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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Medina | Mc Farland | Aug 12, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California, State of Department of Health Services | Sacramento | Aug 10, 2006 | 2 violations | $303 | 1 | 0 |
| Salazar, Albert Lemon Hills Organics, Inc | Escondido | Aug 10, 2006 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,300 |
| Blue Banner Company | Riverside | Aug 10, 2006 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,325 |
| Alejandro Cervantes Contractors | North Shore | Aug 10, 2006 | 14 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,500 |
| Grand Casino Bakery Grand Casino on Main, Inc. | Culver City | Aug 9, 2006 | 8 violations repeat | $14,547 | 7 | $2,618 |
| Cashway Electric Cashway Electric Supply | San Diego | Aug 9, 2006 | 8 violations | $5,865 | 7 | 0 |
| Light Bulbs Etc. Dunkley Enterprises, Inc. | Montclair | Aug 8, 2006 | 11 violations | $10,504 | 10 | 0 |
| Sam Young SA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 8, 2006 | 20 violations | $7,922 | 11 | 0 |
| Yaho Fashion | Los Angeles | Aug 8, 2006 | 6 violations | $7,483 | 4 | 0 |
| No Far, Inc | Valley Village | Aug 8, 2006 | 2 violations | $338 | 1 | 0 |
| Eagle Energy | Santa Margarita | Aug 8, 2006 | 1 violation | $146 | 1 | 0 |
| Cressong Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 8, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clovis | Los Angeles | Aug 8, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lovely Day Fashion Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 8, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dori Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 8, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tehran Cuisine | Encino | Aug 6, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top Gun Security | Tracy | Aug 5, 2006 | 2 violations | $9,580 | 1 | 0 |
| Westlake Touchless Car Wash Gas & Wash Partners GWP dba Westlake Touchles | Daly City | Aug 5, 2006 | 13 violations | $6,909 | 13 | 0 |
| TLC Construction Services | Indio | Aug 5, 2006 | 8 violations | $3,511 | 8 | 0 |
| Sacramento, County of | Mather | Aug 5, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visalia, City of | Visalia | Aug 4, 2006 | 45 violations | $13,000 | 45 | 0 |
| Southwest Industries Environmental Concerns, Inc. | Upland | Aug 4, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Citrus Harvesting | Temecula | Aug 4, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,100 |
| Martin F. Jones Racing Stable | Arcadia | Aug 4, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cassidy Racing Stable | Monrovia | Aug 4, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accent Services | Lompoc | Aug 3, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round Table Pizza | San Leandro | Aug 2, 2006 | 13 violations | $39,380 | 7 | $797 |
| Fusion Sushi-Torrance Factory Sushi Restaurants, Inc. | Torrance | Aug 2, 2006 | 5 violations | $9,569 | 4 | 0 |
| Fusion Sushi Factory Sushi Restaurant, Inc. | Manhattan Beach | Aug 2, 2006 | 3 violations | $5,676 | 2 | 0 |
| Cleaning of America | Beverly Hills | Aug 2, 2006 | 3 violations | $695 | 1 | 0 |
| Gardner Family Care Corporation | San Jose | Aug 2, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Structures West Coast Structures, Inc. | Riverside | Aug 1, 2006 | 89 violations | $150,000 | 88 | 0 |
| Pasha's Market | Cupertino | Aug 1, 2006 | 3 violations | $10,340 | 2 | 0 |
| ARMSCO, Inc. | Novato | Aug 1, 2006 | 8 violations | $9,969 | 6 | 0 |
| Newcastle Fire Protection District | Newcastle | Aug 1, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnolia Pool Supply, Inc. | Riverside | Jul 31, 2006 | 4 violations | $56,859 | 1 | $5,000 |
| American Empire Building Maintenance | Daly City | Jul 31, 2006 | 74 violations | $54,760 | 73 | 0 |
| Lawrence Berkeley Nat'l Lab | Berkeley | Jul 31, 2006 | 4 violations | $30,484 | 4 | 0 |
| Auto Pride Car Wash, Inc. | Redwood City | Jul 31, 2006 | 16 violations | $13,976 | 16 | 0 |
| American Polymer Entertprises | Anaheim | Jul 31, 2006 | 13 violations | $6,837 | 12 | 0 |
| Chuck Hasz Enterprise aka Hasz Fund Control | Woodland Hills | Jul 31, 2006 | 5 violations | $6,473 | 4 | 0 |
| Golden Hill Mobile | Paso Robles | Jul 31, 2006 | 25 violations | $2,540 | 24 | 0 |
| Kirby Colision Center | Oxnard | Jul 31, 2006 | 6 violations | $1,620 | 5 | 0 |
| Duke's Surf City, Huntington Beach | Huntington Beach | Jul 31, 2006 | 13 violations | $684 | 12 | 0 |
| United Valet Parking, Inc. | Culver City | Jul 31, 2006 | 3 violations | $26 | 1 | $1,608 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jul 31, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $875 |
| Penang Garden Restaurant | San Francisco | Jul 30, 2006 | 3 violations | $3,868 | 2 | 0 |
| Fa Cun Co., Inc. | South El Monte | Jul 30, 2006 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Wackenhut Corporation | Pasadena | Jul 28, 2006 | 142 violations | $257,154 | 72 | 0 |
| California Energy California Energy Contractors, Inc. | Van Nuys | Jul 27, 2006 | 32 violations | $108,038 | 31 | 0 |
