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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellpro | Bakersfield | Nov 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olive & Palm Ranch | Coachella | Nov 30, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $9,250 |
| Vasquez Brothers Vasquez Brothers, Inc dba: Central Coast Pack | Soledad | Nov 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foothill Packing | Salinas | Nov 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christine's Domestic Agency | Monterey Park | Nov 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith Packing | Santa Maria | Nov 30, 2005 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E-Z Labor E-Z Labor & Harvesting, Inc | Brawley | Nov 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santa Rosa Market | Santa Ana | Nov 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymos Strong Inc. | Mojave | Nov 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresno County Office of Education | Fresno | Nov 30, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fulton, Joseph & Elsa | Stockton | Nov 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Weston Bakeries, Inc. | Placentia | Nov 28, 2005 | 10 violations | $14,910 | 9 | 0 |
| Pantoja, Ruben & Marilu | Stockton | Nov 28, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antioch Building Materials Co. Inc. | Pittsburg | Nov 27, 2005 | 8 violations | $9,486 | 8 | 0 |
| Goland Services | Sacramento | Nov 27, 2005 | 8 violations | $7,237 | 7 | 0 |
| N & N Mini Market/Arco AM/PM Jyotika International Incorporation | Huntington Beach | Nov 27, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enchante Distribution Service (EDS) | Los Angeles | Nov 26, 2005 | 39 violations | $79,310 | 37 | 0 |
| Habitat Home & Garden | San Luis Obispo | Nov 26, 2005 | 1 violation | $1,653 | 1 | 0 |
| World Wide Originals | Arroyo Grande | Nov 25, 2005 | 36 violations | $38,868 | 36 | 0 |
| County Line Framing, Inc. | Calimesa | Nov 25, 2005 | 621 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission: Renaissance | Glendale | Nov 23, 2005 | 14 violations | $6,152 | 13 | 0 |
| Salt River Construction | Tiburon | Nov 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunamis Corp. Dunamis Collection Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Security Associates, Inc. | La Puente | Nov 22, 2005 | 1 violation | $358 | 1 | 0 |
| Mesa Engineering | Santa Clarita | Nov 22, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sagal, Inc. | North Hollywood | Nov 21, 2005 | 53 violations | $88,390 | 52 | 0 |
| Silverado Senior Living The Huntington | Alhambra | Nov 21, 2005 | 7 violations | $8,696 | 7 | 0 |
| Pho-Cafe | Los Angeles | Nov 21, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sea Fresh Seafood Sea Fresh Seafood, Corp. | Ojai | Nov 20, 2005 | 14 violations repeat | $63,020 | 12 | $4,488 |
| SSD & Associates Inc. | San Ramon | Nov 20, 2005 | 10 violations | $34,652 | 10 | 0 |
| Habitat Home & Garden | San Luis Obispo | Nov 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ms Rosario Carr-Casanova | Novato | Nov 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orange Hill Market | Orange | Nov 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kid's Nutrition Zhou Kids Nutrition Inc. | Santa Ana | Nov 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Housing Diversified | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2005 | 268 violations repeat | $385,802 | 164 | $60,962 |
| Socorro's Restaurant | Van Nuys | Nov 18, 2005 | 25 violations | $51,907 | 23 | 0 |
| Socorro's Restaurant | Van Nuys | Nov 18, 2005 | 20 violations | $51,717 | 18 | 0 |
| Green Earth Engineering and Construction, Inc | Milpitas | Nov 18, 2005 | 17 violations | $25,687 | 16 | 0 |
| Socorro's Restaurant | Northridge | Nov 18, 2005 | 20 violations | $16,099 | 18 | 0 |
| American Dye House, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2005 | 3 violations | $3,741 | 2 | 0 |
| Cherta Farms, Inc. | Fresno | Nov 18, 2005 | 9 violations | $192 | 2 | 0 |
| ADH Denim, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juicy Couture | Pacoima | Nov 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc. | Vernon | Nov 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fortune Casuals LLC | Culver City | Nov 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe's Jeans, Inc. | City Of Commerce | Nov 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L'Koral Koral Industries | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMS Construction, Inc. | San Marcos | Nov 17, 2005 | 25 violations | $23,300 | 14 | 0 |
| Kayne Eras Center | Culver City | Nov 17, 2005 | 2 violations | $2,786 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo MEHTA Enterprises, Inc | Vallejo | Nov 17, 2005 | 10 violations | $2,342 | 9 | 0 |
