2011 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2011: 1,866 cases, 1,391 with violations found, $22,885,013 in back wages agreed for 13,461 workers, $1,499,679 in penalties. Against 2010 that is an increase of 16% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2011
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmine-Hall Residential Care Homes | 1 | $850,000 | 52 |
| Farmers Insurance | 2 | $763,218 | 466 |
| EHC Private Duty Nursing | 1 | $654,082 | 108 |
| Down N Dirty Inc. | 1 | $647,637 | 166 |
| AECOM Government Services, Inc. | 1 | $503,127 | 506 |
| Harold E. Nutter & Son, Inc. (AFRC Vancouver) | 6 | $436,054 | 87 |
| Carmichael Care & Rehabilitation Center | 1 | $354,540 | 94 |
| King Construction | 1 | $348,243 | 29 |
| R.M. Warehouse Services | 1 | $294,610 | 112 |
| Frontier Contracting, Inc. | 1 | $266,677 | 21 |
| Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. | 1 | $265,767 | 84 |
| Ocampo Residential Care Home | 3 | $237,234 | 13 |
| Los Angeles Fresh Cut Corp | 2 | $235,106 | 85 |
| Peony Restaurant, LP. DBA Cafe 88 | 1 | $233,370 | 87 |
| Speedlane Insurance Services | 1 | $200,000 | 0 |
| Intelinet 2Y06 Channel Island NY ANGB | 1 | $188,902 | 23 |
| A. J. Kirkwood & Assoc., Inc. | 1 | $188,509 | 61 |
| Lucky Food, LLC | 1 | $182,533 | 75 |
| O'Reilly Media, Inc. | 2 | $174,313 | 62 |
| California Magdesians | 1 | $167,038 | 18 |
| Sonik Commercial Services | 1 | $166,630 | 22 |
| Bobby Johnson | 1 | $166,330 | 7 |
| Poway Health Care | 1 | $163,506 | 37 |
| Sunbelt Flooring, Inc. | 1 | $148,396 | 27 |
| Ebisu Japanese Tavern | 1 | $144,721 | 66 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 404 | $4,501,871 | 2,853 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 189 | $4,144,145 | 1,046 |
| Construction | 215 | $3,445,239 | 1,452 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 202 | $2,271,552 | 1,248 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 116 | $2,130,581 | 1,400 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 83 | $1,177,716 | 495 |
| Finance and Insurance | 22 | $1,099,640 | 569 |
| Retail Trade | 127 | $917,504 | 640 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 82 | $873,648 | 1,006 |
| Information | 27 | $571,555 | 380 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 55 | $527,791 | 325 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 213 | $400,124 | 1,491 |
| Wholesale Trade | 37 | $393,839 | 237 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 20 | $157,625 | 101 |
| Public Administration | 13 | $107,925 | 53 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 14 | $93,581 | 117 |
| Educational Services | 12 | $41,639 | 5 |
| 31 | $24,656 | 35 | |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 2 | $2,474 | 2 |
| Utilities | 2 | $1,908 | 6 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmine-Hall Residential Care Homes | Sacramento | Dec 31, 2011 | 104 violations | $850,000 | 52 | 0 |
| Farmers Insurance | Woodland Hills | Dec 31, 2011 | 477 violations repeat | $763,218 | 466 | $25,000 |
| California Magdesians | La Puente | Dec 31, 2011 | 22 violations | $167,038 | 18 | 0 |
| O'Reilly Media, Inc. | Sebastopol | Dec 31, 2011 | 51 violations | $150,233 | 50 | 0 |
| Merchants Landscape Merchants Landscape Services, Inc. | Santa Ana | Dec 31, 2011 | 32 violations | $41,744 | 32 | 0 |
| IAP Worldwide Services | Fort Irwin | Dec 31, 2011 | 40 violations | $31,634 | 23 | 0 |
| MedXM Mobile Medical Examination Services Medical G | Tustin | Dec 31, 2011 | 48 violations | $16,657 | 47 | 0 |
| Robin K Catwalk to Sidewalk, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 31, 2011 | 23 violations | $14,341 | 21 | 0 |
| Golden Bear Acoustics | Vacaville | Dec 31, 2011 | 16 violations | $13,213 | 6 | 0 |
| ESK, Inc. Valley Green International Market | Reseda | Dec 31, 2011 | 8 violations | $9,643 | 7 | 0 |
| Variegate Group | Fair Oaks | Dec 31, 2011 | 10 violations | $3,540 | 9 | 0 |
| OT 27 K & Co. Clothing Inc | Los Angeles | Dec 31, 2011 | 5 violations | $3,245 | 4 | 0 |
| Go Kids CDC /Administrative Off.@ Los Arroyos | Gilroy | Dec 31, 2011 | 16 violations | $2,523 | 15 | 0 |
| Go Kids Pre-School @ Fairview | Hollister | Dec 31, 2011 | 7 violations | $760 | 7 | 0 |
| Go Kids CDC @ Ochoa | Gilroy | Dec 31, 2011 | 5 violations | $753 | 5 | 0 |
