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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV Advance, Inc. | San Francisco | Aug 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Vision Design Group | Long Beach | Aug 2, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EDCO Packing Edel Lopez dba: EDCO Packing | Calexico | Aug 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arroyo Building Materials, Inc. | San Fernando | Aug 2, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunrise K. Company, Inc. | San Francisco | Aug 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A F Sewing Company | San Francisco | Aug 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yorkland Production Yuk Leung & Lynn Lu dba Yorkland Production | San Francisco | Aug 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| So Ca Maid Svc & Carpet Cleaning, Inc. (Refer | Gardena | Aug 1, 2005 | 439 violations | $1,115,646 | 224 | 0 |
| D.B. Construction Company | La Habra | Aug 1, 2005 | 12 violations | $10,317 | 11 | 0 |
| Union Painting & Decorating | Carmichael | Aug 1, 2005 | 3 violations | $4,237 | 2 | 0 |
| Playa Tool & Marine, Inc. | Santa Ana | Aug 1, 2005 | 1 violation | $2,438 | 1 | 0 |
| Nu-Wave, Inc. | Wilmington | Aug 1, 2005 | 1 violation | $720 | 1 | 0 |
| Class A Roofing | Bakersfield | Aug 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retail Personnel Solutions | Escondido | Aug 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Integrity Management Enterprises | San Diego | Jul 31, 2005 | 77 violations | $124,409 | 52 | 0 |
| Celebrity Haven RCFE | Napa | Jul 31, 2005 | 4 violations | $50,333 | 2 | $1,000 |
| Nutrtional Merchandise-Mission | Rosemead | Jul 31, 2005 | 18 violations | $35,188 | 14 | 0 |
| VTF Service, Inc | Mountain View | Jul 31, 2005 | 30 violations | $32,669 | 11 | 0 |
| Tantra One Restaurant | Los Angeles | Jul 31, 2005 | 27 violations | $30,453 | 17 | 0 |
| Nutrtional Merchandise-Moreno Valley | Moreno Valley | Jul 31, 2005 | 6 violations | $12,760 | 6 | 0 |
| Little Sisters Truck Wash | Thousand Palms | Jul 31, 2005 | 34 violations | $10,819 | 34 | 0 |
| Integrity Management Enterprises | San Diego | Jul 31, 2005 | 40 violations | $8,163 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrtional Merchandise-Fairple | Pomona | Jul 31, 2005 | 3 violations | $6,815 | 3 | 0 |
| Children's Learning Center | Oxnard | Jul 31, 2005 | 3 violations | $6,790 | 2 | 0 |
| Nutritional Merchandise-Rialto | Rialto | Jul 31, 2005 | 5 violations | $5,641 | 5 | 0 |
| Royal Crest Health Care | Covina | Jul 31, 2005 | 28 violations | $5,189 | 28 | 0 |
| Desert Dental Group Joseph A. Foroosh Dental Corp. | Victorville | Jul 31, 2005 | 23 violations | $3,844 | 23 | 0 |
| Nutrtional Merchandise-Sepulveda | San Bernardino | Jul 31, 2005 | 4 violations | $1,246 | 3 | 0 |
| Integrity Management Enterprises | San Diego | Jul 31, 2005 | 2 violations | $1,000 | 1 | 0 |
| China Camp L & H Group International | San Diego | Jul 31, 2005 | 3 violations | $745 | 2 | 0 |
| Healthcare Security Services Group Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. dba Healthca | Hayward | Jul 31, 2005 | 6 violations | $243 | 6 | 0 |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Berkeley | Jul 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackmore Company | Temecula | Jul 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Granite Rock, Inc | Watsonville | Jul 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arby's Shuai Shuai International Corp. | Covina | Jul 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMJM H+N Daniel, Mann, Johnson, & Mendenhall and Holme | Mountain View | Jul 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier's Mexican Restaurant | Fresno | Jul 30, 2005 | 13 violations | $45,752 | 11 | 0 |
| Viscarra, Federico E. Kings River Farm Labor Service Inc. | Reedley | Jul 30, 2005 | 8 violations | $145 | 1 | $1,350 |
| Mint, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 30, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JVD, Inc. | Fresno | Jul 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norco Delivery Service, Inc. | Fresno | Jul 29, 2005 | 3 violations | $1,055 | 2 | 0 |
| California Athletic Club | Rancho Cucamonga | Jul 29, 2005 | 5 violations | $886 | 4 | 0 |
| Berryvery, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 28, 2005 | 48 violations | $14,000 | 40 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Store 7 Eleven Store #17734 | Newport Beach | Jul 28, 2005 | 1 violation | $5,364 | 1 | 0 |
| Staff Mark | Santa Fe Springs | Jul 28, 2005 | 1 violation | $211 | 1 | 0 |
| Del Monte Foods | San Francisco | Jul 28, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gonzalez Ornamental Iron Works LLC | Wilmington | Jul 28, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Energy | Escondido | Jul 28, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Estam | Los Angeles | Jul 28, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newport Apparel Corporation | Compton | Jul 28, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bollywood Cafe Mohammad Munim, Hakim, & Basith DBA; | Studio City | Jul 28, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeeba Design | Santa Fe Springs | Jul 27, 2005 | 9 violations | $4,107 | 8 | 0 |