| Noel's Lighting | Pico Rivera | Nov 17, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Sandwiches & Salads | Vacaville | Nov 17, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,098 |
| Tonys Transmision Center | Los Angeles | Nov 17, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Figueroa, Adolfo | Stockton | Nov 17, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| Ted Carwash, Inc. Super Kleen Hand Car Wash | South El Monte | Nov 16, 2005 | 29 violations | $6,850 | 22 | $2,722 |
| Tri-Valley Mechanical Inc. | Canyon Country | Nov 15, 2005 | 292 violations | $137,838 | 291 | 0 |
| Moody's KMV Company | San Francisco | Nov 15, 2005 | 19 violations | $13,879 | 18 | 0 |
| Dana Point Fuel Dock | Dana Point | Nov 15, 2005 | 9 violations | $4,412 | 9 | 0 |
| Streamline Solutions | San Rafael | Nov 15, 2005 | 6 violations | $3,309 | 6 | 0 |
| Ocean Pacific Market | Huntington Beach | Nov 15, 2005 | 3 violations | $3,296 | 2 | 0 |
| Xiao Loong Restaurant | San Francisco | Nov 15, 2005 | 7 violations | $2,357 | 5 | 0 |
| La Joya Market | Anaheim | Nov 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Discount Beer & Wine | Fountain Valley | Nov 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crista Car Wash | Santa Clarita | Nov 14, 2005 | 360 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Regional Medical Center | Fresno | Nov 14, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onkar Swaranjit Singh | Stockton | Nov 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez Farm Labor Contracting | Visalia | Nov 13, 2005 | 316 violations | $24,968 | 312 | $1,350 |
| Women & Children Nutrition | Buena Park | Nov 13, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catalyst Imaging, Inc. | Van Nuys | Nov 12, 2005 | 6 violations | $26,816 | 1 | $1,800 |
| Ibero America Market | Anaheim | Nov 11, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Traveling Mop The Traveling Mop/Janitorial Supply Shop | Agoura Hills | Nov 10, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valente Alonzo (FLC) | Lodi | Nov 10, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,500 |
| 99 Market | Santa Ana | Nov 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club Nails, Inc. | Aliso Viejo | Nov 10, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garcia, Javier Lobinger Ave Camp | Stockton | Nov 9, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American River Care Home | Sacramento | Nov 9, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Super 8 Motel Johnson Purayampallil & Partner | Auburn | Nov 8, 2005 | 12 violations | $6,843 | 12 | 0 |
| Credit Bereau in Lancaster Credit Bereau of Lancaster & Palmdale, Inc. | Lancaster | Nov 8, 2005 | 12 violations | $3,907 | 11 | 0 |
| UCLA Recreatioon - Marina Aquatic Center | Los Angeles | Nov 8, 2005 | 13 violations | $2,293 | 12 | 0 |
| Key Health Management, Inc. | Thousand Oaks | Nov 8, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave's Baking Company | Hawthorne | Nov 7, 2005 | 28 violations repeat | $54,953 | 26 | $8,008 |
| Silver Spoon Restaurant | Los Angeles | Nov 7, 2005 | 6 violations | $7,054 | 5 | 0 |
| R & M Pacific Rim, Inc. | La Palma | Nov 7, 2005 | 15 violations | $826 | 15 | 0 |
| R & M Pacific Rim, Inc. | Irvine | Nov 7, 2005 | 7 violations | $592 | 7 | 0 |
| A & A Packing House Rafael Arteaga Godines & Jose Moldenado Alver | Fallbrook | Nov 7, 2005 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nayong Phillipino Market | Garden Grove | Nov 6, 2005 | 3 violations | $18,169 | 2 | 0 |
| C & M Jr Market | Westminster | Nov 6, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tapia Farm Center | Corning | Nov 5, 2005 | 33 violations | $3,240 | 4 | $2,625 |
| United Management Health Center | Tarzana | Nov 5, 2005 | 2 violations | $1,838 | 1 | 0 |
| CAC Growers | Indio | Nov 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Farms Services | Santa Paula | Nov 5, 2005 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chesler Enterprises | Coachella | Nov 5, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garza, Ovidio G. | Indio | Nov 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Pride | Castroville | Nov 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Bakersfield | Nov 5, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Puerto Harvesting Del Puerto Harvesting Co., Inc | Coachella | Nov 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Fiesta Market | Buena Park | Nov 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Veeco Food Store | Anaheim | Nov 4, 2005 | 2 violations | $1,274 | 1 | 0 |
| Medical Disposal Transport | Van Nuys | Nov 4, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Integrated Fire & Safety | Ventura | Nov 4, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 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.