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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetzel's Pretzels | Bakersfield | Sep 15, 2011 | 11 violations repeat | $1,165 | 10 | $3,740 |
| Citrus Heights Shell | Citrus Heights | Sep 15, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sakura Buffet Restaurant | Corona | Sep 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outlaws BarBQ | Sonora | Sep 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trees Motel | Bishop | Sep 13, 2011 | 8 violations | $10,185 | 5 | 0 |
| CITY LIQUOR | San Leandro | Sep 13, 2011 | 3 violations | $8,557 | 2 | 0 |
| El Rancho Motel | Bishop | Sep 13, 2011 | 6 violations | $1,475 | 3 | 0 |
| Martinelli Vineyards Management, Inc | Windsor | Sep 13, 2011 | 15 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,500 |
| Marshmallow Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 13, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Binee Blue, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 13, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uno Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 13, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ABGB Design Inc. (DBA: StormTees) | Huntington Park | Sep 13, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiatus and J.K.L.A. | Los Angeles | Sep 13, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LA County Dept of Beaches and Harbors | Marina Del Rey | Sep 13, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jova Mode Inc | Los Angeles | Sep 12, 2011 | 31 violations | $29,674 | 28 | 0 |
| Jasmine USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 12, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matleo Inc. (dba: Kala) | Los Angeles | Sep 12, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wishe, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 12, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serrato Farm Labor Contractors | Pauma Valley | Sep 12, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Have Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 12, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oatt Collection, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 12, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gusb Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 12, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern California Environmental | La Puente | Sep 11, 2011 | 6 violations repeat | $5,559 | 5 | $1,925 |
| Negrete, Angel Melchor (FLC) | Merced | Sep 11, 2011 | 27 violations | $337 | 11 | $1,400 |
| Castro, Humberto FLC | Kerman | Sep 11, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penske Truck Leasing Company | Santa Rosa | Sep 11, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B & B Garment, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 10, 2011 | 126 violations | $81,830 | 62 | 0 |
| Matheson Postal Services, Inc. | Sacramento | Sep 10, 2011 | 4 violations | $1,813 | 3 | 0 |
| C & D Landscape Services Inc | San Bernardino | Sep 10, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Rossi Farms | Pescadero | Sep 9, 2011 | 24 violations | $12,911 | 18 | $19,900 |
| AmericaEd Learning Center | San Jose | Sep 9, 2011 | 10 violations | $10,416 | 8 | 0 |
| Lightening Foods | San Francisco | Sep 9, 2011 | 2 violations | $3,100 | 1 | 0 |
| Chilton Auto Body Inc. | Burlingame | Sep 9, 2011 | 1 violation | $167 | 1 | 0 |
| Westside Internal Medicine | Santa Monica | Sep 9, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tea n Rose | Los Angeles | Sep 8, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sans Souci | Los Angeles | Sep 8, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Have Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 8, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In Home Supportive Services | Hawthorne | Sep 8, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muzzi Ranch Inc. | Pescadero | Sep 7, 2011 | 58 violations | $22,000 | 44 | $5,300 |
| RV America Insurance RV America Insurance Marketing, Inc. | Simi Valley | Sep 7, 2011 | 22 violations | $21,628 | 22 | 0 |
| A Heavenly Care Home | San Jose | Sep 7, 2011 | 4 violations | $5,333 | 3 | 0 |
| B AND L LEE INC | Redwood City | Sep 7, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fahy Tree Service | San Rafael | Sep 6, 2011 | 19 violations | $27,103 | 12 | 0 |
| Siemens Water Technologies | Milpitas | Sep 6, 2011 | 6 violations | $1,908 | 6 | 0 |
| Fahy Tree Service | San Rafael | Sep 6, 2011 | 7 violations | $313 | 7 | 0 |
| Fahy Tree Service | San Rafael | Sep 6, 2011 | 5 violations | $209 | 5 | 0 |
| San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | San Francisco | Sep 6, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amar Car Wash | La Puente | Sep 6, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fantis Foods of California | Santa Fe Springs | Sep 6, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainier Financial Group | El Segundo | Sep 5, 2011 | 45 violations | $18,610 | 43 | 0 |
