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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village Car Wash | Pomona | Jul 22, 2013 | 27 violations | $9,974 | 13 | 0 |
| Pacific Auto Spa | Whittier | Jul 22, 2013 | 3 violations | $440 | 3 | 0 |
| Madrona Car Wash, Inc. | Torrance | Jul 17, 2013 | 3 violations repeat | $441 | 2 | $748 |
| Sparkle Car Wash Robert Mulhall, Sole Owner | Pasadena | Jul 14, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perris Car Wash | Perris | Jul 7, 2013 | 38 violations repeat | $11,624 | 27 | 0 |
| La Verne Car Wash | La Verne | Jul 7, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin's Car Wash | Roseville | Jun 25, 2013 | 34 violations | $8,801 | 33 | 0 |
| Randi Zuckerberg | Los Altos | Jun 25, 2013 | 2 violations | $2,579 | 1 | 0 |
| All Star Car Wash, LLC | Corona | Jun 25, 2013 | 4 violations | $377 | 3 | 0 |
| Deer Creek Car Wash | Rancho Cucamonga | Jun 24, 2013 | 44 violations repeat | $6,411 | 31 | 0 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | San Francisco | Jun 24, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Splash Car Spa & Detail | Riverside | Jun 23, 2013 | 36 violations | $6,067 | 24 | 0 |
| Affordable Cremations of the High Desert | Apple Valley | Jun 19, 2013 | 4 violations repeat | $201 | 3 | $924 |
| Oak Valley Chevron | Beaumont | Jun 17, 2013 | 16 violations repeat | $59,623 | 15 | $4,620 |
| Highland Hand Car Wash | Highland | Jun 16, 2013 | 32 violations repeat | $28,517 | 20 | $7,480 |
| One Dollar Cleaner | West Covina | Jun 15, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arotown Car Wash | Pomona | Jun 10, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Downey Hand Car Wash | Downey | Jun 9, 2013 | 4 violations | $934 | 3 | 0 |
| Sra Maria Eugenia y Luis Armando Vizcarra | Alpine | Jun 8, 2013 | 2 violations | $4,171 | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitality Car Wash | San Bernardino | Jun 2, 2013 | 28 violations repeat | $31,570 | 14 | $5,236 |
| Happy Boy Car Wash | San Bernardino | May 31, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC | South San Francisco | May 31, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meineke Econo Lube | Glendora | May 25, 2013 | 70 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa Environmental Services, Inc | Signal Hill | May 23, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ageless Elimin' Age International, Inc. | Milpitas | May 14, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preferred Image, Inc | Los Gatos | May 6, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Gatos Body Shop, Inc | Los Gatos | May 6, 2013 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MAGNUSSENS CAR WEST AUTO BODY | Fremont | May 1, 2013 | 32 violations | $13,264 | 32 | 0 |
| Baytech Corporation Landi Renzo USA Corporation | Torrance | Apr 25, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Mai Thai Massage | Venice | Apr 15, 2013 | 22 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dirt Buster | Citrus Heights | Apr 5, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New South Parking Central Parking System, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 20, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vermont Hand Wash | Los Angeles | Mar 19, 2013 | 37 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollywood Car Wash | Los Angeles | Mar 19, 2013 | 22 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sierra Club | San Francisco | Mar 18, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blessings Carwash | Anaheim | Mar 17, 2013 | 47 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commonwealth Carwash | Fullerton | Mar 17, 2013 | 26 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EZ Wash & Detail | Bell | Mar 16, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brookhurst Car Wash M.R.R. Carwash Enterprises, Inc | Santa Ana | Mar 15, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Smog & Tune Ty & Nghi Investments, Inc. | West Covina | Mar 10, 2013 | 8 violations repeat | $16,005 | 6 | $1,848 |
| GT Auto Body | Vista | Mar 7, 2013 | 5 violations | $4,898 | 3 | 0 |
| Jiffy Lube Najjar Lube Centers Inc. | Ventura | Feb 25, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malai Thai Massage | Santa Barbara | Feb 21, 2013 | 6 violations | $5,851 | 3 | 0 |
| Solano Day Spa | Vacaville | Feb 20, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Bay Auto Body Malamatenios body works inc | Los Gatos | Jan 29, 2013 | 32 violations | $19,491 | 31 | 0 |
| San Marcos Hand Car Wash | San Marcos | Jan 23, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Coast Customs, Inc. | Corona | Jan 21, 2013 | 52 violations repeat | $78,796 | 45 | $16,830 |
| Palomar Hand Car Wash & Detailing | Carlsbad | Jan 17, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Encinitas Car Wash Justin Shaddow & Marc Shaddow | Encinitas | Jan 14, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shampoo Dolls | San Jose | Jan 11, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Service Technologies, Inc. | Anaheim | Dec 31, 2012 | 9 violations | $3,827 | 9 | 0 |
