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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavez Trucking | Dixon | Jul 17, 2010 | 72 violations | $44,958 | 71 | 0 |
| Industrial Railways Company | Pinole | Jul 17, 2010 | 31 violations | $2,856 | 22 | 0 |
| Traffic Management, Inc. | San Leandro | Jul 17, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anands Trucking | Hayward | Jul 17, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. J. Perez Trucking, Inc. | Stockton | Jul 17, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Railway Signal Construction, Inc. | Sacramento | Jul 17, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matzunaga Enterprise Matzunaga Landscape Maintenance Inc. | Santa Ana | Jul 16, 2010 | 17 violations | $19,015 | 17 | 0 |
| International Gourmet Buffet | San Jose | Jul 16, 2010 | 9 violations | $7,291 | 6 | 0 |
| Vallejo Glass Company | Vallejo | Jul 16, 2010 | 6 violations | $4,071 | 6 | 0 |
| Gill Ranch Inc. Gill Ranch Company LLC | King City | Jul 16, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,400 |
| Pacific Coast Steel | San Diego | Jul 16, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rancho Cordova Grocery Outlet | Rancho Cordova | Jul 16, 2010 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $13,100 |
| Standard Sweets & Snacks Restaurant | Artesia | Jul 15, 2010 | 11 violations | $53,442 | 7 | 0 |
| Jay Bharat Restaurant | Artesia | Jul 15, 2010 | 13 violations | $41,428 | 9 | 0 |
| Ocean Springs Tech Inc. | Desert Hot Springs | Jul 15, 2010 | 17 violations | $21,855 | 16 | 0 |
| Victory Protective Services | Elk Grove | Jul 15, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAH Trucking William A. Hemphill | Turlock | Jul 15, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Striping United Striping 101, Inc. | Penngrove | Jul 15, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Napa Electric Napa Electric Shop, Inc. | Napa | Jul 15, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MC Dixon, Inc. | Middletown | Jul 15, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Live Oak Landscape Const. | Vacaville | Jul 15, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nehemiah Rebar Services, Inc | Shingle Springs | Jul 15, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JK Plumbing, Inc. | American Canyon | Jul 14, 2010 | 9 violations | $15,166 | 8 | 0 |
| Burney Trucking Berryessa Materials, Inc | Napa | Jul 14, 2010 | 11 violations | $2,390 | 3 | 0 |
| Denbeste Transportation, Inc. | Windsor | Jul 14, 2010 | 2 violations | $1,417 | 1 | 0 |
| Pizza Hut Southern California Pizza Co. | Thousand Oaks | Jul 14, 2010 | 4 violations | $860 | 3 | 0 |
| Jose Arambula | Sunland | Jul 14, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional Tree Services | Sunland | Jul 14, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. D. Nielson Construction | Napa | Jul 14, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lifestyle Landscapes Company | Rancho Cucamonga | Jul 13, 2010 | 77 violations repeat | $90,844 | 73 | $83,150 |
| Julie Apparel Guo Yi Hong DBA Julie Apparel | South El Monte | Jul 13, 2010 | 32 violations | $12,851 | 0 | 0 |
| Montessori School Encinitas | Encinitas | Jul 13, 2010 | 5 violations | $1,373 | 4 | 0 |
| Wallace Tree Service | Napa | Jul 13, 2010 | 2 violations | $57 | 1 | 0 |
| La Belle Fashions, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 13, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Miller Trucking | Santa Rosa | Jul 13, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polysew, Inc. | South El Monte | Jul 13, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Coast Drilling Company | Santa Rosa | Jul 13, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Cutting Edge Landscape Co. Inc. | Orange | Jul 12, 2010 | 47 violations | $33,626 | 47 | 0 |
| Hernandez Transportation | Victorville | Jul 11, 2010 | 50 violations | $168,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Nice Collection, Inc | Los Angeles | Jul 11, 2010 | 37 violations | $24,992 | 18 | 0 |
| West-Pac Protective Service Inc | Beaumont | Jul 11, 2010 | 98 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NOR-CAL | Union City | Jul 10, 2010 | 4 violations | $5,050 | 3 | 0 |
| BDS Marketing/Channel Partners | Irvine | Jul 10, 2010 | 14 violations | $863 | 14 | 0 |
| Color Spot Nurseries, Inc. | San Juan Capistrano | Jul 10, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Family Choice Senior Care | Huntington Beach | Jul 9, 2010 | 33 violations | $91,988 | 33 | 0 |
| Dan's Water Well & Pump Svc | Livermore | Jul 9, 2010 | 4 violations | $909 | 3 | 0 |
| Kiewit Pacific Co. | Concord | Jul 9, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vickers Concrete Sawing, Inc. | San Jose | Jul 9, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gorilla Tree Service | Napa | Jul 9, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Coast Cutters | Petaluma | Jul 9, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahlborn Steel Ahlborn Structural Steel, Inc. | Santa Rosa | Jul 9, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic's Supermarket Tabrizi Enterprises, Inc | Folsom | Jul 8, 2010 | 5 violations | $782 | 2 | $3,100 |
