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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corona Bumper | Santa Clara | Mar 9, 2011 | 33 violations | $33,051 | 26 | 0 |
| CLIMB CLIMB Work Activity Center | Alhambra | Mar 6, 2011 | 15 violations | $2,695 | 15 | 0 |
| Metropolitan Club | San Francisco | Feb 28, 2011 | 2 violations | $4,809 | 1 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC | South San Francisco | Feb 28, 2011 | 26 violations | $1,065 | 25 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprise LLC (Hawaii) | South San Francisco | Feb 28, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC | South San Francisco | Feb 28, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In & Out Car Wash | Los Angeles | Feb 16, 2011 | 52 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Century Car Wash | Inglewood | Feb 16, 2011 | 67 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bay Area Appliances | San Mateo | Feb 15, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crowley Crowley Liner Services, Inc | San Diego | Feb 11, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aids Healthcare Foundation, Inc. | Berkeley | Feb 10, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Brady and Ana I. Garcia De Monterey | San Luis Obispo | Feb 6, 2011 | 2 violations | $3,959 | 1 | 0 |
| Boogyhouse | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casablanca Associates, Inc. | Ontario | Feb 1, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PWS, Inc. | Greenfield | Jan 20, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bear Valley Smog | Apple Valley | Jan 17, 2011 | 4 violations | $4,913 | 3 | 0 |
| Golden West Betterway Uniforms | Oakland | Jan 12, 2011 | 4 violations | $12,311 | 4 | 0 |
| Perfect Cuts | Oxnard | Jan 5, 2011 | 10 violations | $10,336 | 9 | 0 |
| PurrFect Auto PurrFect Auto Service #226 | Sacramento | Jan 2, 2011 | 11 violations | $2,938 | 5 | 0 |
| American Toner Serv | Rohnert Park | Dec 28, 2010 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosecrans Car Wash Rosecrans King Car Wash, Inc | Gardena | Dec 28, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tactical Services Inc. | Oceanside | Dec 25, 2010 | 2 violations | $334 | 1 | 0 |
| Main Street Car Wash | Santa Ana | Dec 19, 2010 | 55 violations | $26,789 | 43 | 0 |
| Morpho Detection, Inc. | Newark | Dec 14, 2010 | 4 violations | $11,744 | 3 | 0 |
| Harv's Express Car Wash & Detailing | Lake Forest | Dec 9, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mirage Car Wash Lomita Gas & Carwash Detail, Inc. | Lomita | Nov 30, 2010 | 48 violations | $13,000 | 39 | 0 |
| Long Beach Car Wash M&M International Investment Corp | Long Beach | Nov 29, 2010 | 36 violations | $29,522 | 26 | 0 |
| Midas Brakes Muffler Advanced Muffler of AV Inc. | Palmdale | Nov 24, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CH2M Hill CH2M Hill Contractors, Inc. | Edwards | Nov 23, 2010 | 8 violations | $4,483 | 8 | 0 |
| Slauson Car Wash | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2010 | 39 violations repeat | $15,999 | 22 | 0 |
| Crenshaw Car Wash | Los Angeles | Nov 10, 2010 | 23 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunset Car Wash | Los Angeles | Nov 1, 2010 | 8 violations repeat | $4,848 | 4 | $748 |
| June Bethke Trust | Northridge | Oct 29, 2010 | 1 violation | $3,407 | 1 | 0 |
| Escalon Transmission | Escalon | Oct 29, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Collision, Inc. | Pico Rivera | Oct 19, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Novato 76 | Novato | Oct 17, 2010 | 5 violations | $1,575 | 4 | 0 |
| J & A Cleaning Services | Elk Grove | Oct 15, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. B. Tire, Inc. (Discount Tire) | Hermosa Beach | Sep 28, 2010 | 11 violations | $5,293 | 10 | 0 |
| Millennium Auto Service | San Jose | Sep 25, 2010 | 7 violations | $7,653 | 6 | 0 |
| California Peak Fitness | Rocklin | Sep 23, 2010 | 3 violations | $1,752 | 2 | 0 |
| One Day Paint and Body | North Highlands | Sep 17, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Car Loops Car Wash One Source Global Technology Inc. | La Puente | Sep 2, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Collision Centers | Covina | Aug 31, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extreme Towing | San Jose | Aug 30, 2010 | 11 violations | $6,898 | 10 | 0 |
| 800 DryClean | Lake Forest | Aug 26, 2010 | 8 violations repeat | $30,370 | 4 | 0 |
| Diablo Car Wash Pine Hollow Enterprise., Inc. | Concord | Aug 26, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calidad Industries, Inc. | Oakland | Aug 23, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dell Auto Body Dell Auto Body and Refinishing | Campbell | Aug 19, 2010 | 16 violations | $10,691 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim's Auto Repair | Riverside | Aug 19, 2010 | 1 violation | $396 | 1 | 0 |
| Rosinsky and Son, Inc. | Hermosa Beach | Aug 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | $9,202 |
