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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risham Subway | Fairfield | Dec 3, 2010 | 8 violations repeat | $3,619 | 5 | 0 |
| AE Com | Lemoore | Dec 3, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garza Contracting, Inc | Bakersfield | Dec 3, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Rancho Farms | Arvin | Dec 3, 2010 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oceanaire Sportswear Inc | East Rancho Dominguez | Dec 2, 2010 | 2 violations | $2,034 | 1 | 0 |
| Maravilla Farm Services | Bakersfield | Dec 2, 2010 | 16 violations | $552 | 6 | 0 |
| Civic Solar | San Francisco | Dec 2, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J A Contracting | Visalia | Dec 2, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $400 |
| Grimmway Farms | Edison | Dec 2, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnston Farms | Edison | Dec 2, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecole Claire Fontaine | Venice | Dec 1, 2010 | 10 violations | $10,017 | 7 | 0 |
| Briner & Son Landscape Management | Fresno | Dec 1, 2010 | 6 violations | $119 | 4 | 0 |
| L.A. Overnight Couriers | Inglewood | Dec 1, 2010 | 30 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JR Custom Harvesting Company | Salinas | Nov 30, 2010 | 79 violations | $131,024 | 77 | $439,950 |
| Casper Co. Casper Concrete Cutting, Inc. | Spring Valley | Nov 30, 2010 | 78 violations | $66,350 | 73 | 0 |
| DCM Data Systems | Fremont | Nov 30, 2010 | 11 violations | $60,898 | 10 | 0 |
| Mirage Car Wash Lomita Gas & Carwash Detail, Inc. | Lomita | Nov 30, 2010 | 48 violations | $13,000 | 39 | 0 |
| Meadowbrook Manor | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2010 | 56 violations | $1,693 | 56 | 0 |
| City of Soledad | Soledad | Nov 30, 2010 | 5 violations | $1,249 | 4 | 0 |
| Palm Springs Unified School District | Palm Springs | Nov 30, 2010 | 8 violations | $94 | 8 | 0 |
| Fresh Produce Sportswear, Inc. | Gardena | Nov 30, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evy of California Inc. Evy of California, Inc. dba Fleurish Clothing | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trixxi Clothing Company, Inc. Trixxi Clothing Company, Inc. dba Peace Love | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bawarchi (Santa Clara) | Sunnyvale | Nov 30, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long Beach Car Wash M&M International Investment Corp | Long Beach | Nov 29, 2010 | 36 violations | $29,522 | 26 | 0 |
| Hampton Inn Suites Saturn Investment Group LLC | Burlingame | Nov 29, 2010 | 18 violations | $28,816 | 18 | 0 |
| Antelope Iron Inc. Pisor Fence Division, Inc. | Antelope | Nov 29, 2010 | 53 violations | $9,915 | 36 | 0 |
| Allied Construction Services | Livermore | Nov 29, 2010 | 19 violations | $5,725 | 19 | 0 |
| Crown Furniture | Anaheim | Nov 29, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alcal Arcade Contracting, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Nov 29, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Bernardino City Unified School District | San Bernardino | Nov 29, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sure Guard | Granada Hills | Nov 29, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K L Creations, Corp. | South El Monte | Nov 28, 2010 | 55 violations | $33,386 | 47 | 0 |
| Polysew, Inc. | South El Monte | Nov 28, 2010 | 160 violations | $27,922 | 101 | 0 |
| Navarro Ornamental Designs | Fresno | Nov 28, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CS Focus Samsung America, Inc. dba CS Focus | La Mirada | Nov 28, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Stocking | Oxnard | Nov 27, 2010 | 2 violations | $638 | 1 | 0 |
| Raj Manufacturing, LLC | Tustin | Nov 26, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh Produce Sportswear, Inc. | Gardena | Nov 26, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden State Automatic Sprinklers, Inc. | Modesto | Nov 24, 2010 | 7 violations | $7,182 | 6 | 0 |
| Starving Students, Inc. | Fresno | Nov 24, 2010 | 3 violations | $581 | 2 | 0 |
| Midas Brakes Muffler Advanced Muffler of AV Inc. | Palmdale | Nov 24, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Vela | Kingsburg | Nov 24, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Regional Delivery Service South Coast Transportation and Distribution, | Fullerton | Nov 24, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spago SBH Restaurant Associates, LLC | Beverly Hills | Nov 23, 2010 | 7 violations | $6,877 | 6 | 0 |
| CH2M Hill CH2M Hill Contractors, Inc. | Edwards | Nov 23, 2010 | 8 violations | $4,483 | 8 | 0 |
| Fair Deal Market | Riverbank | Nov 23, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California, State of Department of Mental Health - Coalinga | Coalinga | Nov 23, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tam's Burgers BN Enterprises Restaurants, Inc | La Mirada | Nov 23, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.S. Drywall | La Verne | Nov 22, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twin Palms Packing, Inc. | Kingsburg | Nov 21, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Caminante Trucking | Long Beach | Nov 20, 2010 | 63 violations | $89,203 | 50 | 0 |