| Bauers Intelligent Transportation, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2011 | 2 violations | $701 | 2 | 0 |
| Chino Valley Car Wash | Chino | Dec 31, 2011 | 2 violations repeat | $509 | 1 | $94 |
| Go Kids Club @ San Martin Gwinn | San Martin | Dec 31, 2011 | 4 violations | $346 | 4 | 0 |
| Go Kids Club @ RO Hardin | Hollister | Dec 31, 2011 | 2 violations | $312 | 2 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2011 | 1 violation | $305 | 1 | 0 |
| Go Kids Child Dev. Resource Center-San Benito | Hollister | Dec 31, 2011 | 1 violation | $165 | 1 | 0 |
| Go Kids E. Alisal Salinas Office | Salinas | Dec 31, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Go kids Morgan Hill Office | Morgan Hill | Dec 31, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Mortgage Corporation | Lodi | Dec 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chin's Cafe & Motel | Eureka | Dec 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Farmers Insurance | Woodland Hills | Dec 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Tidwell Excavating Corp | Paso Robles | Dec 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardrock Wallboard, Inc. | Yorba Linda | Dec 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nationwide Loan Processing Network, LLC | Sacramento | Dec 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portillo Consulting, LLC | El Dorado Hills | Dec 31, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbor Rail Transport Inc Intermodal Container Services Inc | Rancho Dominguez | Dec 31, 2011 | 29 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northrup Grumman Northrup Grumman Corporation Aerospace System | Palmdale | Dec 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Girdhart Associates, Inc. | Visalia | Dec 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westridge Golf Club | La Habra | Dec 30, 2011 | 48 violations | $82,505 | 48 | 0 |
| Nancy Venegas Super Shiny Auto Detail | El Cajon | Dec 30, 2011 | 43 violations | $24,959 | 39 | 0 |
| Kimberly's Elder Care | San Jose | Dec 30, 2011 | 9 violations | $19,890 | 4 | 0 |
| All About Seniors | San Jose | Dec 30, 2011 | 14 violations | $10,809 | 7 | 0 |
| All About Seniors | San Jose | Dec 30, 2011 | 10 violations | $9,473 | 4 | 0 |
| Senior Garden | Fair Oaks | Dec 30, 2011 | 5 violations | $4,368 | 2 | 0 |
| Fastech Fueling & Services Technology | Buena Park | Dec 30, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birriera y Menuderia Las Mulitas | Santa Ana | Dec 30, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accu-Image | Santa Clara | Dec 30, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Contact Security Inc. | Brea | Dec 30, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Voyage Home Loans Voyage Financial Group Inc. dba Voyage Home L | Sacramento | Dec 29, 2011 | 11 violations | $59,731 | 11 | 0 |
| Hola! Mexican Restaurant & Cantina | Burlingame | Dec 29, 2011 | 50 violations | $22,096 | 40 | 0 |
| Hola Mexican Restaurant & Catina | Belmont | Dec 29, 2011 | 12 violations | $6,419 | 11 | 0 |
| Hola! Mexican Restaurant & Cantina | Carmel | Dec 29, 2011 | 2 violations | $3,654 | 1 | 0 |
| Bay Area Linen Valet Service Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 29, 2011 | 26 violations | $2,523 | 24 | 0 |
| Cima's Landscape & Maintenance, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Dec 28, 2011 | 22 violations | $13,151 | 22 | 0 |
| Gaze Gaze USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 28, 2011 | 8 violations | $9,000 | 8 | 0 |
| Educating Young Minds (EYM) | Los Angeles | Dec 28, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Discount Cigarette Store | Sacramento | Dec 27, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-1 Gas & Liquor | Sacramento | Dec 27, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Dragon Patrol Golden Dragon Security Service, Inc. | Garden Grove | Dec 24, 2011 | 16 violations | $37,322 | 15 | 0 |
| Shriners Hospital Shriners Hospital for Children | Los Angeles | Dec 24, 2011 | 2 violations | $459 | 1 | 0 |
| United Airlines | San Francisco | Dec 23, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MRM Floor Services | Elk Grove | Dec 22, 2011 | 39 violations | $71,704 | 36 | 0 |
