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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubless, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 15, 2019 | 42 violations | $159,479 | 26 | 0 |
| Turf Equipment Display and Rebuilders | Corona | Dec 6, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olive Tree Mode, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 5, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NOC Production | Los Angeles | Dec 4, 2019 | 8 violations | $19,856 | 5 | 0 |
| Lovemarks, Inc. dba Paper Crane | Vernon | Nov 22, 2019 | 24 violations | $15,212 | 24 | 0 |
| Dec Dec 3, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2019 | 16 violations | $17,615 | 10 | 0 |
| Espressa Espressa USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enoch Production | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBless TBless Apparel Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Needle Corp. | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2019 | 6 violations | $6,905 | 5 | 0 |
| SLL Fashion | Los Angeles | Nov 13, 2019 | 33 violations | $74,372 | 31 | 0 |
| J Code 88, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 13, 2019 | 11 violations | $11,362 | 9 | 0 |
| Flamingo Urban Flamingo Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 13, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lovely Melody | Los Angeles | Nov 13, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Queen Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 12, 2019 | 33 violations | $40,447 | 16 | 0 |
| Reborn J | Los Angeles | Nov 12, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hopely Jayem, Inc. dba Hopely | Los Angeles | Nov 12, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PMS Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 11, 2019 | 14 violations | $14,302 | 9 | 0 |
| California Offset Printers, Inc. | Glendale | Nov 10, 2019 | 4 violations | $8,920 | 3 | 0 |
| Loveleya, Inc. | Vernon | Nov 8, 2019 | 5 violations | $416 | 4 | 0 |
| Sign Resource Identity Group | Maywood | Nov 7, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LA Quality Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 6, 2019 | 12 violations | $21,309 | 9 | 0 |
| F.J. Fashion Francisco J Morales Tapia | Los Angeles | Nov 5, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petalo Fashion Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 5, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leyvas USA Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 5, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TDI Merchant Group, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 5, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steel Craft, Inc. | Compton | Nov 4, 2019 | 13 violations | $23,268 | 4 | 0 |
| IPS International Paving Services | Mentone | Nov 3, 2019 | 55 violations | $41,936 | 28 | 0 |
| After Stitch, Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 3, 2019 | 5 violations | $1,956 | 3 | 0 |
| The Propose, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 1, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gamsa Apparel | Los Angeles | Oct 31, 2019 | 2 violations | $1,319 | 1 | 0 |
| Mon Ami Apparel Inc | Los Angeles | Oct 31, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Klaxons dba Factor 73 dba No Loss Than | Los Angeles | Oct 30, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue ButterCup Free Sunshine Apparel Inc | Los Angeles | Oct 30, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarang Fashion, Inc | Los Angeles | Oct 29, 2019 | 18 violations | $61,140 | 12 | 0 |
| Don & Bernie Group, Inc | Los Angeles | Oct 29, 2019 | 12 violations | $31,671 | 9 | 0 |
| H&M Denim Apparel, Inc. | Huntington Park | Oct 28, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Topia Topia Casual Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 25, 2019 | 9 violations | $3,076 | 4 | 0 |
| Cream N Sugar Cream N Sugar Apparel Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 25, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sadie & Sage | Los Angeles | Oct 25, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glamazon L.A. | Los Angeles | Oct 24, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Umma Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 23, 2019 | 34 violations | $48,134 | 20 | 0 |
| EMJ Bias System, Inc. | Huntington Park | Oct 22, 2019 | 2 violations | $6,896 | 1 | 0 |
| West Coast Customs, Inc. | Burbank | Oct 22, 2019 | 2 violations repeat | $5,584 | 1 | $348 |
| Faraday Future Inc. | Gardena | Oct 22, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manuel Cos | Los Angeles | Oct 21, 2019 | 12 violations | $4,369 | 10 | 0 |
| Narabi | Los Angeles | Oct 21, 2019 | 2 violations | $3,231 | 1 | 0 |
| Dye Codes | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2019 | 8 violations | $8,500 | 7 | 0 |
| Have Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinless Sewing Sinless Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 8, 2019 | 21 violations repeat | $74,106 | 19 | $5,358 |
