2004 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2004: 1,131 cases, 841 with violations found, $14,647,829 in back wages agreed for 14,463 workers, $461,427 in penalties. Against 2003 that is an increase of 122% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2004
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homestore, Inc. | 1 | $1,260,280 | 453 |
| MiAngels Apparel | 1 | $724,604 | 472 |
| NOVA Commercial Company, Inc. | 1 | $669,543 | 261 |
| Staffworks, Inc. | 1 | $637,951 | 878 |
| G R Engineering Inc | 1 | $366,000 | 0 |
| Aerotek, Inc. | 1 | $322,414 | 97 |
| California, State of | 9 | $303,155 | 215 |
| Ganahl Lumber Company | 1 | $207,621 | 505 |
| Landmark Education | 1 | $187,569 | 45 |
| Mid Valley Plastering, Inc. | 1 | $185,954 | 437 |
| Out of the Blue, Inc. (KOR Casefile) | 2 | $180,971 | 167 |
| Spears Manufacturing, Inc. | 1 | $173,978 | 32 |
| FAIRCO (Clark Realty) | 1 | $145,961 | 36 |
| Global Horizon Inc. | 1 | $141,553 | 17 |
| Universal Asphalt Co, Inc. | 1 | $138,841 | 19 |
| M & B Painting, Inc. | 1 | $133,605 | 139 |
| Monrovia Community Hospital | 1 | $132,005 | 104 |
| Creative Communications | 1 | $131,011 | 167 |
| Patina V | 1 | $120,000 | 49 |
| Glen Alpine | 1 | $116,923 | 84 |
| Etiwanda School District | 1 | $114,323 | 39 |
| Professional Building Maintenance | 2 | $113,500 | 284 |
| Mai Logic, Inc. | 2 | $111,824 | 11 |
| Valley Manor Convalescent Hospital | 1 | $100,000 | 0 |
| Debora Fashion, Inc. | 1 | $97,658 | 39 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 75 | $3,040,427 | 2,876 |
| Manufacturing | 227 | $2,705,971 | 2,404 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 37 | $1,587,463 | 633 |
| Construction | 80 | $1,552,513 | 1,410 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 110 | $976,112 | 1,813 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 158 | $907,297 | 1,121 |
| Retail Trade | 136 | $754,292 | 667 |
| 27 | $490,796 | 445 | |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 51 | $475,510 | 420 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 46 | $462,599 | 311 |
| Wholesale Trade | 18 | $426,230 | 808 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 81 | $373,474 | 762 |
| Information | 12 | $225,417 | 240 |
| Educational Services | 15 | $208,641 | 87 |
| Finance and Insurance | 23 | $195,000 | 174 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 15 | $114,750 | 174 |
| Public Administration | 2 | $59,848 | 37 |
| Utilities | 1 | $51,774 | 13 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 13 | $37,294 | 47 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 2 | $0 | 0 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Gard, Inc. Division of Masco Corporation | Torrance | Apr 12, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional Building Maintenance | Sun Valley | Apr 11, 2004 | 143 violations | $56,807 | 142 | 0 |
| Rios & Sons Farm Labor Service, Inc. | Dinuba | Apr 11, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health Care Management Solutions | Irvine | Apr 10, 2004 | 31 violations | $4,632 | 30 | 0 |
| Earl Scheib, Inc. | Reseda | Apr 10, 2004 | 2 violations | $3,813 | 1 | 0 |
| California Culinary Academy | San Francisco | Apr 10, 2004 | 2 violations | $715 | 1 | 0 |
| J and I Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 9, 2004 | 23 violations | $1,000 | 12 | 0 |
| Ross Medical Associates | Ladera Ranch | Apr 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & H West Merchandising Inc | Gardena | Apr 8, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Document Signing | Los Angeles | Apr 7, 2004 | 46 violations | $15,922 | 44 | 0 |
| Superline, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 6, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plycon Vanline Plycon Transportation Group | Torrance | Apr 5, 2004 | 6 violations | $13,207 | 5 | 0 |
| Tru Green Land Care Service Master Consumer Services | San Diego | Apr 3, 2004 | 86 violations | $59,919 | 40 | 0 |
| Monterey County Library Gonzales Branch | Gonzales | Apr 3, 2004 | 1 violation | $47 | 1 | 0 |
| Universal Asphalt Co, Inc. | Santa Fe Springs | Apr 1, 2004 | 19 violations | $138,841 | 19 | 0 |
| Optical Fashion Center | Beverly Hills | Apr 1, 2004 | 35 violations | $23,425 | 32 | 0 |
| DMH Equipment Co, Inc. | Santa Fe Springs | Apr 1, 2004 | 10 violations | $15,298 | 9 | 0 |
| Melmar's Guest Home | Stockton | Apr 1, 2004 | 17 violations | $11,841 | 16 | 0 |
