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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray's Trucking | Torrance | Mar 30, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonesy's Famous Steak House Jonesy's Famous Steak House of Napa, Inc | Napa | Mar 29, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wartek Trucking | Altadena | Mar 28, 2010 | 23 violations | $78,117 | 8 | 0 |
| Imperial Marble Kitchen and Bath | South San Francisco | Mar 28, 2010 | 3 violations | $1,688 | 3 | 0 |
| Valley Pride | Coachella | Mar 28, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacramento County Employees Retirement System | Sacramento | Mar 28, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Technology, Inc. | Fort Irwin | Mar 27, 2010 | 32 violations | $99,342 | 32 | 0 |
| Pacific Markets | Rohnert Park | Mar 27, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $495 |
| PacSun Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. | Brea | Mar 27, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,244 |
| PacSun Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. | Irvine | Mar 27, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Market | Sebastopol | Mar 27, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,640 |
| General Underground Fire Protection | Anaheim | Mar 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payless Shoe Source Payless Shoe Source Worldwide, Inc | San Bruno | Mar 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cinnabon | San Bruno | Mar 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray's Trucking | Torrance | Mar 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HG Foods LLC | Porterville | Mar 25, 2010 | 24 violations | $1,444 | 24 | 0 |
| Coloma Grocery | Rancho Cordova | Mar 25, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roxy/Quiksilver | La Jolla | Mar 25, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.C. Construction | Oak View | Mar 24, 2010 | 26 violations | $100,050 | 24 | 0 |
| Redhawk Hand Car Wash | Temecula | Mar 24, 2010 | 4 violations | $8,891 | 3 | 0 |
| Natomas Central Mutual Water Company | Rio Linda | Mar 24, 2010 | 3 violations | $1,012 | 2 | 0 |
| Antelope Market & Deli | Antelope | Mar 24, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rios Janitorial, Gardening and Maintenance | Stockton | Mar 24, 2010 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyme Apparel Tyme, Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 23, 2010 | 42 violations repeat | $21,188 | 0 | 0 |
| PG Cutting Services | Lake Elsinore | Mar 23, 2010 | 6 violations | $3,254 | 5 | 0 |
| Park Fashion | Los Angeles | Mar 23, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teen Bell Touch Me Fashion, Inc | Los Angeles | Mar 23, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Airport Way Market | Stockton | Mar 23, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sequel Contractors, Inc | Santa Fe Springs | Mar 23, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Home Life Partners | Torrance | Mar 23, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LeverX Inc. | Mountain View | Mar 22, 2010 | 1 violation | $60,976 | 1 | 0 |
| Pig Wear, Inc | Los Angeles | Mar 22, 2010 | 45 violations | $38,226 | 22 | 0 |
| Capital Drum, Inc. | Roseville | Mar 22, 2010 | 19 violations | $35,443 | 18 | 0 |
| Matsuyama Restaurant (Stockton) | Stockton | Mar 22, 2010 | 7 violations | $12,571 | 6 | 0 |
| Cold Stone Creamery | San Bruno | Mar 22, 2010 | 2 violations | $11,340 | 1 | 0 |
| Master Holdings | Los Angeles | Mar 22, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michelle, Inc. Michelle and Gaze USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 22, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denisse Paint and Maintenance | Sacramento | Mar 22, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claire's Accessories Claire's Boutiques Incorporated | San Bruno | Mar 22, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie's Liquor | Santa Ana | Mar 21, 2010 | 2 violations | $1,199 | 1 | 0 |
| International Paper Company | Buena Park | Mar 21, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ocean Mist Farms California Artichoke and Vegetable Growers Co | Castroville | Mar 21, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adept Process Services, Inc | National City | Mar 20, 2010 | 44 violations | $40,436 | 26 | 0 |
| Classis Wire Cut | Valencia | Mar 20, 2010 | 2 violations | $24,848 | 0 | 0 |
| Plastic Engineering Technologies | Ontario | Mar 20, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Modesto C.A.P.S. Manteca C.A.P.S. Corporation | Modesto | Mar 19, 2010 | 14 violations | $345 | 14 | 0 |
| Manteca C.A.P.S. Manteca C.A.P.S. Corporation | Manteca | Mar 19, 2010 | 15 violations | $273 | 15 | 0 |
