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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H R Market Shri Shayona Investment, Inc. | Fullerton | Sep 14, 2005 | 2 violations | $3,632 | 1 | 0 |
| Affordable Plumbing | Oxnard | Sep 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunbody Haven | San Francisco | Sep 14, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dial One DW Erfert Painting & Decorating | Sacramento | Sep 13, 2005 | 30 violations | $22,556 | 30 | 0 |
| Ida's Care Home I | San Francisco | Sep 13, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stella's Care Home | Sep 13, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ida's Care Home II | San Francisco | Sep 13, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.D. Masonry & Concrete, Inc | Garden Grove | Sep 13, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camino Ramon Home for Seniors Johnny Lingbanan, an individual proprietor | Danville | Sep 12, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RN3 Loving Care Homes II | Albany | Sep 12, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Beer & Wine Market | Anaheim | Sep 11, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hernandez Painting Inc. | Chula Vista | Sep 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASR International Corporation | Richmond | Sep 9, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ranchito Supermarket | Westminster | Sep 8, 2005 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All-Star Roofing Services | Sacramento | Sep 8, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genesis Logistics, Inc. | Union City | Sep 8, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother's Market & Kitchen | Huntington Beach | Sep 8, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fashion Forms Ce Soir Lingerie Co. Inc. | Ventura | Sep 7, 2005 | 53 violations | $263,000 | 28 | $2,887 |
| Anastasi Construction Company, Inc. | Redondo Beach | Sep 7, 2005 | 39 violations | $18,053 | 19 | 0 |
| American Oil American Earth Management, Inc. | Panorama City | Sep 7, 2005 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daiohs First Choice Services | Downey | Sep 7, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BP America Inc. Arco Facility No. 5912 | La Palma | Sep 7, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Closet Factory | Los Angeles | Sep 6, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starving Students, Inc. | San Marcos | Sep 5, 2005 | 8 violations | $529 | 8 | 0 |
| Hannam Chain Asian Super Market | Garden Grove | Sep 4, 2005 | 21 violations | $2,173 | 21 | 0 |
| Fames Transport, Inc. | Escondido | Sep 4, 2005 | 1 violation | $422 | 1 | 0 |
| Commonwealth Mini Market | Fullerton | Sep 4, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Van's Mini Market | Westminster | Sep 4, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q & A Research Inc. | Novato | Sep 3, 2005 | 5 violations | $3,455 | 5 | 0 |
| Terrill F. Oberman, CPA | Thousand Oaks | Sep 2, 2005 | 3 violations | $594 | 1 | 0 |
| J Sosnick & Son | South San Francisco | Sep 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bellment Village | Burbank | Sep 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zodiac Heating & Air Zodiac Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. | Van Nuys | Sep 1, 2005 | 11 violations | $3,074 | 11 | 0 |
| Steak Coral | West Covina | Sep 1, 2005 | 7 violations repeat | $1,253 | 6 | $281 |
| Kaiser Permanente | Hayward | Sep 1, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sugar Moods | Los Angeles | Sep 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Villa Mesa Care Center | Upland | Aug 31, 2005 | 125 violations | $48,717 | 125 | 0 |
| Novato Union 76 | Novato | Aug 31, 2005 | 7 violations | $7,249 | 3 | 0 |
| TBS Market Cleaning | San Diego | Aug 31, 2005 | 3 violations | $2,924 | 1 | 0 |
| Hotel Drisco P. H. I. Associates, L. L. P. | San Francisco | Aug 31, 2005 | 4 violations | $1,534 | 3 | 0 |
| Restaurants on the Run, Inc. | Mission Viejo | Aug 31, 2005 | 3 violations | $1,327 | 2 | 0 |
| Bixby Knolls Car Wash | Long Beach | Aug 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fames Transport, Inc. | Escondido | Aug 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seventeen 1 Food Store | Santa Ana | Aug 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanchez, Antonio | Stockton | Aug 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Sahagun Construction | Woodlake | Aug 30, 2005 | 105 violations | $42,854 | 104 | 0 |
| Khoury's Restaurant | Long Beach | Aug 30, 2005 | 13 violations | $7,803 | 12 | 0 |
| Burger King The Singjoy Company, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 30, 2005 | 19 violations | $1,524 | 19 | 0 |