| Whiteside & Associates Whiteside & Associates, A California Corp | Stockton | Apr 1, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mai Logic, Inc. | Fremont | Mar 31, 2004 | 6 violations | $64,477 | 6 | 0 |
| KB Home Mortgage Company | Los Angeles | Mar 31, 2004 | 15 violations | $35,971 | 14 | 0 |
| Corio, Inc. | San Carlos | Mar 31, 2004 | 2 violations | $17,555 | 2 | 0 |
| Acepex Management Corp | Chino | Mar 31, 2004 | 26 violations | $9,703 | 13 | 0 |
| Wings & Things | San Diego | Mar 31, 2004 | 2 violations | $5,107 | 2 | 0 |
| Express Pipe & Supply Express Pipe & Supply Company Inc. | Irvine | Mar 31, 2004 | 4 violations | $2,797 | 3 | 0 |
| Acores Foods, Inc. | Mather | Mar 31, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meek's Lumber | Sacramento | Mar 31, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ochoa, Tomas | Caruthers | Mar 31, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $2,400 |
| Express Pipe & Supply Express Pipe & Supply Co., Inc. | Anaheim | Mar 30, 2004 | 21 violations | $71,835 | 15 | 0 |
| Little Caesar's Pizza | Stockton | Mar 29, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim's Burgers | Pico Rivera | Mar 25, 2004 | 26 violations | $31,055 | 25 | 0 |
| Jerry Leigh of California, Inc. | Van Nuys | Mar 25, 2004 | 33 violations | $25,313 | 32 | 0 |
| Bravo Burgers, Inc. | Chino Hills | Mar 24, 2004 | 232 violations repeat | $62,500 | 227 | $2,300 |
| Western Installation Services | Santa Fe Springs | Mar 23, 2004 | 15 violations | $1,565 | 12 | 0 |
| N-E Metal Products | El Monte | Mar 23, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Obayashi Construction | Danville | Mar 23, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Restoration Resources | Rocklin | Mar 22, 2004 | 24 violations | $9,691 | 24 | 0 |
| Work Training Programs, Inc. | Chatsworth | Mar 22, 2004 | 2 violations | $18 | 1 | 0 |
| Unlimited Environmental | Signal Hill | Mar 20, 2004 | 123 violations | $85,823 | 122 | 0 |
| Restoration Resources | Rocklin | Mar 20, 2004 | 42 violations | $41,621 | 42 | 0 |
| Wolstein Equipment | Pomona | Mar 20, 2004 | 2 violations | $5,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosewood Assisted Liviing | Fullerton | Mar 18, 2004 | 423 violations | $82,466 | 423 | 0 |
| Draeger's Stores Draeger's Supermarkets, Inc. | Palo Alto | Mar 18, 2004 | 154 violations | $59,597 | 147 | $2,681 |
| Jim Habeger & Son Landscape Services | Santa Clarita | Mar 18, 2004 | 100 violations | $26,264 | 99 | 0 |
| Good Shepard Health Care | Santa Monica | Mar 18, 2004 | 45 violations | $11,171 | 45 | 0 |
| Tustin Care Center | Tustin | Mar 18, 2004 | 49 violations | $9,180 | 49 | 0 |
| Mid-Wilshire Health Care | Los Angeles | Mar 18, 2004 | 56 violations | $6,640 | 56 | 0 |
| Laurel Assisted Living | San Bernardino | Mar 18, 2004 | 30 violations | $2,733 | 30 | 0 |
| AMERICLEAN AmeriClean Maintenance | Orange | Mar 18, 2004 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams & Son Shipping | Sacramento | Mar 17, 2004 | 10 violations | $5,688 | 8 | 0 |
| Lionudakis Orchard Removal | Escalon | Mar 17, 2004 | 9 violations | $3,348 | 8 | 0 |
| Westlake Car Wash Inc. | Thousand Oaks | Mar 16, 2004 | 53 violations | $8,000 | 28 | 0 |
| Thomas & Loretta Barnes Home for Adults | Sacramento | Mar 15, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanda Harvesting | Oxnard | Mar 15, 2004 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ventura Estates Southern Cal Conf. of 7th Day Adventists | Newbury Park | Mar 14, 2004 | 22 violations repeat | $8,965 | 17 | $3,740 |
| Nutrtional Merchandise-D Street | San Bernardino | Mar 14, 2004 | 1 violation | $23 | 1 | 0 |
| Action Maintenance Systems | San Jose | Mar 13, 2004 | 8 violations | $15,447 | 7 | 0 |
| Oxnard Auto Clinic Oxnard Auto Experts, Inc. | Oxnard | Mar 13, 2004 | 12 violations | $5,707 | 11 | 0 |
| United Parcel Service (UPS) | Oakland | Mar 12, 2004 | 11 violations | $27,625 | 11 | 0 |
| Delta Health Care Delta Healthcare and Management Services | Stockton | Mar 12, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NutraMed Inc. | Chino | Mar 11, 2004 | 2 violations | $12,079 | 2 | $8,250 |
| Edison Chouest Offshore | San Diego | Mar 10, 2004 | 22 violations | $11,302 | 22 | 0 |
| Pacific Coast Drywall, Inc. | San Dimas | Mar 10, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,320 |
