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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triadigm International | San Francisco | Sep 13, 2004 | 1 violation | $16,219 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Start Family Restaurant, Inc. | Long Beach | Sep 13, 2004 | 1 violation | $335 | 1 | 0 |
| Resourse Once | Reseda | Sep 13, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redhill Towing & Autobody, Inc. | San Rafael | Sep 12, 2004 | 24 violations | $16,824 | 22 | 0 |
| Moorpark Petroleum | Moorpark | Sep 12, 2004 | 8 violations | $11,110 | 7 | 0 |
| Brophy Bros. Restaurant | Santa Barbara | Sep 11, 2004 | 5 violations | $5,340 | 4 | 0 |
| Westside Car Wash /AKA: Westside Chevron | Lancaster | Sep 11, 2004 | 19 violations | $3,142 | 18 | 0 |
| Rick Corporation Rick Concrete Construction, Inc. | Escondido | Sep 10, 2004 | 48 violations | $32,742 | 41 | 0 |
| Top Protection Private Security, Inc. | Encino | Sep 10, 2004 | 52 violations | $32,314 | 51 | 0 |
| India Plaza Operations, LLc | San Jose | Sep 10, 2004 | 6 violations | $697 | 4 | 0 |
| India Plaza Operations, LLc | San Jose | Sep 10, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bridges Filter Service, Inc. | Brea | Sep 9, 2004 | 12 violations | $34,680 | 11 | 0 |
| Ling's | South El Monte | Sep 9, 2004 | 16 violations | $17,969 | 15 | 0 |
| Specialized Investigations Schifrin, Gagnon and Dickey, Inc. | Van Nuys | Sep 9, 2004 | 5 violations | $13,508 | 5 | 0 |
| Elk Grove Guest Home I & II | Elk Grove | Sep 9, 2004 | 9 violations | $3,781 | 8 | 0 |
| Metropolitan State Hospital | Norwalk | Sep 9, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mouton Catering | El Sobrante | Sep 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luangnamtha Market | San Pablo | Sep 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home Depot | Inglewood | Sep 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heller Auto Group Homer Heller Incorporated | Escondido | Sep 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G R Engineering Inc | Signal Hill | Sep 7, 2004 | 101 violations | $366,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Arco AM/PM | Lakewood | Sep 7, 2004 | 17 violations | $19,129 | 16 | 0 |
| B & V Flooring Company | San Bruno | Sep 7, 2004 | 14 violations | $12,615 | 13 | 0 |
| UNIVERSAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES | Mission Hills | Sep 7, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bond Driving School | Sacramento | Sep 7, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Custom Wood Interiors Associated Contractors & Design, Inc. | San Clemente | Sep 5, 2004 | 19 violations | $17,174 | 18 | 0 |
| American Home Loans | Irvine | Sep 5, 2004 | 21 violations | $11,070 | 15 | 0 |
| Gonzales, Rosa FLC R.G. Farm Labor Contracting | Fresno | Sep 5, 2004 | 13 violations | $560 | 6 | $1,300 |
| Kenneth Schmall | Fresno | Sep 5, 2004 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $563 |
| Rodriguez, Elia (FLC) | Cutler | Sep 4, 2004 | 14 violations | $444 | 9 | $2,750 |
| Denice & Filice | Hollister | Sep 4, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Ejjy Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 3, 2004 | 15 violations | $5,798 | 14 | 0 |
| Revicci Bahman Saghian (dba) Revicci | Los Angeles | Sep 3, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMLA, Inc. (dba) Zoompy | Los Angeles | Sep 3, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opera Fashion Kang Soo Chang, Inc. (dba) Opera Fashion | Los Angeles | Sep 3, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Datamed | Newport Beach | Sep 2, 2004 | 7 violations | $8,086 | 6 | 0 |
| Thornberry, Inc. | Ceres | Sep 2, 2004 | 6 violations | $4,701 | 6 | 0 |
| Nobel Ltd. Nobel Limited Company LLC | Carlsbad | Sep 2, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The San Diego Community College District | San Diego | Sep 1, 2004 | 7 violations | $35,718 | 7 | 0 |
| California Family Fitness | Orangevale | Sep 1, 2004 | 28 violations | $16,529 | 26 | 0 |
| Susie Yasay Home For The Elderly | Sacramento | Sep 1, 2004 | 3 violations | $7,937 | 1 | 0 |
| Torres Residential Homecare | Carmichael | Sep 1, 2004 | 5 violations | $3,492 | 4 | 0 |
| Arteaga Starlite Market | West Sacramento | Sep 1, 2004 | 10 violations | $3,120 | 9 | 0 |
| Pizza Guys D.K. Pizza Guys, Inc. | Cameron Park | Sep 1, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Entrancy | Vernon | Sep 1, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Colors Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 1, 2004 | 193 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tempted Apparel Corporation | Los Angeles | Sep 1, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinson's Elderly Care Homes I & II | North Highlands | Sep 1, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SPEC IRON | North Hollywood | Sep 1, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elim Oaks | Folsom | Sep 1, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Cleaners | Orangevale | Sep 1, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big 5 Sporting Goods | Sacramento | Sep 1, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaPlacita Restaurant | Orangevale | Sep 1, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonalds Michael Magruder, an individual | San Rafael | Sep 1, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDI Management Performance Development Inc. | Orange | Aug 31, 2004 | 21 violations | $36,716 | 21 | 0 |
