Wage and hour cases in Retail Trade at a glance
California employers in Retail Trade account for 2,370 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 1,527 of which found violations (64%). Employers agreed to pay $17,607,873 in back wages to 17,153 workers, and $1,930,156 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 9 cases closed with $24,016 in back wages.
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Depot Home Depot USA, Inc. | Auburn | Feb 14, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albertsons Irvine Distribution Center | Irvine | Feb 13, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Toro Bravo Meat Market | Costa Mesa | Feb 12, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Landing Tackle Shop | San Diego | Jan 29, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home Depot The Home Depot, Inc. | Clovis | Jan 6, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Navy Base Commissary | San Diego | Jan 4, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bonfare Market | Sacramento | Jan 3, 2019 | 4 violations | $1,144 | 3 | 0 |
| AM PM TAKHAR WEST SAC, INC. | West Sacramento | Dec 31, 2018 | 15 violations | $5,300 | 14 | 0 |
| Champs Sports | San Jose | Dec 28, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Old Navy | San Jose | Dec 27, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mobile Operations of CA, LLC - T-Mobile | Lincoln | Dec 13, 2018 | 6 violations | $1,461 | 5 | 0 |
| El Mexicano Market and Liquor | Escondido | Dec 10, 2018 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Market | Dinuba | Dec 9, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,897 |
| J's Mart | Kingsburg | Nov 30, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De Blossom Collection | Rowland Heights | Nov 29, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albertsons Brea Distribution Center | Brea | Nov 29, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Dress for Less | Los Angeles | Nov 20, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rene's Tire Service | Fontana | Nov 4, 2018 | 5 violations | $22,081 | 4 | 0 |
| Toyota of Escondido Myers Automotive Group, Inc. | Escondido | Oct 25, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Soda & Real Bottles Real Soda In Real Bottles, LTD. | Gardena | Oct 23, 2018 | 7 violations | $17,646 | 6 | 0 |
| Arco Am and PM Vista Chino A S Petroleum, Inc. / Chandi Group | Palm Springs | Oct 5, 2018 | 15 violations repeat | $7,999 | 14 | $6,062 |
| HUSH, INC. | Los Angeles | Oct 3, 2018 | 12 violations | $1,961 | 11 | 0 |
| C-Town Farmer's Market Corona Town Farmers Market Inc. | Corona | Sep 28, 2018 | 5 violations | $2,563 | 3 | 0 |
| Vons Albertson's, LLC | Mammoth Lakes | Sep 25, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Discount Tires A1 Discount Entities, Inc. | Cathedral City | Sep 15, 2018 | 19 violations | $18,222 | 10 | 0 |
| Bonfare Market Chandi Brothers Enterprise, Inc. | Suisun City | Sep 12, 2018 | 6 violations | $12,458 | 5 | 0 |
| El Sol El Sol Meat Market, Inc. | Calexico | Aug 29, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fallas Paredes Discount Store National Stores, Inc.- J & M Sales, Inc. | Gardena | Aug 28, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Familia Sol Enterprises, Inc. | Calexico | Aug 28, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uno Plus Calexico | Calexico | Aug 28, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forever Deals | Calexico | Aug 28, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevron Tera Investments, Inc. | Sacramento | Aug 17, 2018 | 30 violations repeat | $54,027 | 26 | $16,255 |
| Chevron Sanjog Investments, Inc. | Sacramento | Aug 17, 2018 | 32 violations repeat | $30,934 | 24 | $13,578 |
| Chevron Sanjog Investments, Inc. | Sacramento | Aug 17, 2018 | 8 violations repeat | $23,744 | 5 | $3,114 |
| Chevron | Fair Oaks | Aug 17, 2018 | 7 violations repeat | $22,595 | 5 | $2,118 |
| Chevron Tera Investments, Inc. | Davis | Aug 17, 2018 | 20 violations repeat | $15,998 | 17 | $10,401 |
| South Davis Valero | Davis | Aug 17, 2018 | 17 violations repeat | $14,722 | 13 | $5,543 |
| Chevron Tera Investments, Inc. | Lodi | Aug 17, 2018 | 24 violations repeat | $8,216 | 15 | $10,275 |
