2008 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2008: 1,551 cases, 1,069 with violations found, $20,133,571 in back wages agreed for 20,826 workers, $1,290,744 in penalties. Against 2007 that is an increase of 10% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2008
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle USA | 2 | $2,877,139 | 3,672 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | 14 | $974,228 | 376 |
| T.C.S Translations | 1 | $700,000 | 293 |
| Five Point Capital | 1 | $678,901 | 233 |
| Asian Journal Publications, Inc. | 2 | $516,495 | 32 |
| Martha Cortez Trucking | 1 | $449,198 | 0 |
| Placement Services | 1 | $335,931 | 8 |
| Lozano Car Wash | 2 | $268,502 | 270 |
| 4MY2C, Inc. | 1 | $267,275 | 5 |
| P.A.C. Construction Services, Inc. | 1 | $256,230 | 286 |
| Trafficanda Egg Ranches | 1 | $239,310 | 36 |
| Diablo Pool Specialties, Inc. | 1 | $201,992 | 105 |
| Effigent, Inc. | 1 | $195,490 | 12 |
| New Designs Charter School | 1 | $194,318 | 12 |
| La Provence Bakery | 1 | $185,824 | 1 |
| Miguel Navarro | 1 | $175,000 | 16 |
| Spectrum Painting | 1 | $168,855 | 102 |
| Vernon Way Care Home/Walton View Care Home | 1 | $167,389 | 2 |
| S. NAVA & SON PLASTERING CO., INC. | 1 | $159,207 | 58 |
| Anterra Energy Services | 1 | $155,929 | 15 |
| Central Business Solutions, LLC. | 1 | $152,842 | 16 |
| Granite Construction Company | 1 | $149,430 | 7 |
| Jack Daymond Allen | 1 | $148,009 | 4 |
| Adecco / Nestle Prepared Foods Company | 4 | $147,972 | 2,540 |
| Interface Rehab, Inc. | 1 | $145,821 | 32 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 420 | $5,930,649 | 6,428 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 117 | $2,764,617 | 5,711 |
| Construction | 110 | $1,849,258 | 1,697 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 70 | $1,796,856 | 539 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 46 | $1,416,889 | 614 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 87 | $1,259,670 | 802 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 91 | $1,008,076 | 1,012 |
| Retail Trade | 145 | $902,533 | 829 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 14 | $784,343 | 474 |
| Information | 16 | $679,008 | 79 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 180 | $642,851 | 634 |
| Wholesale Trade | 41 | $398,350 | 217 |
| Educational Services | 15 | $244,434 | 29 |
| Public Administration | 10 | $122,159 | 137 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 136 | $120,412 | 1,273 |
| 27 | $98,270 | 136 | |
| Finance and Insurance | 10 | $94,671 | 167 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 14 | $12,981 | 44 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | $7,544 | 4 |
| Utilities | 1 | $0 | 0 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Business Solutions, LLC. | Newark | Dec 31, 2008 | 21 violations | $152,842 | 16 | $4,950 |
| Teen Challenge of East Bay Inc. Team Challenge Int'l Northern Califor/Nevada | Concord | Dec 31, 2008 | 6 violations | $10,034 | 6 | 0 |
| Turlock ADHC | Turlock | Dec 31, 2008 | 22 violations | $6,856 | 22 | 0 |
| San Francisco Garage | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2008 | 41 violations | $2,348 | 40 | 0 |
| Milestones Behavioral Treatment Program, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 31, 2008 | 7 violations | $2,297 | 7 | 0 |
| Star Center | Madera | Dec 31, 2008 | 1 violation | $147 | 1 | 0 |
| SBT Bus Line Samuel International Corp. | San Gabriel | Dec 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Datec Corporation | Fremont | Dec 31, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asia SF | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A and R Satellite | Los Angeles | Dec 30, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivid FX | Fountain Valley | Dec 29, 2008 | 4 violations | $1,520 | 3 | 0 |
| Promelis Seaside Market McNerney Mathews Enterprises, LLC | Newport Beach | Dec 28, 2008 | 2 violations repeat | $2,234 | 2 | 0 |
| La Torta Sabrosa Gus & Claudia Enterprises, Inc. dba La Torta | South San Francisco | Dec 28, 2008 | 1 violation | $1,560 | 1 | 0 |
