2006 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2006: 1,509 cases, 1,111 with violations found, $18,295,178 in back wages agreed for 17,354 workers, $1,907,481 in penalties. Against 2005 that is a decrease of 6% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2006
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Permanente | 2 | $1,170,102 | 983 |
| Corrections Corporation Of America dba CCA | 1 | $710,347 | 356 |
| American Private Duty | 2 | $567,876 | 148 |
| Diamond Environmental Services | 3 | $359,049 | 121 |
| Sierra Cascade Nursery, Inc | 1 | $287,800 | 331 |
| Cosmo Store Services | 1 | $287,323 | 548 |
| Bal Fashion Inc | 1 | $279,963 | 1 |
| The Wackenhut Corporation | 1 | $257,154 | 72 |
| GEO | 1 | $249,307 | 66 |
| Cottages of the Oaks | 1 | $231,612 | 49 |
| ESCO Corporation | 1 | $228,827 | 24 |
| W.T. Cook Construction, Inc. | 1 | $209,541 | 46 |
| Assured Horizons | 1 | $200,000 | 0 |
| Alpha Sierra & Omega Enforcement | 1 | $197,230 | 69 |
| Integrity Management Enterprises | 1 | $178,483 | 109 |
| Hazard Construction Company | 1 | $174,905 | 24 |
| Los Robles Care Center, Inc | 1 | $169,127 | 56 |
| AGA John Oriental Rugs | 1 | $168,913 | 8 |
| Northridge Classic Car Wash, Inc. | 1 | $160,000 | 84 |
| Little Sheep Cafe (The Little Sheep USA) | 3 | $150,000 | 161 |
| Western Structures | 1 | $150,000 | 88 |
| Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) | 1 | $147,300 | 10 |
| ITEPS Limited | 1 | $136,676 | 31 |
| Irish Communication Company, Inc. | 1 | $130,134 | 20 |
| Custom Craft Company | 1 | $128,987 | 29 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 138 | $3,333,955 | 2,731 |
| Manufacturing | 371 | $2,851,573 | 2,936 |
| Construction | 137 | $2,518,966 | 2,669 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 104 | $2,425,166 | 2,860 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 197 | $1,475,502 | 1,126 |
| Public Administration | 4 | $1,216,808 | 494 |
| Retail Trade | 130 | $764,777 | 745 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 85 | $727,519 | 820 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 36 | $543,679 | 268 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 48 | $495,481 | 342 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 109 | $476,276 | 1,219 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 8 | $368,645 | 235 |
| Information | 15 | $328,762 | 194 |
| Finance and Insurance | 25 | $298,269 | 218 |
| Utilities | 4 | $109,969 | 22 |
| 36 | $105,687 | 209 | |
| Wholesale Trade | 23 | $94,752 | 75 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 12 | $78,734 | 49 |
| Educational Services | 9 | $42,146 | 12 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 16 | $38,512 | 130 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primavera Ag Services | Reedley | Mar 20, 2006 | 13 violations | $345 | 9 | $875 |
| San Diego Direct San Diego Transportation Services, LLC | Coronado | Mar 20, 2006 | 2 violations | $203 | 2 | 0 |
| Siskiyou Opportunity Center | Mount Shasta | Mar 20, 2006 | 2 violations | $97 | 2 | 0 |
| Togo's Great Sandwich | Long Beach | Mar 20, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FS Construction | Sylmar | Mar 20, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Nugget D.S. Taylor, Inc. | Summerland | Mar 20, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exeter-Ivanhoe Citrus Association | Exeter | Mar 20, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A United Attorney Service, Inc. | Monterey Park | Mar 20, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat King Cole Post Office | Los Angeles | Mar 20, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Box Inc. | Hesperia | Mar 20, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & M Pools, Inc. | La Habra | Mar 19, 2006 | 38 violations | $34,999 | 37 | 0 |
| Margil Billing & Collections, Inc | Santa Ana | Mar 19, 2006 | 7 violations | $879 | 6 | 0 |
