2005 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2005: 1,843 cases, 1,215 with violations found, $19,405,473 in back wages agreed for 18,929 workers, $1,078,341 in penalties. Against 2004 that is an increase of 32% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2005
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 83 | $3,202,224 | 3,818 |
| Construction | 186 | $2,846,664 | 3,793 |
| Manufacturing | 566 | $2,805,932 | 3,170 |
| Retail Trade | 210 | $2,089,733 | 1,566 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 172 | $2,072,030 | 1,974 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 197 | $1,994,201 | 1,468 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 76 | $1,003,481 | 820 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 62 | $845,592 | 271 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 47 | $779,977 | 421 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 22 | $406,965 | 250 |
| Finance and Insurance | 15 | $405,392 | 123 |
| Information | 16 | $361,493 | 149 |
| 36 | $183,990 | 102 | |
| Public Administration | 6 | $134,315 | 81 |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | $113,325 | 109 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 92 | $97,297 | 734 |
| Educational Services | 11 | $36,221 | 32 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 4 | $8,991 | 16 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 10 | $7,720 | 20 |
| Utilities | 3 | $5,015 | 11 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 2 | $4,915 | 1 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Step Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 17, 2005 | 75 violations | $13,579 | 32 | 0 |
| China Express | Ontario | Feb 17, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All America Advanced Security, Inc. | Riverside | Feb 16, 2005 | 5 violations | $14,899 | 3 | 0 |
| Sunrise K. Company, Inc. | San Francisco | Feb 16, 2005 | 9 violations | $1,474 | 8 | 0 |
| Control Building Services | Fresno | Feb 16, 2005 | 2 violations | $173 | 1 | 0 |
| D.J. Balling Construction | Fremont | Feb 16, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamba Juice Jamba Juice Company | Foster City | Feb 16, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonalds Robert J. Kilduff dba McDonald's Millbrae | Millbrae | Feb 16, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,485 |
| Jo Jo Garment Mfg. Inc. | San Francisco | Feb 16, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fashion Fair Mall Macerich Fresno Limited Partnership(The Macer | Fresno | Feb 16, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | San Francisco | Feb 15, 2005 | 454 violations | $932,977 | 454 | 0 |
| Airsmiths Inc. | Corona | Feb 15, 2005 | 15 violations | $81,727 | 15 | 0 |
| Rimrock Villa Convalescent Hospital | Barstow | Feb 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Frog Market | Bakersfield | Feb 15, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vantaggio Suites | San Francisco | Feb 15, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Pediatric Orthopedic Spine and Trauma Sur | Tarzana | Feb 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway | Fresno | Feb 14, 2005 | 3 violations | $1,183 | 1 | 0 |
| Round Table Pizza Shaheed Corporation dba Round Table Pizza | Foster City | Feb 14, 2005 | 5 violations | $685 | 5 | 0 |
| Kelly Moore Paint Company | San Mateo | Feb 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mimis Cafe | Tustin | Feb 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Fashion Inc. | Rosemead | Feb 13, 2005 | 57 violations repeat | $42,000 | 37 | $7,106 |
| Old Boys Corp. | South El Monte | Feb 13, 2005 | 77 violations repeat | $33,459 | 44 | $20,570 |
| PL SF Sewing LTD Liability Co. | San Francisco | Feb 13, 2005 | 8 violations | $6,167 | 8 | 0 |
| Coastline Coastline Painting & Drywall, Inc. | Santa Barbara | Feb 13, 2005 | 39 violations | $2,805 | 39 | 0 |
| Ka Po Sewing company Sui Po So dba Ka Po Sewing Company | San Francisco | Feb 13, 2005 | 4 violations | $2,222 | 4 | 0 |
| Moa Moa, Inc. | Compton | Feb 13, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EMH Opinion Sampling | Sacramento | Feb 13, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Access Apparel Inc. (Self Esteem) | Montebello | Feb 13, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricchi Apparel, Inc. | Commerce | Feb 13, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonalds | Thousand Oaks | Feb 13, 2005 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,980 |
| West Coast Crane Systems | Ontario | Feb 13, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denio's Roseville Farmers Market & Auction | Roseville | Feb 13, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee & Lee Garments, Inc | San Francisco | Feb 13, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shell Gas Station | Buellton | Feb 12, 2005 | 31 violations | $5,875 | 31 | 0 |
| Target Target Corporation | Daly City | Feb 12, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Charles, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 11, 2005 | 3 violations | $9,440 | 1 | 0 |
| CNC Motor Sports, Inc. | Montclair | Feb 11, 2005 | 8 violations | $3,742 | 7 | 0 |
| Millennium SportsClub Vacaville | Vacaville | Feb 11, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,485 |
| Turbo Air Incorporated | Carson | Feb 10, 2005 | 51 violations | $16,179 | 50 | 0 |
| Rinconcito Del Mar Restaurant | Victorville | Feb 10, 2005 | 8 violations | $5,696 | 7 | 0 |
| Burger King Brening Enterprises, Inc. | Sacramento | Feb 10, 2005 | 22 violations | $4,984 | 22 | 0 |