| Matheson Fast Freight Inc. | Santa Rosa | Jul 27, 2005 | 1 violation | $2,042 | 1 | 0 |
| LA Glo Inc | Los Angeles | Jul 27, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stella Starr, Inc | San Francisco | Jul 27, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Restaurant & Taqueria El Mexicano | Fowler | Jul 26, 2005 | 10 violations | $6,876 | 8 | 0 |
| Mindys Cosmetics | San Fernando | Jul 26, 2005 | 20 violations | $4,047 | 19 | 0 |
| Restaurant & Taqueria El Mexicano | Selma | Jul 26, 2005 | 4 violations | $751 | 2 | 0 |
| Placer Hills Fire District Placer Hills Fire Protection District | Meadow Vista | Jul 26, 2005 | 2 violations | $133 | 1 | 0 |
| Southwest Finish & Supply, Inc. | Ontario | Jul 26, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diez Family Home | Carson | Jul 26, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garcia, Carlos | Stockton | Jul 26, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Pyramid Builders | Gardena | Jul 25, 2005 | 4 violations | $3,761 | 4 | 0 |
| Sampat Saste, M.D. Inc. | Corona | Jul 25, 2005 | 9 violations | $1,046 | 8 | 0 |
| Lana Marks Limited | Beverly Hills | Jul 25, 2005 | 2 violations | $332 | 1 | 0 |
| Singh, Susan | Stockton | Jul 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| Fridman, Jeannie | Stockton | Jul 25, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| Matheson Mail Transportation, Inc. | Oakland | Jul 24, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Terrace Health Care | Duarte | Jul 23, 2005 | 29 violations | $34,785 | 29 | 0 |
| Rose Garden Court | San Jose | Jul 23, 2005 | 4 violations | $25,992 | 1 | $3,500 |
| Cricket's Country Kitchen | Sacramento | Jul 22, 2005 | 10 violations | $625 | 6 | $1,072 |
| Brannis Electic, Inc. | Riverside | Jul 22, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monrovia Convalescent Hospital | Duarte | Jul 21, 2005 | 44 violations | $77,661 | 44 | 0 |
| Royal Oaks Convalescent Hospital, Inc. | Glendale | Jul 21, 2005 | 54 violations | $45,628 | 54 | 0 |
| Royal Palms Convalescent Hospital, Inc. | Glendale | Jul 21, 2005 | 49 violations | $44,702 | 49 | 0 |
| North Star Healthcare, LLC Serrano North Convalescent Hospital | Los Angeles | Jul 21, 2005 | 46 violations | $27,346 | 46 | 0 |
| South Fork Healthcare, LLC Serrano South Convalescent Hospital | Los Angeles | Jul 21, 2005 | 29 violations | $23,732 | 29 | 0 |
| Centinela Park Convalescent Hospital | Inglewood | Jul 21, 2005 | 61 violations | $12,635 | 56 | 0 |
| Westside Health Care, LLC | Los Angeles | Jul 21, 2005 | 32 violations | $8,000 | 32 | 0 |
| Royal Garden Extended Care Hospital | Alhambra | Jul 21, 2005 | 11 violations | $6,191 | 11 | 0 |
| Hawthorne Convalescent Hospital | Hawthorne | Jul 21, 2005 | 28 violations | $6,139 | 28 | 0 |
| Sorenson Convalescent Hospital | Whittier | Jul 21, 2005 | 28 violations | $5,783 | 28 | 0 |
| McDonald's Kram Endeavors, Inc | Roseville | Jul 21, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H & M Roofing, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Jul 20, 2005 | 6 violations repeat | $518 | 3 | $3,588 |
| California Air Conditioning Systems, Inc. | Lomita | Jul 20, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luz C Watts | Los Angeles | Jul 20, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Towing Services Inc. | San Clemente | Jul 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lidia Cline Lidia Cline (Residential) | Tustin | Jul 20, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy's Hand Car Wash and Detailing | Costa Mesa | Jul 19, 2005 | 32 violations | $6,457 | 17 | 0 |
| California Pak California Pak International, Inc. | Compton | Jul 19, 2005 | 6 violations | $4,823 | 6 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Express | Gardena | Jul 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aerotek, Inc. | Santa Ana | Jul 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vadim R. Akhmerov | Novato | Jul 19, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| Arambula Farm Labor Contracting | Delano | Jul 18, 2005 | 2 violations | $56 | 1 | 0 |
| Pizza Man Pizza Man - He Delivers | Canyon Country | Jul 18, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Los Angeles Dept of Recreation & Park | Los Angeles | Jul 18, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boething Tree Land Farm | Lodi | Jul 17, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plus Property Management Pacific Blue Property Management, Inc. | Santa Maria | Jul 17, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naca Logistics USA | Carson | Jul 16, 2005 | 96 violations | $45,212 | 95 | 0 |
| Gorman Roofing Services, Inc. | Escondido | Jul 16, 2005 | 4 violations | $82 | 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.