| Patrick Landscaping | Glendale | Jul 25, 2006 | 5 violations | $2,340 | 2 | 0 |
| A.S. Farm Labor Service | Orosi | Jul 25, 2006 | 5 violations | $804 | 2 | 0 |
| Gold's Gym- Hawthorne Muscle Improvement-Hawthorne, Inc | Hawthorne | Jul 25, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Target Store | Riverside | Jul 25, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ES/EX Corporation | Burlingame | Jul 24, 2006 | 1 violation | $2,186 | 1 | 0 |
| L.A. Dental William E. Ginzburg Dental Corporation | Los Angeles | Jul 23, 2006 | 16 violations | $17,219 | 15 | 0 |
| Alwazir Chicken | Los Angeles | Jul 23, 2006 | 10 violations | $7,592 | 9 | 0 |
| Hillsdale Car Wash, Inc. | San Mateo | Jul 22, 2006 | 16 violations | $16,706 | 14 | 0 |
| San Bruno Car Wash, Inc. | San Bruno | Jul 22, 2006 | 4 violations | $7,093 | 4 | 0 |
| Health Care Partners HealthCare Partners Medical Group, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 22, 2006 | 2 violations | $3,267 | 1 | 0 |
| Shell Gas Station | San Gabriel | Jul 21, 2006 | 32 violations | $5,965 | 31 | 0 |
| County of Kern, CA | Bakersfield | Jul 21, 2006 | 2 violations | $3,518 | 0 | 0 |
| FirstGroup America, Inc. First Student, Inc. a Division of | San Rafael | Jul 21, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacheco Farm Services | Romoland | Jul 21, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orozco Grove Service | Fallbrook | Jul 21, 2006 | 12 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,350 |
| Drake Enterprises Ben R. Drake Enterprises, Inc | Temecula | Jul 21, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,325 |
| Divisadero Touchless Car Wash | San Francisco | Jul 20, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Super Me Super Mex Mexican Restaurants, Inc. | Long Beach | Jul 20, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,574 |
| Goodwill of Santa Clara County | San Jose | Jul 19, 2006 | 50 violations | $3,452 | 50 | 0 |
| Auto Pride Car Wash, Inc. | Burlingame | Jul 19, 2006 | 4 violations | $2,473 | 4 | 0 |
| Tower Car Wash Auto Detail | San Francisco | Jul 19, 2006 | 22 violations | $857 | 21 | 0 |
| Eagle Car Wash JPL Pacific Int'l Corp dba Eagle Car Wash Inc | Burlingame | Jul 19, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safe Harbor Safe Harbor Minitries Incorporated | Carlsbad | Jul 19, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auto City Car Wash | San Francisco | Jul 19, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amar Shell Gas Station | La Puente | Jul 18, 2006 | 9 violations | $952 | 8 | 0 |
| Beacon Spruce | South San Francisco | Jul 18, 2006 | 2 violations | $56 | 2 | 0 |
| Countywide Mechanical Systems | El Cajon | Jul 18, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Century Theatres | Novato | Jul 18, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,920 |
| Target Target Corporation | Lancaster | Jul 18, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino Chukchansi Economic Development Authority | Coarsegold | Jul 18, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prime Auto Detail | Colma | Jul 18, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South City Car Wash, Inc. | South San Francisco | Jul 18, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katzkin Leather Katzkin Interiors Inc. | Montebello | Jul 17, 2006 | 61 violations | $13,526 | 60 | 0 |
| Valley View Car Wash | Whittier | Jul 17, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicole's Doggie House | Los Angeles | Jul 17, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Assembly of God of Victorville | Victorville | Jul 15, 2006 | 6 violations | $5,285 | 6 | 0 |
| Valley Medical Center Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System | San Jose | Jul 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Y Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 14, 2006 | 6 violations repeat | $4,705 | 2 | 0 |
| Ektara, Inc. dba Subway Sandwich Shop | Hercules | Jul 14, 2006 | 2 violations | $344 | 2 | 0 |
| Ektara, Inc. dba Subway Sandwich Shop | Richmond | Jul 14, 2006 | 2 violations | $62 | 2 | 0 |
| Tinajero Labor Services | Wasco | Jul 14, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun World International | Bakersfield | Jul 14, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruth Olibel Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 14, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Benjamin Castillo Farm Labor Contractor | Bakersfield | Jul 13, 2006 | 11 violations | $600 | 4 | $1,675 |
| Kern Ridge Growers, LLC | Arvin | Jul 13, 2006 | 8 violations | $600 | 4 | 0 |
| Boss 4 Packing LLC | Heber | Jul 13, 2006 | 3 violations | $399 | 2 | 0 |
| Garza Contracting, Inc | Bakersfield | Jul 13, 2006 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,300 |
| Garry Richardson Farms | Bakersfield | Jul 13, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry's Farm Labor Contracting, Inc | Mc Farland | Jul 13, 2006 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,200 |
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.