| Atek Construction | Huntington Beach | Mar 19, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystill Pure Water | San Jose | Mar 19, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Bell | San Jose | Mar 19, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Price Brothers Construction | San Jose | Mar 19, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Saver Foods Uka's Big Saver Foods, Inc. | Santa Ana | Mar 19, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Saver Foods | Long Beach | Mar 17, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Spoon Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt | Long Beach | Mar 17, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.A.A. Custom Metal & Iron Work | Glendale | Mar 17, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Judi's Cleaners, Inc. | Roseville | Mar 17, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Yacht Sales of Southern California | Stanton | Mar 17, 2006 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hub Cities Consortium | Huntington Park | Mar 16, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Mikes | Bellflower | Mar 16, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden West FLC Golden West Farm Labor Contractor, Inc | Riverside | Mar 16, 2006 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,050 |
| Little Ceasars Desert Empire Enterprises | Apple Valley | Mar 16, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Robles Care Center, Inc | Ojai | Mar 15, 2006 | 57 violations | $169,127 | 56 | 0 |
| Earl's Home Cookin' | Orange | Mar 15, 2006 | 15 violations | $80,000 | 11 | 0 |
| Ford Design Group, Inc. | Anaheim | Mar 15, 2006 | 8 violations | $5,995 | 8 | 0 |
| California Home Remodeling | San Diego | Mar 15, 2006 | 16 violations | $3,468 | 15 | 0 |
| Lang's International Foods, Lang's Loaf | San Diego | Mar 15, 2006 | 7 violations | $1,104 | 6 | 0 |
| Auntie Anne's Pretzels - Buena Park | San Bernardino | Mar 15, 2006 | 12 violations | 0 | 0 | $15,840 |
| Auntie Anne's Pretzels - Buena Park | Arcadia | Mar 15, 2006 | 43 violations | 0 | 0 | $55,220 |
| ALLCLEAN BUILDING MAINTENANCE | Riverside | Mar 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Convalescent-San Jose | San Jose | Mar 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rally's Hamburgers Pacific Restaurant Management, Inc. | Long Beach | Mar 15, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maravilla Foundation | Los Angeles | Mar 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auntie Anne's Pretzel (Downey) | Downey | Mar 14, 2006 | 31 violations | 0 | 0 | $37,510 |
| Taco Bell Cotti FoodsCorporation | Long Beach | Mar 14, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Novato | Novato | Mar 14, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auntie Anne's Glendale | Glendale | Mar 14, 2006 | 29 violations | 0 | 0 | $37,455 |
| Local Patients' Cooperative | Hayward | Mar 14, 2006 | 56 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auntie Anne's Northridge | Northridge | Mar 14, 2006 | 18 violations | 0 | 0 | $18,645 |
| Auntie Anne's Tulare | Tulare | Mar 14, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auntie Anne's Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Mar 14, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,320 |
| Cold Stone Creamery | Sacramento | Mar 14, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Pucci & Sons Seafood | Hayward | Mar 13, 2006 | 10 violations | $11,103 | 10 | 0 |
| Saroni Food Service | Oakland | Mar 13, 2006 | 3 violations | $512 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo Jack in the Box, #213 | Signal Hill | Mar 13, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McMillan Farm Mgt McMillan Farm Management Company | Temecula | Mar 13, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,650 |
| Slauson Car Wash A & E Interstate Car Wash | Los Angeles | Mar 13, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Las Fajitas Pacific A.R.A inc. | Newport Beach | Mar 12, 2006 | 4 violations | $21,165 | 3 | 0 |
| Arpejio Sewing Contractor | Los Angeles | Mar 12, 2006 | 11 violations | $7,866 | 10 | 0 |
| La Michoacana Meat Market | La Habra | Mar 12, 2006 | 5 violations | $4,664 | 4 | 0 |
| Jenin Home Fashions | Lynwood | Mar 12, 2006 | 11 violations | $3,478 | 10 | 0 |
| Sharper Woodcraft | Apple Valley | Mar 12, 2006 | 3 violations | $42 | 1 | 0 |
