Wage and hour cases in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services at a glance
California employers in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services account for 919 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 647 of which found violations (70%). Employers agreed to pay $30,510,826 in back wages to 13,355 workers, and $542,330 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 7 cases closed with $209,158 in back wages.
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vastek Inc. | Chula Vista | Jun 27, 2026 | 1 violation | $84,431 | 1 | 0 |
| RailPros | Irvine | Jun 13, 2026 | 2 violations | $6,558 | 1 | 0 |
| Amentum Services Inc | Riverside | May 1, 2026 | 63 violations | $53,778 | 45 | 0 |
| Alpha Net Consulting LLC | Santa Clara | Mar 8, 2026 | 1 violation | $15,750 | 1 | 0 |
| MTZ Solutions | Sierra Madre | Jan 22, 2026 | 2 violations | $2,463 | 1 | 0 |
| SAR TECH LLC | Fremont | Dec 18, 2025 | 2 violations | $11,814 | 1 | $887 |
| Monarca Landscape Inc | Duarte | Sep 24, 2025 | 9 violations repeat | $34,364 | 8 | 0 |
| Access Multilingual Services Inc | Los Angeles | Jul 15, 2025 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BlueRock Security, Inc | San Mateo | May 15, 2025 | 1 violation | $8,696 | 1 | 0 |
| DroneDeploy, Inc | San Francisco | Apr 3, 2025 | 2 violations repeat | $18,320 | 1 | $755 |
| EdTheory LLC | Pleasanton | Mar 31, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penumbra | Alameda | Mar 11, 2025 | 10 violations | $57,246 | 9 | 0 |
| Siddha One, LLC | Los Gatos | Nov 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horst Architects, Inc. | Laguna Beach | Oct 16, 2024 | 2 violations | $8,545 | 1 | $887 |
| Sidhicorp | Aliso Viejo | Sep 7, 2024 | 1 violation | $20,813 | 1 | 0 |
| Hyperlink Technologies, Inc. | San Francisco | Aug 26, 2024 | 2 violations | $1,305 | 1 | 0 |
| S.C. Yamamoto, Inc. | La Habra | Jul 30, 2024 | 99 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intuit, Inc. | Mountain View | Jul 24, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KDInfotech | Santa Clara | Jul 16, 2024 | 1 violation | $14,111 | 1 | 0 |
| Axiom Global Technologies | Walnut Creek | Jul 9, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Back In Shape Landscape & Maintenance Corp | Berkeley | Jul 1, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Heath & Associates | Fresno | Jun 7, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hope Clinical Research | Canoga Park | May 10, 2024 | 14 violations | $2,320 | 14 | 0 |
| SafeBuilt | San Diego | Apr 4, 2024 | 4,948 violations | $22,248 | 1 | 0 |
| Anchor Utility Multifamily Utility LLC | San Diego | Mar 31, 2024 | 1 violation | $1,522 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Cast Landscape & Services | Santa Ana | Mar 30, 2024 | 8 violations repeat | $8,430 | 7 | $855 |
| Scale AI, DBA Remotask, Outlier | San Francisco | Mar 19, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Hospitality Group | San Diego | Jan 18, 2024 | 8 violations repeat | $21,623 | 7 | $4,900 |
| Dynamic Edge Consulting, Inc. | Long Beach | Dec 31, 2023 | 3 violations | $11,431 | 1 | 0 |
| P & C Group, Inc | Los Angeles | Sep 8, 2023 | 5 violations repeat | $7,737 | 4 | $1,995 |
| Rume Health | Huntington Beach | Aug 20, 2023 | 4 violations | $22,118 | 3 | 0 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Santa Clara | Jul 26, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cahuenga Veterinary Hospital | Los Angeles | Jul 21, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CSI Services Inc. | Santa Clarita | Jul 16, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Santa Clara | Jul 14, 2023 | 2 violations repeat | $14,954 | 1 | $1,225 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Santa Clara | Jun 13, 2023 | 2 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Admail West | Sacramento | Jun 8, 2023 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stolar Law Group APLC Steven Stolar, A Professional Law Corporation | Beverly Hills | May 31, 2023 | 2 violations | $3,083 | 1 | 0 |
| MariaDB MariaDB USA, Inc. | Redwood City | Apr 20, 2023 | 4 violations | $827 | 3 | 0 |
