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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan George Apparel, Inc. | West Hollywood | Oct 21, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucky Brand Dunagrees, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 21, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| True Religion Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 21, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Crew Production Corp. | Los Angeles | Oct 19, 2008 | 365 violations | $104,549 | 363 | 0 |
| M & R Mattress | Compton | Oct 18, 2008 | 2 violations | $1,963 | 2 | 0 |
| Garcia's Fashion Maribel Garcia DBA Garcia's Fashion | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2008 | 10 violations | $9,346 | 5 | 0 |
| Juno | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Box USA | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moa Moa, Inc. | Compton | Oct 15, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sky Luxury Corp | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R & R Industries, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 14, 2008 | 81 violations repeat | $75,000 | 79 | $29,546 |
| S & S Sewing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 14, 2008 | 14 violations | $17,303 | 12 | 0 |
| Fashion | Los Angeles | Oct 14, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Master Fashion | Los Angeles | Oct 9, 2008 | 45 violations | $25,674 | 24 | 0 |
| Event | Los Angeles | Oct 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tres Bien | Los Angeles | Oct 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Embroidery & Silkscreen | Lomita | Oct 9, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIDE Industries | Cerritos | Oct 9, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CX & B United Corporation | Harbor City | Oct 9, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Engravers | Long Beach | Oct 9, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manhattan Stitching Co | Manhattan Beach | Oct 9, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Have | Los Angeles | Oct 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celine by Champion | Los Angeles | Oct 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shockwave Shockwave Silkscreen Printing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 8, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class Embroidery | Harbor City | Oct 2, 2008 | 5 violations | $22,517 | 3 | 0 |
| Sherman Oaks Tree Service Creative Vision Association Inc. | Sherman Oaks | Oct 2, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amario Studios | Woodland Hills | Sep 30, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Universal Kitchen Doors, Inc. | Chino | Sep 23, 2008 | 15 violations | $17,582 | 10 | 0 |
| Solar World Solar World Industries, Inc. | Camarillo | Sep 23, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mozzi Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 18, 2008 | 54 violations | $60,371 | 31 | 0 |
| Pretty Good | Los Angeles | Sep 18, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Timing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 18, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bluprint Clothing Corp. | Los Angeles | Sep 18, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Kim | Los Angeles | Sep 18, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caresse | Los Angeles | Sep 16, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JYJ, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 15, 2008 | 14 violations | $8,335 | 13 | 0 |
| Jasmine USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 14, 2008 | 46 violations | $39,000 | 22 | 0 |
| CTR Web Printing, Inc. | Pomona | Sep 12, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Trim, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 9, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mirae Cutting and Fusing Inc | Los Angeles | Sep 8, 2008 | 2 violations | $3,313 | 1 | 0 |
| Integrity, Inc. (McGarment Co.) | Los Angeles | Sep 6, 2008 | 79 violations | $23,114 | 0 | 0 |
| Ema Te Emma Textiles Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poetry Corporation | Los Angeles | Sep 6, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monteau, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 6, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Funkadelic Clothing | Los Angeles | Sep 2, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Have Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 2, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S & R Textile | Los Angeles | Sep 2, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mystic | Los Angeles | Sep 2, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capricho | Los Angeles | Sep 2, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skinny Minnie | Los Angeles | Sep 2, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lovely Day Lovely Day Fashion, inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 2, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magenta | Los Angeles | Sep 2, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teen Bell | Los Angeles | Sep 2, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MOD MOD Industries Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 30, 2008 | 253 violations | $44,516 | 129 | 0 |
| Dave's Baking Company | Hawthorne | Aug 27, 2008 | 31 violations repeat | $10,377 | 30 | $11,550 |
| Select Clothing Company, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 25, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spears Manufacturing, Inc. | Sylmar | Aug 24, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feit Electric Company | Pico Rivera | Aug 23, 2008 | 38 violations | $52,433 | 38 | 0 |
| AR Casting, Inc. | North Hollywood | Aug 22, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Testament Clue Clothing Corportion | Los Angeles | Aug 21, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monkee Troop Lani International Corporation | Los Angeles | Aug 21, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JKO Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 18, 2008 | 27 violations | $31,500 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonia Castellanos Sevilla | Baldwin Park | Aug 18, 2008 | 5 violations | $2,318 | 3 | 0 |
| Charades | La Puente | Aug 18, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BAO Style Factor | Los Angeles | Aug 18, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bella Notte Linens, Inc. | Novato | Aug 17, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Porteous Fastener Company | Carson | Aug 16, 2008 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $14,850 |
| Letex International, Inc. | South El Monte | Aug 15, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Facun / Ninewest / Vanco/ Happy | South El Monte | Aug 14, 2008 | 45 violations repeat | $56,756 | 30 | $18,700 |
| Trac Fashion & People | Los Angeles | Aug 12, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Print Team | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2008 | 47 violations repeat | $12,021 | 37 | $14,245 |
| Auntie Ann's Pretzels E. Taylor & S. Wang Enterprises, Inc. | Concord | Aug 11, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ambiance Apparel | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black Pepper, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina Collection | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cozy S & S Casual, LLC | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nonsense JSH Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| One Clothing | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Misope | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Too | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cinnabon CinnaWorks, LLC | Concord | Aug 10, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Ranch | Gilroy | Aug 10, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & L Dot Com Inc/aka PDS Design Inc | Los Angeles | Aug 9, 2008 | 41 violations repeat | $22,130 | 20 | 0 |
| Pacific Vial Pacific Vial Manufacturing Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davis Public Image | Orange | Aug 6, 2008 | 106 violations | $49,878 | 105 | 0 |
| The T-Shirt Screenery The Silk Screen Factory, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 5, 2008 | 10 violations | $476 | 9 | 0 |
| Caden Concepts | Los Angeles | Aug 5, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caitac Garment Processing, Inc. | Gardena | Aug 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cee Sportswear, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indigo Group | Gardena | Aug 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobbers Meat Packing Co., Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 1, 2008 | 62 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anyware Technology, Inc. | Rowland Heights | Aug 1, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micro Technology Concepts Inc | Rowland Heights | Aug 1, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Watch LA Pierre D. Mitri | Los Angeles | Jul 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Hunter, LLC aka Aqua Blue | Los Angeles | Jul 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unitex, Inc. | El Monte | Jul 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Event | Los Angeles | Jul 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Boston & Associates, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cervantes Fashion | Los Angeles | Jul 30, 2008 | 6 violations | $2,669 | 2 | 0 |
| Seme, Inc | Los Angeles | Jul 23, 2008 | 33 violations | $16,011 | 18 | 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.