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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson's True Value | Phelan | Sep 12, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saunders Construction | Costa Mesa | Sep 11, 2010 | 51 violations | $74,247 | 50 | 0 |
| Gazillion Inc. Gazillion Entertainment | San Mateo | Sep 11, 2010 | 6 violations | $27,028 | 5 | 0 |
| Michael Metals, Inc. | Santa Ana | Sep 10, 2010 | 11 violations | $23,131 | 6 | 0 |
| NORTHSTAR TECHNOLOGY CORP. | Irvine | Sep 10, 2010 | 7 violations | $8,115 | 0 | 0 |
| Fames Transport, Inc. | Escondido | Sep 10, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long John Silver's Art Restaurants California, Inc. | Hanford | Sep 10, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawton Health Care Center Kindred Nursing Centers West, LLC | San Francisco | Sep 9, 2010 | 14 violations repeat | $89,959 | 13 | $2,860 |
| Central Valley Janitorial Service | Stockton | Sep 9, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orozco Landscape and Tree Co. | Pomona | Sep 9, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gateway Plastering, Inc. | Chino | Sep 8, 2010 | 32 violations | $28,626 | 31 | 0 |
| Wienerschnitzel | Apple Valley | Sep 8, 2010 | 3 violations | $16,076 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaw Construction, Inc. | Carpinteria | Sep 8, 2010 | 3 violations | $8,857 | 1 | 0 |
| Mainscape Inc. | Fort Irwin | Sep 8, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cova Services, Inc. | San Diego | Sep 7, 2010 | 95 violations | $73,398 | 43 | 0 |
| M.C. Contracting, Inc. | San Diego | Sep 7, 2010 | 50 violations | $31,775 | 25 | 0 |
| TasteVino Selections | Napa | Sep 7, 2010 | 3 violations | $12,861 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 Degree Customer Inc | San Jose | Sep 7, 2010 | 1 violation | $9,362 | 1 | 0 |
| Strech Plastics, Inc. | Banning | Sep 7, 2010 | 5 violations | $1,504 | 3 | 0 |
| La Costa Verde Landscape | Vista | Sep 7, 2010 | 12 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Datec Corporation | Fremont | Sep 6, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Beamish Waterproofing, Inc. | Anaheim | Sep 5, 2010 | 151 violations | $163,696 | 150 | 0 |
| Conflict Resolution Suppresion Team | Los Angeles | Sep 5, 2010 | 61 violations | $56,770 | 54 | 0 |
| Tactical Service Inc. | Oceanside | Sep 4, 2010 | 1 violation | $1,160 | 1 | 0 |
| Knight Transportation, Inc. | Tulare | Sep 3, 2010 | 8 violations | $19,896 | 7 | 0 |
| Growers Citrus Packing, LLC | Terra Bella | Sep 3, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrickson Trucking, Inc. | Sacramento | Sep 2, 2010 | 15 violations | $24,577 | 14 | 0 |
| Car Loops Car Wash One Source Global Technology Inc. | La Puente | Sep 2, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thoreau Janitorial Services | Los Angeles | Sep 1, 2010 | 3 violations | $3,940 | 2 | 0 |
| Painted Tongue Studio | Oakland | Sep 1, 2010 | 11 violations | $2,821 | 10 | 0 |
| La Famosa Market Ali F. Abdel Rahaman & Marwan F. Abdel Rahman | Moreno Valley | Sep 1, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Corral West Coast Corral, Inc. | Sacramento | Sep 1, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJD Resourcing, LLC | San Fernando | Aug 31, 2010 | 121 violations | $239,991 | 59 | 0 |
| Exemplar Enterprise Exemplar Enterprises, Inc. | Oxnard | Aug 31, 2010 | 39 violations | $48,989 | 20 | 0 |
| Quatrro Mortgage Solutions, Inc | Burlingame | Aug 31, 2010 | 17 violations | $16,534 | 16 | 0 |
| Kutir Corporation | Newark | Aug 31, 2010 | 7 violations | $12,550 | 5 | 0 |
| Ultrasigns, Inc. | San Diego | Aug 31, 2010 | 27 violations | $11,847 | 27 | 0 |
| Lahaye Construction Inc Lahaye Construction Incorporated | Ramona | Aug 31, 2010 | 4 violations | $2,847 | 3 | 0 |
| Norm's Restaurant | West Covina | Aug 31, 2010 | 34 violations | $2,493 | 21 | 0 |
| Prime Limousine Service | Van Nuys | Aug 31, 2010 | 3 violations | $749 | 1 | 0 |
| Alltech Protective Services | Los Angeles | Aug 31, 2010 | 4 violations | $713 | 3 | 0 |
| Barboni's Pizza | Rancho Cucamonga | Aug 31, 2010 | 3 violations | $166 | 2 | 0 |
| North American Concrete | Riverside | Aug 31, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SmartPlay, Inc. | San Jose | Aug 31, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caf 247 Shirley F. Altheide, Sole Proprietorship | Lucerne Valley | Aug 31, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Innozeal, Inc | Campbell | Aug 31, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Collision Centers | Covina | Aug 31, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yosemite Four Seasons Vacation Rentals | Yosemite National Park | Aug 30, 2010 | 13 violations | $17,625 | 12 | 0 |
| Extreme Towing | San Jose | Aug 30, 2010 | 11 violations | $6,898 | 10 | 0 |
| ServiceMaster A Plus Clean | Riverside | Aug 29, 2010 | 15 violations | $4,970 | 13 | 0 |
