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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaze Gaze USA, Inc | Los Angeles | Apr 27, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sans Souci | Los Angeles | Apr 27, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spot Light Plus Management, Inc | Los Angeles | Apr 27, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Seas Foods South Seas Foods, Inc., | Oxnard | Apr 27, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spaans Cookie Company | Galt | Apr 26, 2007 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,070 |
| MAI FLOWER FASHION, Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 25, 2007 | 2 violations | $4,272 | 0 | 0 |
| SINGFAI, Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 25, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucky Time Sewing Contractor | Garden Grove | Apr 24, 2007 | 10 violations | $5,613 | 10 | 0 |
| Lucy Love Holly Sharp Company, Inc. | Costa Mesa | Apr 24, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romo Productions, Inc. | Santa Ana | Apr 24, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steady Clothing | Santa Ana | Apr 24, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steady Clothing | Santa Ana | Apr 24, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucy Love Holly Sharp Company, Inc. | Costa Mesa | Apr 24, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaitlynn Style | Santa Ana | Apr 23, 2007 | 6 violations repeat | $9,228 | 6 | $2,310 |
| A & G Connection, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 23, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lily Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 23, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romo Productions, Inc. | Santa Ana | Apr 23, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dynamic Sea Fashions | Santa Ana | Apr 23, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Ro Be X Incorporated | Los Angeles | Apr 23, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Libian | Los Angeles | Apr 23, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MoaMoa Production, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 22, 2007 | 31 violations | $20,000 | 18 | 0 |
| Sea & Sun Graphics, Inc. | Stanton | Apr 22, 2007 | 2 violations | $182 | 1 | 0 |
| P.J. Sewing, Inc | Santa Ana | Apr 21, 2007 | 23 violations repeat | $26,153 | 22 | $10,285 |
| Cristy' s Fashion | Los Angeles | Apr 20, 2007 | 16 violations repeat | $6,750 | 11 | $4,235 |
| T & B Production | Garden Grove | Apr 20, 2007 | 9 violations | $6,641 | 8 | 0 |
| Kim & Cami Production, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 20, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.S. Apparel, Inc | Los Angeles | Apr 20, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Tattoo | Los Angeles | Apr 20, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baby Nay Nay et al, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 20, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Industires | Los Angeles | Apr 20, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greenfield Sewing Company | San Francisco | Apr 19, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Rouge | Los Angeles | Apr 19, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Check it Out | Los Angeles | Apr 19, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KN Collection | Westminster | Apr 18, 2007 | 16 violations | $8,861 | 8 | 0 |
| M. V. Enterprise, Inc. | Garden Grove | Apr 18, 2007 | 8 violations | $4,681 | 7 | 0 |
| T & A Kids, Inc. | Garden Grove | Apr 18, 2007 | 7 violations repeat | $4,046 | 6 | $2,310 |
| Sabora J & P Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cressong Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neon Clothing | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TK Production, Inc. | Santa Ana | Apr 18, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Instyle Fashion | Santa Ana | Apr 17, 2007 | 15 violations | $7,493 | 14 | 0 |
| PT Production | Garden Grove | Apr 17, 2007 | 4 violations | $2,280 | 2 | 0 |
| LN Production | Westminster | Apr 17, 2007 | 3 violations | $533 | 1 | 0 |
| Byer California | Los Angeles | Apr 17, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zero | Los Angeles | Apr 17, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucy Love Holly Sharp Co., Inc. | Costa Mesa | Apr 17, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pride Rock, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 17, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceci Kids Inc | Los Angeles | Apr 17, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DWTH, Inc. | Santa Ana | Apr 16, 2007 | 14 violations | $1,397 | 13 | 0 |
| Newport Fashion Entertainment | Compton | Apr 16, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| QT.QV Quang Van Dinh | Santa Ana | Apr 15, 2007 | 6 violations repeat | $1,331 | 4 | $1,870 |
| Bliss Mfg., Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 15, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miss California Apparel | Los Angeles | Apr 15, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Estam Orbita Corp. | Los Angeles | Apr 15, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. K. Sence Fashion | Los Angeles | Apr 12, 2007 | 23 violations | $14,319 | 22 | 0 |
| Ambiance | Los Angeles | Apr 12, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genesis | Los Angeles | Apr 12, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Have Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 12, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NUMMI New United Motor Manufacturing, INC | Fremont | Apr 12, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foster Farms Foster Poultry Farms, Inc. | Livingston | Apr 12, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuri Fashion | Los Angeles | Apr 11, 2007 | 22 violations | $15,326 | 0 | 0 |
| One Clothing | Los Angeles | Apr 10, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinkette Pinkette Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 10, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Double Zero | Los Angeles | Apr 10, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comma Design Corp | Los Angeles | Apr 10, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Girl Talk | Los Angeles | Apr 10, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pro 5 Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 10, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Won's Fashion | Los Angeles | Apr 9, 2007 | 21 violations | $18,993 | 18 | 0 |
| Anheuser Bush, Inc | Van Nuys | Apr 9, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANS Production, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 9, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cat Walk | Los Angeles | Apr 9, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson Designer | Garden Grove | Apr 8, 2007 | 9 violations | $12,584 | 1 | 0 |
| Hot Choco | Los Angeles | Apr 8, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J-Connection | Los Angeles | Apr 8, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Somme Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 8, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Couture by Azadeh | San Francisco | Apr 4, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byer California | San Francisco | Apr 1, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byer of California, Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 1, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japanese Weekend Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 1, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byer of Califronia Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 1, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Hannifin Parker Hannifin Corporation | Oxnard | Apr 1, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BEBE Stores, Inc dba BEBE Manufacturer | Brisbane | Apr 1, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Second Generation, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 31, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBG Bottling Group, LLC | Sacramento | Mar 26, 2007 | 2 violations | $473 | 2 | 0 |
| Two S Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 21, 2007 | 54 violations | $10,136 | 29 | 0 |
| Have Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 21, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ice Vanilla Skylimit Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 21, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| One Clothing | Los Angeles | Mar 21, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaze | Los Angeles | Mar 21, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Girl Talk Clothing | Los Angeles | Mar 21, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Topia Topia Casual, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 21, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Granite Tops of Temecula | Temecula | Mar 19, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NGN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 18, 2007 | 31 violations | $6,249 | 30 | 0 |
| Avid Identification System, Inc. | Norco | Mar 15, 2007 | 4 violations | $626 | 4 | 0 |
| IGIGI, Inc. | San Francisco | Mar 11, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee & Lee Garment, Inc. | San Francisco | Mar 11, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom's Fashion Tie Yuan Tan & Ming Zhu Li dba Tom's Fashion | San Francisco | Mar 9, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christie Fashion II | South El Monte | Mar 8, 2007 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teaze of California, Inc. | Santa Fe Springs | Mar 8, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teaze of California, Inc. | Santa Fe Springs | Mar 8, 2007 | 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.