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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altsoft, Inc. | San Ramon | Nov 3, 2005 | 1 violation | $14,481 | 1 | 0 |
| Harbor West Mini Market | Santa Ana | Nov 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Associated Arborists, Inc. | Chico | Nov 2, 2005 | 19 violations | $10,899 | 5 | 0 |
| Bell Gardens Family Center Family Health Care Center of Greater L. A. | Bell | Nov 1, 2005 | 13 violations | $6,009 | 12 | $1,000 |
| EMS Construction, Inc | Vista | Nov 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harman Group | Northridge | Nov 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Arturo Lopez | Stockton | Nov 1, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mint Market & Liquor | Anaheim | Nov 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luna Nueva Harvest | Heber | Oct 31, 2005 | 303 violations | $19,371 | 132 | 0 |
| Contractors Wardrobe Contractors Waredrobe, Inc. | Valencia | Oct 31, 2005 | 5 violations | $2,837 | 4 | 0 |
| Doc Gelso Construction Inc. | Truckee | Oct 31, 2005 | 1 violation | $2,101 | 1 | 0 |
| Wonder-Land Pre-School and Day Care Wonder-Land Christian Pre-School and Day Care | Carmichael | Oct 31, 2005 | 9 violations | $743 | 8 | 0 |
| Circle C. Food Store | Stanton | Oct 31, 2005 | 3 violations | $318 | 2 | 0 |
| Emerald Dolphin Inn | Fort Bragg | Oct 31, 2005 | 3 violations | $280 | 2 | 0 |
| Luna Nueva Harvest | Heber | Oct 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Giba Farms | Lancaster | Oct 31, 2005 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AAA Egg Farms | Nuevo | Oct 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Van Hoi Xuan | Westminster | Oct 31, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Dollar Value Store | San Clemente | Oct 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Valley Labor Service | Caruthers | Oct 30, 2005 | 10 violations | $2,673 | 6 | 0 |
| K.O.O. Construction | Sacramento | Oct 30, 2005 | 3 violations | $1,846 | 1 | 0 |
| K'ima Medical Center | Hoopa | Oct 30, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uristas Transports, Inc. | Rialto | Oct 29, 2005 | 22 violations | $79,928 | 11 | 0 |
| Pitecos Landscape | San Diego | Oct 29, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonalds | Los Angeles | Oct 29, 2005 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guadalajara Guadalaoara Produce & Mini | Stanton | Oct 28, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Huarache Azteca Restaurant | Los Angeles | Oct 28, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagle Rock Lube Master | Los Angeles | Oct 27, 2005 | 7 violations | $16,478 | 5 | 0 |
| Rancho Del Oro Car Wash | Oceanside | Oct 27, 2005 | 28 violations | $5,648 | 25 | 0 |
| VIP Car Wash | Oceanside | Oct 27, 2005 | 8 violations | $2,785 | 7 | 0 |
| C & D Towing C & D Towing Specialist Inc | La Mesa | Oct 27, 2005 | 1 violation | $125 | 1 | 0 |
| Zankou Chicken | Van Nuys | Oct 27, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phatt & Juicy Burgers Inc. | Inglewood | Oct 27, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Windmill Cove Resort and Marina | Stockton | Oct 26, 2005 | 4 violations | $3,744 | 3 | 0 |
| Sun and Moon Cafe | Torrance | Oct 26, 2005 | 2 violations | $1,590 | 1 | 0 |
| Santa Ana Food Market Inc. | Santa Ana | Oct 26, 2005 | 5 violations | $193 | 4 | 0 |
| La Ranch Market Tai K. Nguyen and Kim-Thoa T. Bui | Stanton | Oct 26, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terra - Form, Inc | Sun Valley | Oct 26, 2005 | 37 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Queen B Nails & Spa Fresno | Fresno | Oct 25, 2005 | 3 violations | $763 | 1 | 0 |
| Fairview Market Hung Vinh Le & Christine Hong | Santa Ana | Oct 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfaro, Roberto Ortiz | Stockton | Oct 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flores, Leonel & Teodo | Stockton | Oct 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James & Ella M. Murray Trust | Oakland | Oct 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tejon Ranch | Bakersfield | Oct 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Performance Custom Harvesting | Holtville | Oct 25, 2005 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,950 |
| J.B. Perez F.L.C. | Calexico | Oct 25, 2005 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,275 |
| Del Sol Farms | Brawley | Oct 25, 2005 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $825 |
| Strahm Farms | Holtville | Oct 25, 2005 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Party Time Liquor | Orange | Oct 24, 2005 | 2 violations | $3,632 | 1 | 0 |
