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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visalia/Sequoia National Park KOA | Visalia | Nov 26, 2011 | 7 violations | $1,459 | 6 | 0 |
| ITSI, Inc. Innovative Technical Soluctions Inc | San Pedro | Nov 26, 2011 | 1 violation | $546 | 1 | 0 |
| J A Contracting | Visalia | Nov 25, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| True Air Mechanical | Anaheim | Nov 25, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mi Tierra Mecardo y Carniceria Luis Yepez & Lorena Gonzalez Mi Tierra | Seaside | Nov 23, 2011 | 24 violations | $46,720 | 24 | 0 |
| Mi Tierra Mercado & Caniceria | Pittsburg | Nov 23, 2011 | 14 violations | $31,092 | 14 | 0 |
| Mi Tierra Mercado Y Carniceria Javier Yepez & Lorena Gonzalez Mi Tierra | San Jose | Nov 23, 2011 | 5 violations | $19,559 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Miyadi Racing Stables | Palo Alto | Nov 23, 2011 | 16 violations | $12,721 | 16 | 0 |
| Lange Trucking, Inc. | Oakland | Nov 23, 2011 | 3 violations | $1,941 | 2 | 0 |
| South Coast Towing, Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 22, 2011 | 33 violations | $112,761 | 31 | 0 |
| Anytime Fitness Full Circle Ventures, LLC. | Livermore | Nov 22, 2011 | 2 violations | $1,538 | 1 | 0 |
| Domino's Pizza | Belmont | Nov 22, 2011 | 2 violations | $94 | 1 | 0 |
| Anytime Fitness Full Circle Ventures, LLC | San Ramon | Nov 22, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Integrated Transportation | Los Angeles | Nov 22, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyntek Services, Inc. | Newport Beach | Nov 22, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lightning Express | Los Angeles | Nov 22, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinnacle Wheel | City Of Industry | Nov 21, 2011 | 9 violations | $1,671 | 8 | 0 |
| Global Winter Wonderland International Culture Exchange Group Inc. | Fremont | Nov 21, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo A. Martinez | Castro Valley | Nov 21, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morning Star Cafe | Concord | Nov 21, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Low Price New & Used Tires | Manteca | Nov 21, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genuine Quality Auto Body | Manteca | Nov 21, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Shield LA Protection | Arcadia | Nov 20, 2011 | 61 violations | $93,856 | 60 | 0 |
| United Market | Selma | Nov 20, 2011 | 16 violations | $5,217 | 12 | 0 |
| Pacific Property Preservation | Long Beach | Nov 20, 2011 | 84 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foothill Car Wash & Detail | Upland | Nov 20, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagle Software | Anaheim | Nov 19, 2011 | 13 violations | $4,853 | 13 | 0 |
| Onemain Financial | Fullerton | Nov 19, 2011 | 5 violations | $729 | 5 | 0 |
| Pump It Up Partyzone of Sunnyvale | Sunnyvale | Nov 19, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,645 |
| People's Liberation, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 18, 2011 | 5 violations | $19,838 | 3 | 0 |
| Ranchito Millian | Huntington Park | Nov 18, 2011 | 2 violations | $694 | 1 | 0 |
| Total Barrier Works | Hermosa Beach | Nov 18, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western States Roofing Systems, Inc. | Northridge | Nov 18, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinatown Restaurant | San Francisco | Nov 17, 2011 | 7 violations | $16,431 | 3 | 0 |
| D'Antonios Restaurant | Diamond Bar | Nov 17, 2011 | 5 violations | $6,859 | 4 | 0 |
| Five Guys-Northridge Monument Restaurants V, LLC | Northridge | Nov 17, 2011 | 31 violations | $5,580 | 30 | 0 |
| PF Flowers | Sacramento | Nov 17, 2011 | 2 violations | $28 | 1 | 0 |
| Covenant Aviation Security | Burlingame | Nov 17, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The New French Bakery | Ventura | Nov 17, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linda M. Putman | Marysville | Nov 17, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Covenant Aviation Security | Burlingame | Nov 17, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omega Landscape Design | San Fernando | Nov 17, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Maldonado | Los Angeles | Nov 17, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samosa House, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 16, 2011 | 4 violations repeat | $6,825 | 3 | 0 |
| Interior Fabric | Los Angeles | Nov 16, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dool FNA Inc. (DBA: Grand Textile) | Buena Park | Nov 16, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GGFB, LLC (DBA: Golden Green) | Los Angeles | Nov 16, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Style Biz, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 16, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Can Transport Inc. | Carson | Nov 16, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W&G Apparel W&G Apparel, Inc. & related entites | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2011 | 149 violations repeat | $63,162 | 0 | 0 |
