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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jade Enterprise, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 2, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JNA Apparel, Inc. JNA Apparel Unlimited, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 2, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Drywall | San Dimas | Apr 2, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBA Side Bar & Associates/Security USA, Inc. | Oakland | Apr 1, 2008 | 19 violations | $18,393 | 15 | 0 |
| Scottel Voice & Data, Inc | Culver City | Apr 1, 2008 | 2 violations | $2,308 | 1 | 0 |
| Chili's Grill & Bar | Bakersfield | Apr 1, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B & S Pallets | Fontana | Apr 1, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stauffer's Landscape | Redlands | Mar 31, 2008 | 79 violations repeat | $40,000 | 78 | $14,399 |
| California Police Youth Charities | Sacramento | Mar 31, 2008 | 63 violations | $39,604 | 62 | 0 |
| Glass Act Professional Window Cleaning Richard Ludlam dba: Glass Act Professional Wi | Rancho Cordova | Mar 31, 2008 | 32 violations | $14,461 | 7 | 0 |
| E.C. Labor Benito Veliz Carrillo dba: E C Labor | Calexico | Mar 31, 2008 | 549 violations | $9,045 | 298 | 0 |
| Dept of Mental Health - Salinas Valley Prison | Soledad | Mar 31, 2008 | 1 violation | $5,091 | 1 | 0 |
| Morris Home Foothill Care Center II LLC | West Covina | Mar 31, 2008 | 22 violations repeat | $4,692 | 21 | $4,620 |
| Preble Law Firm | Antioch | Mar 31, 2008 | 4 violations | $2,744 | 3 | 0 |
| Ceed Security Services | Los Angeles | Mar 31, 2008 | 22 violations repeat | $2,312 | 20 | $3,740 |
| California Police Youth Charities | Stockton | Mar 31, 2008 | 10 violations | $648 | 8 | 0 |
| Pallets in Motion, Inc. | Inglewood | Mar 31, 2008 | 2 violations | $175 | 1 | 0 |
| Cala Foods The Kroger Company | San Francisco | Mar 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,320 |
| Pinkberry 1410 Abbot Kinney LLC | Venice | Mar 31, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venice Pizza & Deli Venice Restaurant in Hollywood, Corp. | Los Angeles | Mar 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Superior Super Warehouse | Pacoima | Mar 31, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| X-Act Image Copy Service | Los Angeles | Mar 31, 2008 | 99 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pho' Saigon Pho Saigon Restaurant | Port Hueneme | Mar 31, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hart Restoration | Walnut Grove | Mar 31, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kings Jeans 2 Kings Jeans, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 30, 2008 | 158 violations | $35,550 | 85 | 0 |
| Arco AM/PM Golden Line Enterprises, Inc. | Tarzana | Mar 30, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eurostar Warehouse Shoe Sale | Gardena | Mar 30, 2008 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,445 |
| Albertsons | Calabasas | Mar 30, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mum's Home Sweet Home, Inc. | Fresno | Mar 29, 2008 | 14 violations | $25,169 | 13 | 0 |
| Prime Warehouse, Inc. | Santa Ana | Mar 29, 2008 | 11 violations | $7,490 | 11 | 0 |
| Tanimura & Antle | Salinas | Mar 29, 2008 | 1,065 violations | $6,709 | 533 | 0 |
| Son's of Italy Son's of Italy - Joanne Coccia Lodge | Fontana | Mar 29, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | Mar 28, 2008 | 34 violations | $27,899 | 18 | 0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | Mar 28, 2008 | 40 violations repeat | $13,953 | 30 | 0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | Mar 28, 2008 | 10 violations | $1,861 | 10 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | Sacramento | Mar 28, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Panda Express Panda Restaurant Group, Inc | Rosemead | Mar 28, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill's Roofing Justis Enterprises, Inc. | Sacramento | Mar 27, 2008 | 6 violations repeat | $1,523 | 5 | $701 |
| Monteiro Trucking | Tulare | Mar 27, 2008 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,180 |
| Clark Roofing, Inc. | Sacramento | Mar 27, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Falls Prime Steakhouse & Martini Bar | Palm Springs | Mar 27, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Horizon Hotel PSP Horizon Hotel Holdings, LLC | Palm Springs | Mar 26, 2008 | 5 violations | $1,152 | 4 | 0 |
| Subway R and S Partners | Modesto | Mar 25, 2008 | 9 violations | $2,457 | 9 | 0 |
| Law Enforcement Medical Services | Fontana | Mar 25, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round Table Pizza | Hacienda Heights | Mar 25, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albro Electric | Modesto | Mar 25, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosecrans Car Wash Rosecrans King Car Wash, Inc. | Gardena | Mar 24, 2008 | 51 violations | $40,000 | 26 | 0 |
| Oaks Family Care Home | Elk Grove | Mar 24, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yucca Valley Van Line & Storage | Yucca Valley | Mar 24, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glendale Car Wash Glendale Colorado Investment Car Wash Inc. | Glendale | Mar 24, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capistrano Tire & Brake | San Juan Capistrano | Mar 23, 2008 | 4 violations | $18,024 | 3 | 0 |
