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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Manor | San Jose | Nov 7, 2011 | 19 violations | $44,659 | 9 | 0 |
| JNR JNR Collection, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 7, 2011 | 32 violations | $27,481 | 16 | 0 |
| Villa Verde | San Jose | Nov 7, 2011 | 15 violations | $27,121 | 7 | 0 |
| Pruneridge Residential Care Home | Santa Clara | Nov 7, 2011 | 21 violations | $17,417 | 11 | 0 |
| Monte Farley Manor Guest Home | Mountain View | Nov 7, 2011 | 5 violations | $15,808 | 3 | 0 |
| Deauville Park Home | Fremont | Nov 7, 2011 | 9 violations | $14,852 | 3 | 0 |
| Juliet Stephen Rest Home | San Jose | Nov 7, 2011 | 10 violations | $12,824 | 5 | 0 |
| Pruneridge Enterprise, LLC | Santa Clara | Nov 7, 2011 | 8 violations | $11,370 | 3 | 0 |
| Monte Farley Manor IV Monte Farley Manor Guest Home | Sunnyvale | Nov 7, 2011 | 4 violations | $9,105 | 3 | 0 |
| Monte Farley II Monte Farley Manor Guest Home | Mountain View | Nov 7, 2011 | 3 violations | $8,904 | 2 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Place | Fremont | Nov 7, 2011 | 9 violations | $8,163 | 4 | 0 |
| Pruneridge Residential Care Homes | San Jose | Nov 7, 2011 | 8 violations | $7,373 | 4 | 0 |
| URSO's Monte Farley Manor III | Mountain View | Nov 7, 2011 | 5 violations | $4,183 | 4 | 0 |
| Marshmallow Marshmallow Clothing, Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 7, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mystic | Los Angeles | Nov 7, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Libian Time Less, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 7, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westside Transplants | Winters | Nov 7, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Windsor House Residence | Berkeley | Nov 7, 2011 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BB | Los Angeles | Nov 6, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pace Cleaning Services P.A.C.E. Services Corporation | Barstow | Nov 5, 2011 | 37 violations | $80,081 | 27 | 0 |
| Empire Transport | Fowler | Nov 5, 2011 | 2 violations | $589 | 1 | 0 |
| Marroquin, Gilbert | Visalia | Nov 5, 2011 | 33 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,550 |
| Sierra Cascade Nursery, Inc | Susanville | Nov 5, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avila Concrete Inc. | Tracy | Nov 5, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SK Garment | Los Angeles | Nov 4, 2011 | 86 violations | $37,008 | 47 | 0 |
| Focaccia Market and Bakery | San Francisco | Nov 4, 2011 | 14 violations | $18,172 | 13 | 0 |
| Nareg Jewelry | Los Angeles | Nov 4, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LA Stucco | Beverly Hills | Nov 4, 2011 | 26 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desert Design & Construction Corporation | Hesperia | Nov 4, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exel Direct Inc | Sacramento | Nov 4, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOS Protection, Inc | Pasadena | Nov 3, 2011 | 21 violations | $59,556 | 20 | 0 |
| Won Apparel | Los Angeles | Nov 3, 2011 | 124 violations repeat | $33,578 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanislaus County Community Services Agency | Modesto | Nov 3, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuego Collection, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 3, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipe Team Fashion, Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 3, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & Y Design Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 3, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labor Ready Southwest Inc | Thousand Palms | Nov 3, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Just Me Michael K. Design, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 2, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yippee KNY Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 2, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uptown Vibe 2040 Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 2, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Standard Fashion USA | Los Angeles | Nov 2, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senor Fish | Los Angeles | Nov 1, 2011 | 31 violations | $20,119 | 30 | 0 |
| Fashion Tonight | Los Angeles | Nov 1, 2011 | 10 violations | $16,373 | 6 | 0 |
| Massive Black Inc. | San Francisco | Nov 1, 2011 | 2 violations | $8,708 | 1 | 0 |
| Alouette Massage Studio | Oakland | Nov 1, 2011 | 9 violations | $5,886 | 3 | 0 |
| Coastal Management Resources | Lake Arrowhead | Nov 1, 2011 | 6 violations | $5,396 | 5 | 0 |
| Green Arbor Ranch | Kelseyville | Nov 1, 2011 | 8 violations | $4,383 | 8 | 0 |
| Valley Wide Air Corporation | Westlake Village | Nov 1, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Container Connection Container Connection of Southern California | Montebello | Nov 1, 2011 | 103 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation Information Syst | North Highlands | Nov 1, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ocampo Residential Care Home | San Jose | Oct 31, 2011 | 9 violations | $81,704 | 5 | 0 |
