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 |
| Western Structures | 1 | $150,000 | 88 |
| Little Sheep Cafe (The Little Sheep USA) | 3 | $150,000 | 161 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croquis Los Angeles | Encino | Oct 1, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Textile Alliance Group, Inc. | Montebello | Oct 1, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miken Sales Inc | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nu T2C, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hope Industrial Company, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justified C & J Wear, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kandy Kiss of California, Inc. | Sylmar | Oct 1, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visual Image Concepts, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gatechina. com | Fremont | Oct 1, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bee Darlin', Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GEO GEO Group, Inc. | Taft | Sep 30, 2006 | 66 violations | $249,307 | 66 | 0 |
| ITEPS Limited | San Pedro | Sep 30, 2006 | 53 violations | $136,676 | 31 | 0 |
| Pacific Eagle International Security Inc. | Los Alamitos | Sep 30, 2006 | 456 violations | $127,908 | 260 | 0 |
| First American Title Company | Santa Ana | Sep 30, 2006 | 44 violations | $72,363 | 43 | 0 |
| Portola Constructors | Rancho Cucamonga | Sep 30, 2006 | 68 violations | $30,142 | 32 | 0 |
| Latinos & Jackson Hewitt Latinos Immigration & Tax, Inc. | Maywood | Sep 30, 2006 | 21 violations | $29,764 | 21 | 0 |
| New World Chinese Buffet | Anaheim | Sep 30, 2006 | 11 violations | $28,178 | 10 | 0 |
| Premier Car Wash Flintridge Car Wash, LLC | Encino | Sep 30, 2006 | 12 violations | $5,881 | 11 | 0 |
| Morrison Homes, Inc. | Folsom | Sep 30, 2006 | 45 violations | $3,440 | 44 | 0 |
| Levitz Furniture | Los Angeles | Sep 30, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Advanced Roofing | Roseville | Sep 30, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B Trucking 2 B Trucking, LLC | Bakersfield | Sep 30, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Park Place Village | Camarillo | Sep 30, 2006 | 62 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serck Services, Inc. | Glendora | Sep 30, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Direct Response Direct Response Resources, Inc. | Bakersfield | Sep 29, 2006 | 7 violations | $916 | 7 | 0 |
| Prime Tech | Auburn | Sep 29, 2006 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody's Landscape & Masonary | Simi Valley | Sep 29, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. L. L. Group | San Mateo | Sep 28, 2006 | 2 violations | $2,213 | 1 | 0 |
| H.L. Moe Co., Inc | Glendale | Sep 28, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Custom Metal Works | Santa Ana | Sep 27, 2006 | 29 violations | $19,358 | 24 | 0 |
| Rampage Licensing Creditors | Los Angeles | Sep 27, 2006 | 45 violations | $13,280 | 44 | 0 |
| Meatland Carniceria | Los Angeles | Sep 27, 2006 | 15 violations | $8,727 | 10 | 0 |
| Lupe's Taco Stand | Los Angeles | Sep 27, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shield CA Health Care | Valencia | Sep 26, 2006 | 2 violations | $2,048 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelco Building Maintenance | San Jose | Sep 26, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brother's Bristol | Fallbrook | Sep 25, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden State Rain Gutters of Paso Robles | Templeton | Sep 25, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penny Lane Pub & Grill | San Marcos | Sep 24, 2006 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Titan Corporation/ISG | San Diego | Sep 22, 2006 | 19 violations | $31,799 | 11 | 0 |
| Pacific West Labor Resources | Santa Maria | Sep 21, 2006 | 9 violations | $43,299 | 5 | 0 |
| Sandoval, Leonel | Lodi | Sep 21, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony's Electric | Santa Ana | Sep 21, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum Effort Cleaning Service DBA Jani King | Garden Grove | Sep 20, 2006 | 32 violations | $7,149 | 31 | 0 |
| J Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 20, 2006 | 9 violations | $7,132 | 7 | 0 |
| Joong Ang, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 20, 2006 | 50 violations | $5,250 | 36 | 0 |
| Shell Station Shalaby Enterprises, Inc. | Fresno | Sep 20, 2006 | 12 violations | $4,245 | 7 | 0 |
| True Light Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 20, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Just Johnson Johnson Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 20, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mine Fashion Edge Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 20, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trinity | Los Angeles | Sep 20, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendy Fashion | Los Angeles | Sep 19, 2006 | 26 violations | $40,945 | 13 | 0 |