| Contour AnyWear, LLC Contour AnyWear, LLC dba Contour Anywear | Alameda | Mar 23, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carole Tomkins Design | Sausalito | Mar 23, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catherine Jane Catherine Jane Mendoza dba Catherine Jane | San Francisco | Mar 23, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erica Tanov, Inc. | Berkeley | Mar 23, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byrd Produce Co. | Guadalupe | Mar 23, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $900 |
| Ikeda Bros. | Arroyo Grande | Mar 23, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remberto Ramos (FLC) | Santa Maria | Mar 23, 2008 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,100 |
| Westminster Hand Car Wash | Westminster | Mar 21, 2008 | 15 violations | $32,751 | 7 | 0 |
| Tuscany Manor Cali Sands Property Holdings LLC | Palm Springs | Mar 21, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clive Walker Enterprises | Vista | Mar 20, 2008 | 13 violations | $46,322 | 8 | 0 |
| Golden Globe | S. El Monte | Mar 20, 2008 | 103 violations repeat | $20,734 | 41 | $13,600 |
| Hanul Enterprise Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 20, 2008 | 20 violations | $9,185 | 18 | 0 |
| Pacific Cabinets | Atwater | Mar 20, 2008 | 28 violations | $5,364 | 26 | 0 |
| Key Mode Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 20, 2008 | 18 violations | $5,344 | 16 | 0 |
| Ambiance Ambiance Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 20, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & J Wear Inc. (Justified) | Los Angeles | Mar 20, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I-Ner | Los Angeles | Mar 20, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Song N Sons General Construction | La Crescenta | Mar 20, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh Bounty of Santa Maria | Santa Maria | Mar 19, 2008 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loma Larga Farms | Santa Maria | Mar 19, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ram Ag Harvesting Edgar Ramirez DBA Ram Ag Harvesting | Santa Maria | Mar 19, 2008 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,850 |
| Realito Berry Farms | Santa Maria | Mar 19, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Growers Transplanting | Salinas | Mar 19, 2008 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $656 |
| Ankido Construction | San Jose | Mar 19, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Bay Auto Center | Gardena | Mar 18, 2008 | 7 violations | $10,513 | 6 | 0 |
| Sierra Four Seasons Properties, Inc. | Visalia | Mar 18, 2008 | 2 violations | $8,484 | 1 | 0 |
| Od International | Chatsworth | Mar 18, 2008 | 15 violations | $6,326 | 14 | 0 |
| Agro-Jal Agro-Jal Farming Enterprises, Inc. | Santa Maria | Mar 18, 2008 | 28 violations | $2,634 | 23 | $2,975 |
| Polo's Mobile Catering Truck Service | Los Angeles | Mar 18, 2008 | 3 violations | $655 | 1 | 0 |
| Velazquez Packing | Lompoc | Mar 18, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Padres Berry Farms | Santa Maria | Mar 18, 2008 | 13 violations | 0 | 0 | $806 |
| Y. Hayashi & Sons | Arroyo Grande | Mar 18, 2008 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Casteneda & Sons, Inc. | Santa Maria | Mar 18, 2008 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,850 |
| Jose Octavio Amadeo Ayala | Santa Maria | Mar 18, 2008 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,300 |
| Osmar Pineda | Santa Maria | Mar 18, 2008 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,300 |
| Feng Sheng Garments, Inc. | San Francisco | Mar 18, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Side Bar & Associates/Security USA Inc. | Oakland | Mar 17, 2008 | 122 violations | $31,046 | 61 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC | South San Francisco | Mar 17, 2008 | 15 violations | $9,917 | 14 | 0 |
| Big E Produce, Inc. | Lompoc | Mar 17, 2008 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiksilver Americas, Inc/Quiksilver Inc | Ontario | Mar 17, 2008 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $15,345 |
| Meineke Econo Lube | Palmdale | Mar 17, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Toro Market 7 | Hemet | Mar 16, 2008 | 14 violations repeat | $47,156 | 13 | $4,488 |
| Edible Arrangements | Inglewood | Mar 16, 2008 | 2 violations | $886 | 2 | 0 |
| Baroda Farms, Inc. | Lompoc | Mar 16, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safeway | Pleasant Hill | Mar 16, 2008 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,920 |
| The Mayor's Youth Employment & ED. Program | San Francisco | Mar 16, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orosi Mobile Home Estates | Orosi | Mar 15, 2008 | 5 violations | $5,254 | 4 | 0 |
| Eddie's N.Y. Pizzeria Absolutely Italian Claremont, Inc | Claremont | Mar 15, 2008 | 24 violations | $5,104 | 23 | 0 |
| Environment Control Puente Hills Inc | City Of Industry | Mar 15, 2008 | 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.