| Caliber Collision Center - Redlands | Redlands | Aug 18, 2010 | 2 violations | $302 | 1 | 0 |
| Hollywood Eyebrow Threading | South Gate | Aug 16, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elite Iron Works | Galt | Aug 3, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian Massage | Citrus Heights | Jul 28, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Folsom Cordova Community Partnership | Rancho Cordova | Jul 27, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midas The Mallard Group Ltd. | Placerville | Jul 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ocean Springs Tech Inc. | Desert Hot Springs | Jul 15, 2010 | 17 violations | $21,855 | 16 | 0 |
| East Olympic Funeral Home Grupo Deco, California Corporation | Los Angeles | Jun 7, 2010 | 47 violations | $6,901 | 46 | 0 |
| Rachal's Funeral Home Grupo Deco, California Corporation | Los Angeles | Jun 7, 2010 | 3 violations | $2,352 | 2 | 0 |
| Colton Funeral Home Grupo Deco California, Corporation | Colton | Jun 7, 2010 | 4 violations | $2,266 | 3 | 0 |
| Richard Peterson Funeral Home | Ontario | Jun 7, 2010 | 5 violations | $2,198 | 4 | 0 |
| Rosecrans Funeral Home Grupo Deco California, Corporation | Paramount | Jun 7, 2010 | 2 violations | $1,469 | 1 | 0 |
| Maxwell The Cleaner | San Rafael | Jun 7, 2010 | 2 violations | $790 | 1 | 0 |
| Star Car Wash | El Monte | Apr 28, 2010 | 14 violations | $11,404 | 11 | 0 |
| Eyebrow Masters | Stockton | Apr 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James T. Long & Leigh Ann Long | Moreno Valley | Apr 24, 2010 | 3 violations | $2,875 | 1 | 0 |
| Redlands Pit Stop | Redlands | Apr 24, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emilio's Auto Body Shop Emilio's Auto Body and Johns' Automotive | Campbell | Apr 8, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marina Car Wash | Venice | Apr 7, 2010 | 31 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stonepoint Car Wash American Petrolium Enterprise, Inc | Chatsworth | Apr 6, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sierra Landscape Development, Inc. | Arcadia | Mar 30, 2010 | 26 violations | $51,162 | 25 | 0 |
| Sierra Landscape Development, Inc. | Arcadia | Mar 30, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redhawk Hand Car Wash | Temecula | Mar 24, 2010 | 4 violations | $8,891 | 3 | 0 |
| Rios Janitorial, Gardening and Maintenance | Stockton | Mar 24, 2010 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home Life Partners | Torrance | Mar 23, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Castle Valet Car Inc. | Westminster | Mar 18, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westside Petroleum and Car Wash, Inc. | Lancaster | Mar 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lake Car Wash | Lake Elsinore | Mar 12, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smogs Just Smogs | Los Angeles | Mar 8, 2010 | 7 violations | $14,509 | 6 | 0 |
| Massage Heights Transformations International LLC | Novato | Mar 2, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saldivar Auto Body | Sacramento | Feb 22, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sepulveda Car Wash Sepulveda Parthenia Car Wash, Inc | North Hills | Feb 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Platinum Edge Platinum Edge Enterprises, Inc. | Norwalk | Feb 16, 2010 | 3 violations | $917 | 1 | 0 |
| Canepa Design | Scotts Valley | Feb 10, 2010 | 39 violations | $39,727 | 38 | 0 |
| Call Henry, Inc. | Vandenberg Afb | Feb 4, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cypress Car Wash | Cypress | Feb 3, 2010 | 65 violations repeat | $50,000 | 32 | 0 |
| Encino Center Car Wash | Encino | Feb 3, 2010 | 60 violations | $32,905 | 40 | 0 |
| International Garment Finish | Long Beach | Feb 3, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walnut Creek Car Wash | Walnut Creek | Feb 2, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marbas Beauty Salon | Santa Ana | Jan 29, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Carwash | Los Angeles | Jan 23, 2010 | 47 violations | $37,678 | 30 | 0 |
| North Valley IsuzuTrucks, Inc | West Sacramento | Jan 15, 2010 | 5 violations | $16,089 | 4 | 0 |
| Redwood Empire Industries California Human Development Corporation | Santa Rosa | Jan 14, 2010 | 7 violations | $1,442 | 7 | 0 |
| In & Out Carwash 26 In Out Carwash Corporation | North Hollywood | Jan 3, 2010 | 7 violations repeat | $3,480 | 5 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC | South San Francisco | Dec 31, 2009 | 6 violations | $4,588 | 5 | 0 |
| Inglewood Mortuary | Inglewood | Dec 14, 2009 | 6 violations | $2,959 | 5 | 0 |
| Red Carpet Car Wash | Corona | Dec 10, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lear Siegler Services, Inc. | Barstow | Nov 30, 2009 | 246 violations | $103,315 | 187 | 0 |
| Mom and Two Daughters, Inc. | Modesto | Nov 23, 2009 | 12 violations | $1,496 | 10 | 0 |
| Ventura West Car Wash | Woodland Hills | Nov 3, 2009 | 6 violations | $11,152 | 5 | 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.