| Reliable Fuel Transports Inc. | Bloomington | Jul 8, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contra Costa County Sheriff Department | Martinez | Jul 7, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winchester Corporation dba Eastway | Los Angeles | Jul 7, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H2K Textile, Inc. dba Fio Fio | Los Angeles | Jul 7, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monterey County Office of Education | Salinas | Jul 7, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. B. Y. Corp dba Pronto | Los Angeles | Jul 7, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Bay Construction Inc. | Petaluma | Jul 7, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. H. Apparel | Los Angeles | Jul 6, 2010 | 36 violations | $16,673 | 0 | 0 |
| Bigornia's Home I | Sacramento | Jul 6, 2010 | 4 violations | $1,648 | 3 | 0 |
| BHI-Rush Creek Home | Elk Grove | Jul 6, 2010 | 3 violations | $511 | 2 | 0 |
| California Correctional Institution Department of Corrections and Rehabitation | Lancaster | Jul 6, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DH Construction Dopps Construction, Inc. | San Dimas | Jul 4, 2010 | 24 violations | $40,614 | 20 | 0 |
| Tour Coach Screamline Investment Corporation | Commerce | Jul 4, 2010 | 2 violations | $1,923 | 1 | 0 |
| U & IMAX Sports U.S.A. Chong Hon Yi DBA U & IMAX Sports U.S.A. | Los Angeles | Jul 4, 2010 | 9 violations | $807 | 2 | 0 |
| Associated Concrete Pumping | Sacramento | Jul 4, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ATV, Inc. | Cerritos | Jul 3, 2010 | 13 violations | $121,647 | 3 | $4,075 |
| Coastline Water Resources, Inc. | Sacramento | Jul 3, 2010 | 4 violations | $4,878 | 4 | 0 |
| Commercial Power Sweep, Inc. | Napa | Jul 3, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional Health Care Services | Westminster | Jul 3, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elegant Design Elegant Design Cabinetry, Inc. | Riverside | Jul 3, 2010 | 101 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palomares Escrow, Inc. | Upland | Jul 2, 2010 | 5 violations | $2,894 | 4 | 0 |
| Netcom Technologies | Brea | Jul 2, 2010 | 10 violations | $2,625 | 9 | 0 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Stockton | Jul 2, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J A Contracting | Visalia | Jul 2, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| RBI Landscaping | Ontario | Jul 1, 2010 | 43 violations | $67,962 | 42 | 0 |
| N R Construction | South San Francisco | Jul 1, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Select Painting | Simi Valley | Jul 1, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Decitech Consulting, Inc. | Fremont | Jun 30, 2010 | 1 violation | $75,565 | 1 | 0 |
| GB Tech, Inc. (formerly EZ Info Systems, Inc. | San Jose | Jun 30, 2010 | 3 violations | $33,894 | 3 | 0 |
| Triune Technologies, Inc. | San Jose | Jun 30, 2010 | 1 violation | $33,377 | 1 | $2,125 |
| Cricket Communications Leap Wireless International, Inc. | San Diego | Jun 30, 2010 | 494 violations | $28,911 | 494 | 0 |
| Cova Services Inc. BRIDGE | San Diego | Jun 30, 2010 | 17 violations | $3,737 | 12 | 0 |
| Synergy Company Synergy Enterprises, Inc | Hayward | Jun 30, 2010 | 17 violations | $3,599 | 16 | 0 |
| M.C. Contracting Inc. *BRIDGE* | San Diego | Jun 30, 2010 | 9 violations | $755 | 5 | 0 |
| The Boeing Company | Canoga Park | Jun 30, 2010 | 1 violation | $128 | 1 | 0 |
| Valco Construction Philip Johnson Construction, Inc | Corona | Jun 30, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smart Building Care, Inc. | Irvine | Jun 30, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victory Produce Victory Produce Medetaranian, Inc. | Granada Hills | Jun 29, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbor Marina Product, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 29, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin K Catwalk to Sidewalk, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 29, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edge Clothing, Inc. dba Mine | Los Angeles | Jun 29, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fashion Click, Inc. dba Couleur De Rose | Los Angeles | Jun 29, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Dream Clothing, Inc. dba Cybergirl | Los Angeles | Jun 29, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teen Bell Touch Me Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 29, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lia, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 29, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canyon Oaks Apartments S2S Canyon Oaks Associate LLC | Sausalito | Jun 28, 2010 | 14 violations | $31,930 | 13 | 0 |
| Alvaro's Mexican Food | Fullerton | Jun 28, 2010 | 6 violations | $14,028 | 4 | 0 |
| NextGen Technologies, Inc. | San Jose | Jun 28, 2010 | 6 violations | $12,000 | 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.