| Shoreline Care Center Covenant Care California, LLC | Oxnard | Dec 22, 2011 | 13 violations | $58,912 | 12 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven | Modesto | Dec 22, 2011 | 4 violations | $2,021 | 3 | 0 |
| Valero Gas Station - Redding - East Cypress | Los Angeles | Dec 22, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evans Dedicated Systems | Los Angeles | Dec 21, 2011 | 6 violations | $5,429 | 5 | 0 |
| Quail Run Apartments | Vacaville | Dec 21, 2011 | 10 violations | $3,917 | 9 | 0 |
| Pechanga Resort and Casino | Temecula | Dec 21, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation | San Rafael | Dec 21, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diamond Family Spa | City Of Industry | Dec 20, 2011 | 2 violations | $736 | 1 | 0 |
| Shasta Construction, Inc | Redding | Dec 20, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brightstar Healthcare | North Hollywood | Dec 20, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auntie Anne's Pretzels - Buena Park | Buena Park | Dec 20, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Western Door and Trim | Riverside | Dec 20, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Plumbing | Orange | Dec 20, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S & S Mode, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 19, 2011 | 41 violations | $30,909 | 20 | 0 |
| April Financial Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 19, 2011 | 3 violations | $11,527 | 1 | 0 |
| Tactical Services Inc. | Oceanside | Dec 19, 2011 | 2 violations | $1,775 | 1 | 0 |
| JCR Janitorial Service | San Jose | Dec 19, 2011 | 1 violation | $627 | 1 | 0 |
| La Adelita-Santa Monica Blvd. | Los Angeles | Dec 19, 2011 | 15 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bergensons Property Services, Inc. | Oceanside | Dec 19, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calcrete Construction, Inc. | Sun Valley | Dec 19, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swift Transportation | Shafter | Dec 19, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Roberto Martinez | San Jose | Dec 19, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Twelve and Justify | Los Angeles | Dec 19, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Institute of Technology | North Hollywood | Dec 19, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| King Construction Ismael C. Covarrubias Jr.sole proprietorship | Riverside | Dec 18, 2011 | 49 violations | $348,243 | 29 | 0 |
| Good Hope Home Health Care | Upland | Dec 18, 2011 | 12 violations | $13,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayalaz Ag Services | Tulare | Dec 18, 2011 | 6 violations | $202 | 2 | $600 |
| St. Joseph's Home Care Network | Rohnert Park | Dec 17, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CGI Federal | Oakland | Dec 16, 2011 | 123 violations | $82,234 | 123 | 0 |
| Lunardi's Supermarkets, Inc. | San Bruno | Dec 16, 2011 | 3 violations | $4,134 | 1 | 0 |
| Dew Software | Fremont | Dec 16, 2011 | 42 violations | $3,925 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Nations | Berkeley | Dec 16, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Progress Financial (Pregreso Financiero) | Menlo Park | Dec 15, 2011 | 10 violations | $13,764 | 9 | 0 |
| Sailing Boat Restaurant | Redding | Dec 15, 2011 | 3 violations | $164 | 1 | 0 |
| Jet Car Wash Alexie and Son, Inc. | Inglewood | Dec 15, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best Western Plus (Hilltop Inn) | Redding | Dec 15, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belmont Village Senior Living Westwood | Los Angeles | Dec 15, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tooley Oil Company | Sacramento | Dec 14, 2011 | 3 violations | $34 | 1 | 0 |
| China AAA Buffet Restaurant | Lynwood | Dec 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Albert Lenzini | Berkeley | Dec 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matos Stables Gilbert Manuel Matos | Concord | Dec 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specialty Surgical Center SSC of Irvine, LLC / Symbion Healthcare | Irvine | Dec 14, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Tire Services | Inglewood | Dec 13, 2011 | 14 violations | $115,683 | 13 | 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.