| Valhalla Table | Costa Mesa | Sep 5, 2011 | 7 violations | $1,591 | 7 | 0 |
| Seafood Peddler of San Rafael, Inc | San Rafael | Sep 4, 2011 | 21 violations repeat | $92,872 | 1 | $15,400 |
| Los Agaves Mexican Grill | Thousand Oaks | Sep 4, 2011 | 8 violations | $57,533 | 5 | 0 |
| Synarc | Newark | Sep 3, 2011 | 52 violations | $33,377 | 50 | 0 |
| Gonzalez Jr, Margarito (FLC) | Orosi | Sep 3, 2011 | 17 violations | $1,248 | 13 | $2,100 |
| Rodriguez, Maria (FLC) | Woodlake | Sep 3, 2011 | 10 violations | $72 | 1 | $1,300 |
| Alvarez, Robert (FLC) Robert Alvarez Farm Labor Contracting | Reedley | Sep 3, 2011 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,200 |
| Sunwest Fruit Company | Parlier | Sep 3, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Paul Singh (AgEr) | Caruthers | Sep 3, 2011 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $800 |
| Mas Alla Del Sol Ag | Selma | Sep 3, 2011 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,350 |
| Sierra Vista Ranches Sierra Vista Ranches (AgEr) | Kingsburg | Sep 3, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Electric Power On | San Francisco | Sep 2, 2011 | 9 violations | $9,612 | 4 | 0 |
| Matheson Postal Services, Inc. | Sacramento | Sep 2, 2011 | 2 violations | $3,767 | 1 | 0 |
| JT Automotive Desert Cities Automotive Group, Inc. | Twentynine Palms | Sep 2, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IME-ACC INC. | San Diego | Sep 2, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agbayani Construction Corporation | Daly City | Sep 2, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold E. Nutter & Son, Inc. (AFRC Vancouver) | Roseville | Sep 1, 2011 | 39 violations | $54,541 | 21 | 0 |
| Harold E. Nutter & Son, Inc. (AFRC Vancouver) | Sacramento | Sep 1, 2011 | 13 violations | $41,917 | 10 | 0 |
| Harold E. Nutter & Son, Inc. (AFRC Vancouver) | Sacramento | Sep 1, 2011 | 19 violations | $28,611 | 13 | 0 |
| Harold E. Nutter, Inc. | Sacramento | Sep 1, 2011 | 9 violations | $1,906 | 4 | 0 |
| Granite Construction Company | Santa Clara | Sep 1, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T & R Painting & Drywall, Inc. | Van Nuys | Sep 1, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comma Design Corp | Los Angeles | Sep 1, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTC Management and Training Corporation | Taft | Aug 31, 2011 | 10 violations repeat | $18,107 | 3 | 0 |
| Servi-Tek, Inc | San Diego | Aug 31, 2011 | 7 violations | $7,269 | 5 | 0 |
| Williams Chinese Restaurant | Williams | Aug 31, 2011 | 2 violations | $2,920 | 1 | 0 |
| Leopoldo's Farm Service, Inc. | Kingsburg | Aug 31, 2011 | 12 violations | $1,616 | 7 | $2,800 |
| Tans are Us Inc | Apple Valley | Aug 31, 2011 | 8 violations | $783 | 6 | 0 |
| VIP Motors, Inc. | Santa Clara | Aug 31, 2011 | 2 violations | $672 | 1 | 0 |
| T-Stop T-Stop Store, Inc. | Trona | Aug 31, 2011 | 3 violations | $136 | 1 | 0 |
| McArron Properties, Inc | Selma | Aug 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William O'Neill Lath and Plastering Corporati | Sunnyvale | Aug 30, 2011 | 10 violations | $9,163 | 10 | 0 |
| Dolphin Jeans Inc | Los Angeles | Aug 30, 2011 | 5 violations | $7,660 | 2 | 0 |
| Treats For The Face Treats for the Face Salon & Spa | Sherman Oaks | Aug 30, 2011 | 6 violations | $3,909 | 6 | 0 |
| Bell Powder Coating, Inc | Ventura | Aug 30, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| on 1 Academic Tutors, LLC | Los Angeles | Aug 29, 2011 | 2 violations | $4,505 | 2 | 0 |
| Fine Line Inc. | Sylmar | Aug 29, 2011 | 2 violations | $1,033 | 2 | 0 |
| Not Your Daughters Jeans | Vernon | Aug 29, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FMV Opinions, Inc | Irvine | Aug 28, 2011 | 3 violations | $10,159 | 2 | 0 |
| E & E Sunshine Manor I & II | Burbank | Aug 28, 2011 | 11 violations | $4,915 | 9 | 0 |
| Ayala, Piedad (FLC) | Riverdale | Aug 28, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $400 |
| Allied Industries, Inc. | North Hollywood | Aug 28, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juno Electrical System Inc | Alhambra | Aug 28, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BE & A, Inc. | South El Monte | Aug 27, 2011 | 36 violations | $7,481 | 17 | 0 |
| R & D Farms (AgEr) | Reedley | Aug 27, 2011 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,100 |
| Natividad | Antioch | Aug 26, 2011 | 2 violations | $2,800 | 1 | 0 |
| Graham Packaging Company, Inc. | Modesto | Aug 25, 2011 | 4 violations | $16,697 | 3 | 0 |
| El Mercado Super | Fresno | Aug 25, 2011 | 8 violations | $523 | 7 | 0 |
| West Coast Building & Construction | Escondido | Aug 24, 2011 | 34 violations | $27,006 | 8 | 0 |
| Electric Motor Shop and Supply Co. | Fresno | Aug 24, 2011 | 24 violations | $15,726 | 23 | 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.