| Alta Dena, anaheim | Anaheim | Oct 24, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharda AM PM | Huntington Beach | Oct 24, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-1 Liquor Sam H & Ester Lee | Westminster | Oct 24, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teletech Government Solutions | North Hollywood | Oct 23, 2005 | 1,668 violations | $174,712 | 913 | 0 |
| Canyon Market Richard Tallonth II LLC | Silverado | Oct 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martha Cortez Trucking | Hacienda Heights | Oct 22, 2005 | 80 violations | $113,667 | 26 | 0 |
| Longo Fashion, Inc. | South El Monte | Oct 22, 2005 | 25 violations repeat | $13,614 | 14 | $15,400 |
| Herman Sanitarium | San Jose | Oct 22, 2005 | 42 violations | $3,432 | 42 | 0 |
| Ecology Control Industries, Inc. | Richmond | Oct 22, 2005 | 14 violations | $1,742 | 13 | 0 |
| Rubber Ducky Productions, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 22, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Piac'e Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 22, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rite Aid Rite Aid Corporation | Atascadero | Oct 22, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben and Susan Paulino's Home | Sacramento | Oct 21, 2005 | 8 violations | $2,328 | 7 | 0 |
| Dynaram Construction Corporation | Sacramento | Oct 21, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Metropolitan Transit Authority | Los Angeles | Oct 21, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City Sports Medicine | Los Angeles | Oct 20, 2005 | 10 violations | $2,495 | 9 | 0 |
| Cordova, Lamberto | Stockton | Oct 20, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Lui Sik & Lui, May Mr. Sik Lui & Mrs. May Lui | Stockton | Oct 20, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| Petromax Inc. | Anaheim | Oct 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Longs Drug Stores California, Inc. | Antioch | Oct 19, 2005 | 27 violations repeat | $143,882 | 27 | $5,940 |
| Bonus Car Wash | Santa Monica | Oct 19, 2005 | 79 violations | $100,000 | 55 | 0 |
| The Mechanics Bank | San Pablo | Oct 19, 2005 | 3 violations | $89 | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Singh & Sons | Oceanside | Oct 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wholesale Fuels Inc. | Bakersfield | Oct 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Moving Company | Chula Vista | Oct 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest Airlines | Sacramento | Oct 18, 2005 | 1 violation | $3,270 | 1 | 0 |
| Blue Diamond Entertainment | Toluca Lake | Oct 18, 2005 | 2 violations | $300 | 1 | 0 |
| Culver City Family Dentistry | Culver City | Oct 18, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santa Monica Glat-Kosher Market | Los Angeles | Oct 17, 2005 | 16 violations | $31,109 | 11 | 0 |
| CableCom LLC CableCom of California, Inc. | San Francisco | Oct 17, 2005 | 1 violation | $128 | 1 | 0 |
| V & V Farm Labor Contractors | Ripon | Oct 17, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Farmers Santa Ana Market | Santa Ana | Oct 16, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E & R Labor Service | Orosi | Oct 15, 2005 | 97 violations | $5,496 | 89 | $2,300 |
| Cotati Police Department | Cotati | Oct 15, 2005 | 5 violations | $2,053 | 4 | 0 |
| Conroy's Flowers Precision International LLC | San Diego | Oct 15, 2005 | 3 violations | $1,221 | 3 | 0 |
| Cranes Towing | Visalia | Oct 15, 2005 | 2 violations | $237 | 1 | 0 |
| Okoze Sushi | San Francisco | Oct 15, 2005 | 2 violations | $216 | 1 | 0 |
| Gainey Transportation Services Inc. | Rancho Cucamonga | Oct 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Gaucho Meat Market | Anaheim | Oct 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Supermarkets of California Inc | Monterey Park | Oct 14, 2005 | 128 violations | $150,041 | 127 | 0 |
| Econo Lodge Choice Hotel International | San Bernardino | Oct 14, 2005 | 5 violations | $6,911 | 3 | 0 |
| Westco Equities, Inc. | Fresno | Oct 13, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Global, Inc. | Irvine | Oct 13, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frontier Fence Company | Sacramento | Oct 12, 2005 | 38 violations | $12,823 | 37 | 0 |
| La Adelita Food Co. | Los Angeles | Oct 12, 2005 | 15 violations | $4,173 | 14 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Compton | Oct 11, 2005 | 1 violation | $145 | 1 | 0 |
| Victor Zapata Jr. Quality Citurs Harvesting, Inc | Temecula | Oct 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stemberga Retirement Homes | San Francisco | Oct 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aloha Car Wash Greenfield Sisson Group , Inc. | San Diego | Oct 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stadium Car Wash Stadium Blue Water, Inc. | San Diego | Oct 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Offset Printer California Offset Printer Corporation | Glendale | Oct 9, 2005 | 5 violations | $11,052 | 5 | 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.