| Fudruckers Daratel Ltd, Inc. | Concord | Dec 28, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Promelis Westcliff Market | Newport Beach | Dec 28, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quik Travel Staffing | Burbank | Dec 27, 2008 | 34 violations | $4,335 | 34 | 0 |
| Nelco Building Maintenance | Santa Clara | Dec 25, 2008 | 7 violations | $5,191 | 2 | 0 |
| GYMWL Corporation dba Goldilocks Bake Shop | South San Francisco | Dec 23, 2008 | 12 violations repeat | $3,814 | 11 | 0 |
| Capital Force Protective Services | Sacramento | Dec 23, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drug Testing Network, Inc. | Vista | Dec 22, 2008 | 5 violations | $6,120 | 4 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco Sam Gabriel Valley Fast Foods I Inc. | Duarte | Dec 22, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Select Staffing | Santa Barbara | Dec 21, 2008 | 3 violations | $6,157 | 1 | 0 |
| ADP, Inc. Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | Sacramento | Dec 21, 2008 | 13 violations | $4,336 | 12 | 0 |
| WTS International | Beverly Hills | Dec 21, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Century Insurance All Century Insurance Services, Inc | Panorama City | Dec 20, 2008 | 11 violations | $16,242 | 10 | 0 |
| Royal Palms Convalescent Hospital, Inc. | Glendale | Dec 20, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny's Central Valley Diner Inc. | Fremont | Dec 19, 2008 | 3 violations | $87 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Habeger & Son Landscape Services | Newhall | Dec 19, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlborough School | Los Angeles | Dec 18, 2008 | 6 violations | $3,794 | 5 | 0 |
| SENIORE'S PIZZA SB INC. | San Bruno | Dec 18, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trinity Valero | Antioch | Dec 18, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alido's Restaurant | South San Francisco | Dec 17, 2008 | 1 violation | $7,060 | 1 | 0 |
| Sunland Optical Sunland Optical Co., Inc. | Oxnard | Dec 17, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alido's Restaurant | South San Francisco | Dec 17, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D Systems Inc. | Valencia | Dec 16, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Encino Glatt Market | Encino | Dec 16, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nestle USA | Glendale | Dec 15, 2008 | 2,857 violations | $2,750,840 | 2,856 | 0 |
| Nestle USA | Chatsworth | Dec 15, 2008 | 817 violations | $126,299 | 816 | 0 |
| Adecco / Nestle Prepared Foods Company | Glendale | Dec 15, 2008 | 579 violations | $107,077 | 578 | 0 |
| Adecco / Nestle Prepared Foods Company | Glendale | Dec 15, 2008 | 1,907 violations | $35,968 | 1,904 | 0 |
| Vmoksha Technologies, Inc. | Newport Beach | Dec 15, 2008 | 7 violations | $14,934 | 2 | 0 |
| CBS / Nestle Prepared Foods Company | Glendale | Dec 15, 2008 | 734 violations | $7,938 | 733 | 0 |
| Adecco / Nestle Prepared Foods Company | Glendale | Dec 15, 2008 | 42 violations | $4,837 | 41 | 0 |
| Aerotek, Inc./Nestle Prepared Foods Company | Chatsworth | Dec 15, 2008 | 51 violations | $687 | 50 | 0 |
| Adecco / Nestle Prepared Foods Company | Chatsworth | Dec 15, 2008 | 18 violations | $90 | 17 | 0 |
| California Hospital Medical Center | Los Angeles | Dec 15, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merchants Landscape Services | Sun Valley | Dec 15, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premier Harvest | Santa Maria | Dec 15, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified School Distr | Dos Palos | Dec 15, 2008 | 75 violations | 0 | 0 | $95,865 |
| Harry Singh & Sons | Oceanside | Dec 15, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Tapatia, LLC | South San Francisco | Dec 14, 2008 | 2 violations | $10,698 | 2 | 0 |
| EOK Technologies, Inc. | Fremont | Dec 13, 2008 | 16 violations | $37,398 | 8 | 0 |
| Onik Truck Service | Los Angeles | Dec 13, 2008 | 6 violations | $8,460 | 6 | 0 |
| Schaper Construction, Inc | San Jose | Dec 12, 2008 | 4 violations | $840 | 2 | 0 |
| Helix Medical | Carpinteria | Dec 11, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Shank & Chevron | Brentwood | Dec 11, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Diligencia Restaurant | Panorama City | Dec 11, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L.N.S. Fashion | South El Monte | Dec 10, 2008 | 17 violations | $24,615 | 15 | 0 |