| O'Linn Executive Security Service, Inc. | Agoura Hills | Aug 31, 2004 | 22 violations | $24,880 | 21 | 0 |
| Pampa Furniture (Beverly) | Los Angeles | Aug 31, 2004 | 36 violations | $22,504 | 34 | 0 |
| Highland Manor | Lynwood | Aug 31, 2004 | 29 violations repeat | $22,028 | 29 | $10,846 |
| MGM Transformer Company | Los Angeles | Aug 31, 2004 | 5 violations | $4,469 | 4 | 0 |
| Preventive Security of Southern California | Huntington Park | Aug 31, 2004 | 1 violation | $3,073 | 1 | 0 |
| We The People We The People Legal Document Service of Chats | Chatsworth | Aug 31, 2004 | 10 violations | $3,017 | 8 | 0 |
| Pampa Furniture (Beverly) | Los Angeles | Aug 31, 2004 | 3 violations | $2,584 | 1 | 0 |
| Pampa Furniture (Beverly) | Sherman Oaks | Aug 31, 2004 | 3 violations | $1,869 | 1 | 0 |
| Di Cicco's Italian Restaurant | Fresno | Aug 31, 2004 | 7 violations | $1,690 | 7 | 0 |
| Pampa Furniture (Beverly) | Los Angeles | Aug 31, 2004 | 3 violations | $1,557 | 1 | 0 |
| Dreamous Corporation U.S.A. | Torrance | Aug 31, 2004 | 4 violations | $698 | 4 | 0 |
| Di Cicco's Italian Restaurant | Fresno | Aug 31, 2004 | 3 violations | $180 | 3 | 0 |
| LA GOCCIA EXPRESS | Glendale | Aug 31, 2004 | 4 violations | $114 | 3 | 0 |
| New Century Mortgage Corp New Century Mortgage Corporation | Irvine | Aug 31, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. | Santa Clara | Aug 31, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunshine Manor | Sunland | Aug 30, 2004 | 20 violations | $6,775 | 19 | 0 |
| Sunrise Recreation & Park District | Citrus Heights | Aug 30, 2004 | 83 violations | $2,955 | 22 | $18,975 |
| Warmerdam Packing LLC | Hanford | Aug 30, 2004 | 3 violations | $69 | 1 | 0 |
| The Fish Market Fish Market Restaurants | San Mateo | Aug 28, 2004 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,228 |
| Terra Linda Farms | Riverdale | Aug 28, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS Farms LLC | Lemoore | Aug 28, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Piedad, Ayala, FLC | Riverdale | Aug 28, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| College Works Painting | Santa Ana | Aug 27, 2004 | 5 violations | $2,029 | 2 | 0 |
| Fresno Community Hospital Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center | Fresno | Aug 27, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stellar Installation | Carlsbad | Aug 27, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ocean Sash and Door Inc. | San Francisco | Aug 26, 2004 | 22 violations | $14,770 | 21 | 0 |
| Golf View Manor Williams Residential Care Home | Sacramento | Aug 26, 2004 | 5 violations | $8,288 | 4 | 0 |
| Inter Mountain Mortgage | Pomona | Aug 26, 2004 | 9 violations | $6,138 | 8 | 0 |
| Job Options, Inc. | Oceanside | Aug 26, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falken Tire Corp | Rancho Cucamonga | Aug 25, 2004 | 19 violations | $5,908 | 18 | 0 |
| Regalia Mortgage Company | Irvine | Aug 25, 2004 | 14 violations | $2,172 | 12 | 0 |
| SBC SBC Communications Inc. | Van Nuys | Aug 25, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Pacific Concrete Valley Pacific Concrete Incorporated | Menifee | Aug 24, 2004 | 152 violations | $45,344 | 141 | 0 |
| Arco Gas | Long Beach | Aug 24, 2004 | 16 violations | $8,349 | 15 | 0 |
| Bay Area Mortuary Support Services Bay Area, A Mortuary Support Services Group, | San Jose | Aug 23, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. J. Allen, Inc. | Garden Grove | Aug 23, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paez Painting and Decorating | Gilroy | Aug 22, 2004 | 1 violation | $685 | 1 | 0 |
| MB Landscaping Inc | Carson | Aug 21, 2004 | 15 violations | $36,870 | 14 | 0 |
| Doshajh Farms | Sacramento | Aug 21, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WESCO Plumbing Gearhart & Gearhart Enterprise Inc. | Menifee | Aug 20, 2004 | 30 violations | $9,328 | 30 | 0 |
| K.W. Straiton Concrete K. W. Straiton Concrete Construction, Inc. | El Cajon | Aug 20, 2004 | 19 violations | $5,933 | 11 | 0 |
| SIDEFFECTS OF CALIFORNIA | Glendale | Aug 20, 2004 | 6 violations | $5,177 | 6 | 0 |
| Keaton's Mortuary Alderwoods Group (California), Inc. | San Rafael | Aug 20, 2004 | 1 violation | $34 | 1 | 0 |
| Winner Baird Real Estate, Inc. | Corona | Aug 19, 2004 | 10 violations | $3,016 | 9 | 0 |
| Home Place Elderly Care Teodor & Mihaela Costea Elderly Care | Citrus Heights | Aug 18, 2004 | 4 violations | $5,305 | 3 | 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.