| Caesar's Medical Uniform - Torrance | Torrance | Aug 16, 2018 | 4 violations | $4,361 | 2 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven | Visalia | Aug 16, 2018 | 3 violations | $1,598 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 Cents Only Stores | Sacramento | Aug 7, 2018 | 2 violations repeat | $3,276 | 2 | $2,014 |
| Adolfo's Lounge and Liquor | Lemoore | Aug 6, 2018 | 8 violations repeat | $2,129 | 8 | $4,245 |
| Arco AMPM S & F Alrabadi, Inc. | Newhall | Aug 2, 2018 | 2 violations | $8,185 | 2 | 0 |
| Caesar's Uniforms-Huntington Park | Huntington Park | Jul 19, 2018 | 6 violations | $7,582 | 5 | 0 |
| Longs Drug Stores California, Inc. | Moraga | Jul 14, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gurkirpa Properties, Inc. dba ARCO | Riverside | Jul 5, 2018 | 82 violations | $50,383 | 80 | 0 |
| Khurana Investment, Inc. dba ARCO | Barstow | Jul 5, 2018 | 24 violations | $17,787 | 22 | 0 |
| Deeps Investments, Inc. dba ARCO | Fontana | Jul 5, 2018 | 13 violations | $15,750 | 12 | 0 |
| ARCO JNK Petroleum, Inc. | West Covina | Jun 27, 2018 | 8 violations | $6,974 | 6 | 0 |
| ARCO Veer Gas Partners, Inc. | Hawthorne | Jun 27, 2018 | 18 violations | $4,523 | 16 | 0 |
| ARCO Veer Energy Partners, Inc. | Canoga Park | Jun 27, 2018 | 5 violations | $2,032 | 3 | 0 |
| ARCO Veer Crude Partners, Inc. | Azusa | Jun 27, 2018 | 5 violations | $1,737 | 3 | 0 |
| ARCO Veer Station Partners, Inc. | El Monte | Jun 27, 2018 | 5 violations | $1,273 | 3 | 0 |
| ARCO Veer Fuel Partners, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 27, 2018 | 5 violations | $748 | 3 | 0 |
| Shasta Street Valero | Redding | Jun 15, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixon Gas & Shop-Dixon Gas Club, LLC | Dixon | Jun 13, 2018 | 15 violations | $18,155 | 14 | 0 |
| Davis Gas & Shop - Andy's BP, Inc. | Davis | Jun 13, 2018 | 6 violations | $2,319 | 5 | 0 |
| Auburn Gas & Shop #119-Andy's BP, Inc. | Auburn | Jun 13, 2018 | 12 violations | $1,520 | 10 | 0 |
| North Auburn Gas & Shop | Auburn | Jun 13, 2018 | 12 violations | $985 | 11 | 0 |
| KarFarm, Inc. | Millbrae | May 17, 2018 | 3 violations | $3,080 | 1 | 0 |
| Lincare | Sacramento | May 16, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amazon Golden State FC, LLC | Mira Loma | May 7, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 30, 2018 | 126 violations | $13,040 | 126 | 0 |
| El Caracol Dulceria Caracol Toy's & Candy, Corp. | Santa Ana | Apr 6, 2018 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yum Yum Donuts | Claremont | Mar 28, 2018 | 4 violations | $2,720 | 3 | 0 |
| Nu-Way Market | Los Molinos | Mar 28, 2018 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| More For Less Convenience Acquisition Company, LLC | Red Bluff | Mar 21, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike's Food and Fuel Mike's Food and Fuel- Sole Proprietorship | Anderson | Mar 6, 2018 | 5 violations | $207 | 2 | 0 |
| AJ Market OM Market Corporation | Bloomington | Mar 4, 2018 | 8 violations | $51,028 | 7 | 0 |
| Amazon Logistics | San Diego | Mar 1, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Livermore Grocery Outlet | Livermore | Feb 21, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redding Grocery Outlet | Redding | Feb 12, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Jerky Company | Ontario | Feb 8, 2018 | 3 violations | $6,235 | 2 | 0 |
| Fanatics Fanatics Retail Group Concessions, LLC | Santa Clara | Feb 7, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Donuts Heng Heng Investment, Inc | San Jose | Feb 6, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ballpark Food and Gas | Redding | Feb 2, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared The Galleria of Jewelry | National City | Feb 1, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Lots PNS Stores, Inc. | Redding | Jan 29, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VASU Gas and Food Mart | Redding | Jan 26, 2018 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pretzolicious LLC (dba: Wetzel's Pretzel) | Chino Hills | Jan 25, 2018 | 19 violations repeat | $10,990 | 12 | $10,393 |
| Queen's Donuts | Pomona | Jan 24, 2018 | 3 violations | $6,529 | 2 | 0 |
| Aero OpCo LLC. | West Covina | Jan 24, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shopko Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLC | Redding | Jan 18, 2018 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,060 |