| Synergy Electric Company Inc | Santee | Mar 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trilogy Financial Services | Corona | Mar 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centinela l Chevron | Los Angeles | Mar 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Barn Dillon & Sons, Inc. | Exeter | Mar 19, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McBride Electric, Inc. | San Diego | Mar 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fence America | Sacramento | Mar 18, 2010 | 14 violations | $2,343 | 13 | 0 |
| Your Family Grocery | Sacramento | Mar 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Castle Valet Car Inc. | Westminster | Mar 18, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mr. Trucker | Stockton | Mar 18, 2010 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gana Fashion | Los Angeles | Mar 18, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westside Petroleum and Car Wash, Inc. | Lancaster | Mar 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Synergy Project Management, Inc. | San Francisco | Mar 17, 2010 | 62 violations | $19,134 | 61 | 0 |
| Banjara Systems, Inc. | Santa Clara | Mar 17, 2010 | 3 violations | $17,292 | 1 | 0 |
| HomEq Servicing Barclays Capital Real Estate, Inc. | North Highlands | Mar 17, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA Maid & Janitorial Service | South Gate | Mar 16, 2010 | 14 violations | $16,668 | 7 | 0 |
| Taste of China Super Buffet | Yuba City | Mar 16, 2010 | 5 violations | $13,483 | 5 | 0 |
| Able Sheet Metal Inc. | San Leandro | Mar 16, 2010 | 27 violations repeat | $12,508 | 23 | $7,480 |
| So Cal Copack, Inc. | Gardena | Mar 16, 2010 | 20 violations | $3,049 | 19 | 0 |
| EPIC Compliance System, LLC. | San Bruno | Mar 16, 2010 | 8 violations | $596 | 1 | 0 |
| Salo Salo Salo Salo, Grill LLC | Glendale | Mar 16, 2010 | 3 violations | $413 | 1 | 0 |
| Burger King | Anaheim | Mar 16, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother Lode Rehabilitation Enterprises (MORE) | Placerville | Mar 15, 2010 | 44 violations | $22,542 | 42 | 0 |
| Acapulco Market | Santa Ana | Mar 15, 2010 | 5 violations | $6,060 | 3 | 0 |
| Wilson Center Reese Alan Wilson Center | Sacramento | Mar 15, 2010 | 5 violations | $572 | 5 | 0 |
| Del Real Produce Packing | Salinas | Mar 15, 2010 | 6 violations | $537 | 5 | 0 |
| Chuck E. Cheese | Torrance | Mar 15, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pop Corn, Inc | Los Angeles | Mar 14, 2010 | 391 violations repeat | $330,683 | 177 | $194,700 |
| WEBCO | Oxnard | Mar 14, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elizabeth & Rogelio Inacay Enterprises LLC. | Tustin | Mar 14, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Acre Farms | Thermal | Mar 14, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O.M. Contracting Inc. | Thermal | Mar 14, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun World International | Bakersfield | Mar 14, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Have Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 13, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Popsy Corporation | Los Angeles | Mar 13, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wavegraphics, Inc. | Carson | Mar 13, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game Stop | La Mirada | Mar 13, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality First Home Improvement, Inc. | Citrus Heights | Mar 12, 2010 | 8 violations | $10,916 | 7 | 0 |
| Advantage IT, Inc. | Newport Beach | Mar 12, 2010 | 2 violations | $10,729 | 1 | 0 |
| Lake Car Wash | Lake Elsinore | Mar 12, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gyori Development Corporation | Loomis | Mar 11, 2010 | 10 violations | $6,723 | 10 | 0 |
| Pho Vi Restaurant | Pomona | Mar 11, 2010 | 9 violations | $4,755 | 7 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | Orangevale | Mar 11, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraser's Boiler Service, Inc. | San Diego | Mar 11, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Signature Kitchen & Bath Inc. | Anaheim | Mar 11, 2010 | 12 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality First Home Improvement, Inc. | Vallejo | Mar 10, 2010 | 21 violations | $8,949 | 14 | 0 |
| Bunnin Auto Collision Center | Oxnard | Mar 10, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poetry Corporation | Los Angeles | Mar 9, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Color Mason Inc | Baldwin Park | Mar 9, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uno Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 9, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comma Design Corp | Los Angeles | Mar 9, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Select Electric Inc. | Spring Valley | Mar 9, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sue & H Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 8, 2010 | 64 violations | $18,480 | 34 | 0 |
| Smogs Just Smogs | Los Angeles | Mar 8, 2010 | 7 violations | $14,509 | 6 | 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.