2010 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2010: 1,524 cases, 1,063 with violations found, $19,734,969 in back wages agreed for 18,566 workers, $1,278,627 in penalties. Against 2009 that is an increase of 9% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2010
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levi Strauss | 1 | $1,023,989 | 598 |
| Farmer's Insurance Company | 2 | $774,270 | 1,796 |
| Cricket Communications | 2 | $575,983 | 3,358 |
| Veterans of the Land, Inc. | 1 | $564,659 | 177 |
| Medtronic, Inc | 1 | $520,674 | 215 |
| Terra Universal Inc. | 1 | $373,739 | 224 |
| Pacific West Labor Services | 1 | $354,794 | 125 |
| Ross Plastering | 1 | $350,032 | 58 |
| Pop Corn, Inc | 1 | $330,683 | 177 |
| Alan Berman Trucking | 1 | $298,907 | 1 |
| VXI Global Solutions | 1 | $276,123 | 1,306 |
| BJD Resourcing, LLC | 1 | $239,991 | 59 |
| Acclaim Technician Services, Inc (ATS) | 1 | $234,311 | 177 |
| Enwisen | 1 | $209,177 | 29 |
| ATV, Inc. | 2 | $169,910 | 31 |
| Hernandez Transportation | 1 | $168,000 | 0 |
| Mark Beamish Waterproofing, Inc. | 1 | $163,696 | 150 |
| Ayara Thai Cuisine | 1 | $162,202 | 35 |
| Angel's Finishing, Inc | 1 | $158,952 | 110 |
| Holy Child Residential Care Homes | 1 | $154,800 | 13 |
| MPDN International, Inc. | 1 | $139,000 | 2 |
| California Coach Orange | 1 | $133,950 | 30 |
| JR Custom Harvesting Company | 1 | $131,024 | 77 |
| Laundry Room Clothing Inc. | 2 | $125,906 | 71 |
| 52 FASHION, INC. | 1 | $117,010 | 69 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 305 | $3,989,494 | 2,904 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 130 | $2,705,437 | 2,788 |
| Construction | 208 | $2,522,622 | 1,739 |
| Retail Trade | 130 | $1,858,257 | 1,167 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 73 | $1,649,504 | 541 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 139 | $1,368,935 | 753 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 80 | $1,218,780 | 338 |
| Finance and Insurance | 21 | $950,174 | 1,920 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 100 | $929,068 | 1,195 |
| Information | 13 | $847,032 | 3,429 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 75 | $483,966 | 476 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 125 | $352,017 | 703 |
| Wholesale Trade | 31 | $325,570 | 211 |
| 45 | $203,744 | 147 | |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 16 | $187,363 | 145 |
| Utilities | 11 | $65,770 | 44 |
| Public Administration | 5 | $45,848 | 33 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 8 | $18,909 | 18 |
| Educational Services | 8 | $11,883 | 14 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | $596 | 1 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYO-PO MARKET KYO-PO MARKET OF SANTA CLARA, INC. | Santa Clara | May 7, 2010 | 3 violations | $1,831 | 2 | 0 |
| Downey Supermarket | Downey | May 7, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silray, Inc. | Palo Alto | May 7, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Chico Produce Market | San Francisco | May 7, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,550 |
| Ernst & Young | San Jose | May 7, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebadat Residential Care Home | San Jose | May 6, 2010 | 15 violations | $8,186 | 7 | 0 |
| ARCO AM/PM Franchise | San Diego | May 6, 2010 | 10 violations | $7,716 | 8 | 0 |
| Casa Lucaz Casa Lucaz #3, Inc. | San Francisco | May 6, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon Rent A Car | North Hollywood | May 5, 2010 | 4 violations | $3,128 | 2 | 0 |
| Prestige Protection | San Mateo | May 4, 2010 | 2 violations | $820 | 1 | 0 |
| U.S. Postal Service United States Postal Service | Berkeley | May 4, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premium Packing, Inc. | Salinas | May 4, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonora Regional Medical Center | Sonora | May 4, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF Rios Construction | Fremont | May 3, 2010 | 5 violations | $7,066 | 5 | 0 |
| Sully's Precision Grading LLC | Norco | May 3, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harper Grading LLC - DFAC | San Diego | May 2, 2010 | 9 violations | $2,071 | 6 | 0 |
| SCI Live, Inc. | Pasadena | May 2, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Cleaning And Restoration LLC | Marina | May 2, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCI Live, Inc. | Pasadena | May 2, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jem Sportswear | San Fernando | May 2, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sapporo Grill Japanese Steakhouse | Sacramento | May 1, 2010 | 15 violations | $18,047 | 13 | 0 |
| Torres Farm Labor Contractor | Bakersfield | May 1, 2010 | 133 violations | $13,707 | 106 | $11,075 |
| Maid Experts Multi-Net Entertainment inc. | Santa Ana | May 1, 2010 | 3 violations | $2,001 | 1 | 0 |
| Manzoni Trucking & Excavating, Inc. | Sonoma | May 1, 2010 | 7 violations | $738 | 3 | 0 |
| Marble & Tile Works | San Francisco | May 1, 2010 | 2 violations | $290 | 1 | 0 |
| Production Plus Plumbing | Camarillo | Apr 30, 2010 | 28 violations | $37,117 | 28 | 0 |
| Starzz Management Service, Inc. | Oakland | Apr 30, 2010 | 12 violations | $17,292 | 6 | 0 |
| Silicontics, Inc. | Fremont | Apr 30, 2010 | 10 violations | $16,029 | 4 | 0 |
| Cold Stone Creamery | San Francisco | Apr 30, 2010 | 3 violations | $6,754 | 2 | 0 |
| Cold Stone Creamery | San Francisco | Apr 30, 2010 | 4 violations | $2,823 | 3 | 0 |
| Camp Roberts Emergency Service | San Miguel | Apr 30, 2010 | 3 violations | $251 | 2 | 0 |
| Bautista Farms | Stockton | Apr 30, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Direct TV Home Services | Sylmar | Apr 30, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grimmway Farms Grimmway Enterprises Inc. | Arvin | Apr 30, 2010 | 128 violations | 0 | 0 | $10,600 |
| Grimmway Farms Grimmway Enterprises, Inc | Arvin | Apr 29, 2010 | 128 violations | $13,707 | 106 | 0 |
