Wage and hour cases in Other Services (except Public Administration) at a glance
California employers in Other Services (except Public Administration) account for 1,180 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 816 of which found violations (69%). Employers agreed to pay $13,860,665 in back wages to 10,354 workers, and $1,153,135 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 4 cases closed with $34,906 in back wages.
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sepulveda West Car Wash, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 12, 2006 | 37 violations | $9,365 | 36 | 0 |
| Shine & Brite Car Wash | Culver City | Jun 12, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Century West Car Wash | Los Angeles | Jun 11, 2006 | 129 violations | $16,000 | 40 | 0 |
| Quality Restoration Services, Inc | Irvine | Jun 5, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Car Wash | Upland | May 31, 2006 | 29 violations | $9,911 | 28 | 0 |
| All Magic Paint & Body | Los Angeles | May 30, 2006 | 20 violations | $18,372 | 19 | 0 |
| San Jose Conservation Corps | San Jose | May 24, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montclair Gas & Wash | Montclair | May 13, 2006 | 35 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyons Car Wash | Newhall | May 12, 2006 | 221 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| High Desert Kwik Kar Lube and Tune | Victorville | May 11, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherman Way Car Wash | North Hollywood | May 8, 2006 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Oil Company LLC | Upland | May 7, 2006 | 60 violations repeat | $10,694 | 59 | $11,033 |
| SunnyMead Car Wash E.V.E SunnyMead Car Wash, Inc. | Moreno Valley | May 4, 2006 | 8 violations | $8,785 | 7 | 0 |
| Allessandro Car Wash | Moreno Valley | May 4, 2006 | 2 violations | $1,215 | 1 | 0 |
| Lenny Dykstra Car Wash Group | Corona | May 4, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Car Spa, Inc. Car Spa, Inc. / CS Norco LLC | Norco | May 3, 2006 | 121 violations | $107,203 | 120 | 0 |
| Texaco Xpress Lube | Victorville | Apr 30, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jane Dutra Repair Service | Gilroy | Apr 18, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Custom Car Wash | Montebello | Apr 13, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sau Wai Carmen Chan Sau Wai Carmen Chan, an individual | Hillsborough | Apr 7, 2006 | 2 violations | $36,590 | 1 | 0 |
| Baldwin Park Car Wash | Baldwin Park | Apr 6, 2006 | 29 violations | $5,667 | 28 | 0 |
| Best Hand Car Wash | San Diego | Apr 6, 2006 | 37 violations | $2,988 | 20 | 0 |
| American Cleaners | Folsom | Apr 1, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 Automotive Repair | Antioch | Mar 29, 2006 | 9 violations | $2,273 | 8 | 0 |
| Lawn Master | Apple Valley | Mar 28, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Fuss Mobile Lube | Apple Valley | Mar 27, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luxury Car Wash | Apple Valley | Mar 27, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clean King Laundry Systems | Mission Hills | Mar 25, 2006 | 26 violations | $24,658 | 25 | 0 |
| Judi's Cleaners, Inc. | Roseville | Mar 17, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maravilla Foundation | Los Angeles | Mar 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slauson Car Wash A & E Interstate Car Wash | Los Angeles | Mar 13, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crenshaw Car Wash | Los Angeles | Mar 12, 2006 | 16 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marketing Fundamental | Alhambra | Mar 10, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silver Cloud Valet div of Ampco System Parkng | San Francisco | Mar 6, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amaya Tire Victor Amaya, Sole-Proprietorship | Los Angeles | Feb 28, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunkist & Amar Car Wash, Inc. | La Puente | Feb 24, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parking Company of America | Downey | Feb 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Welltech National Training Systems, Inc | Vallejo | Jan 31, 2006 | 2 violations | $615 | 1 | 0 |