| Conduent | Bakersfield | Apr 6, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Department of Public Works | Los Angeles | Mar 31, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boozallen Hamilton Inc | San Diego | Mar 23, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moveworks, Inc. | Mountain View | Mar 3, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBSI Barrett Business Services, Inc | San Luis Obispo | Jan 1, 2023 | 2 violations | $1,680 | 1 | 0 |
| Owusu Legal Group | Manhattan Beach | Nov 1, 2022 | 18 violations repeat | $5,574 | 17 | 0 |
| Surf and Turf Landscape | San Diego | Oct 19, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exabeam | San Mateo | Jul 29, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grace Legal Group, Inc | Los Angeles | Jul 28, 2022 | 2 violations | $1,920 | 1 | 0 |
| States Logistics Services, Inc | Buena Park | Jun 1, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SIMULOGIX | Menlo Park | Jun 1, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Analytical Laboratories, Inc. | Chino | Mar 16, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Proclaim Promotions | Concord | Mar 15, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G Corp Consulting | La Jolla | Mar 7, 2022 | 14 violations | $6,088 | 13 | 0 |
| Medix Staffing Solutions | Culver City | Jan 6, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Advantage Sales and Marketing | Irvine | Jan 4, 2022 | 2 violations | $9,636 | 1 | 0 |
| CalPak Landscape CalPak Landscaping, Inc. | Rowland Heights | Dec 22, 2021 | 171 violations repeat | $710,573 | 170 | $50,000 |
| Xerex Landscape Maintenance | Nipomo | Nov 22, 2021 | 5 violations | $17,508 | 3 | 0 |
| UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE GENERAL SERVICES CO. | Los Angeles | Nov 5, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SM Brothers Landscape | Santa Monica | Oct 23, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KIX Screening and Protections KIX Srceeing and Protection Services, LLC. | Chula Vista | Oct 17, 2021 | 8 violations | $6,729 | 7 | 0 |
| Wuksachi Lodge DNC Parks & Resorts at Sequoia, Inc. | Sequoia National Park | Oct 9, 2021 | 19 violations | $7,010 | 9 | $7,340 |
| Optima Tax Relief Optima Financial Group, LLC | Santa Ana | Sep 10, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyle Laboratories / KBR | San Diego | Aug 15, 2021 | 68 violations | $675,988 | 37 | 0 |
| Wyle Laboratories / KBR | San Diego | Aug 15, 2021 | 22 violations | $440,889 | 11 | 0 |
| Agilent Technologies Inc. | Santa Clara | Jul 7, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labcorp Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | Lynwood | Jun 28, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Support Services | La Jolla | Jun 27, 2021 | 45 violations | $611,738 | 23 | 0 |
| E- Solutions | San Jose | Jun 15, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Constant Recruiter | Riverside | Jun 1, 2021 | 2 violations | $353 | 1 | 0 |
| Logistic's and Technology Service | San Diego | May 9, 2021 | 6 violations | $5,364 | 4 | 0 |
| Achiever ACO Achiever Health Care Consultation Management | Sacramento | Apr 15, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capstone Capstone logistics, LLC | Riverside | Mar 25, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Epsilon Systems Solutions | San Diego | Mar 21, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SA-TECH Systems Application & Technologies, Inc. | Oxnard | Mar 11, 2021 | 17 violations | $858 | 16 | 0 |
| Law Offices of Dennis A Dascanio APC | Ontario | Mar 10, 2021 | 2 violations | $7,869 | 1 | 0 |
| Lexicon Consulting, Inc. | El Cajon | Mar 9, 2021 | 473 violations | $78,511 | 167 | 0 |
| APPL., INC Agriculture &Priority Pollutants Laboratories | Clovis | Mar 9, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carpe Diem Group, LLC | Beverly Hills | Feb 24, 2021 | 2 violations | $6,068 | 1 | 0 |
| KMEA MACTEC JV | National City | Feb 18, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Santa Clara | Feb 16, 2021 | 2 violations repeat | $1,454 | 1 | 0 |
| Hinge Health Inc | San Francisco | Feb 12, 2021 | 2 violations | $40,950 | 1 | 0 |