| Caffe Amici Expreso LLC. | San Francisco | Aug 29, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salas Concrete Inc. | Clovis | Aug 28, 2010 | 2 violations | $262 | 2 | 0 |
| RJT Compuquest | Torrance | Aug 27, 2010 | 2 violations | $26,201 | 1 | 0 |
| Clem Trans, Inc. | Rialto | Aug 27, 2010 | 109 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enwisen | Novato | Aug 26, 2010 | 30 violations | $209,177 | 29 | 0 |
| Blue River Denim | Los Angeles | Aug 26, 2010 | 132 violations | $66,459 | 131 | 0 |
| 800 DryClean | Lake Forest | Aug 26, 2010 | 8 violations repeat | $30,370 | 4 | 0 |
| Miraku Japanese Restaurant | Walnut Creek | Aug 26, 2010 | 11 violations | $1,875 | 10 | 0 |
| Lubricating Specialties Company | Pico Rivera | Aug 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diablo Car Wash Pine Hollow Enterprise., Inc. | Concord | Aug 26, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Four C's Service, Inc. | Fresno | Aug 25, 2010 | 5 violations | $4,599 | 4 | 0 |
| Acosta Labor Services, LLC | Yuba City | Aug 25, 2010 | 4 violations | $1,178 | 1 | $300 |
| Adar Chevron | Santa Paula | Aug 25, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renn Transportation, Inc. | Gilroy | Aug 25, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walton Facilities Management Inc | Reseda | Aug 25, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest Administrators | Alhambra | Aug 24, 2010 | 22 violations | $58,943 | 21 | 0 |
| South County Home, Inc | San Jose | Aug 24, 2010 | 13 violations | $37,918 | 6 | 0 |
| Medina Construction Bens' Asphalt and Maintenance, Inc | Riverside | Aug 24, 2010 | 13 violations | $14,112 | 12 | 0 |
| Quiznos Bede Group Corporation/Bede LLC | Encino | Aug 24, 2010 | 11 violations | $3,981 | 8 | 0 |
| Plaster Equipment Service | Norco | Aug 24, 2010 | 4 violations | $2,825 | 3 | 0 |
| Sanchez Landscaping and Gardening | Pinole | Aug 24, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J H Thompson & Sons Inc | Bermuda Dunes | Aug 24, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VP Management Real Estate and Property Mgmt | Corona | Aug 24, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calidad Industries, Inc. | Oakland | Aug 23, 2010 | 31 violations | $38,811 | 15 | 0 |
| HHS Communications, Inc. | Ontario | Aug 23, 2010 | 47 violations | $9,135 | 46 | 0 |
| Southwest School & Office Supply | Ontario | Aug 23, 2010 | 2 violations | $893 | 1 | 0 |
| Calidad Industries, Inc. | Oakland | Aug 23, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Marketing Food Service, Inc. | Hayward | Aug 23, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Federal Express | Los Angeles | Aug 23, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tender Loving Care Home for Boys TLC Home for Boys Corinthians Helping Hands | Upland | Aug 23, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phoenix Textile, Inc. | Gardena | Aug 23, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich & Skinny DBA Easy Money | Los Angeles | Aug 23, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rock & Republic Enterprises, Inc. | Culver City | Aug 23, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Airlines | San Francisco | Aug 23, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lowe's Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. | Jackson | Aug 23, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun World Sun World International LLC | Bakersfield | Aug 22, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Empire Farm Labor Contracting, Inc. | Mc Farland | Aug 22, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nations Roof of Calif Nations Roof of California, LLC | San Diego | Aug 22, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Pacific Sun Pacific Farming Cooperative Inc | Bakersfield | Aug 22, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chubbys Diner | Anaheim | Aug 22, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-Valley Labor Services, Inc. | Madera | Aug 21, 2010 | 123 violations | $49,528 | 114 | $20,100 |
| Giumarra Vineyards | Bakersfield | Aug 21, 2010 | 48 violations | $1,668 | 44 | $8,700 |
| Tijuana's Tacos | Pomona | Aug 21, 2010 | 2 violations | $1,056 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun World International | Bakersfield | Aug 21, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fairplex Child Development Center | Pomona | Aug 21, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Railroad Salvage, Inc | Rialto | Aug 21, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dynasty Screen Printing | Los Angeles | Aug 20, 2010 | 43 violations | $30,814 | 42 | 0 |
| Kleen Play Play Ground Construction | Chino | Aug 20, 2010 | 12 violations | $8,912 | 11 | 0 |
| Riel Corporation | South El Monte | Aug 20, 2010 | 2 violations | $665 | 1 | 0 |
| R & R Framing, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Aug 20, 2010 | 4 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.