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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaga Precision Inc. | Stanton | Feb 1, 2015 | 8 violations | $49,622 | 7 | 0 |
| Ferme A Papier | San Francisco | Jan 30, 2015 | 12 violations | $6,564 | 11 | 0 |
| Crystal Creamery Foster Dairy Farms, Inc. | Modesto | Jan 29, 2015 | 2 violations | $4,060 | 1 | 0 |
| Kunna Steely-Eyed, Inc. | Torrance | Jan 27, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tic Toc Ju Ju Be Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 27, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plus Management Inc (Spot Light, T- Party) | Los Angeles | Jan 26, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Runa Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 25, 2015 | 25 violations | $45,759 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh Produce Holdings, LLC | Gardena | Jan 24, 2015 | 3 violations | $258 | 1 | 0 |
| Belinda Xenos Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 23, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mrs. Appletree Bakery | Glendale | Jan 22, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Novel Design, Inc | Los Angeles | Jan 20, 2015 | 110 violations | $37,854 | 80 | 0 |
| Kiyonna Clothing, Inc. | Anaheim | Jan 20, 2015 | 3 violations | $352 | 1 | 0 |
| Lime & Vine | Huntington Beach | Jan 14, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prime Wheel Prime Wheel Corporation | Gardena | Jan 14, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nugsy, Inc. | Garden Grove | Jan 13, 2015 | 16 violations | $7,199 | 14 | 0 |
| Final Touch Final Touch Collection, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 13, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kosakura, Inc. | Irvine | Jan 10, 2015 | 22 violations | $187,647 | 21 | 0 |
| General Photonics Corp | Chino | Jan 9, 2015 | 2 violations | $1,400 | 2 | 0 |
| Ivar Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 9, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| To U Sewing Co | Los Angeles | Jan 6, 2015 | 15 violations | $40,325 | 9 | 0 |
| Hazel, Jaloux, InLUV and Cameo & Myth | Los Angeles | Jan 6, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freaks Shinning Star Supply, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 6, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Protrend LTD | Los Angeles | Jan 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overhill Farms | Los Angeles | Dec 31, 2014 | 3 violations | $2,719 | 1 | 0 |
| Customline Customline Screenprinting & Distribution, Inc | Placentia | Dec 28, 2014 | 326 violations repeat | $185,953 | 326 | 0 |
| Trimble Navigation Limited | Sunnyvale | Dec 22, 2014 | 2 violations | $17,897 | 1 | 0 |
| Allen Allen The Jules Allen Group, Inc. | Hawthorne | Dec 18, 2014 | 44 violations | $4,977 | 43 | 0 |
| Tua Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 17, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amerijeans | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2014 | 110 violations repeat | $36,289 | 0 | 0 |
| Davi Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2014 | 35 violations | $7,542 | 17 | 0 |
| B_Envied Merit International Trading, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 12, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glamazon Va Va Voom, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 11, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adem LLC | Santa Clara | Dec 10, 2014 | 41 violations repeat | $141,410 | 38 | $14,212 |
| Sky Luxury Corp | Los Angeles | Dec 9, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IC Collection Connie Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 9, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rozae RN Clover Canyon Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 8, 2014 | 7 violations | $5,194 | 6 | 0 |
| Fashion Fashion 22, Inc. | Santa Ana | Dec 7, 2014 | 9 violations | $3,100 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeremy Apparel | Los Angeles | Dec 6, 2014 | 10 violations | $5,379 | 7 | 0 |
| Northwestern Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 4, 2014 | 65 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CK Teengirls | Westminster | Dec 2, 2014 | 5 violations | $1,053 | 1 | 0 |
| AMERICAN IRON AND LUMBER | Clayton | Dec 1, 2014 | 9 violations | $8,700 | 8 | 0 |
| Sun-Maid Growers of California | Kingsburg | Dec 1, 2014 | 2 violations | $7,571 | 1 | 0 |
| Cemcoat, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 1, 2014 | 4 violations | $2,593 | 3 | 0 |
| G & G Trend, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2014 | 55 violations | $36,715 | 29 | 0 |
| Success Industry, Inc. | Westminster | Nov 30, 2014 | 10 violations repeat | $2,678 | 8 | $1,232 |
| Clara Fashion | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2014 | 3 violations | $997 | 2 | 0 |
| Jane USA | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabora Fashion P&G Apparel Group Corporation | Los Angeles | Nov 29, 2014 | 5 violations | $1,970 | 4 | 0 |
| Chevron North America Exploration & Prod. Co | San Ramon | Nov 29, 2014 | 3 violations | $1,518 | 2 | 0 |