| MFDB Architects | Sacramento | Feb 5, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redhorse Technical Services, Inc. | San Diego | Jan 11, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTE Consulting Group | Ontario | Jan 7, 2021 | 38 violations | $19,537 | 35 | 0 |
| Alan Jack Lawn Service Alan B. Jack Sole Proprietorship | Bakersfield | Dec 30, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Santa Clara | Dec 16, 2020 | 2 violations | $4,647 | 1 | 0 |
| AECOM Technical Services, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 16, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Valley Lawnscapes Central Valley Lawnscapes Construction & Main | Fresno | Dec 15, 2020 | 1 violation | $1,080 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacobs Ewingcole A Joint Venture | Pasadena | Dec 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Gengler Law Offices | Yuba City | Dec 11, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCL | Sunnyvale | Dec 10, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KES KOAM ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, Incorporated | San Diego | Dec 1, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alisto Engineering Group | Walnut Creek | Nov 25, 2020 | 3 violations | $2,019 | 3 | 0 |
| Spectrum Services Group | Sacramento | Nov 25, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tetra Tech | Pasadena | Nov 24, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noreas, Inc. | Irvine | Nov 23, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landscape One, Inc. | Fallbrook | Nov 22, 2020 | 24 violations repeat | $32,269 | 23 | $8,460 |
| ARCTOS | Torrance | Nov 19, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AECOM Technical Services, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 17, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SoftStandard Solutions LLC | Fremont | Nov 13, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,218 | 1 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett-Packard | 1 | $5,232,930 | 565 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Hewlett Packard (NASA ACES Contra)/Perspecta | 1 | $1,738,122 | 90 | Dec 31, 2016 |
| Homestore, Inc. | 1 | $1,260,280 | 453 | Oct 10, 2004 |
| Wyle Laboratories / KBR | 2 | $1,116,877 | 48 | Aug 15, 2021 |
| Language Line | 2 | $967,508 | 2,428 | Apr 30, 2014 |
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $945,001 | 901 | Feb 27, 2015 |
| CalPak Landscape | 1 | $710,573 | 170 | Dec 22, 2021 |
| T.C.S Translations | 1 | $700,000 | 293 | Jan 5, 2008 |
| Yaana Technologies, LLC | 2 | $692,659 | 79 | Feb 15, 2019 |
| United Support Services | 1 | $611,738 | 23 | Jun 27, 2021 |
| Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 1 | $601,053 | 194 | Sep 30, 2017 |
| HP Enterprise Services | 1 | $531,966 | 57 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| Dynamex (T-FORCE) | 1 | $492,500 | 401 | Feb 10, 2019 |
| R Systems, Inc. | 1 | $438,218 | 80 | May 6, 2002 |
| TriNet | 3 | $377,637 | 164 | Jul 18, 2019 |
| Raytheon Tech Svcs Co/Cubic Corporation | 1 | $370,180 | 114 | Dec 31, 2005 |
| Jass & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $359,044 | 9 | Mar 15, 2009 |
| Language Line Services | 2 | $251,034 | 635 | Jan 26, 2013 |
| Dav-Lear Systems Inc | 1 | $247,002 | 17 | Dec 31, 2016 |
| Acclaim Technician Services, Inc (ATS) | 1 | $234,311 | 177 | Jul 23, 2010 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | $162,980 | 49 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | $130,440 | 20 |
| 2024 | 16 | 12 | $100,917 | 34 |
| 2023 | 16 | 12 | $61,830 | 14 |
| 2022 | 11 | 6 | $23,218 | 32 |
| 2021 | 29 | 19 | $2,631,399 | 487 |
| 2020 | 46 | 34 | $578,458 | 244 |
| 2019 | 34 | 25 | $1,710,362 | 883 |
| 2018 | 24 | 20 | $6,045,197 | 721 |
| 2017 | 48 | 38 | $2,310,638 | 789 |
| 2016 | 35 | 20 | $2,418,900 | 524 |
| 2015 | 48 | 33 | $1,271,082 | 1,223 |
| 2014 | 34 | 23 | $1,514,262 | 2,651 |
| 2013 | 57 | 44 | $902,319 | 1,036 |
| 2012 | 89 | 49 | $1,117,747 | 919 |
| 2011 | 55 | 34 | $527,791 | 325 |
| 2010 | 73 | 55 | $1,649,504 | 541 |
| 2009 | 57 | 41 | $1,440,202 | 546 |
| 2008 | 46 | 29 | $1,416,889 | 614 |
| 2007 | 45 | 36 | $602,316 | 172 |
| 2006 | 36 | 23 | $543,679 | 268 |
| 2005 | 47 | 35 | $779,977 | 421 |
| 2004 | 37 | 31 | $1,587,463 | 633 |
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.