| Foothill Car Wash & Detail | Upland | Dec 21, 2012 | 2 violations repeat | $311 | 1 | 0 |
| CauseForce, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 21, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Super Shiny@Jeep, Chrysler/VW | San Diego | Dec 11, 2012 | 4 violations repeat | $8,168 | 4 | $748 |
| Super Shiny@Mossy Nissan | El Cajon | Dec 11, 2012 | 5 violations repeat | $5,711 | 5 | $935 |
| Super Shiny@Witt Lincoln Dealership | San Diego | Dec 11, 2012 | 1 violation repeat | $2,377 | 1 | $187 |
| California Transmission | Huntington Park | Dec 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Look Skin Center | Glendale | Dec 7, 2012 | 128 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hillside Automotive Repair | Torrance | Nov 30, 2012 | 8 violations | $8,814 | 7 | 0 |
| Yorba Linda Car Wash Inc. | Yorba Linda | Nov 30, 2012 | 43 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stoner Creek Car Wash | Rowland Heights | Nov 30, 2012 | 37 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celebrity Car Wash | Los Angeles | Nov 28, 2012 | 50 violations repeat | $199 | 2 | 0 |
| Cubic Applications, Inc. | Twentynine Palms | Nov 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canyon Car Wash | Canyon Country | Nov 16, 2012 | 24 violations | $1,349 | 16 | 0 |
| Wilshire west car wash | Santa Monica | Nov 15, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lincoln Car Wash | Santa Monica | Nov 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Auto Service, Inc. | Van Nuys | Nov 2, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V-Max Cleaners | Gold River | Nov 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ's Hand Car Wash Ernesto and Rosa Jauregui | Los Angeles | Nov 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Time Gas & Diesel Repair | Glendora | Oct 26, 2012 | 10 violations | $18,284 | 9 | 0 |
| Sunnyvale Auto Body | Sunnyvale | Oct 23, 2012 | 16 violations | $17,843 | 8 | 0 |
| Mountain View Tire and Service, Inc. | Long Beach | Oct 23, 2012 | 2 violations | $463 | 1 | 0 |
| Interior Magic Interior Magic of California, LLC | Torrance | Oct 19, 2012 | 206 violations repeat | $146,113 | 205 | $68,816 |
| Jr.'s Auto Detail | Downey | Oct 15, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karnavati Steel Industries of MS LTD | Fairfield | Oct 12, 2012 | 127 violations | $245,847 | 43 | 0 |
| Trinity House Group Homes | Oxnard | Oct 9, 2012 | 12 violations | $3,125 | 11 | 0 |
| Soleil Hair & Nail Spa Inc | Corona | Oct 9, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canyon Country Car Wash | Canyon Country | Oct 5, 2012 | 66 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Super Shiny Auto Detail Nancy Venegas Super Shiny Auto Detail, Inc | Manhattan Beach | Oct 1, 2012 | 20 violations repeat | $9,890 | 14 | $2,431 |
| Castrol Express Lube | Barstow | Sep 26, 2012 | 5 violations | $1,205 | 2 | 0 |
| Corporate Interior Solutions | Hayward | Sep 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imperial Spa Fullerton | Fullerton | Sep 20, 2012 | 22 violations | $10,367 | 21 | 0 |
| In and Out Smog | Fresno | Sep 7, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inland RV Inland RV Center, Inc | Corona | Aug 29, 2012 | 9 violations | $2,993 | 7 | 0 |
| Spartan Engineering, Inc. | San Jose | Aug 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bus Depot Bus Depot Logistics, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cypress Auto Wash | Redding | Aug 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ms. Catherine (Rong) Zhou/Mr. Daniel Campbell | Mountain View | Aug 11, 2012 | 2 violations | $3,466 | 1 | 0 |
| Execupark | San Mateo | Aug 9, 2012 | 8 violations | $67,459 | 7 | 0 |
| Hemet Auto Spa & Detail | Hemet | Aug 7, 2012 | 2 violations | $112 | 1 | 0 |
| Stars & Stripes Car Wash | San Diego | Aug 5, 2012 | 15 violations | $12,840 | 8 | 0 |
| Crescenta Valley Car Wash, Inc. | La Crescenta | Aug 1, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plaza Cleaners Goforth Enterprises LLC | Paso Robles | Jul 31, 2012 | 5 violations | $448 | 5 | 0 |
| Almaden Transmission | San Jose | Jul 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | Glendale | Jul 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sand Dollar Corporation Sand Dollar Corporation of California | Walnut Creek | Jul 9, 2012 | 69 violations | $29,802 | 69 | 0 |
| Morales Auto Electrical Repair | Yucaipa | Jul 7, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I-Bar Inc. | Walnut Creek | Jul 3, 2012 | 2 violations | $3,159 | 1 | 0 |
| I-Bar Inc. | Walnut Creek | Jul 3, 2012 | 3 violations | $1,103 | 2 | 0 |
| I-Bar Inc. | Menlo Park | Jul 3, 2012 | 2 violations | $156 | 1 | 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.