| Generation Construction, Inc. | Ontario | Nov 15, 2011 | 21 violations | $33,040 | 15 | 0 |
| Sully's Restaurant & Tavern | Torrance | Nov 15, 2011 | 13 violations | $23,495 | 12 | 0 |
| Taqueria Rosita | American Canyon | Nov 15, 2011 | 2 violations | $2,795 | 1 | 0 |
| Mammoth Ready Mi Marzano & Sons GE Contractors's Inc | Mammoth Lakes | Nov 15, 2011 | 2 violations | $862 | 1 | 0 |
| Marino Restaurant | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2011 | 5 violations | $706 | 4 | 0 |
| Arco AM/PM | Irwindale | Nov 15, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris & Carol Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pink Crayon | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J & H Tree Service | Visalia | Nov 15, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mt. Carmel Adult Residential Facility | Marina | Nov 15, 2011 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Union Pacific Cutting Services | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Adelita La Adelita Food Company, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 14, 2011 | 15 violations | $10,331 | 12 | 0 |
| International House Of Panckes IHOP | Marina Del Rey | Nov 14, 2011 | 2 violations | $355 | 1 | 0 |
| A&M Cleaning Services | Los Angeles | Nov 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L'Epicerie Market | Culver City | Nov 14, 2011 | 74 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Panda Asian Panda Corporation | Simi Valley | Nov 13, 2011 | 9 violations | $17,182 | 4 | 0 |
| Panda Bowl | Simi Valley | Nov 13, 2011 | 6 violations | $13,003 | 3 | 0 |
| Davis Family Home | Garden Grove | Nov 12, 2011 | 1 violation | $1,386 | 1 | 0 |
| Matheson Postal Services, Inc. | San Jose | Nov 12, 2011 | 2 violations | $498 | 1 | 0 |
| Cutler Super Market | Cutler | Nov 12, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene McCormick Construction | San Diego | Nov 12, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweaney, Inc. | Bakersfield | Nov 11, 2011 | 72 violations | $120,000 | 53 | 0 |
| Cotton Village, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 11, 2011 | 215 violations | $86,182 | 110 | 0 |
| Brady Company/San Diego Inc | La Mesa | Nov 11, 2011 | 41 violations | $35,052 | 24 | 0 |
| O'Reilly Media, Inc. | Sebastopol | Nov 11, 2011 | 13 violations | $24,080 | 12 | 0 |
| Pacific Car Wash | Upland | Nov 10, 2011 | 84 violations repeat | $78,000 | 47 | $16,082 |
| Premier Pest Management | Turlock | Nov 10, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California, State of California Technology Agency | Sacramento | Nov 10, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunray Health Care Center | Los Angeles | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sierra Landscape Development, Inc. | Arcadia | Nov 9, 2011 | 13 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Century Insurance All Century Insurance Company, Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggie Ordonez Racing Stable | Martinez | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Brook Racing Stable | San Francisco | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicholas Sloan | Napa | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin B. Miller | San Francisco | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Howey Racing Stables | Fresno | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coco's Restaurant Catalina Restaurant Group, Inc | Tustin | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gloria Haley | Berkeley | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flag City Arco & Subway | Lodi | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K & N Manor, Inc. | Gilroy | Nov 8, 2011 | 21 violations | $32,162 | 10 | 0 |
| MMS Manor II MMMS Enterprises, Inc. | San Jose | Nov 8, 2011 | 12 violations | $24,941 | 6 | 0 |
| Nikko's RCH II MMMS Enterprises, Inc. | San Jose | Nov 8, 2011 | 14 violations | $20,959 | 7 | 0 |
| Bridle's RCH MMMS Enterprises, Inc. | Gilroy | Nov 8, 2011 | 9 violations | $12,170 | 2 | 0 |
| Nikko's RCH I MMMS Enterprises, Inc. | San Martin | Nov 8, 2011 | 14 violations | $11,918 | 8 | 0 |
| JBL CAL Apparel, Inc. | Northridge | Nov 8, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Financial Investments | Corona | Nov 8, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonik Commercial Services | Long Beach | Nov 7, 2011 | 66 violations | $166,630 | 22 | 0 |
| Elim Fashion ELIM Fashion USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 7, 2011 | 97 violations | $103,956 | 52 | 0 |
| Silom Market | Los Angeles | Nov 7, 2011 | 18 violations | $49,307 | 13 | 0 |
| Jinda Thailand Plaza, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 7, 2011 | 24 violations | $47,548 | 12 | 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.