Wage and hour cases in Public Administration at a glance
California employers in Public Administration account for 167 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 93 of which found violations (56%). Employers agreed to pay $8,769,656 in back wages to 3,506 workers, and $64,922 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 0 cases closed with $0 in back wages.
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Public Health | Sacramento | Aug 1, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triad Logistics Services Triad Logistics Services Corporation | Travis Afb | May 31, 2025 | 7 violations | $4,519 | 6 | 0 |
| Los Angeles County Fire Department | Monterey Park | May 9, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City and County of San Francisco San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | San Francisco | Apr 27, 2025 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| County of Ventura Human Services Agency | Simi Valley | Apr 23, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Westminster | Westminster | Apr 16, 2025 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Fire - Rescue Department | San Diego | Apr 12, 2025 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCM Fire Protection | Tracy | Mar 26, 2025 | 4 violations | $834 | 2 | 0 |
| Yuba County Office Department of Education | Marysville | Jan 16, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contra Costa County | Richmond | Jan 1, 2025 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| County of Los Angeles, Probation Department | Los Angeles | Aug 23, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beaumont Police Department City of Beaumont Police Department | Beaumont | Jul 14, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| County of Sacramento Department of Human Assi | Sacramento | Jun 5, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E & J Gallo Winery | Modesto | May 4, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Postal Service | Pico Rivera | Dec 14, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newport SW LLC Newport Partners, LLC | Irvine | Dec 3, 2023 | 11 violations | $16,164 | 5 | 0 |
| Federal Aviation Administration | Lakewood | Jul 24, 2023 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Rubalcaba | Watsonville | Apr 30, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Commission State Mandates | Sacramento | Dec 16, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Quentin State Prison California Department of Corrections | San Quentin | Oct 31, 2022 | 2 violations | $1,102 | 1 | 0 |
| DMV California Department of Motor Vehicles | San Jose | Oct 6, 2022 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles County Probation Department | Los Angeles | Jul 14, 2022 | 2 violations | $113 | 1 | 0 |
| Clipboard Health Inc. | Walnut | May 16, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Department of Transportation | Oakland | May 1, 2022 | 2 violations | $2,284 | 1 | 0 |
| Clancy JG Clancy JG International | Lancaster | Apr 30, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Oseguera Company | Salinas | Dec 31, 2021 | 1,115 violations | $1,018,002 | 451 | $8,541 |
| County of Riverside/Assesor Clerk Recorder | Riverside | Aug 17, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California School For The Deaf | Fremont | Jul 31, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contra Costa County Employment and Human Serv | Martinez | Jul 27, 2021 | 3 violations | $1,057 | 2 | 0 |
| Los Angeles County Probation Department | Los Angeles | Jul 17, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oakland Police Department | Oakland | Jun 7, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University of California, San Diego | La Jolla | May 17, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cypress Police Department | Cypress | May 2, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Superior Court of Alameda Superior Court of California,County of Alamed | Oakland | Dec 31, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California State East Bay University | Hayward | Dec 31, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KRATOS TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING SOLUTIONS, INC. | San Diego | Nov 12, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Superior Court Of California,County of Alamed | Oakland | Nov 12, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imperial Valley Housing Authority | Brawley | Oct 11, 2020 | 52 violations | $58,527 | 48 | 0 |
| Compton Unified School District | Compton | Sep 30, 2020 | 1 violation | $3,458 | 1 | 0 |
| Alemeda County, Superior Court | Oakland | Aug 30, 2020 | 2 violations | $488 | 1 | 0 |
| US Census Bureau | Hesperia | Aug 30, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L.A County Probation Dept. Los Angeles County Probation Department | Downey | Jul 14, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USPS Hillview Station | San Jose | Jun 1, 2020 | 1 violation | $2,471 | 1 | 0 |
| Department of Motor Vehicles | Norco | Apr 17, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Fremont | Fremont | Apr 15, 2020 | 1 violation | $940 | 1 | 0 |
| Superior Court of California Superior Court of California, County of Butte | Oroville | Feb 20, 2020 | 2 violations | $3,162 | 1 | 0 |
| ASRC - California Arctic Slope Missions Services, LLC | San Francisco | Feb 15, 2020 | 14 violations | $302 | 2 | 0 |
| Superior Courts of California | San Francisco | Sep 15, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Center Fire Protection District | Valley Center | May 19, 2019 | 15 violations | $7,861 | 15 | 0 |
| Cal Trans California Department of Transportation | Oakland | Feb 13, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTC Management & Training Corporation | Taft | Dec 28, 2018 | 4 violations | $4,783 | 2 | 0 |
| County of Los Angeles, Probation Department | Downey | Dec 11, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peninsula Family Service | San Mateo | Aug 2, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USPS United States Postal Service | San Bernardino | Feb 22, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montessori School at Five Canyons | Castro Valley | Feb 5, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBI Packing LLC | Thermal | Nov 18, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $10,016 |
| Concentri Concentrix Corporation USA | Fremont | Nov 2, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacramento, County of | Sacramento | Oct 18, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AHCi LLC American Human CapitaI LLC | Los Alamitos | Sep 28, 2017 | 4 violations | $15,531 | 4 | 0 |
