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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lily Bleu | Gardena | Dec 15, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SGI Silicon Graphics, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Dec 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & C Fashion | South El Monte | Dec 14, 2005 | 7 violations | $7,749 | 5 | 0 |
| Aikos Limited Group Inc. (No No Apparel) | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2005 | 16 violations | $4,771 | 12 | 0 |
| Swat-Fame Inc. | Hacienda Heights | Dec 14, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Funkadero Anthony Serdarusich | Temple City | Dec 14, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nu | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fenini Fellyr International Inc | Baldwin Park | Dec 14, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Just Choon, Teeze Me, Noodles | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apple Kids USA | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lollipop | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blu Heaven | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sans Souci | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spot Light Plus Management, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 7, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jade Apparel | Los Angeles | Dec 7, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yagi USA | Los Angeles | Dec 7, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nueva Imagen | Los Angeles | Dec 6, 2005 | 23 violations repeat | $7,165 | 21 | $4,851 |
| George Weston Bakeries, Inc. | Placentia | Nov 28, 2005 | 10 violations | $14,910 | 9 | 0 |
| World Wide Originals | Arroyo Grande | Nov 25, 2005 | 36 violations | $38,868 | 36 | 0 |
| Dunamis Corp. Dunamis Collection Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Dye House, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2005 | 3 violations | $3,741 | 2 | 0 |
| ADH Denim, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juicy Couture | Pacoima | Nov 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. | Vernon | Nov 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fortune Casuals LLC | Culver City | Nov 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe's Jeans, Inc. | City Of Commerce | Nov 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L'Koral Koral Industries | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noel's Lighting | Pico Rivera | Nov 17, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catalyst Imaging, Inc. | Van Nuys | Nov 12, 2005 | 6 violations | $26,816 | 1 | $1,800 |
| Dave's Baking Company | Hawthorne | Nov 7, 2005 | 28 violations repeat | $54,953 | 26 | $8,008 |
| Contractors Wardrobe Contractors Waredrobe, Inc. | Valencia | Oct 31, 2005 | 5 violations | $2,837 | 4 | 0 |
| Eagle Rock Lube Master | Los Angeles | Oct 27, 2005 | 7 violations | $16,478 | 5 | 0 |
| Longo Fashion, Inc. | South El Monte | Oct 22, 2005 | 25 violations repeat | $13,614 | 14 | $15,400 |
| Rubber Ducky Productions, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 22, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Piac'e Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 22, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Global, Inc. | Irvine | Oct 13, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Offset Printer California Offset Printer Corporation | Glendale | Oct 9, 2005 | 5 violations | $11,052 | 5 | 0 |
| Quality Shutters Quality Shutters Finish, Inc. | Chatsworth | Oct 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Expedia Media, LLC | Anaheim | Oct 2, 2005 | 292 violations | $74,707 | 291 | 0 |
| Sanmina SCI Corporation | San Jose | Sep 30, 2005 | 29 violations | $126,753 | 28 | 0 |
| Sanmina SCI Corporation | San Jose | Sep 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanmina SCI Corporation | Livermore | Sep 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adema Technologies, Inc. | Mountain View | Sep 19, 2005 | 16 violations | $25,186 | 16 | 0 |
| Workrite Workrite Uniform Company | Oxnard | Sep 16, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fashion Forms Ce Soir Lingerie Co. Inc. | Ventura | Sep 7, 2005 | 53 violations | $263,000 | 28 | $2,887 |
| The Closet Factory | Los Angeles | Sep 6, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Sosnick & Son | South San Francisco | Sep 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sugar Moods | Los Angeles | Sep 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trident Dental Lab Trident Laboratories Inc. | Hawthorne | Aug 29, 2005 | 32 violations | $25,038 | 32 | 0 |
| Gae Mee Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 28, 2005 | 30 violations | $10,000 | 19 | 0 |
| Tua Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Edge Corporation | Los Angeles | Aug 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jem Sportswear | San Fernando | Aug 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newport Apparel Corporation | Compton | Aug 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaff Trading, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Provision, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 23, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patty | Los Angeles | Aug 23, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Foods Corp. | Rancho Cucamonga | Aug 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P &M Fashions, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 19, 2005 | 4 violations | $798 | 3 | 0 |
| K Too | Los Angeles | Aug 19, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casa Mexicana Market | Stockton | Aug 15, 2005 | 4 violations | $5,121 | 4 | 0 |
| Mi Rancho Tortillas, Inc. | Clovis | Aug 15, 2005 | 9 violations | $2,428 | 8 | 0 |
| Little Queen Fashion Inc. | South El Monte | Aug 13, 2005 | 97 violations | $60,000 | 48 | 0 |
| Have | Los Angeles | Aug 13, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Estrada Clothing Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 13, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baby Lulu | Los Angeles | Aug 13, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best One Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 12, 2005 | 8 violations | $9,100 | 6 | 0 |
| Closet | Los Angeles | Aug 12, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlotte's Confections/ Shaw's Candy & Ice | Millbrae | Aug 11, 2005 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,455 |
| P&K Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 10, 2005 | 28 violations | $6,745 | 21 | 0 |
| Girl Talk | Los Angeles | Aug 10, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonnia & Jennie, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 10, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 9, 2005 | 74 violations | $17,794 | 44 | 0 |
| Entrancy | Los Angeles | Aug 9, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cien, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 9, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M & M Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 9, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armor Link Corp. | Brea | Aug 8, 2005 | 13 violations | $13,137 | 12 | 0 |
| Great Garments Sandy Wee Hung Zheng dba Great Garments | San Francisco | Aug 7, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eastwest Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 5, 2005 | 31 violations | $16,912 | 30 | 0 |
| Robella | Los Angeles | Aug 5, 2005 | 3 violations | $108 | 1 | 0 |
| Helena Helena H. Luu | South El Monte | Aug 4, 2005 | 25 violations | $12,494 | 13 | 0 |
| GSH Inc | South El Monte | Aug 4, 2005 | 15 violations | $3,640 | 14 | 0 |
| Jeb Industry Inc | Garden Grove | Aug 4, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasmine USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 4, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UJCIC Screen Printing, Inc. | San Francisco | Aug 4, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crave Apparel Inc | Gardena | Aug 4, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Immanual Korea Sewing Machine Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 3, 2005 | 25 violations | $18,926 | 16 | 0 |
| America Fashion Clothing Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 3, 2005 | 27 violations | $14,765 | 18 | 0 |
| Fili's Fashion | Los Angeles | Aug 3, 2005 | 8 violations | $2,990 | 4 | 0 |
| J. J.'s Mae, Inc. dba Rainbeau | San Francisco | Aug 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Slater & Son Inc.dba Golden Bear Sportswear | San Francisco | Aug 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Libian Time Less, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 3, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Bell Winery | Madera | Aug 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| One Clothing | Los Angeles | Aug 3, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Fish, Inc. | Daly City | Aug 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Garment Finishing, Inc | Los Angeles | Aug 2, 2005 | 119 violations | $24,994 | 119 | 0 |
| Citizens of Humanity | Hacienda Heights | Aug 2, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seven For All Mankind, LLC | Los Angeles | Aug 2, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gold Sign, LLC | Los Angeles | Aug 2, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caitac Garment Processing, Inc. | Gardena | Aug 2, 2005 | 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.