2007 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2007: 1,569 cases, 1,114 with violations found, $18,231,225 in back wages agreed for 22,428 workers, $1,725,094 in penalties. Against 2006 that is a decrease of 0% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2007
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County Medical Center | 2 | $1,157,053 | 1,999 |
| New United Motors Manufacturing Inc | 1 | $862,285 | 3,672 |
| Alan Berman Trucking | 1 | $825,000 | 80 |
| Garris Plastering | 4 | $627,294 | 2,549 |
| Pay By touch | 1 | $524,160 | 320 |
| Salazar Construction | 1 | $495,809 | 261 |
| Stater Bros. Markets | 2 | $371,904 | 2,248 |
| Sanmina SCI Corporation | 1 | $356,433 | 109 |
| Bangkok Market | 1 | $319,035 | 39 |
| Genesis Trucking | 1 | $301,830 | 44 |
| Technology Services International, Inc. | 1 | $220,847 | 107 |
| Lopez & Associates Engineers | 1 | $218,312 | 4 |
| Care Systems, Inc. | 2 | $202,944 | 6 |
| Casitas Care Center | 1 | $198,173 | 41 |
| Baycity Framers | 1 | $197,796 | 99 |
| Best Miracle Corporation | 1 | $194,552 | 47 |
| Microcell Communications | 1 | $180,846 | 6 |
| Brisk Technologies, LLC | 1 | $166,360 | 6 |
| Uristas Transports, Inc. | 1 | $164,436 | 0 |
| Save On Cost Mfg. Inc. | 1 | $160,000 | 138 |
| M & M Plumbing, Inc. | 1 | $148,891 | 141 |
| Professional Car Care Wash | 1 | $142,675 | 82 |
| DAC Precision Corporation | 1 | $135,116 | 6 |
| Global Horizons Manpower, Inc. | 2 | $132,885 | 82 |
| Crossroads Autowash | 1 | $130,732 | 172 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 478 | $4,635,448 | 6,680 |
| Construction | 120 | $2,846,509 | 4,308 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 110 | $1,704,321 | 1,484 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 65 | $1,701,638 | 365 |
| 23 | $1,306,512 | 2,128 | |
| Retail Trade | 95 | $1,227,248 | 3,318 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 104 | $1,027,971 | 1,151 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 67 | $1,027,720 | 616 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 189 | $755,299 | 922 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 45 | $602,316 | 172 |
| Information | 11 | $501,509 | 208 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 163 | $244,506 | 571 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 2 | $220,847 | 107 |
| Public Administration | 5 | $183,228 | 130 |
| Wholesale Trade | 28 | $95,048 | 109 |
| Finance and Insurance | 22 | $57,474 | 71 |
| Utilities | 2 | $29,117 | 30 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 2 | $25,772 | 9 |
| Educational Services | 6 | $18,502 | 31 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 12 | $13,634 | 13 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 17 | $6,606 | 5 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIQ Software Solutions, Inc. | Davis | Dec 31, 2007 | 10 violations | $45,901 | 6 | 0 |
| Farfalla Trattoria | Los Angeles | Dec 31, 2007 | 12 violations repeat | $45,074 | 11 | $5,143 |
| Amici Brentwood Restaurant | Santa Monica | Dec 31, 2007 | 21 violations | $39,454 | 19 | 0 |
| Galletto Bar & Grill | Westlake Village | Dec 31, 2007 | 19 violations repeat | $36,786 | 18 | $8,415 |
| Techpoint Solutions, Inc. | Milpitas | Dec 31, 2007 | 7 violations | $35,000 | 7 | 0 |
| Infovista Technologies, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Dec 31, 2007 | 3 violations | $23,879 | 3 | 0 |
| Sterikleen | San Diego | Dec 31, 2007 | 17 violations | $9,757 | 14 | 0 |
| Monty's Club Service | Sun Valley | Dec 31, 2007 | 12 violations | $5,726 | 8 | 0 |
| Monty's Automotive Ctr | Bakersfield | Dec 31, 2007 | 6 violations | $1,161 | 4 | 0 |
| Securitas Security Services | Los Angeles | Dec 31, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Oaks Convalescent Hospital | Glendale | Dec 31, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Togo's - Baskin Robbins | Auburn | Dec 31, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $743 |
| Mary's Mexican Food Mary's Mexican Food-La India Bonita Inc. | Rialto | Dec 31, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beautiful Minds Center for Autism | Beverly Hills | Dec 30, 2007 | 35 violations | $18,823 | 34 | 0 |
| Hannibal's Restaurant & Catering | Rancho Cordova | Dec 30, 2007 | 62 violations | $13,593 | 45 | 0 |