| Subway Lake County Subway Development Inc. | Clearlake | Dec 10, 2008 | 3 violations | $235 | 2 | 0 |
| Ynes Pillar Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 10, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweetheart Jane | Los Angeles | Dec 10, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Promesa USA | Los Angeles | Dec 10, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apple Kids USA | Los Angeles | Dec 10, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pink N Blue | Los Angeles | Dec 10, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorbox for Kids | Los Angeles | Dec 10, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitto | Los Angeles | Dec 10, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacramento Regional Transit District | Sacramento | Dec 10, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jang Eom | Los Angeles | Dec 9, 2008 | 10 violations | $4,940 | 4 | 0 |
| Janette Plus | Los Angeles | Dec 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Con Te, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARC San Joaquin | Stockton | Dec 8, 2008 | 25 violations | $2,569 | 25 | 0 |
| Parents and Friends, Inc | Fort Bragg | Dec 8, 2008 | 9 violations | $59 | 9 | 0 |
| Fashion Forms Ce Soir Lingerie Co., Inc. | Ventura | Dec 8, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 Ranch Market | Hayward | Dec 7, 2008 | 17 violations repeat | $11,004 | 15 | $3,080 |
| TNT'S Custom Screen Printing | Emeryville | Dec 7, 2008 | 3 violations | $401 | 3 | 0 |
| MVP Sports Apparel | Oakland | Dec 7, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forward Printing Inc. | Oakland | Dec 7, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G-Bear Prints | Berkeley | Dec 7, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mola Sewing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 7, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lozano Car Wash | Sunnyvale | Dec 6, 2008 | 107 violations | $100,096 | 107 | 0 |
| CMC Rebar Fresno CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc. | Fresno | Dec 6, 2008 | 26 violations | $30,188 | 25 | 0 |
| Santa Clara County Mental Health Department | San Jose | Dec 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lozano Inc | Mountain View | Dec 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbor View House | San Pedro | Dec 5, 2008 | 3 violations | $11 | 3 | 0 |
| JKP Fashion, Inc | South El Monte | Dec 4, 2008 | 19 violations repeat | $4,784 | 18 | $8,415 |
| Knitenjin Production INc. | Los Angeles | Dec 4, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Popeye's EBR Investments Inc. | Pittsburg | Dec 3, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank of America Bank of America Corporation | Universal City | Dec 2, 2008 | 2 violations | $3,779 | 1 | 0 |
| Falletti Foods Falletti and Baldocchi Finer Foods, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 2, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken | Pittsburg | Dec 2, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon's Diner | Upland | Dec 2, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Century Insurance All Century Insurance Services, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 1, 2008 | 8 violations | $18,775 | 7 | 0 |
| Subway Lake County Subway Development, Inc. | Lakeport | Dec 1, 2008 | 7 violations | $561 | 4 | 0 |
| Subway Lake County Subway Development Inc. | Clearlake | Dec 1, 2008 | 2 violations | $256 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | Pittsburg | Dec 1, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allied Environmental Services | North Hollywood | Dec 1, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Paul Mitchell Systems | Santa Clarita | Nov 30, 2008 | 26 violations | $81,335 | 25 | 0 |
| eWHSE USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2008 | 35 violations | $28,862 | 34 | 0 |
| De Anza Garden Management Company | Pittsburg | Nov 30, 2008 | 3 violations | $2,920 | 3 | 0 |
| First American Guard Services, Inc. | Encino | Nov 30, 2008 | no violations found | 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.