| ADI Pacific LLC | Mira Loma | Aug 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trident Dental Lab Trident Laboratories Inc. | Hawthorne | Aug 29, 2005 | 32 violations | $25,038 | 32 | 0 |
| Perris Car Wash Sunshine Car Wash, LLC | Perris | Aug 29, 2005 | 47 violations | $18,137 | 39 | 0 |
| Personal Castles | San Jose | Aug 29, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJB Freight System | Santa Fe Springs | Aug 29, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zuniga, Jose | Stockton | Aug 29, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| Gae Mee Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 28, 2005 | 30 violations | $10,000 | 19 | 0 |
| RockHard Transporation, Inc. | Riverside | Aug 28, 2005 | 8 violations | $4,121 | 7 | 0 |
| Alcazar Restaurant | Encino | Aug 28, 2005 | 1 violation | $1,511 | 1 | 0 |
| Pacific Playgrounds | Escondido | Aug 28, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike L. Noble/Contractor for US Postal Office | Palmdale | Aug 28, 2005 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arco AM PM First & Grand | Santa Ana | Aug 28, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Timely Design & Construction, Inc. | Lake Forest | Aug 27, 2005 | 63 violations | $39,798 | 62 | 0 |
| Rossi Concrete Inc. | Murrieta | Aug 27, 2005 | 2 violations | $843 | 1 | 0 |
| Ralph J. Isola, DDS | Sacramento | Aug 27, 2005 | 1 violation | $254 | 1 | 0 |
| Mastec Cable Division | Oakland | Aug 26, 2005 | 8 violations repeat | $55,753 | 7 | 0 |
| L3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC | Fort Irwin | Aug 26, 2005 | 45 violations | $33,056 | 45 | 0 |
| Timberline Custom Homes, Inc. | Nevada City | Aug 26, 2005 | 1 violation | $76 | 1 | 0 |
| Petrovic Tile Company, Inc. | Victorville | Aug 26, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buyers Home Warranty Co. | Burbank | Aug 25, 2005 | 10 violations | $2,264 | 10 | 0 |
| Gene Wheeler Farms, Inc | Lancaster | Aug 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tua Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giant Merchandising, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Edge Corporation | Los Angeles | Aug 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jem Sportswear | San Fernando | Aug 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newport Apparel Corporation | Compton | Aug 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaff Trading, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor Connection, Inc. | Arroyo Grande | Aug 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJP Framing, Inc. | El Dorado Hills | Aug 24, 2005 | 9 violations | $3,742 | 7 | 0 |
| Joel Labor Contractor | El Centro | Aug 24, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Five Star Plumbing | Oakley | Aug 24, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saddle Back Home Care National Healthcare Services | Laguna Hills | Aug 24, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Gennaro Cafe | Culver City | Aug 24, 2005 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vantage Oncology, Inc | El Segundo | Aug 23, 2005 | 10 violations | $5,550 | 8 | 0 |
| Del Sol Furniture | Panorama City | Aug 23, 2005 | 8 violations | $4,264 | 7 | 0 |
| Provision, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 23, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patty | Los Angeles | Aug 23, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PC World | San Francisco | Aug 22, 2005 | 2 violations | $18,608 | 1 | 0 |
| International House Of Pancakes | San Bruno | Aug 22, 2005 | 35 violations | $17,880 | 27 | 0 |
| International House Of Pancakes | Livermore | Aug 22, 2005 | 60 violations | $11,827 | 46 | 0 |
| International House Of Pancakes 1709 | Daly City | Aug 21, 2005 | 141 violations | $168,532 | 77 | 0 |
| International House Of Pancakes | Belmont | Aug 21, 2005 | 84 violations | $99,368 | 49 | 0 |
| International House Of Pancakes | Redwood City | Aug 21, 2005 | 119 violations | $41,130 | 68 | 0 |
| International House Of Pancakes | Foster City | Aug 21, 2005 | 49 violations | $9,322 | 27 | 0 |
| International House Of Pancakes | Santa Clara | Aug 21, 2005 | 59 violations | $5,922 | 39 | 0 |
| International House Of Pancakes | Manteca | Aug 21, 2005 | 26 violations | $4,618 | 15 | 0 |
| International House of Pancake | San Jose | Aug 21, 2005 | 30 violations | $3,791 | 16 | 0 |
| International House Of Pancakes | Newark | Aug 21, 2005 | 16 violations | $874 | 10 | 0 |
| Mission Foods Corp. | Rancho Cucamonga | Aug 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tradelink Resource Inc. dba: Friendly Cleaner | Temecula | Aug 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Applied Marine Technology, Inc. - AMTI | Coronado | Aug 19, 2005 | 8 violations | $15,471 | 8 | 0 |
| Baby Blues BBQ Baby Blues Bar-B-Q, LTD | Venice | Aug 19, 2005 | 6 violations | $2,836 | 4 | 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.