| Ocampo Residential Care Home | San Jose | Oct 31, 2011 | 6 violations | $78,532 | 4 | 0 |
| Ocampo Residential Care Home | San Jose | Oct 31, 2011 | 7 violations | $76,998 | 4 | 0 |
| Ocampo RCH Ocampo Residential Care Home | San Jose | Oct 31, 2011 | 6 violations | $54,559 | 3 | 0 |
| Art Sherman Racing Stable, Inc. | Berkeley | Oct 31, 2011 | 16 violations | $26,488 | 16 | 0 |
| Capitol Villa Residential CareHome | San Jose | Oct 31, 2011 | 5 violations | $24,368 | 2 | 0 |
| Anaheim Zankou, Inc. | Anaheim | Oct 31, 2011 | 11 violations | $19,913 | 10 | 0 |
| Borneman Plastering | El Cajon | Oct 31, 2011 | 24 violations | $16,512 | 11 | 0 |
| Capitol Villa Residential CareHome | San Jose | Oct 31, 2011 | 7 violations | $13,375 | 3 | 0 |
| Capitol Villa Residential CareHome | San Jose | Oct 31, 2011 | 5 violations | $13,194 | 2 | 0 |
| Capitol Villa Residential CareHome | San Jose | Oct 31, 2011 | 5 violations | $12,138 | 2 | 0 |
| Fox Transporation | Rancho Cucamonga | Oct 31, 2011 | 16 violations | $2,608 | 15 | 0 |
| SACRAMENTO CITY SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | Sacramento | Oct 31, 2011 | 3 violations | $4 | 3 | 0 |
| American Apparel LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CETUSA Council for Educational Travel, USA | San Clemente | Oct 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Lucarelli Training Stables | Berkeley | Oct 31, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capitol Villa Residential CareHome | San Jose | Oct 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Applegate Johnston, Inc | Modesto | Oct 31, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Planet Insurance Crespo's Planet Insurance Agency, Inc. | El Monte | Oct 31, 2011 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genesis Floor Covering, Inc. | Santa Fe Springs | Oct 30, 2011 | 73 violations repeat | $129,038 | 72 | $25,806 |
| CentiMark Centimark Corporation | Hayward | Oct 30, 2011 | 36 violations | $30,989 | 35 | 0 |
| Half & Half Tea House Inc | Monterey Park | Oct 30, 2011 | 43 violations | $10,262 | 36 | 0 |
| Runway Textiles | Los Angeles | Oct 30, 2011 | 3 violations | $2,836 | 3 | 0 |
| Half & Half Tea Express | Rowland Heights | Oct 30, 2011 | 18 violations | $1,521 | 15 | 0 |
| Ocegueda, Daniel G. (FLC) Five Brothers Labor Services, Inc. | Madera | Oct 30, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,200 |
| Kenesco Farms | Madera | Oct 30, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Grand World Buffet | Torrance | Oct 29, 2011 | 20 violations | $74,491 | 12 | 0 |
| California Treatment Services, Inc. | Santa Ana | Oct 29, 2011 | 8 violations | $24,737 | 8 | 0 |
| Trevino & Son Farm Labor | Orosi | Oct 29, 2011 | 16 violations | $480 | 7 | $3,450 |
| Boos Family Farms, LLC | Fresno | Oct 29, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,150 |
| Robert Johnson Farms | Madera | Oct 29, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4-7 Ride 24-7 Ride, Inc. | Santa Ana | Oct 28, 2011 | 11 violations | $5,702 | 9 | 0 |
| Best Extended Stay America | Pleasant Hill | Oct 28, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pagliaro Construction Inc. | San Clemente | Oct 28, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern California Landscape | Fontana | Oct 27, 2011 | 85 violations | $70,284 | 75 | 0 |
| Ed Moger Racing Stable | San Mateo | Oct 27, 2011 | 15 violations | $15,776 | 14 | 0 |
| Gonzalez, Jose Alben Jr, (FLC) | Orosi | Oct 27, 2011 | 21 violations | $2,016 | 14 | $2,600 |
| Oasis Dental Care Pejman Mokhtar DDS, Inc. | Palmdale | Oct 27, 2011 | 2 violations | $276 | 1 | 0 |
| Lone Star Dehydrator Melkonian Enterprises, Inc. | Sanger | Oct 27, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Fowler Packing Company, Inc. | Fresno | Oct 27, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Family Ranch, Inc. | Reedley | Oct 27, 2011 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,350 |
| Baloian Farms Baloian Packing Company, Inc. | Fresno | Oct 27, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $700 |
| William E. Morey Racing Stables | Berkeley | Oct 26, 2011 | 13 violations | $16,734 | 12 | 0 |
| Temecula 76 Temecula Fuels Corporation | Temecula | Oct 26, 2011 | 2 violations | $1,303 | 1 | 0 |
| Quality Iron Products Inc | Spring Valley | Oct 25, 2011 | 40 violations | $65,838 | 15 | 0 |
| Elle Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 25, 2011 | 70 violations | $53,955 | 24 | 0 |
| Quality Iron Products Inc | Spring Valley | Oct 25, 2011 | 48 violations | $51,014 | 22 | 0 |
| TAG International Transtock Acquisition Group, Inc | Irvine | Oct 25, 2011 | 3 violations | $793 | 1 | 0 |
| LA T-Shirt and Print | Los Angeles | Oct 25, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D & M Source Design and manufacturing Source, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 25, 2011 | 1 violation | 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.