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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Government Services | Pasadena | Nov 12, 2020 | 6 violations | $25,338 | 5 | 0 |
| Synectic Solutions | Oxnard | Nov 9, 2020 | 1 violation | $3,377 | 1 | 0 |
| Civic Tax Relief | Irvine | Oct 31, 2020 | 9 violations | $6,663 | 8 | 0 |
| Hi-Q Engineering | Poway | Oct 31, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noreas, Inc. | Irvine | Oct 24, 2020 | 8 violations | $791 | 8 | 0 |
| Ezra Systems, Inc. | Folsom | Oct 19, 2020 | 2 violations | $26,583 | 1 | 0 |
| Microsan Consultancy Services | Folsom | Oct 7, 2020 | 3 violations | $3,933 | 1 | 0 |
| Tetra Tech BAS, Inc | Irvine | Sep 27, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SpearMC Consulting Spear MC Management Consulting, Inc | Pleasanton | Sep 10, 2020 | 1 violation | $25,167 | 1 | 0 |
| Validant Kinsale Holdings, Inc | San Francisco | Sep 10, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SurePrep | Irvine | Aug 31, 2020 | 6 violations | $10,930 | 3 | 0 |
| Lenthor Engineering | Milpitas | Aug 11, 2020 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEKPERFEKT INC. | Fremont | Jul 10, 2020 | 4 violations | $27,215 | 4 | 0 |
| Bambee, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 6, 2020 | 4 violations | $1,436 | 3 | 0 |
| Fire Mountain Veterinary Hospital | Oceanside | Jul 3, 2020 | 3 violations | $793 | 2 | 0 |
| Tokio Tanaka Architects (TTA) | Los Angeles | Jun 24, 2020 | 8 violations | $77,633 | 8 | 0 |
| Mercury Engineering Group | San Francisco | Jun 19, 2020 | 1 violation | $7,587 | 1 | 0 |
| Benchmark Landscape Construction, Inc. | Poway | Jun 19, 2020 | 2 violations | $636 | 2 | 0 |
| Western Bat Specialists C Wright & Wright Enterprises, Inc. | Olivehurst | Jun 15, 2020 | 31 violations repeat | $75,287 | 30 | $5,280 |
| PA CPA/BMA | La Verne | Jun 2, 2020 | 4 violations | $2,055 | 3 | 0 |
| EPCM-RMS | Long Beach | May 16, 2020 | 3 violations | $7,224 | 1 | 0 |
| USDM Life Sciences | Santa Barbara | May 15, 2020 | 75 violations | $100,088 | 74 | 0 |
| Tower Escrow | Torrance | May 10, 2020 | 18 violations repeat | $7,091 | 17 | 0 |
| R3 Strategic Support Group | Coronado | May 8, 2020 | 33 violations | $109,000 | 33 | 0 |
| Green Zebra Media Corppration | Lake Forest | May 1, 2020 | 5 violations | $1,740 | 3 | 0 |
| ParkWest Landscape Construction | Corona | Apr 30, 2020 | 2 violations | $967 | 1 | 0 |
| Kayu, Inc. | Walnut Creek | Mar 25, 2020 | 3 violations | $2,900 | 3 | 0 |
| Zebra 36 Gels Logistics, Inc. | Walnut | Mar 12, 2020 | 2 violations | $9,871 | 1 | 0 |
| Techtu Business Solutions, Inc | Pleasanton | Feb 29, 2020 | 2 violations | $2,920 | 1 | 0 |
| Creative Solutions Creative Business & Tax Solutions, Inc | Woodland Hills | Feb 27, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conley General Engineering Inc. | Santa Cruz | Dec 29, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.H.R. Construction, Inc. | American Canyon | Dec 21, 2019 | 42 violations | $197,900 | 31 | $24,126 |
| Blue Nose IT- Departement of Veteran Affairs | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2019 | 2 violations | $3,138 | 1 | 0 |
| The Marketing Arm | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2019 | 38 violations | $38,931 | 38 | 0 |
| CACI, Inc - Commercial | Los Angeles | Oct 24, 2019 | 2 violations repeat | $10,942 | 1 | $403 |
| Phamatech Laboratories & Diagnostic | San Diego | Oct 18, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenco Logistic Service | Chino | Oct 16, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackline Partners, LLC | Ontario | Oct 10, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Advanced Management, Inc. | Modesto | Oct 1, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| English & Gloven APC | San Diego | Sep 19, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Aug 20, 2019 | 1 violation | $3,537 | 1 | 0 |
| Tekvista, Inc | Fremont | Aug 2, 2019 | 2 violations | $63,317 | 1 | 0 |
| Valkyrie Company | San Diego | Aug 1, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackline Partners, LLC | Oroville | Jul 25, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Nelson & Associates, Inc. | Thousand Oaks | Jul 23, 2019 | 3 violations | $288 | 1 | 0 |
| TriNet TriNet Group, Inc. | Sunol | Jul 18, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Jul 15, 2019 | 1 violation | $560 | 1 | 0 |
| KGM Architectural Lighting Kaplan Gehring McCarroll Architectural Lighti | El Segundo | Jul 7, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radiant Technologies, Inc Radiant Technologies Incorporated | Los Angeles | May 31, 2019 | 5 violations | $25,051 | 1 | $11,500 |
| DCL Logistics, Inc. | Ontario | May 7, 2019 | 10 violations | $23,004 | 8 | 0 |