| Hunt Building Company, Ltd. | Edwards | Apr 29, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Private Security Services | Fair Oaks | Apr 28, 2010 | 15 violations | $81,506 | 12 | 0 |
| Holiday Inn Express | San Diego | Apr 28, 2010 | 44 violations | $19,588 | 0 | 0 |
| Infoobjects, Inc. | San Jose | Apr 28, 2010 | 1 violation | $17,938 | 1 | 0 |
| Star Car Wash | El Monte | Apr 28, 2010 | 14 violations | $11,404 | 11 | 0 |
| City of Oakland Parks and Recreation Dept | Oakland | Apr 28, 2010 | 1 violation | $4,705 | 1 | 0 |
| El Baron de Centroamerica | Los Angeles | Apr 28, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SMUD Sacramento Municipal Utility District | Sacramento | Apr 28, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hydration Station Partnership | Palm Desert | Apr 27, 2010 | 40 violations | $106,584 | 14 | 0 |
| ProTrials Research, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Apr 27, 2010 | 1 violation | $40,807 | 1 | 0 |
| Nu Plus USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 26, 2010 | 35 violations | $44,521 | 18 | 0 |
| Goodwill Southern California Goodwill Industries of Southern California | La Quinta | Apr 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M R J Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 26, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Come Como Come Como Corporation | Los Angeles | Apr 26, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poetry Corporation | Los Angeles | Apr 26, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fashion Cameo | Los Angeles | Apr 26, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eyebrow Masters | Stockton | Apr 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MB Landscaping & Nursery Inc | Carson | Apr 25, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurwa Eye Center | Arcadia | Apr 25, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Embarcadero Dentistry Steven K. Olsen, D.D.S., Professional Corp | San Francisco | Apr 24, 2010 | 12 violations | $20,911 | 12 | 0 |
| James T. Long & Leigh Ann Long | Moreno Valley | Apr 24, 2010 | 3 violations | $2,875 | 1 | 0 |
| Redlands Pit Stop | Redlands | Apr 24, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Drilling Company, Inc. (MDCI) | Hayward | Apr 23, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plaza Park Home Golden Hearts Enterprise | Elk Grove | Apr 22, 2010 | 6 violations | $21,007 | 3 | 0 |
| Gardiner Farms LLC | Bakersfield | Apr 22, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyon's Restaurant | Vallejo | Apr 22, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pine Tree Villa Golden Hearts Enterprise | Shingle Springs | Apr 21, 2010 | 8 violations | $25,412 | 5 | 0 |
| ALD Security Innovations | Corona | Apr 21, 2010 | 91 violations | $21,572 | 6 | 0 |
| Cherry Madamba's Residential Facility | Elk Grove | Apr 21, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cherry Madamba's Residential Facility | Sacramento | Apr 21, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harris Moran Seed Company | Modesto | Apr 21, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visionsoft Solutions, LLC. | Fremont | Apr 20, 2010 | 2 violations | $20,982 | 1 | 0 |
| Auto One Warranty | Irvine | Apr 20, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D & J Farm Management LLC | Bakersfield | Apr 20, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacheco Brother's Inc. | Shafter | Apr 20, 2010 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $900 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Bakersfield | Apr 20, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torres Farm Labor Contractors, Inc | Bakersfield | Apr 20, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goodwill Silicon Valley Goodwill Industries of Santa Clara County | San Jose | Apr 20, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanderhoek Dairy | Modesto | Apr 20, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta Farms Packing, Inc. | Stockton | Apr 20, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger H. Proulx & Company | Paramount | Apr 19, 2010 | 46 violations | $36,209 | 42 | 0 |
| Bo Enterprises Sierra Weatherization, Inc. | Los Gatos | Apr 19, 2010 | 40 violations | $3,678 | 39 | 0 |
| Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School Distric | Groveland | Apr 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Min Trim, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 65 violations repeat | $54,131 | 32 | 0 |
| Pacific Oriental Market | Antioch | Apr 18, 2010 | 3 violations | $9,425 | 1 | 0 |
| Mind Code MJC Connection, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Color Me Red | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ye Eun, Inc. (INER) | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C-Quest, Inc./Greena, Only Nine, Chere Amie | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De Colores Fashion/Zoah/Le Ceelo | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winchester Corp. dba East Way, Vibe Apparel | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eastwest Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Estam Orbita Corp. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Perse Enterprises, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fashion Exit, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finesse Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fio Fio H2K Textile, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seollem, Corporation | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| January 7 Clothings, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasmine USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purple Rain, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Closet, Inc. aka Lia | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sans Souci | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tua Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.R.I.C. dba Objet | Los Angeles | Apr 18, 2010 | 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.