | 1 violation | $7,440 | 1 | 0 |
| California Sandblasting & Coating | Long Beach | Apr 22, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bltee LLC Innovative Apparel | Montebello | Apr 9, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Approved Optics Approved Networks Inc. | Lake Forest | Mar 31, 2015 | 5 violations | $1,443 | 4 | 0 |
| True Position Die Company | Los Alamitos | Mar 29, 2015 | 14 violations repeat | $50,933 | 12 | $924 |
| D & H Fashion, Inc | El Segundo | Mar 28, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Plus Art Plus U.S.A. | Los Angeles | Mar 25, 2015 | 18 violations | $8,318 | 17 | 0 |
| M & S Quality | Los Angeles | Mar 23, 2015 | 6 violations | $558 | 3 | 0 |
| SKM Production | Los Angeles | Mar 16, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bella D, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 15, 2015 | 8 violations | $6,574 | 7 | 0 |
| Maronie Mia Design, LLC | Los Angeles | Mar 10, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S.C. Coatings Corporation | Murrieta | Mar 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Leigh Jerry Leigh of California, Inc. | Panorama City | Mar 10, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 10, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connected Apparel Company | Los Angeles | Mar 9, 2015 | 14 violations | $27,372 | 9 | 0 |
| Calis Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 9, 2015 | 21 violations | $20,024 | 11 | 0 |
| Li Three Heart, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 9, 2015 | 4 violations | $1,526 | 2 | 0 |
| Cat D. Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 9, 2015 | 3 violations | $190 | 1 | 0 |
| Love J Corporation | Los Angeles | Mar 9, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Line Up Solido By Sis, Inc | Los Angeles | Mar 9, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lovely J, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 9, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bella D, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 9, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agijagi, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 8, 2015 | 70 violations | $86,431 | 39 | 0 |
| Chloe Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 5, 2015 | 199 violations | $173,744 | 142 | 0 |
| MICR Toner International, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 4, 2015 | 3 violations | $58 | 2 | 0 |
| WUMC Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 3, 2015 | 33 violations | $36,822 | 15 | 0 |
| Mega Contracts, Inc. | Santa Ana | Mar 3, 2015 | 5 violations | $439 | 3 | 0 |
| Mode Line | Los Angeles | Mar 3, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interi | Los Angeles | Mar 3, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cenit | Los Angeles | Mar 3, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demore, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 3, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teenplo | Los Angeles | Mar 3, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khelf Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 25, 2015 | 3 violations | $2,185 | 1 | 0 |
| Janice Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 25, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AAA Agricultural Services | Ramona | Feb 25, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Cider Company, Ace Cider | Sebastopol | Feb 24, 2015 | 2 violations | $224 | 1 | 0 |
| Rennes Rennes Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 23, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julia LoveJ Corporation, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 23, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T & T Production | Westminster | Feb 22, 2015 | 4 violations | $2,693 | 3 | 0 |
| Da Bee Apparel Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 20, 2015 | 96 violations | $53,784 | 67 | 0 |
| K U Fashion Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 20, 2015 | 45 violations | $27,617 | 0 | 0 |
| Kik-Wear, Inc. | Gardena | Feb 20, 2015 | 1 violation | $489 | 1 | 0 |
| Seven Bros Enterprises, Inc. | La Puente | Feb 15, 2015 | 64 violations repeat | $31,887 | 63 | 0 |
| United Natural Foods Inc | Moreno Valley | Feb 14, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plastic By Gly | Los Angeles | Feb 10, 2015 | 17 violations | $14,207 | 16 | 0 |
| CFCT, Inc. | Garden Grove | Feb 9, 2015 | 13 violations | $37,682 | 11 | 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.