2009 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2009: 1,446 cases, 1,021 with violations found, $18,043,667 in back wages agreed for 16,242 workers, $838,442 in penalties. Against 2008 that is a decrease of 10% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2009
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California Maids Service Inc | 1 | $1,214,354 | 343 |
| Beckman Coulter | 2 | $1,119,711 | 1,101 |
| Arizona Pipeline | 1 | $749,862 | 740 |
| Legal Turn Inc./Federal Loan Modification LLC | 1 | $586,500 | 246 |
| Jass & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $359,044 | 9 |
| E D Fashion, Inc. | 1 | $350,000 | 111 |
| ARC Imperial Valley | 1 | $343,065 | 213 |
| Laundry Room Clothing Inc. | 1 | $325,990 | 80 |
| Capital City Drywall Inc. | 1 | $301,123 | 356 |
| Ahtna STS | 1 | $279,961 | 153 |
| Precision Painting | 1 | $275,000 | 369 |
| Abtech, Inc. (subcontractor) | 1 | $273,736 | 10 |
| MQ Solutions | 1 | $228,581 | 3 |
| JNB 720, Inc | 1 | $190,188 | 87 |
| MTC | 1 | $189,383 | 58 |
| Viva Life Fashion, Inc. | 1 | $178,346 | 101 |
| Interstate Poultry Inc | 1 | $162,013 | 203 |
| Thomas C Williams Inc | 1 | $160,016 | 36 |
| Molina Transportation | 1 | $159,495 | 18 |
| Peninsula, Inc. | 1 | $154,256 | 113 |
| Made for U, Inc. | 2 | $150,188 | 26 |
| Alta Hospitals System, LLC | 1 | $144,643 | 305 |
| J.M. Eagle | 1 | $129,614 | 227 |
| American President Lines, LTD | 1 | $127,547 | 71 |
| Fames Transport / Fames Express | 1 | $119,485 | 19 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 382 | $5,616,984 | 5,123 |
| Construction | 114 | $2,919,339 | 2,524 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 85 | $2,315,261 | 1,587 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 57 | $1,440,202 | 546 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 137 | $1,010,951 | 753 |
| Retail Trade | 199 | $848,903 | 1,395 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 57 | $823,614 | 445 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 76 | $795,750 | 972 |
| Finance and Insurance | 7 | $601,938 | 258 |
| 32 | $545,602 | 424 | |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 66 | $471,812 | 569 |
| Public Administration | 7 | $190,207 | 61 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 142 | $183,571 | 1,372 |
| Utilities | 4 | $95,400 | 53 |
| Wholesale Trade | 26 | $82,230 | 78 |
| Information | 18 | $47,431 | 26 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 11 | $23,133 | 8 |
| Educational Services | 5 | $15,503 | 3 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 2 | $13,665 | 44 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 18 | $2,171 | 1 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 1 | $0 | 0 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Cinema Consolidated Entertainment, Inc. | La Mesa | Aug 12, 2009 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,280 |
| Magdaleno, Jose M. FLC | Stockton | Aug 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magdaleno, Jose M. FLC | Stockton | Aug 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magdaleno, Jose M. FLC | Stockton | Aug 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magdaleno, Jose M. FLC | Stockton | Aug 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solimar Farms Inc. | Oxnard | Aug 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Farms | Ventura | Aug 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| State of California Department of Industrial | Los Angeles | Aug 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Farms | Ventura | Aug 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Limoneira Company | Santa Paula | Aug 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & Z Abriam Home II | Sacramento | Aug 10, 2009 | 7 violations repeat | $4,323 | 6 | $1,122 |
| Coultas Ranch Company | Oxnard | Aug 10, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pizza Guys | Sacramento | Aug 10, 2009 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,640 |
| Moreno Valley Landscaping | Perris | Aug 10, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Underwood Ranches | Camarillo | Aug 10, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Miguel Produce | Oxnard | Aug 10, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agricultural Computerized Technology | Oxnard | Aug 10, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Car Wash | Van Nuys | Aug 9, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakeside Car Wash | Burbank | Aug 9, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coastal Harvesting, Inc. | Santa Paula | Aug 9, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SD Construction & Building | Pomona | Aug 8, 2009 | 17 violations | $14,109 | 8 | 0 |
| La Reina La Reina Markets Orange, LLC | Orange | Aug 8, 2009 | 6 violations repeat | $6,230 | 5 | 0 |
| The Cleaning Authority Solrac Business Ventures, Inc. | Rancho Cucamonga | Aug 8, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mighty Leaf Tea Company | San Rafael | Aug 7, 2009 | 1 violation | $15,265 | 1 | 0 |
| Arte de Mexico, Inc. | Burbank | Aug 7, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Helen Bernstein Unified School District | Los Angeles | Aug 7, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Bibingkahan Vallejo DVJ Restaurant Management, Inc. | Vallejo | Aug 5, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Bibingkahan West Covina | West Covina | Aug 5, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Log Builders | Emigrant Gap | Aug 5, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Circle C. Food Store Rana, Jasvir Singh / Rana, Tarnjit Kaur | Stanton | Aug 4, 2009 | 8 violations repeat | $47,471 | 3 | $1,155 |
| DAWN Foundation | Danville | Aug 4, 2009 | 2 violations | $9,649 | 1 | 0 |
| Van's Mini Market | Westminster | Aug 4, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Halloween Manor/Alexanders Costumes | Moreno Valley | Aug 4, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Stone | Concord | Aug 4, 2009 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D & S Body Shop | San Ramon | Aug 2, 2009 | 15 violations repeat | $18,004 | 15 | 0 |
| Golden Dragon Restaurant | Los Angeles | Aug 1, 2009 | 26 violations | $23,562 | 26 | 0 |