| SEIU Local 250 United Healthcare West | Oakland | Jan 30, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Park N Travel | Oakland | Jan 26, 2006 | 5 violations | $525 | 5 | 0 |
| International Bible Baptist Church Inc. | San Leandro | Dec 31, 2005 | 2 violations | $88,431 | 2 | 0 |
| Castro Valley Union 76 | Castro Valley | Dec 31, 2005 | 8 violations | $22,797 | 7 | 0 |
| Caroline's Auto Repair | Pomona | Dec 12, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tri Star Car Wash | Van Nuys | Dec 11, 2005 | 30 violations | $14,846 | 29 | 0 |
| North Hills Car Wash | Granada Hills | Dec 7, 2005 | 7 violations | $2,086 | 6 | 0 |
| Midas Auto Service Experts | Inglewood | Dec 1, 2005 | 2 violations | $677 | 1 | 0 |
| HWB Car Wash, INC | Burbank | Nov 30, 2005 | 33 violations | $16,295 | 32 | 0 |
| Sherman Oaks Auto Resort | Van Nuys | Nov 30, 2005 | 11 violations | $2,674 | 10 | 0 |
| Ms Rosario Carr-Casanova | Novato | Nov 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tonys Transmision Center | Los Angeles | Nov 17, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Carwash, Inc. Super Kleen Hand Car Wash | South El Monte | Nov 16, 2005 | 29 violations | $6,850 | 22 | $2,722 |
| Crista Car Wash | Santa Clarita | Nov 14, 2005 | 360 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club Nails, Inc. | Aliso Viejo | Nov 10, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rancho Del Oro Car Wash | Oceanside | Oct 27, 2005 | 28 violations | $5,648 | 25 | 0 |
| VIP Car Wash | Oceanside | Oct 27, 2005 | 8 violations | $2,785 | 7 | 0 |
| Queen B Nails & Spa Fresno | Fresno | Oct 25, 2005 | 3 violations | $763 | 1 | 0 |
| Bonus Car Wash | Santa Monica | Oct 19, 2005 | 79 violations | $100,000 | 55 | 0 |
| Aloha Car Wash Greenfield Sisson Group , Inc. | San Diego | Oct 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stadium Car Wash Stadium Blue Water, Inc. | San Diego | Oct 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Car Wash | Chino Hills | Sep 24, 2005 | 6 violations | $2,849 | 5 | 0 |
| Bixby Knolls Car Wash | Long Beach | Aug 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perris Car Wash Sunshine Car Wash, LLC | Perris | Aug 29, 2005 | 47 violations | $18,137 | 39 | 0 |
| Personal Castles | San Jose | Aug 29, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC | Fort Irwin | Aug 26, 2005 | 45 violations | $33,056 | 45 | 0 |
| Tradelink Resource Inc. dba: Friendly Cleaner | Temecula | Aug 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinky's Klassy Kar Wash | Concord | Aug 17, 2005 | 12 violations | $14,075 | 11 | 0 |
| LA Dogworks | Los Angeles | Aug 15, 2005 | 9 violations | $2,806 | 9 | 0 |
| Zipin Out Auto Service, Inc. | Fremont | Aug 12, 2005 | 2 violations | $203 | 2 | 0 |
| Hogue Bros Body Shop | Gilroy | Aug 9, 2005 | 5 violations | $1,344 | 4 | 0 |
| The Cleaning Place | South El Monte | Aug 9, 2005 | 2 violations | $595 | 1 | 0 |
| Cresenta Valley Car Wash | La Crescenta | Aug 5, 2005 | 23 violations | $25,001 | 22 | 0 |
| La Quinta Car Wash Inc. | La Quinta | Aug 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Little Sisters Truck Wash | Thousand Palms | Jul 31, 2005 | 34 violations | $10,819 | 34 | 0 |
| Luz C Watts | Los Angeles | Jul 20, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy's Hand Car Wash and Detailing | Costa Mesa | Jul 19, 2005 | 32 violations | $6,457 | 17 | 0 |
| Nu-Way Laundry & Cleaners | Victorville | Jul 13, 2005 | 127 violations | $4,670 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocket Smog, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 6, 2005 | 12 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Cleaners | Palmdale | Jun 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josue Auto Repair | San Jose | Jun 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonrise RV | Escondido | Jun 1, 2005 | 1 violation | $1,740 | 1 | 0 |
| America's Tires Co. Southern California Discount Tire Co., Inc. | Walnut Creek | Jun 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lea's The Salon | Beverly Hills | May 18, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canoga Park Car Wash | Canoga Park | May 10, 2005 | 60 violations | $60,000 | 30 | 0 |