| Gavrieli Plastics Gavrieli Plastics & Sign Supplies Corporation | North Hollywood | Sep 19, 2006 | 27 violations | $5,211 | 26 | 0 |
| Magenta Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 19, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Be Clothing Do & Be Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 19, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steps Apparel Group, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 19, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Save-On Display Sav-On International Fixture, Inc | Los Angeles | Sep 19, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Century Bakery, Inc | San Jose | Sep 19, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California, State of Department of Corrections - Lancaster | Lancaster | Sep 19, 2006 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hip to Hip | Los Angeles | Sep 19, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fina Fina Fashion | Los Angeles | Sep 19, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RIGO International, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 19, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Bugs LEK Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 19, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ambiance Ambiance USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 19, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julia Comma Design Corporation | Los Angeles | Sep 19, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bal Fashion Inc | San Gabriel | Sep 18, 2006 | 72 violations repeat | $279,963 | 1 | $30,600 |
| A- Tech | Walnut | Sep 18, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nissan North America, Inc. | Gardena | Sep 18, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tortas Ahogadas Guadalajara, Inc. | Pomona | Sep 17, 2006 | 18 violations repeat | $20,373 | 17 | 0 |
| Robert Mathews | Fresno | Sep 17, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Reyes Ag. Reyes, Miguel (FLC) | Madera | Sep 17, 2006 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Bang | Los Angeles | Sep 17, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cute Girl,Incorporated | Los Angeles | Sep 17, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Textile Unlimited | Hawthorne | Sep 17, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & K Dreamline Inc. | South El Monte | Sep 17, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alkam Home Fashion Inc | Los Angeles | Sep 16, 2006 | 53 violations repeat | $85,720 | 52 | $9,724 |
| Strategic Tax Resolutions LLC | Carlsbad | Sep 16, 2006 | 39 violations | $18,565 | 37 | 0 |
| Tranpia, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 16, 2006 | 20 violations | $7,948 | 19 | 0 |
| Analite Corporation | Los Angeles | Sep 15, 2006 | 33 violations | $100,000 | 16 | 0 |
| Maloney's Bar and Grill | Merced | Sep 15, 2006 | 1 violation | $2,100 | 1 | 0 |
| Lopez Farm Labor Contracting | Wasco | Sep 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rose Garden Residential Care Home | Auburn | Sep 14, 2006 | 7 violations repeat | $109,231 | 6 | $2,310 |
| Kang's Cutting | Los Angeles | Sep 14, 2006 | 19 violations | $18,582 | 18 | 0 |
| Brenda's Fashion | Los Angeles | Sep 14, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Consultant Group | San Diego | Sep 14, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenpo Girl | Los Angeles | Sep 14, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I Hope | Los Angeles | Sep 14, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giumarra The Giumarra Companies | Piru | Sep 14, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MarineBlu | Los Angeles | Sep 14, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crown Furniture | Placentia | Sep 13, 2006 | 9 violations | $26,776 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Brucato Co./D & B Flooring | Upland | Sep 13, 2006 | 9 violations | $19,357 | 5 | 0 |
| City of Vallejo, Accounting Department | Vallejo | Sep 13, 2006 | 2 violations | $981 | 1 | 0 |
| Dma Greencare Contracting inc. | Anaheim | Sep 12, 2006 | 10 violations | $33,190 | 10 | 0 |
| Cafe Auto Spa Bank Enterprises Inc. | Laguna Niguel | Sep 12, 2006 | 69 violations | $20,000 | 0 | 0 |
| North Bay Rehabilitation Services, Inc | Rohnert Park | Sep 12, 2006 | 19 violations | $6,062 | 19 | 0 |
| Alhambra-Garfield Dental | Alhambra | Sep 12, 2006 | 9 violations | $1,898 | 8 | 0 |
| Plamar U.S.A. Inc | Sunnyvale | Sep 11, 2006 | 2 violations | $10,679 | 2 | 0 |
| Woodland, City of ; Police Department | Woodland | Sep 11, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fruit Harvest Fred Garza, Jr. Inc. | Sanger | Sep 9, 2006 | 12 violations | $920 | 7 | $2,100 |
| O.F. Ramos Ag Labor Services Inc. | Selma | Sep 9, 2006 | 19 violations | $635 | 9 | $4,800 |
| Iniguez Trucking, Inc. | La Puente | Sep 9, 2006 | 1 violation | 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.