| Richmond Pallet | Richmond | Dec 30, 2007 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yari Creations | Los Angeles | Dec 29, 2007 | 7 violations | $7,151 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Singh & Sons | Oceanside | Dec 28, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mercado Drywall Jesus Valdivia Mercado DBA Mercado Drywall | Riverside | Dec 28, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anna's Home Care Anna's Home Care for the Elderly | Sacramento | Dec 27, 2007 | 2 violations repeat | $4,055 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson Trailers Inc | Gardena | Dec 26, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Sandwiches | San Francisco | Dec 24, 2007 | 15 violations | $7,288 | 14 | 0 |
| SEIU Local 1877 Service Employees International Union 1877 | Los Angeles | Dec 22, 2007 | 25 violations | $74,164 | 24 | 0 |
| Morels French Steakhouse & Bistro | Los Angeles | Dec 21, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medina Home Care | Clovis | Dec 20, 2007 | 7 violations | $2,815 | 6 | 0 |
| Angel Toy Corporation | Los Angeles | Dec 20, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Merit Companies Merit Property Management, Inc, | San Ramon | Dec 20, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forster Physical Therapy | Santa Monica | Dec 19, 2007 | 7 violations | $6,980 | 6 | 0 |
| SBA SideBar & Associates/Security USA, Inc. | Oakland | Dec 19, 2007 | 8 violations | $4,813 | 4 | 0 |
| Subway K & S Subway, Karan Enterprises, K & P Subway | Fairfield | Dec 19, 2007 | 6 violations | $1,765 | 5 | 0 |
| Farnesi's Steakhouse | Chowchilla | Dec 19, 2007 | 1 violation | $79 | 1 | 0 |
| NUMMI New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc | Fremont | Dec 18, 2007 | 1 violation | $2,521 | 1 | 0 |
| CAL Jeans C.A.L. Jeans, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 18, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caribou Industries Inc | Santa Ana | Dec 18, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & A Apparel, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 16, 2007 | 3 violations | $540 | 3 | 0 |
| SJI Concepts/JFN Partners | Newport Beach | Dec 15, 2007 | 2 violations | $6,757 | 1 | 0 |
| Xpress Way Xpressway Transportation Inc. | Oakland | Dec 15, 2007 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iniguez Bakery & Deli | Los Banos | Dec 14, 2007 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miss Thing | Los Angeles | Dec 13, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Performance Health Medical Group, Inc. | Aliso Viejo | Dec 13, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimenez Farms | Santa Paula | Dec 12, 2007 | 108 violations | $11,652 | 57 | $1,975 |
| Sun Fresh USA | Santa Paula | Dec 12, 2007 | 37 violations | $4,259 | 28 | $1,225 |
| Jackpot Harvesting Jackpot Harvesting, Co., Inc. | Gonzales | Dec 12, 2007 | 10 violations | $50 | 2 | $1,700 |
| American Airlines | Los Angeles | Dec 12, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FAIRCO (Clark Realty) | Carlsbad | Dec 12, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank of America | North Hollywood | Dec 12, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trendy Sc, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 11, 2007 | 86 violations | $44,225 | 0 | 0 |
| Mugu Growers | Camarillo | Dec 11, 2007 | 10 violations | $484 | 4 | $975 |
| Agricultural Computerized Technology | Oxnard | Dec 11, 2007 | 14 violations | $370 | 6 | $4,100 |
| Eastway Winchester Corporation | Los Angeles | Dec 11, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poetry Clothing | Los Angeles | Dec 11, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plantel Nursery Plantel Nurseries, Inc | Santa Maria | Dec 11, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tool Works, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 11, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tool Works, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 11, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tool Works, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 11, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knoll Farms | Brentwood | Dec 11, 2007 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tools Works, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 11, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tool Works, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 11, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tool Works, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 11, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tool Works, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 11, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cherry Madamba's Residential Facility | Elk Grove | Dec 11, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CVS Pharmacy | Camarillo | Dec 11, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Huron Park Estates, LLC | Huron | Dec 10, 2007 | 17 violations | $20,056 | 16 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente | Woodland Hills | Dec 10, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soot Bul Gib | Buena Park | Dec 9, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alpha Company, Inc. | Rancho Santa Margarita | Dec 8, 2007 | 9 violations | $20,513 | 4 | 0 |
| One Clothing | Los Angeles | Dec 7, 2007 | 11 violations | $5,152 | 8 | $990 |
| H.T. Transportation | Rowland Heights | Dec 6, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top Heavy Clothing | Temecula | Dec 5, 2007 | 3 violations | $755 | 3 | 0 |
| Brook's Incorporated | Edwards | Dec 5, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon Builders Horizon Builders and Development | Encino | Dec 5, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Residential Care Facility for the Elderly | Elk Grove | Dec 4, 2007 | 5 violations repeat | $16,164 | 2 | 0 |
| Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department | Palmdale | Dec 4, 2007 | 1 violation | $3,315 | 1 | 0 |
| Togo's - Baskin Robbins | Auburn | Dec 3, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramada Happy Team, Inc. | Poway | Dec 3, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Tattoo Bell Bottom Blues, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 2, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parsons Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group Inc | Pasadena | Nov 30, 2007 | 76 violations | $63,635 | 69 | 0 |
| SecTek, Inc | Beale Afb | Nov 30, 2007 | 18 violations | $35,646 | 6 | 0 |
| Bayside Medical Center | Hawthorne | Nov 30, 2007 | 6 violations | $13,190 | 5 | 0 |
| Ultra Welding | Palmdale | Nov 30, 2007 | 4 violations | $10,440 | 2 | 0 |
| A.V. Center Maintenance | Palmdale | Nov 30, 2007 | 14 violations | $6,916 | 14 | 0 |
| Miravilla Care Center | Beaumont | Nov 30, 2007 | 6 violations repeat | $296 | 5 | $1,100 |
| SkyWest Airlines | Fresno | Nov 30, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Guard Services Inc. | Carson | Nov 30, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway | Hollister | Nov 29, 2007 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $10,188 |
| Wallis Fashion, Inc. | Oakland | Nov 29, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Infoyogi, LLC | Santa Clara | Nov 28, 2007 | 7 violations | $47,518 | 5 | $650 |
| Masiron Iron Works | Los Angeles | Nov 28, 2007 | 14 violations | $18,495 | 12 | 0 |
| Creative Balloon | Ontario | Nov 28, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubi Collection | Los Angeles | Nov 27, 2007 | 18 violations | $10,300 | 16 | 0 |
| Dreamous Corporation U.S.A. | Torrance | Nov 27, 2007 | 4 violations repeat | $2,600 | 3 | $1,155 |
| Codigo | Los Angeles | Nov 27, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubicon Tropical Spice, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 27, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wink Wink Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 27, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trader Vic's Victory El Camino, LLC | Palo Alto | Nov 27, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Ryan Enterprises | South El Monte | Nov 26, 2007 | 86 violations | $14,000 | 85 | 0 |
| Santiago Renteria Labor Contracting, Inc. | Mc Farland | Nov 26, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nestor Palacios | Maywood | Nov 26, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trixxi Clothing Company, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 26, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unger Fabrik LLC | Los Angeles | Nov 26, 2007 | 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.