| Verizon Call Center | Victorville | Mar 12, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crenshaw Car Wash | Los Angeles | Mar 12, 2006 | 16 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rampage Clothing Company Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 12, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| House of Bagels | Gilroy | Mar 12, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Good Day Fashion, Inc. | South El Monte | Mar 11, 2006 | 23 violations repeat | $10,431 | 14 | $5,390 |
| Unitex, Inc. | El Monte | Mar 11, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Hermanos Supermarket | Anaheim | Mar 10, 2006 | 1 violation | $2,059 | 1 | 0 |
| Zebra Cafe | Long Beach | Mar 10, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Farms Market | Long Beach | Mar 10, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Global Horizons, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 10, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 cents Store | Santa Ana | Mar 10, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Susie's Deals | Alhambra | Mar 10, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G & J Manufacturing | Alhambra | Mar 10, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marketing Fundamental | Alhambra | Mar 10, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Precision Pump & Machine, Inc. | Bakersfield | Mar 9, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nana's Playhouse and Learning Center | Fresno | Mar 9, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Numero Uno Market V.C.G. Enterprises, Inc.; Numero Uno Mkt Inc. | South El Monte | Mar 9, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,713 |
| El Dorado Hills Senior Care Village | El Dorado Hills | Mar 8, 2006 | 10 violations repeat | $8,092 | 9 | $1,386 |
| Family Dental Care Hekmat Farnoosh DDS, Inc. | Long Beach | Mar 8, 2006 | 8 violations | $7,769 | 6 | 0 |
| Alameda Strip Absolute Global Services, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 8, 2006 | 2 violations | $6,480 | 1 | 0 |
| Return, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 8, 2006 | 3 violations | $1,299 | 2 | 0 |
| Redwood Bagel Company | Novato | Mar 8, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conoco Phillips | Orange | Mar 8, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa Murphy's Pizza | Sacramento | Mar 8, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panera Bread | Sacramento | Mar 8, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cubit Engineering, Inc. | Hesperia | Mar 8, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Espinoza Housing | Delhi | Mar 7, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carniceria Sonora | Anaheim | Mar 7, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Campos Maintenance and Repair Service | San Francisco | Mar 6, 2006 | 13 violations | $22,118 | 11 | 0 |
| Silver Cloud Valet div of Ampco System Parkng | San Francisco | Mar 6, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bakers Square Vicorp Restaurants, Inc. | San Jose | Mar 6, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $743 |
| West Valley Bowl Chemandoor V. Zachariah M.D. | Tracy | Mar 6, 2006 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,787 |
| West Coast Bulk Transportation, Inc. | Victorville | Mar 6, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Promelis Westcliff Market | Newport Beach | Mar 5, 2006 | 5 violations | $11,257 | 4 | 0 |
| Upland Farmers Market | Upland | Mar 5, 2006 | 5 violations | $6,947 | 4 | 0 |
| Landmark Legal Professionals | San Jose | Mar 5, 2006 | 23 violations | $4,571 | 11 | 0 |
| Rodeo Food Distribution Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 4, 2006 | 36 violations | $69,110 | 23 | 0 |
| JC's Towing Service | Ontario | Mar 4, 2006 | 15 violations | $39,620 | 14 | 0 |
| Veltex Apparel | Walnut | Mar 4, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victory Medical Registry | Stockton | Mar 3, 2006 | 10 violations | $2,616 | 10 | 0 |
| All-Ways Sewing Company | San Leandro | Mar 3, 2006 | 2 violations | $545 | 1 | 0 |
| New Time Garment Manufacturing Inc. | San Francisco | Mar 2, 2006 | 8 violations | $449 | 8 | 0 |
| Subway Subway #6666 Inc. | Lakewood | Mar 2, 2006 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa John's Pizza | Lakewood | Mar 2, 2006 | 2 violations | 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.