| White Glove 100% Hand Car Wash | Fresno | May 10, 2005 | 23 violations | $19,214 | 22 | 0 |
| Rancho Mirage Hand Car Wash | Rancho Mirage | May 10, 2005 | 15 violations | $9,016 | 14 | 0 |
| McClellan-Terry, Gloria | Stockton | May 10, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| McClellan-Terry, Gloria | Stockton | May 10, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Moorpark Auto-Spa | Moorpark | May 3, 2005 | 13 violations repeat | $18,236 | 12 | $4,620 |
| Kings Custom Tailor | San Francisco | May 1, 2005 | 7 violations | $38,617 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad's Exxon Sparky Station Corp. | Orange | Apr 29, 2005 | 13 violations | $38,420 | 12 | 0 |
| Valet Service | El Monte | Apr 26, 2005 | 198 violations repeat | $272,407 | 196 | $86,240 |
| Westminster Hand Car Wash | Westminster | Apr 25, 2005 | 140 violations repeat | $40,000 | 40 | $35,131 |
| King's Custom Tailor | San Francisco | Apr 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enterprise Collision Center | Costa Mesa | Apr 8, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Galaxy Car Wash | Valencia | Mar 31, 2005 | 102 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC Gino Morena Enterprises of the NW, Inc. | South San Francisco | Mar 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B&J Tires, Inc. | Oakland | Mar 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonny Carwash | Sacramento | Mar 13, 2005 | 21 violations | $23,487 | 20 | 0 |
| Idex Global Services, Inc. | San Francisco | Mar 11, 2005 | 2 violations | $472 | 2 | 0 |
| Yosh for Hair / Georgina Khan | San Francisco | Mar 4, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Other Services (except Public Administration)
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Fuel Management, Inc. | 2 | $1,918,793 | 875 | Jul 16, 2018 |
| AECOM Government Services, Inc. | 1 | $503,127 | 506 | Apr 15, 2011 |
| Valet Service | 1 | $272,407 | 196 | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Lozano Car Wash | 2 | $268,502 | 270 | Dec 6, 2008 |
| Karnavati Steel Industries of MS LTD | 1 | $245,847 | 43 | Oct 12, 2012 |
| Mariska Trisanti | 1 | $207,690 | 2 | Mar 19, 2000 |
| Miami's Auto Detailing | 2 | $181,200 | 14 | Apr 30, 2023 |
| Northridge Classic Car Wash, Inc. | 1 | $160,000 | 84 | Dec 31, 2006 |
| Interior Magic | 1 | $146,113 | 205 | Oct 19, 2012 |
| ZIRX | 1 | $145,796 | 204 | May 31, 2015 |
| Crystal Car Wash | 2 | $144,067 | 23 | Feb 18, 2016 |
| Professional Car Care Wash | 1 | $142,675 | 82 | Aug 6, 2007 |
| Crossroads Autowash | 1 | $130,732 | 172 | Mar 12, 2007 |
| Drezek Enviornmental Stripping Systems | 1 | $130,721 | 15 | Oct 24, 2003 |
| Bonus Car Wash | 2 | $125,819 | 123 | Feb 18, 2009 |
| Indus Technology, Inc. | 1 | $125,632 | 46 | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Playa Vista Car Wash | 1 | $119,668 | 91 | May 11, 2007 |
| Larry's Tire Express, Inc. | 1 | $115,460 | 3 | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Car Spa, Inc. | 2 | $107,203 | 120 | Apr 11, 2009 |
| JB Mobile Detailing | 1 | $105,577 | 10 | Jan 16, 2025 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $6,882 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 | $164,862 | 61 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | $50,813 | 17 |
| 2023 | 22 | 16 | $474,582 | 106 |
| 2022 | 12 | 9 | $130,953 | 42 |
| 2021 | 22 | 15 | $238,646 | 99 |
| 2020 | 40 | 28 | $270,590 | 127 |
| 2019 | 38 | 29 | $418,949 | 185 |
| 2018 | 29 | 25 | $2,448,314 | 1,015 |
| 2017 | 58 | 42 | $392,438 | 254 |
| 2016 | 31 | 24 | $173,715 | 138 |
| 2015 | 36 | 23 | $477,396 | 375 |
| 2014 | 60 | 40 | $335,274 | 206 |
| 2013 | 85 | 58 | $665,523 | 539 |
| 2012 | 87 | 60 | $855,714 | 662 |
| 2011 | 82 | 57 | $873,648 | 1,006 |
| 2010 | 75 | 52 | $483,966 | 476 |
| 2009 | 66 | 38 | $471,812 | 569 |
| 2008 | 91 | 60 | $1,008,076 | 1,012 |
| 2007 | 104 | 62 | $1,027,971 | 1,151 |
| 2006 | 85 | 54 | $727,519 | 820 |
| 2005 | 76 | 54 | $1,003,481 | 820 |
| 2004 | 46 | 41 | $462,599 | 311 |
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.