| Language Line Solutions | Monterey | May 5, 2019 | 342 violations | $25,476 | 178 | 0 |
| Bara Infoware, Inc. | San Ramon | May 1, 2019 | 3 violations | $12,595 | 0 | 0 |
| Technica LLC | Barstow | Apr 27, 2019 | 40 violations | $17,660 | 16 | 0 |
| Akima LLC | Los Angeles | Apr 19, 2019 | 303 violations | $129,045 | 153 | 0 |
| NMK Global Inc | Fremont | Apr 8, 2019 | 7 violations | $55,013 | 4 | 0 |
| Reltio Inc. | Redwood City | Mar 28, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brightview Landscape Development, Inc. | Sacramento | Mar 12, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engenius Consulting Group, Inc | Dublin | Mar 11, 2019 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yaana Technologies, LLC | Milpitas | Feb 15, 2019 | 44 violations repeat | $455,439 | 34 | $31,670 |
| In Win Development (U.S.A) Inc. | Walnut | Feb 15, 2019 | 6 violations | $4,926 | 5 | 0 |
| Heath & Yuen APC | San Francisco | Feb 11, 2019 | 2 violations | $3,680 | 1 | 0 |
| Dynamex (T-FORCE) Dynamex Operations West, LLC | Hayward | Feb 10, 2019 | 403 violations repeat | $492,500 | 401 | $15,875 |
| SPS Data Communication SPS Data Communications, Inc. | San Dimas | Feb 8, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ascentt Business Systems | Fremont | Feb 5, 2019 | 7 violations | $147,360 | 7 | 0 |
| Raytheon Raytheon Company | Fort Irwin | Nov 30, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Novogene Novogene Corporation, Inc. | Sacramento | Nov 29, 2018 | 2 violations | $2,904 | 1 | 0 |
| Volkswagen Group of America | Oxnard | Oct 11, 2018 | 12 violations | $27,507 | 11 | 0 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Santa Clara | Oct 10, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Expertus Inc | Santa Clara | Aug 15, 2018 | 4 violations | $79,414 | 4 | 0 |
| JDIEX, Inc. | Rosemead | Aug 6, 2018 | 5 violations | $1,058 | 3 | 0 |
| Imeg Corp | Anaheim | Jun 13, 2018 | 11 violations | $40,544 | 11 | 0 |
| HCL America Inc. San Antonio | Sunnyvale | May 31, 2018 | 17 violations repeat | $21,417 | 17 | 0 |
| Brambila Recycling Brambila Recycling Felipe De Jesus Brembila | Sacramento | May 23, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Draft Beer Maintenance | Orange | Apr 26, 2018 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bonafide Management Systems, Inc | Thousand Oaks | Apr 3, 2018 | 6 violations | $7,274 | 5 | 0 |
| Total Productive Staffing | Santa Clara | Mar 30, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project M Plus Corp. | Los Angeles | Mar 29, 2018 | 4 violations | $10,261 | 1 | 0 |
| Pitchtime | El Segundo | Mar 19, 2018 | 1 violation | $8,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Advanced Research Center Inc. | Anaheim | Mar 8, 2018 | 11 violations | $5,696 | 10 | 0 |
| Cal-Chem Pure Source, LLC | South El Monte | Feb 20, 2018 | 3 violations | $5,864 | 2 | 0 |
| Natures Image, Inc. | Palmdale | Feb 12, 2018 | 29 violations | $56,281 | 28 | 0 |
| Akshaya Inc. | Pleasanton | Feb 9, 2018 | 2 violations | $10,549 | 1 | 0 |
| Adamson Analytical Lab Adamson Analytical Laboratories, Inc. | Corona | Feb 7, 2018 | 3 violations | $540 | 2 | 0 |
| Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services LLC | Palo Alto | Jan 31, 2018 | 1,695 violations | $5,232,930 | 565 | 0 |
| HP Enterprise Services | San Diego | Jan 31, 2018 | 171 violations | $531,966 | 57 | 0 |
| KDS Marketing | Azusa | Jan 23, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Federal Group, Inc. | Ontario | Jan 15, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Automated Control Engineers | Brea | Jan 12, 2018 | 4 violations | $2,992 | 3 | 0 |
| Cloudwick Technologies, Inc. | Newark | Dec 31, 2017 | 13 violations | $173,045 | 12 | 0 |
| Trinet Group Inc. | San Leandro | Dec 31, 2017 | 41 violations | $18,177 | 40 | 0 |
| CollabRx, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 30, 2017 | 7 violations | $19,042 | 4 | 0 |
| DGE, Inc. Davis Group Enterprises | Crestline | Dec 22, 2017 | 3 violations | $1,781 | 1 | 0 |
| Yamato Transport, USA | Compton | Dec 13, 2017 | 30 violations | $6,409 | 29 | 0 |
| Motivational Fulfillment & Logistics Services | Chino | Dec 12, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OnQuest, Inc. Primoris Services Corporation | San Dimas | Dec 6, 2017 | 20 violations | $57,016 | 20 | 0 |
| T. Customs Broker | Los Angeles | Dec 5, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Avent Techs | San Diego | Dec 4, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TriNet TriNet Group, Inc. | San Leandro | Nov 30, 2017 | 51 violations | $50,758 | 49 | 0 |
| Amazing Pictures-Universal Studios | Universal City | Nov 28, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chriso's Tree Trimming | Bakersfield | Nov 7, 2017 | 4 violations | $4,181 | 3 | 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.