| Victor Packing, Inc. | Madera | Feb 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Pinzan Fashion Margarita A. Rivera DBA: El Pinzan Fashion | Los Angeles | Feb 10, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U Save Market | Indio | Feb 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank's Ranch Market | Indio | Feb 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken | Sacramento | Feb 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colleen Quen Couture, Inc | San Francisco | Feb 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardens of Taxco Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 9, 2005 | 5 violations | $19,432 | 4 | 0 |
| Stealth Logistics, Inc. | Wilmington | Feb 9, 2005 | 3 violations | $7,150 | 1 | 0 |
| Indio Village Market | Indio | Feb 9, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,485 |
| Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) | Visalia | Feb 8, 2005 | 23 violations | $14,583 | 22 | 0 |
| Rio Linda Union School District | Sacramento | Feb 8, 2005 | 3 violations | $5,567 | 2 | 0 |
| A.A. Wise America Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 8, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Best Food, Inc. | Citrus Heights | Feb 8, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,485 |
| Calexico Market Inc. | Calexico | Feb 8, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collision Masters Auto Body & Painting Specia | Fullerton | Feb 7, 2005 | 2 violations | $87 | 1 | 0 |
| Trader Joe's Trader Joe's Company | San Francisco | Feb 7, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasui Residential Care Home Nasui Residential Care Facility for the Elder | Carmichael | Feb 7, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Interstate Security | Encino | Feb 6, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serramonte Body Shop Serramonte Auto Plaza Body Shop | Daly City | Feb 5, 2005 | 22 violations | $14,238 | 21 | 0 |
| Calderon AA Tires & Wheels | San Jose | Feb 5, 2005 | 10 violations | $14,105 | 6 | 0 |
| Calderon AA Tires & Wheels | San Jose | Feb 5, 2005 | 5 violations | $6,845 | 4 | 0 |
| Monterey County Library Prunedale Branch | Salinas | Feb 5, 2005 | 4 violations | $4,226 | 4 | 0 |
| d d Discount Subdivision of | Hayward | Feb 5, 2005 | 1 violation | $298 | 1 | 0 |
| Monterey County Library King City Branch | King City | Feb 5, 2005 | 4 violations | $285 | 4 | 0 |
| Tempted Apparel Corporation | Bell | Feb 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah's Bagel Einstein and Noah Corporation | San Francisco | Feb 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minit Man Car Wash and Detail Shop | Pomona | Feb 4, 2005 | 9 violations | $5,041 | 6 | 0 |
| Children's Choice Learning Center | Citrus Heights | Feb 4, 2005 | 2 violations | $81 | 2 | 0 |
| East Highland Car Wash | Highland | Feb 4, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Entrancy | Los Angeles | Feb 4, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway | Fair Oaks | Feb 4, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $693 |
| Sizzler's Forbco Management Corporation | Pasadena | Feb 3, 2005 | 44 violations | $85,618 | 43 | 0 |
| Midas | Sacramento | Feb 3, 2005 | 22 violations | $51,482 | 21 | 0 |
| Sonia's Care Homes | Stockton | Feb 3, 2005 | 11 violations | $12,115 | 10 | 0 |
| Kings River Packing, LP | Sanger | Feb 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leko Construction, Inc | Simi Valley | Feb 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.C. Worthy-Thomas Market | Calexico | Feb 3, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cocadiz Del Rey Home Care | Sacramento | Feb 2, 2005 | 4 violations | $16,354 | 2 | 0 |
| Hahn Doors and Wood Products, Inc. | Hesperia | Feb 2, 2005 | 35 violations | $4,908 | 34 | 0 |
| San Diego Unified School District | San Diego | Feb 2, 2005 | 1 violation | $3,432 | 1 | 0 |
| Edward Solarewicz Electrical & Alarm | Fair Oaks | Feb 2, 2005 | 1 violation | $2,754 | 1 | 0 |
| Lippman Enterprises, LLC | Reseda | Feb 2, 2005 | 5 violations | $1,346 | 5 | 0 |
| Bee Sweet Citrus, Inc. | Fowler | Feb 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Wine Group | Linden | Feb 2, 2005 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petroni Vineyards | Sonoma | Feb 2, 2005 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.C. Worthy Cash & Carry | Calexico | Feb 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuchun Yu Chun Chic Naeng Myun, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 1, 2005 | 5 violations | $11,502 | 4 | 0 |
| Bright Horizons School | Orangevale | Feb 1, 2005 | 6 violations | $972 | 5 | 0 |
| La Ryan Event Center | Fresno | Feb 1, 2005 | 4 violations | $444 | 2 | $495 |
| Coldstone Creamery | Roseville | Feb 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Sun Centers, Inc. | Roseville | Feb 1, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brighton Schools-Folsom | Folsom | Feb 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Popeye's Chicken | North Highlands | Feb 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Country Club Lanes | Sacramento | Feb 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Thumb Market | Citrus Heights | Feb 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smile Art Dental Smile Art Dental Roger W Ashworth DDS | Sacramento | Feb 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston Market Boston Market Corporation | Roseville | Feb 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round Table Pizza | Roseville | Feb 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramada Inn | Burbank | Jan 31, 2005 | 35 violations | $18,653 | 34 | 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.