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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Point Arena | Point Arena | Jan 14, 2011 | 13 violations | $4,629 | 2 | 0 |
| Wireless Store-Yuba City | Yuba City | Jan 14, 2011 | 6 violations | $1,543 | 5 | 0 |
| Koam Construction | Los Angeles | Jan 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AR Sarmiento A.R. Sarmiento Inc. | La Habra | Jan 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc | Woodland | Jan 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | Salinas | Jan 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viasystems Corporation | San Jose | Jan 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunnyvale Fremont Shell | Sunnyvale | Jan 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wireless Store-Auburn-Elm | Auburn | Jan 13, 2011 | 77 violations | $14,770 | 44 | 0 |
| Zenaida Pilar Care Home | Sacramento | Jan 13, 2011 | 4 violations | $9,385 | 2 | 0 |
| Bear River Casino | Loleta | Jan 13, 2011 | 2 violations | $8,435 | 1 | 0 |
| Wireless Store-Auburn-Lincoln | Auburn | Jan 13, 2011 | 8 violations | $1,132 | 7 | 0 |
| Lyon's Restaurant | Sacramento | Jan 13, 2011 | 6 violations | $826 | 5 | 0 |
| Swift Transportation Swift Transportation Co of Arizona LLC | Wilmington | Jan 13, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kapko Enterprise, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 12, 2011 | 57 violations | $20,184 | 55 | 0 |
| Golden West Betterway Uniforms | Oakland | Jan 12, 2011 | 4 violations | $12,311 | 4 | 0 |
| Pacific Stone | Concord | Jan 12, 2011 | 2 violations repeat | $725 | 1 | 0 |
| Preferred Charters | Sacramento | Jan 12, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walmart Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Fresno | Jan 12, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AT&T AT & T Mobility | Cerritos | Jan 12, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comma Design Corp Comma Design Corporation | Los Angeles | Jan 12, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C2s Mi Manchi, Inc | Los Angeles | Jan 12, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CNC Clothing, Candy Rain, Pure Zone | East Rancho Dominguez | Jan 12, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B & W Maintenance Inc | Maywood | Jan 11, 2011 | 3 violations repeat | $2,142 | 2 | $770 |
| AAA Pacific Van Lines | Cupertino | Jan 11, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Sil, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 10, 2011 | 45 violations | $108,449 | 22 | 0 |
| Wiyot Tribe | Loleta | Jan 10, 2011 | 1 violation | $45,075 | 1 | 0 |
| New In Box (N.I.B.) | Los Angeles | Jan 10, 2011 | 76 violations | $26,438 | 38 | 0 |
| Country Elegance Inc. | Elk Grove | Jan 10, 2011 | 6 violations | $18,122 | 5 | 0 |
| Sole Mio Vicmojess Enterprises, Inc | Los Angeles | Jan 10, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top California US Clothing, Inc | Los Angeles | Jan 10, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P & S USA | Los Angeles | Jan 10, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mixxed26 | Los Angeles | Jan 10, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Town Buffet L.A. New Town Buffet, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 10, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. J. Kirkwood & Assoc., Inc. | Tustin | Jan 9, 2011 | 162 violations | $188,509 | 61 | 0 |
| PCL Construction, Inc. | San Ysidro | Jan 9, 2011 | 1 violation | $3,468 | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck E. Cheese CEC Entertainment, Inc. | San Jose | Jan 9, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,100 |
| Chuck E. Cheese M.C.A. and Associates, Inc. | San Jose | Jan 9, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,520 |
| Dosa Bawarchi Tulip Restaurants Inc. | Milpitas | Jan 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | Los Angeles | Jan 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Fresh Cut Corp | Los Angeles | Jan 8, 2011 | 154 violations | $189,958 | 76 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Fresh Cut Corp | Los Angeles | Jan 8, 2011 | 10 violations | $45,148 | 9 | 0 |
| Bulan Thai Restaurant | Los Angeles | Jan 8, 2011 | 10 violations | $24,446 | 8 | 0 |
| Galleto Bar and Grill | Westlake Village | Jan 7, 2011 | 13 violations | $40,194 | 13 | 0 |
| Love and Care Home Consumer's Choice Home, LLC | Fontana | Jan 7, 2011 | 5 violations | $25,020 | 2 | 0 |
| Kate's Home Consumer Choice Home LLC | Fontana | Jan 7, 2011 | 2 violations | $5,653 | 1 | 0 |
| West Valley Healthcare Center | West Hills | Jan 7, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paramount Convalescent Hospital | Paramount | Jan 7, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hokkaido Seafood Restaurant | Long Beach | Jan 6, 2011 | 73 violations | $43,778 | 51 | 0 |
| Allstate Landscape Services | Santa Clarita | Jan 6, 2011 | 20 violations | $37,122 | 19 | 0 |
| Saint Jude Care Center, LLC | Manteca | Jan 6, 2011 | 7 violations | $3,728 | 1 | 0 |
| West Valley Trucking | Sylmar | Jan 6, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unitone Imaging Supply Corp | Chatsworth | Jan 6, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AR Casting, Inc. | North Hollywood | Jan 5, 2011 | 28 violations | $27,058 | 27 | 0 |
| Perfect Cuts | Oxnard | Jan 5, 2011 | 10 violations | $10,336 | 9 | 0 |
| TLC Administrators | Fremont | Jan 5, 2011 | 12 violations | $6,718 | 6 | 0 |
| El Pollo Norteno | Santa Ana | Jan 5, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.I.G. Christian Installations Group, Inc. | Riverbank | Jan 4, 2011 | 23 violations | $18,200 | 23 | 0 |
| High End Development | Concord | Jan 4, 2011 | 9 violations | $11,452 | 8 | 0 |
| Laguna Park RCFE | Elk Grove | Jan 3, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PurrFect Auto PurrFect Auto Service #226 | Sacramento | Jan 2, 2011 | 11 violations | $2,938 | 5 | 0 |
| Zumwalt Construction, Inc. | Fresno | Jan 1, 2011 | 9 violations | $22,331 | 8 | 0 |
| Lydia 11, Inc. (KOR) | Los Angeles | Jan 1, 2011 | 37 violations | $10,665 | 30 | 0 |
| Miyako Sushi Restaurant | Hesperia | Jan 1, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Souci (MFGR) | Los Angeles | Jan 1, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Academic Advantage | Los Angeles | Jan 1, 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.