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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucich Farms Lucich Family Farms, Inc. | Delano | Jun 1, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GIC Transport | Bakersfield | Jun 1, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Smith Rose Company | Mc Farland | Jun 1, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhogal Farms Inc. | Bakersfield | Jun 1, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castrejon, Angelica | Bakersfield | Jun 1, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $775 |
| Green Leaves Vegan | Los Angeles | Jun 1, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Padilla FLC | Woodlake | May 31, 2011 | 12 violations | $3,150 | 5 | $1,525 |
| Frazier Masonery Frazier Masonry Corporation | Camp Pendleton | May 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starzz Management Starzz Management Services | Oakland | May 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ask tire Factory | Pico Rivera | May 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seven Brothers, Inc. Rey David Pulido DBA Seven Brothers FLC | Mc Farland | May 31, 2011 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,475 |
| Sun World Sun World International, Inc | Bakersfield | May 31, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Boiling Shrimp | Los Angeles | May 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sequoia Enterprises Inc | Exeter | May 31, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| Mankas Hills Vineyards | Fairfield | May 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Ag Services | Fowler | May 29, 2011 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,150 |
| Bravante Vineyards | Reedley | May 29, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramos, Oscar F. | Selma | May 28, 2011 | 12 violations | $126 | 4 | $6,200 |
| Giumarra Companies Rio Vista, Limited Partnership | Reedley | May 28, 2011 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,100 |
| Richard Bagdasarian, Inc. | Mecca | May 28, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EKSC Corporation | Thermal | May 28, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sierra View Nursery | Clovis | May 27, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| America's Labor Supply | Indio | May 27, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,375 |
| AG Pacific, LLC | Ventura | May 26, 2011 | 25 violations | $80,442 | 25 | 0 |
| KOFY TV KBWB Incorporated | San Francisco | May 26, 2011 | 21 violations | $17,259 | 14 | 0 |
| Harold E. Nutter & Son Electric, Inc. | Sacramento | May 26, 2011 | 8 violations | $1,581 | 4 | 0 |
| Brier Oak on Sunset | Los Angeles | May 26, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Yasuda Restaurant Group, Inc | San Gabriel | May 26, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecola Termite & Pest Control | Ventura | May 25, 2011 | 11 violations | $3,578 | 11 | 0 |
| B & J Tree Service Bobby Gilbert DBA B&JTree Service | Tustin | May 25, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tactical Service Inc. | Oceanside | May 24, 2011 | 99 violations repeat | $40,629 | 1 | $5,390 |
| Pitney Bowes | Pleasanton | May 24, 2011 | 2 violations | $12,013 | 1 | 0 |
| Jollibee Honeybee Food Corp | San Bruno | May 24, 2011 | 3 violations | $499 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlotte Russe, Inc. | Concord | May 24, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oro Blanco Farm Labor | Orosi | May 24, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Huebert Farms | Reedley | May 24, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EnterSoft Solutions, Inc. | Redwood City | May 24, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valle Chico Farm Labor | Coachella | May 24, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masimo Masimo Corporation | Irvine | May 23, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. E. Hall, Inc. | Kerman | May 23, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. | Lompoc | May 20, 2011 | 156 violations | $265,767 | 84 | 0 |
| Inspired Kitchen and Bath, LLC | Manteca | May 20, 2011 | 5 violations | $2,728 | 2 | 0 |
| Torres Tree Service, Inc. Pedro Torres Tree Service Corporation | Garden Grove | May 20, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACI Alvarez Construction, Inc | Chino | May 20, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino | Coarsegold | May 20, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonia's Care Home | Stockton | May 19, 2011 | 6 violations | $13,381 | 4 | 0 |
| Sonia's Guest Home | Stockton | May 19, 2011 | 7 violations | $12,271 | 5 | 0 |
| Sonia's Guest Home | Stockton | May 19, 2011 | 4 violations | $11,514 | 3 | 0 |
| Sonia's Care Home | Stockton | May 19, 2011 | 3 violations | $11,230 | 2 | 0 |