| Baked In The Sun | San Marcos | Nov 26, 2014 | 2 violations | $115 | 1 | 0 |
| TSF Wholesale and T-Shirt Printing | Los Angeles | Nov 25, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guru Knits, Outlaw U.S.A, Gypsy Doll | Los Angeles | Nov 25, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Old Castle Precast | Stockton | Nov 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ettore's European Bakery and Restaurant | Sacramento | Nov 23, 2014 | 5 violations repeat | $708 | 2 | $3,100 |
| J&N Sewing, Cutting, &Finishing, Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 19, 2014 | 40 violations | $20,062 | 39 | 0 |
| MKI Enterprise Group Inc. dba Steelcraft | Corona | Nov 19, 2014 | 19 violations | $17,698 | 18 | 0 |
| Fashion Bo Ra | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2014 | 36 violations repeat | $21,298 | 18 | 0 |
| Ettore's European Bakery and Restaurant | Sacramento | Nov 18, 2014 | 2 violations | $1,719 | 1 | 0 |
| Ginger G Ginger Green Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monaco Monaco Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stylebook, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wato, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleo CLO Apparel Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izzi Style, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 17, 2014 | 128 violations | $56,600 | 64 | 0 |
| Central Pipe Mechanical | El Centro | Nov 17, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 17, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Touch Collections- Showroom | Los Angeles | Nov 16, 2014 | 3 violations | $2,096 | 1 | 0 |
| Final Touch Collections | Los Angeles | Nov 16, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Infinity Garment Service | Los Angeles | Nov 13, 2014 | 61 violations | $10,626 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 for All Mankind VF Contemporary Brand, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 13, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diamond Supply Company | Los Angeles | Nov 13, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Save-Khaki, LLC | Los Angeles | Nov 13, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RPMWEST | Los Angeles | Nov 13, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Off Price International Private Lable, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 13, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kennedy Denim Brown America International, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 13, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N & J Apparel (formerly Magaly Corp.) | Los Angeles | Nov 12, 2014 | 27 violations repeat | $17,786 | 17 | $6,545 |
| Cleo Apparel | Los Angeles | Nov 12, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spirit Activewear | Los Angeles | Nov 12, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International Paper Company | Camarillo | Nov 11, 2014 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greenpath Recovery Greenpath Recovery West, Inc. | Colton | Nov 10, 2014 | 19 violations | $2,551 | 18 | 0 |
| Capricho | Los Angeles | Nov 9, 2014 | 3 violations | $379 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Boston & Associates, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 31, 2014 | 16 violations repeat | $7,856 | 14 | 0 |
| High Precision Dental | Torrance | Oct 31, 2014 | 5 violations | $1,267 | 3 | 0 |
| Peluso Cheese | Los Banos | Oct 29, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J & L Metal Polishing | Anaheim | Oct 26, 2014 | 114 violations repeat | $32,000 | 5 | $92,565 |
| Cleo Apparel | Los Angeles | Oct 25, 2014 | 11 violations | $19,084 | 10 | 0 |
| Stainless Fixtures | Pomona | Oct 15, 2014 | 125 violations | $64,868 | 124 | 0 |
| Saxco-Demptos Glass | Fairfield | Oct 14, 2014 | 3 violations | $5,041 | 2 | 0 |
| Lily Bleu | Gardena | Oct 14, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanan Modern, Inc. | Garden Grove | Oct 12, 2014 | 15 violations | $2,227 | 12 | 0 |
| Lanna Modern, Inc. | Stanton | Oct 12, 2014 | 10 violations | $862 | 8 | 0 |
| Estam Orbita, Corp | Los Angeles | Oct 12, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ESKA, Inc./LCMB, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 9, 2014 | 58 violations repeat | $16,856 | 57 | $26,648 |
| M & R Apparel, Inc. | South El Monte | Oct 7, 2014 | 32 violations | $62,049 | 30 | 0 |
| Bevilacqua Research Corporation | Edwards | Sep 30, 2014 | 7 violations | $16,167 | 3 | 0 |
| P.S. Services, Inc. | Anaheim | Sep 28, 2014 | 11 violations | $11,957 | 11 | 0 |
| Lola Devine Appael, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 25, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coast Sportswear, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 20, 2014 | 130 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guru Knits, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 18, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Topson Downs of California, Inc. | Culver City | Sep 16, 2014 | no violations found | 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.