| Trinity River Restoration Program | Weaverville | Sep 6, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCCS (Marine Corps Community Services) | Twentynine Palms | Aug 10, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Majestic Home Loans | Ontario | May 24, 2017 | 48 violations | $10,234 | 48 | 0 |
| High Desert Support Services, LLC | Fort Irwin | May 23, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GEO The GEO Group, Inc. | Adelanto | Apr 3, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AHCi LLC American Human Capital LLC | Los Alamitos | Mar 8, 2017 | 7 violations | $72,474 | 4 | 0 |
| Zenefits YourPeople Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 20, 2016 | 736 violations | $3,364,871 | 735 | 0 |
| Town of Windsor | Windsor | Nov 16, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HROIC, LLC | Playa Vista | Aug 14, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inter-Con Security Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. | Pasadena | Jun 29, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| COYOTE VALLEY RESERVATION POLICE DEPARTMENT | Redwood Valley | Jun 15, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jade Apparel | Montebello | Feb 23, 2016 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GEO Group | Adelanto | Jan 17, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joined Inc. | Irvine | Jan 15, 2016 | 116 violations | $438,509 | 58 | 0 |
| Department of Fish & Wildlife California Department of Fish and Wildlife | Sacramento | Jul 16, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cintas Fire Protection | San Jose | May 30, 2015 | 81 violations repeat | $653,435 | 81 | $44,550 |
| CJ Suppression | Corona | Jan 14, 2015 | 4 violations | $2,443 | 2 | 0 |
| County of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Nov 25, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goodwill Goodwill, Serving the People of So. LA County | Long Beach | Nov 19, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles County Probation Department | Long Beach | Oct 26, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GEO Group The GEO Group, Inc. | Adelanto | Aug 31, 2014 | 530 violations | $378,310 | 530 | 0 |
| Los Angeles LOMOD Corporation | Los Angeles | Jun 20, 2014 | 21 violations | $7,796 | 20 | 0 |
| Able Building Maintenance | San Francisco | May 9, 2014 | 33 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fire Protection Specialist Ernest Pedraza DBA Fire Protection Specialist | Indio | Jan 26, 2014 | 3 violations | $2,020 | 1 | 0 |
| Caltrans California Department of Transportation | Oakland | Nov 13, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Bakersfield | Oct 19, 2013 | 2 violations | $160 | 1 | 0 |
| Feather River Casino | Oroville | Sep 17, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| County of Los Angeles Dept. of Public Works | Alhambra | Jun 15, 2013 | 2 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Human Services Agency- Family & Child Svc | San Francisco | May 9, 2013 | 2 violations | $618 | 1 | 0 |
| City of Anaheim City of Anaheim Califiornia | Anaheim | Mar 16, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresno County Fire Protection District | Sanger | Mar 1, 2013 | 145 violations | $215,036 | 86 | 0 |
| JM Staffing JM Staffing and Temporary Services | San Dimas | Feb 16, 2013 | 1 violation | $7,352 | 1 | 0 |
| US Post office PDC Center | San Bernardino | Jan 4, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell Corrections of California Inc. | Ventura | Dec 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exeter, City of | Exeter | Oct 7, 2012 | 3 violations | $2,044 | 2 | 0 |
| San Mateo County Juvenile Hall San Mateo County Probation Department | San Mateo | Jun 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LA Care Health Plan Local Initiative Health Authority LA County | Los Angeles | Jun 26, 2012 | 1 violation | $1,071 | 1 | 0 |
| City of Marina City Hall | Marina | May 21, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| State of California Dept. of Transportation | San Jose | May 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Johnson Anderson Miller & Moskowitz LLP | Santa Rosa | May 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transitional Assistance Department | Ontario | Apr 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Public Administration
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenefits | 1 | $3,364,871 | 735 | Dec 20, 2016 |
| A. Oseguera Company | 1 | $1,018,002 | 451 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Corrections Corporation Of America dba CCA | 1 | $710,347 | 356 | May 31, 2006 |
| Cintas Fire Protection | 1 | $653,435 | 81 | May 30, 2015 |
| Joined Inc. | 1 | $438,509 | 58 | Jan 15, 2016 |
| GEO Group | 2 | $378,310 | 530 | Jan 17, 2016 |
| Kern County | 1 | $286,945 | 243 | Jul 23, 2003 |
| The Wackenhut Corporation | 1 | $257,154 | 72 | Jul 28, 2006 |
| GEO | 2 | $249,307 | 66 | Apr 3, 2017 |
| Fresno County Fire Protection District | 1 | $215,036 | 86 | Mar 1, 2013 |
| MTC | 2 | $194,166 | 60 | Dec 28, 2018 |
| Integrity Management Enterprises | 3 | $133,572 | 79 | Jul 31, 2005 |
| Collateral Specialists, Inc. | 1 | $110,539 | 93 | Jan 4, 2012 |
| AHCi LLC | 2 | $88,005 | 8 | Sep 28, 2017 |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 1 | $77,748 | 1 | May 14, 2008 |
| Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians | 1 | $69,340 | 51 | May 9, 2007 |
| Parsons | 1 | $63,635 | 69 | Nov 30, 2007 |
| Imperial Valley Housing Authority | 1 | $58,527 | 48 | Oct 11, 2020 |
| Wiyot Tribe | 1 | $45,075 | 1 | Jan 10, 2011 |
| Automatic Fire Protection | 1 | $43,326 | 5 | Sep 4, 2007 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 7 | $5,353 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $16,164 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 | $3,499 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | $1,019,059 | 453 |
| 2020 | 14 | 8 | $69,348 | 55 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | $7,861 | 15 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | $4,783 | 2 |
| 2017 | 10 | 5 | $98,239 | 56 |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 | $3,803,380 | 793 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | $655,878 | 83 |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 | $388,126 | 551 |
| 2013 | 9 | 5 | $223,166 | 89 |
| 2012 | 16 | 6 | $114,421 | 98 |
| 2011 | 13 | 7 | $107,925 | 53 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 | $45,848 | 33 |
| 2009 | 7 | 6 | $190,207 | 61 |
| 2008 | 10 | 4 | $122,159 | 137 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 | $183,228 | 130 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 | $1,216,808 | 494 |
| 2005 | 6 | 4 | $134,315 | 81 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $59,848 | 37 |
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.