| TRC Solutions TRC Engineering Services, Inc. | Concord | May 19, 2011 | 5 violations | $2,181 | 2 | 0 |
| Moreno's Produce | Los Angeles | May 19, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| InAlliance | Sacramento | May 19, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Postal Service United States Postal Service | Simi Valley | May 18, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fantastic Flooring | El Monte | May 18, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomatero Organic Farm | Aptos | May 18, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Molina Transportation | Oxnard | May 17, 2011 | 24 violations | $28,697 | 12 | 0 |
| 4 You Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 17, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Double Lucky, Inc. | Salinas | May 17, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da Hae Apparel | Los Angeles | May 17, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bambu Fashion | Los Angeles | May 17, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E & R Poultry, Inc. | La Puente | May 17, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scolari's Restaurant | Alameda | May 16, 2011 | 1 violation | $571 | 1 | 0 |
| Seton Medical Center | Daly City | May 16, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triangle Farms | Salinas | May 16, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Institute of Applied Behavior and Analysis | Camarillo | May 16, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.B. Apparel | Los Angeles | May 16, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garment Nation | Los Angeles | May 16, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S & J Apparel | Los Angeles | May 15, 2011 | 74 violations | $67,165 | 38 | 0 |
| BLT Farms | Bakersfield | May 15, 2011 | 14 violations | $6,688 | 8 | $600 |
| Nassar Women's Care Theodore R. Nassar MD FACOG, Inc. | Madera | May 15, 2011 | 9 violations | $3,484 | 9 | 0 |
| Harold E. Nutter, Inc. | Roseville | May 15, 2011 | 2 violations | $1,904 | 2 | 0 |
| AmeriGuard Security Services, Inc. | Fresno | May 15, 2011 | 1 violation | $196 | 1 | 0 |
| County of Los Angeles Agricultural Commission | Arcadia | May 15, 2011 | 2 violations | $102 | 1 | 0 |
| Weston Wear | San Francisco | May 15, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rebecca Beeson | San Francisco | May 15, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long Road Long Road Travel Supplies | Berkeley | May 15, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&S Produce, Inc. | Sylmar | May 14, 2011 | 25 violations | $27,341 | 23 | 0 |
| R&P Food Processing, Inc. | San Fernando | May 14, 2011 | 28 violations | $20,011 | 23 | 0 |
| McGwire's Fitness | Ontario | May 14, 2011 | 6 violations | $4,489 | 3 | 0 |
| Aerotek Staffing | Torrance | May 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Painting, Inc. | Garden Grove | May 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARINC Aeronaitical Radio, Inc | Livermore | May 14, 2011 | 71 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Concordia Claims Managers, LLC | Modesto | May 14, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daum Clothing | Los Angeles | May 13, 2011 | 46 violations | $73,737 | 26 | 0 |
| Touch of Klass | Vacaville | May 13, 2011 | 5 violations | $1,806 | 4 | 0 |
| Encino Adult Health Center | Encino | May 13, 2011 | 6 violations | $1,026 | 5 | 0 |
| Angel's Gardening & Tree Service | Orange | May 13, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cabral Tree Service | Garden Grove | May 13, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Treeline Tree Service | Santee | May 13, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Industrial Commercial Systems | Vista | May 13, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Trucks | Rancho Mirage | May 12, 2011 | 9 violations | $11,324 | 3 | 0 |
| Matteo | Los Angeles | May 12, 2011 | 52 violations | $6,791 | 31 | 0 |
| Silkroute Silkroute Corporation | San Leandro | May 12, 2011 | 2 violations | $755 | 2 | 0 |
| United Auto Crraft | Los Angeles | May 12, 2011 | 2 violations | $236 | 1 | 0 |
| City of San Jose | San Jose | May 12, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leisure Living | Agoura Hills | May 12, 2011 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherman Car Wash | Reseda | May 12, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Holiday Cleaners | Mountain View | May 12, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corn Maiden Foods, Inc. | Harbor City | May 12, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nibbelink Masonry Construction Corporation | Lancaster | May 12, 2011 | no violations found | 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.