| FAO Contracting Services, Inc. | El Monte | Nov 20, 2010 | 40 violations | $65,988 | 36 | 0 |
| PS2 Custom Wheels & Tires | Inglewood | Nov 20, 2010 | 2 violations | $3,650 | 1 | 0 |
| Peters Roofing, Inc. | Sanger | Nov 20, 2010 | 17 violations | $2,210 | 8 | 0 |
| R & D Farms (AgEr) | Reedley | Nov 20, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Gonzalez, Margarito | Orosi | Nov 20, 2010 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,425 |
| Odyssey Health Care | San Bernardino | Nov 20, 2010 | 3 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresno, County of | Fresno | Nov 19, 2010 | 5 violations | $10,042 | 4 | 0 |
| CM Wade Construction CM Wade Construction (Partnership) | Pleasant Hill | Nov 19, 2010 | 14 violations | $2,949 | 13 | 0 |
| Slauson Car Wash | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2010 | 39 violations repeat | $15,999 | 22 | 0 |
| Roland Montemayor | Bakersfield | Nov 18, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tri-F Consolidators, Inc. | Del Rey | Nov 18, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China Buffet | Citrus Heights | Nov 17, 2010 | 69 violations repeat | $17,904 | 43 | $6,622 |
| Dave Spurr Excavating | Paso Robles | Nov 17, 2010 | 16 violations | $11,871 | 15 | 0 |
| Pacific Income Properties, Inc. | La Mesa | Nov 17, 2010 | 3 violations | $3,673 | 1 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Santa Clarita | Nov 17, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| One Style Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 16, 2010 | 55 violations | $89,697 | 24 | 0 |
| Vieni Vai Trattoria Joseph Silvestre DBA Vieni Vai Trattoria | San Luis Obispo | Nov 16, 2010 | 5 violations | $5,765 | 4 | 0 |
| California, State of Department of Forestry and Fire Protection | Sacramento | Nov 16, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raytheon Vision Raytheon Vision Systems | Goleta | Nov 16, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Farms | Salinas | Nov 16, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bon Suisse | Los Angeles | Nov 16, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Popsy Corporation Popsy Corporation dba F&X Manufacturer | Los Angeles | Nov 16, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Girlz, Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 16, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Mercadito Latino | Redwood City | Nov 15, 2010 | 23 violations | $57,576 | 11 | 0 |
| T-Bags LLC | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2010 | 2 violations | $236 | 1 | 0 |
| ARC-MID CITIES ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS MID CITIES | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2010 | 48 violations | $109 | 48 | 0 |
| Gibraltar Consturction Company. Inc. | Tracy | Nov 15, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taurus Transportation | San Bernardino | Nov 15, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Construction Testing & Engineering Inc. | Merced | Nov 15, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adriana's Insurance Services, Inc. | Arleta | Nov 15, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gateway Fund Raising Services, Inc. | Concord | Nov 15, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thai Paradise Restaurant | San Gabriel | Nov 14, 2010 | 13 violations | $100,000 | 9 | 0 |
| L.T. Electric | Twentynine Palms | Nov 14, 2010 | 16 violations | $45,054 | 15 | 0 |
| Rios, Maximiliano | Reedley | Nov 14, 2010 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,300 |
| Ewy Enterprises, Inc. | Parlier | Nov 14, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $200 |
| V & V Farms, Inc. | Gonzales | Nov 14, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Concrete Unlimited | Susanville | Nov 13, 2010 | 11 violations | $55,764 | 4 | 0 |
| All-Pro Maintenance | Pittsburg | Nov 12, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACS Enterprises, Inc | Walnut | Nov 12, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| True Religion | Los Angeles | Nov 12, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Impact | Los Angeles | Nov 12, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JS Apparel, Inc. | Compton | Nov 12, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe's Jeans, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 12, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guess ?, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 12, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morrow Cable Construction | Stanton | Nov 11, 2010 | 17 violations | $8,369 | 10 | 0 |
| Taisei-T&K Joint Venture | Torrance | Nov 10, 2010 | 4 violations | $19,800 | 3 | 0 |
| VCA Antech Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 10, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crenshaw Car Wash | Los Angeles | Nov 10, 2010 | 23 violations | 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.