| Sodexho Sodexho Management, Inc. | Oceanside | Mar 8, 2004 | 33 violations | $10,809 | 0 | 0 |
| ROWLETT TOWING, INC. | Burbank | Mar 8, 2004 | 11 violations | $8,328 | 11 | 0 |
| Stevens Creek BMW Sonic-Stevens Creek B, Inc. | Santa Clara | Mar 6, 2004 | 1 violation | $159 | 1 | 0 |
| West Coast Quartz West Coast Quartz Corporation | Fremont | Mar 4, 2004 | 1 violation | $1,590 | 1 | 0 |
| Sanda Harvesting | Oxnard | Mar 4, 2004 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,300 |
| Marathon Packing Corporation | San Leandro | Mar 1, 2004 | 1 violation | $6,862 | 1 | 0 |
| Market Refrigerations Specialist, Inc. | Corona | Mar 1, 2004 | 71 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meyers Group Meyers Real Estate Information Inc. | Costa Mesa | Feb 29, 2004 | 44 violations | $59,219 | 44 | 0 |
| Novato Convalescent Hospital | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | 105 violations | $27,150 | 105 | 0 |
| Fish Warehouse Corporation | Los Angeles | Feb 29, 2004 | 34 violations | $20,000 | 33 | 0 |
| Pleasant Care Rehab Center of Santa Cruz | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | 50 violations | $16,615 | 50 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Health Care - Glendora | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | 51 violations | $10,130 | 51 | 0 |
| Ember Care Health Center of Pomona | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | 51 violations | $10,052 | 51 | 0 |
| Pleasant Care Convalescent - Petaluma | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | 36 violations | $8,322 | 36 | 0 |
| Pleasant Care Convalescent of Napa | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | 27 violations | $3,081 | 27 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Health Care Center - Charleston | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | 5 violations | $2,662 | 5 | 0 |
| Ember Care Health Center - Montevista | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | 22 violations | $1,740 | 22 | 0 |
| Pleasant Care of Riverside | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | 26 violations | $1,692 | 26 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Convalescent Yuba City | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | 20 violations | $1,578 | 20 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Health Care of Maywood | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | 19 violations | $1,030 | 19 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Convalescent of Parkview | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | 3 violations | $128 | 3 | 0 |
| Ember Care Health Center - Montevista | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | 2 violations | $56 | 2 | 0 |
| Ember Care Maclay Skilled Nursing | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Health Care - Glendora | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Convalescent - San Joaquin | La Canada Flintridge | Feb 29, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Resource Industries | Granada Hills | Feb 29, 2004 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brians' American Eatery | San Diego | Feb 28, 2004 | 37 violations | $11,616 | 37 | 0 |
| Ag Pro Plus Valencia FLC, William | Madera | Feb 28, 2004 | 23 violations | $528 | 14 | $2,100 |
| Keeco, LLC | South San Francisco | Feb 28, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnell Corporation Vinnell Corporation A Northrop Grumman Compan | Fort Irwin | Feb 28, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bare Nothings Inc. | Huntington Beach | Feb 25, 2004 | 51 violations | $44,079 | 45 | 0 |
| Proctor & Gamble The Proctor & Gamble Distributing Company | San Diego | Feb 24, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mortgage Company of America | Rancho Cucamonga | Feb 23, 2004 | 26 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA Banner Design Corp | Corona | Feb 19, 2004 | 2 violations | $1,246 | 1 | 0 |
| Tried & True Corporate Cleaning | El Cajon | Feb 18, 2004 | 22 violations | $25,197 | 22 | 0 |
| San Benito Heating and Sheet Metal, Inc. | Hollister | Feb 15, 2004 | 8 violations | $18,849 | 4 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Convalescent of Los Gatos | La Canada | Feb 15, 2004 | 37 violations | $15,053 | 37 | 0 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases. All years, tracker home.
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.