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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leisure Pointe Five Stars Quality Care | San Bernardino | Feb 21, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Basic Line Corp | Los Angeles | Feb 21, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carpino's pizza | Victorville | Feb 21, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Liners Pipe Rehabilitation | Vacaville | Feb 21, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wood Ranch Arcadia LP | Arcadia | Feb 21, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BudyBudy Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 20, 2008 | 45 violations | $14,434 | 25 | 0 |
| Progressive Roofing | Oxnard | Feb 20, 2008 | 33 violations | $9,219 | 24 | 0 |
| Fresh Cut Subs | Hemet | Feb 20, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Little Caesars | Hemet | Feb 20, 2008 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $29,040 |
| Safeway | Santa Rosa | Feb 20, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Food 4 Less | Selma | Feb 20, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comma Design Corp | Los Angeles | Feb 20, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yag D &Y, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 20, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lette Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 20, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sans Souci | Los Angeles | Feb 20, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl's Junior Friendly Franchisees Corporation | Arcadia | Feb 20, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Casual / New World Textile | Los Angeles | Feb 19, 2008 | 39 violations repeat | $100,000 | 39 | 0 |
| IM's Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 19, 2008 | 20 violations | $17,638 | 12 | 0 |
| Bamboo Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 19, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cocomo, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 18, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q.T. Fashion | Los Angeles | Feb 18, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 U Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 18, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.O.C. Colon Manufacturing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 18, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Ro | Los Angeles | Feb 18, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hacor, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 17, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & M Pallet Recyclers | Hayward | Feb 16, 2008 | 9 violations | $4,219 | 8 | 0 |
| Safeway Store | Mountain View | Feb 16, 2008 | 14 violations | $440 | 1 | $11,880 |
| Warco West American Rubber Company, LLC | Orange | Feb 15, 2008 | 11 violations | $68,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Menar Construction Menar Construction Co Inc. | Calabasas | Feb 15, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albertsons New Albertsons, Inc. | Arcadia | Feb 15, 2008 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,405 |
| United States Postal Service | San Jose | Feb 14, 2008 | 1 violation | $3,579 | 1 | 0 |
| All American Fence Corporation | Danville | Feb 13, 2008 | 63 violations | $82,439 | 61 | 0 |
| Del Mar Photonics, Inc. | San Diego | Feb 13, 2008 | 1 violation | $3,805 | 1 | 0 |
| Mendota Food Center | Mendota | Feb 13, 2008 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,240 |
| Tenga Corp. | Montebello | Feb 13, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Me-N-Ed's Pizza Milano Restaurants International | Fresno | Feb 13, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King Office Services | Santa Fe Springs | Feb 13, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre Con Industries dba Premier Drywall | Santa Maria | Feb 12, 2008 | 87 violations | $46,188 | 80 | 0 |
| Patent Construction Systems Patent Construction Systems div of HarscoCorp | Sacramento | Feb 12, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brosec, Inc. | Santa Fe Springs | Feb 11, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenovia | Los Angeles | Feb 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cumbia | Los Angeles | Feb 11, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeannette Jeannette Huang Guo dba Jeannette | San Francisco | Feb 10, 2008 | 11 violations | $10,823 | 10 | 0 |
| Orange - Lemon Limited Partnership | San Bernardino | Feb 10, 2008 | 45 violations | $10,000 | 44 | 0 |
| Vagabond Inn Dhaka Hoteliers, LLC | Fresno | Feb 9, 2008 | 28 violations | $9,495 | 27 | 0 |
| Y C C Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 9, 2008 | 8 violations | $4,242 | 6 | 0 |
| Fosters Freeze No. 167, LLC | Barstow | Feb 9, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,485 |
| Broken Horn Inc | Baldwin Park | Feb 9, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barstow Country Butchering | Barstow | Feb 9, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martha Cortez Trucking | Hacienda Heights | Feb 7, 2008 | 58 violations | $449,198 | 0 | 0 |
| Diablo Pool Specialties, Inc. | Livermore | Feb 7, 2008 | 105 violations | $201,992 | 105 | 0 |
| Slauson Carwash | Los Angeles | Feb 7, 2008 | 56 violations | $64,732 | 38 | 0 |
| Mas Trucking Inc. (Part of Clem Trans) | Rialto | Feb 7, 2008 | 20 violations | $56,397 | 0 | 0 |
| Clem Trans, Inc. | Rialto | Feb 7, 2008 | 38 violations | $49,969 | 0 | 0 |
| Mas Trucking Inc. (Part of Clem Trans) | Rialto | Feb 7, 2008 | 12 violations | $20,000 | 6 | 0 |
| Subway Sanger Subway | Sanger | Feb 7, 2008 | 7 violations | $457 | 5 | 0 |
| Subway | Dinuba | Feb 7, 2008 | 5 violations | $382 | 3 | 0 |
| Premiere Cinemas | Hollister | Feb 7, 2008 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,455 |
| Lopez Pallet | Oakland | Feb 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GMC Pallet | Oakland | Feb 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claro Pallet | Oakland | Feb 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commercial Pallet Company | Oakland | Feb 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duenas Pallet Co. | Richmond | Feb 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allstate Pallet | Oakland | Feb 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DR Systems | San Diego | Feb 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caltech California Technical Institute | Pasadena | Feb 6, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 You Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 6, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Imhof Trucking Inc | Tracy | Feb 5, 2008 | 13 violations | $21,860 | 13 | 0 |
| Brothy's Apparel | Los Angeles | Feb 5, 2008 | 16 violations | $19,365 | 14 | 0 |
| Michael S. Barnes, D.D.S. | Newport Beach | Feb 5, 2008 | 7 violations | $4,709 | 5 | 0 |
| Office Depot | Studio City | Feb 5, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Personal Touch Cleaning Maintenance, Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 5, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manhattan Beach Marriott | Manhattan Beach | Feb 5, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians | San Jacinto | Feb 5, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District | San Jacinto | Feb 5, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Century Theatres | Pleasant Hill | Feb 5, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aztec Consultants | San Ramon | Feb 5, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cefian | Los Angeles | Feb 5, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CESEM | Los Angeles | Feb 5, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tatala Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 4, 2008 | 77 violations | $41,077 | 36 | $1,430 |
| Sew EZ, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 4, 2008 | 32 violations repeat | $27,707 | 19 | 0 |
| Just for Wraps | Los Angeles | Feb 4, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $990 |
| Big Bear Cleaners | Big Bear Lake | Feb 4, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| One Clothing | Los Angeles | Feb 4, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $990 |
| One Clothing | Los Angeles | Feb 4, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Main Pet Lodge | Walnut Creek | Feb 4, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| To Me Collections, Inc. | Cerritos | Feb 3, 2008 | 164 violations repeat | $130,014 | 103 | 0 |
| Seoul Oak Korean BBQ Restaurant | Garden Grove | Feb 3, 2008 | 13 violations | $4,013 | 12 | 0 |
| Fashion Joinus | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plastic | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Just Panmaco, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makers USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Just for Wraps | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sole Mio Vicmojess Enterprises, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moa Moa, Inc. | Compton | Feb 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monteau, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kik-Wear, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poetry Corporation | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T-Party | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fashion Exit, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 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.