| Stop N Save Mart | Sacramento | Jan 12, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Gap | Carlsbad | Jan 11, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vons The Vons Companies, Inc. | San Diego | Jan 10, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 Cents Only Stores | Redding | Jan 8, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dollar General - Palo Cedro | Palo Cedro | Jan 4, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V Wine Cellar | Yountville | Dec 31, 2017 | 4 violations | $11,084 | 3 | 0 |
| Grocery Outlet Bargain Market | Sacramento | Dec 27, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,730 |
| Hollister Co. | Concord | Dec 23, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,060 |
| Party City PARTY CITY CORPORATION | Fairfield | Dec 20, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trader Joe's Trader Joe's Company | Los Angeles | Dec 20, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stater Bros' Market | Chino | Dec 14, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northgate Gonzalez Market Northgate Gonzalez Markets, Inc. | Culver City | Dec 13, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northgate Gonzalez Markets | Los Angeles | Dec 13, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Action Drone USA | Chula Vista | Dec 12, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tutti Frutti | Concord | Dec 12, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,639 |
| Dollar Tree Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. | Anderson | Dec 12, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emigh Ace Hardware | Sacramento | Dec 11, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,530 |
Largest back-wage records in Retail Trade
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levi Strauss | 1 | $1,023,989 | 598 | Oct 20, 2010 |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 4 | $1,013,593 | 605 | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Fast N Esy | 2 | $585,824 | 149 | Feb 8, 2025 |
| Stater Bros. Markets | 3 | $498,549 | 2,261 | Apr 27, 2008 |
| BevMo! | 2 | $380,672 | 1,578 | Sep 3, 2023 |
| Bangkok Market | 1 | $319,035 | 39 | Sep 24, 2007 |
| 7-Eleven | 45 | $314,931 | 228 | May 25, 2025 |
| C&J Cox Corp/ Bayarea Oil Ops. Mgmt. Inc. | 1 | $289,731 | 125 | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Old Firehouse Market | 1 | $268,339 | 2 | Nov 11, 2020 |
| Chevron | 15 | $250,023 | 118 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Fiesta Market | 1 | $223,976 | 60 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| Super La Favorita Meat Market | 2 | $216,881 | 86 | Apr 27, 2023 |
| ATV, Inc. | 2 | $169,910 | 31 | Jul 3, 2010 |
| S. NAVA & SON PLASTERING CO., INC. | 1 | $159,207 | 58 | Jul 3, 2008 |
| Flavours LLC | 1 | $153,707 | 123 | Jun 10, 2012 |
| Hong Kong Supermarkets of California Inc | 1 | $150,041 | 127 | Oct 14, 2005 |
| Carniceria Las Glorias | 1 | $150,000 | 44 | Sep 6, 2023 |
| Zaks Famous 24 Hours Pawn Shop | 1 | $148,816 | 11 | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Longs Drug Stores California, Inc. | 2 | $143,882 | 27 | Jul 14, 2018 |
| Save Mart Supermarkets | 2 | $138,660 | 248 | Dec 2, 2014 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | $24,016 | 11 |
| 2025 | 16 | 11 | $533,479 | 208 |
| 2024 | 31 | 17 | $128,678 | 56 |
| 2023 | 48 | 43 | $1,481,295 | 2,047 |
| 2022 | 39 | 26 | $104,722 | 238 |
| 2021 | 66 | 43 | $1,204,456 | 353 |
| 2020 | 137 | 87 | $640,655 | 314 |
| 2019 | 62 | 44 | $188,325 | 89 |
| 2018 | 81 | 57 | $505,073 | 540 |
| 2017 | 108 | 60 | $186,763 | 244 |
| 2016 | 61 | 50 | $279,846 | 296 |
| 2015 | 128 | 85 | $529,687 | 376 |
| 2014 | 107 | 79 | $360,670 | 467 |
| 2013 | 102 | 77 | $802,702 | 605 |
| 2012 | 188 | 126 | $1,144,082 | 856 |
| 2011 | 127 | 95 | $917,504 | 640 |
| 2010 | 130 | 91 | $1,858,257 | 1,167 |
| 2009 | 199 | 114 | $848,903 | 1,395 |
| 2008 | 145 | 88 | $902,533 | 829 |
| 2007 | 95 | 51 | $1,227,248 | 3,318 |
| 2006 | 130 | 70 | $764,777 | 745 |
| 2005 | 210 | 112 | $2,089,733 | 1,566 |
| 2004 | 136 | 80 | $754,292 | 667 |
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.