| Peach Love, Fantastic Fawn | Los Angeles | Oct 8, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mod Shop Spot International, Inc. | Compton | Oct 4, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bethel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2019 | 17 violations | $44,239 | 15 | 0 |
| Chrysanthemum by Eileen LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2019 | 5 violations | $535 | 3 | 0 |
| HoneyMe Fashion 18630, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cape Robbin | Pomona | Sep 30, 2019 | 14 violations | $33,211 | 13 | 0 |
| Sys Techs Cruz Modular, Inc. | Orange | Sep 24, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Controls | Sylmar | Sep 15, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day and Night Canaan Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 10, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| An-Wil Inc. | Jurupa Valley | Aug 30, 2019 | 14 violations | $8,498 | 13 | 0 |
| Manufacturing Green Products, Inc. | Fontana | Aug 28, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DL Poultry Inc | Monterey Park | Aug 26, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Concrete Supply Central Concrete Supply Co, Inc | San Jose | Aug 22, 2019 | 4 violations | $940 | 2 | 0 |
| G R J Fashion's Ricardo Hernandez & Gabriel Carranza | Bell Gardens | Aug 19, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Leopard, Inc | Los Angeles | Aug 14, 2019 | 2 violations | $1,801 | 1 | 0 |
| Bit Gal Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 13, 2019 | 20 violations repeat | $45,747 | 18 | 0 |
| Goodtime USA | Los Angeles | Aug 13, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Beef, Inc. dba Monterey Meat Co. | Monterey Park | Aug 13, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maries Shannon Confection | Ventura | Aug 13, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bang Ju, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 6, 2019 | 13 violations | $21,301 | 11 | 0 |
| Irvine Enterprises | San Diego | Aug 6, 2019 | 3 violations | $1,616 | 1 | 0 |
| Final Touch Final Touch Apparel Inc. | Vernon | Aug 6, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air & Gas Tech | San Diego | Aug 2, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $993 |
| MKT Apparel, Inc - Mario Hernandez Diaz | Los Angeles | Jul 30, 2019 | 23 violations | $39,101 | 16 | 0 |
| Battery Systems | Garden Grove | Jul 29, 2019 | 1 violation | $20,000 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Toes GRP & Coatings | Chula Vista | Jul 25, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCR Manufacturing | San Diego | Jul 22, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Applikon Biotechnology | San Mateo | Jul 21, 2019 | 5 violations repeat | $42,640 | 4 | $804 |
| A. gain HJ2P Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best Cody | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jened Jened Apparel , Inc | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CB Foods, Inc | Monterey Park | Jul 17, 2019 | 14 violations | $4,163 | 13 | 0 |
| KBI & Associates | Placentia | Jul 12, 2019 | 4 violations | $3,515 | 2 | 0 |
| Sincere Orient Food Company Sincere Oriental Commerial Corporation | La Puente | Jul 10, 2019 | 4 violations | $17,449 | 3 | 0 |
| T & S Trading, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 1, 2019 | 26 violations | $65,045 | 24 | 0 |
| Cal Tech Precision Inc. | Anaheim | Jun 30, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Win Fat LLC | Monterey Park | Jun 28, 2019 | 7 violations | $6,955 | 6 | 0 |
| ESGC East Shore Garment Company, LLC | Los Angeles | Jun 18, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bolt Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 17, 2019 | 21 violations | $25,258 | 18 | 0 |
| Cherry Mellow | Los Angeles | Jun 17, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cherry Mellow | Los Angeles | Jun 12, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glare Fashion | Los Angeles | Jun 12, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fashion 321 Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 10, 2019 | 33 violations | $104,072 | 31 | 0 |
| Leyen Food | La Puente | Jun 10, 2019 | 79 violations repeat | $47,778 | 78 | $25,194 |
| Haliburton International Foods, Inc. | Ontario | Jun 7, 2019 | 2 violations | $3,254 | 1 | 0 |
| Stremicks Heritage Foods | Riverside | May 31, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cholakian Wines | San Miguel | Apr 30, 2019 | 2 violations | $1,882 | 1 | 0 |
| A Ellen | Los Angeles | Apr 30, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Still Broke Inc. (Pink Bud Inc) | Los Angeles | Apr 29, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jolie Clothing Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 28, 2019 | 2 violations | 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.