| SQA, Inc. | Fremont | Jul 31, 2009 | 30 violations | $32,820 | 4 | $11,700 |
| Orchid's Authentic Thai Cuisine | South Lake Tahoe | Jul 31, 2009 | 8 violations repeat | $24,567 | 7 | $1,078 |
| Geneva Shell Vahid Hashemi dba Geneva Shell | San Francisco | Jul 31, 2009 | 2 violations | $5,040 | 2 | 0 |
| Lincoln Shell Station | San Francisco | Jul 31, 2009 | 58 violations | $964 | 23 | 0 |
| All Weather, Inc | Sacramento | Jul 31, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deparment of Corrections Salinas Valley Priso | Soledad | Jul 31, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Delano | Jul 31, 2009 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $275 |
| Valvoline Instant Oil Change | Thousand Oaks | Jul 31, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Surabhi Indian Cuisine | Mountain View | Jul 31, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J & J Apparel Products | Los Angeles | Jul 30, 2009 | 57 violations | $38,761 | 33 | 0 |
| Squeeze | Corona | Jul 30, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pizza Guys | Dixon | Jul 30, 2009 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,640 |
| Beyond Innovation, Inc. | Livermore | Jul 30, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $625 |
| Washington Hospital Washington Hospital Healthcare System | Fremont | Jul 28, 2009 | 134 violations | $40,665 | 132 | 0 |
| Adin of California | Los Angeles | Jul 28, 2009 | 31 violations repeat | $4,459 | 30 | $5,610 |
| Consolidated Western Contractors, Inc | Sacramento | Jul 28, 2009 | 10 violations | $4,291 | 3 | 0 |
| Red Mango Jumo Enterprise Inc. | Valencia | Jul 28, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Galaxy Car Wash S & S Wilczynski Enterprises, Inc | Valley Village | Jul 28, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellowpages.com | Glendale | Jul 28, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Drain Experts | National City | Jul 27, 2009 | 15 violations | $13,183 | 11 | 0 |
| Brown & Associates | Venice | Jul 27, 2009 | 10 violations | $7,814 | 9 | 0 |
| Cornerstone Private Security Cornerstone Private Security Company | San Diego | Jul 27, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sayres & Associates Corp. | Los Angeles | Jul 26, 2009 | 42 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Language Line Services | Monterey | Jul 26, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T and N Medical Transport, Inc | Los Angeles | Jul 26, 2009 | 39 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Gourmet Express | Woodland Hills | Jul 25, 2009 | 8 violations repeat | $11,908 | 7 | $1,309 |
| Made for U, Inc. | Huntington Park | Jul 24, 2009 | 263 violations repeat | $135,000 | 0 | $157,300 |
| J & S Escavating, Inc. | Ventura | Jul 24, 2009 | 3 violations | $2,253 | 2 | 0 |
| Filiatex, LLC | Los Angeles | Jul 24, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lenore and Co. | San Diego | Jul 24, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LA Main Connection | Los Angeles | Jul 24, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam & Eve Outlet | Los Angeles | Jul 24, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic & Dom, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 24, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guru Knits, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 24, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ocean Pacific Market and Deli | Huntington Beach | Jul 23, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Institute on Aging | San Francisco | Jul 23, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bestek Engineering, Inc | Los Angeles | Jul 23, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cordova Inn Heritage Hotel Group, Inc | Rancho Cordova | Jul 22, 2009 | 10 violations repeat | $14,354 | 10 | $2,200 |
| Viva Market Mike Sohb & Associates, INc | Oceanside | Jul 22, 2009 | 28 violations | $3,688 | 27 | 0 |
| Com & Fam SRVC Center for Community and Family Services | Altadena | Jul 22, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh Produce Gardena | Gardena | Jul 22, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakewood Park Health Center Mental Health Convalescent Services Inc. | Downey | Jul 21, 2009 | 86 violations | $16,490 | 85 | 0 |
| Tri State Staffing Agency | Oxnard | Jul 21, 2009 | 14 violations | $1,326 | 9 | 0 |
| Fresh Finishing | Los Angeles | Jul 21, 2009 | 5 violations | $658 | 3 | 0 |
| Subway Bloomington Subway Sandwiches | Bloomington | Jul 21, 2009 | 1 violation | $51 | 1 | 0 |
| Solis Collision Center | Cameron Park | Jul 21, 2009 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,640 |
| Veolia Transportation Veolia Transportation Services, Inc | Lancaster | Jul 20, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clue Clothing Corp. | Los Angeles | Jul 20, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swat-Fame Inc. | Hacienda Heights | Jul 20, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Industries (dba Ella, Moss, Splendid) | Los Angeles | Jul 20, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bargain Basket | Placentia | Jul 20, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbor Blvd., AM/PM | Garden Grove | Jul 20, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shagal, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2009 | 49 violations | $19,626 | 23 | 0 |
| Campus Dental Group | Riverside | Jul 19, 2009 | 10 violations | $4,513 | 9 | 0 |
| Oil Changers | Pleasanton | Jul 19, 2009 | 6 violations | $1,828 | 5 | 0 |
| Pacific Market | Santa Ana | Jul 19, 2009 | 5 violations | $1,129 | 4 | 0 |
| Cream of the Crop Ag Service, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jul 19, 2009 | 9 violations | $468 | 9 | 0 |
| R+L Carriers Shared Services, LLC | West Sacramento | Jul 19, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lollol Lollol USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tua Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K-Scion | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ventti | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Impress Connection, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| II-Cielo | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2009 | 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.