2012 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2012: 2,656 cases, 1,850 with violations found, $23,269,735 in back wages agreed for 18,798 workers, $2,194,805 in penalties. Against 2011 that is an increase of 2% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2012
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Republic Bank | 1 | $1,009,644 | 392 |
| SF Giants Baseball Organization | 1 | $544,715 | 74 |
| By-Joon | 1 | $360,711 | 57 |
| TriNet | 1 | $326,879 | 115 |
| JT | 1 | $313,954 | 123 |
| Rollins-Nelson Healthcare | 1 | $285,700 | 27 |
| US vs. Porter/Horn | 1 | $251,427 | 8 |
| Karnavati Steel Industries of MS LTD | 1 | $245,847 | 43 |
| Lockeed Martin Global Training and Logistics | 1 | $209,685 | 19 |
| P & Q Poultry, Inc. | 1 | $197,542 | 56 |
| Inland Erosion Control, Inc. | 1 | $197,116 | 91 |
| Molycorp Minerals, LLC | 1 | $191,437 | 198 |
| Ultimo Software Solutions | 1 | $186,889 | 1 |
| National Group Security, Inc. | 1 | $185,585 | 147 |
| Farmer Vacuum Service | 1 | $185,527 | 39 |
| Belectric USA | 1 | $168,214 | 23 |
| Unified Nutrimeals | 1 | $166,797 | 92 |
| Flavours LLC | 3 | $159,150 | 132 |
| Department of State Hospitals- Coalinga | 1 | $151,380 | 65 |
| Serpa's Milk Transport | 1 | $149,842 | 50 |
| Interior Magic | 1 | $146,113 | 205 |
| Acetek Roofing | 1 | $143,759 | 47 |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley | 1 | $141,516 | 355 |
| Rockview Milk | 1 | $133,815 | 19 |
| Dahboul | 1 | $130,000 | 57 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 389 | $3,988,288 | 2,623 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 430 | $3,597,801 | 2,506 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 505 | $3,110,925 | 2,418 |
| Construction | 207 | $1,848,810 | 1,328 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 141 | $1,387,435 | 1,775 |
| Finance and Insurance | 42 | $1,264,888 | 584 |
| Retail Trade | 188 | $1,144,082 | 856 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 89 | $1,117,747 | 919 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 103 | $1,067,824 | 556 |
| Wholesale Trade | 73 | $878,815 | 409 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 87 | $855,714 | 662 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 43 | $787,930 | 396 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 214 | $496,687 | 2,664 |
| Educational Services | 16 | $371,881 | 367 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 4 | $251,427 | 8 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 21 | $250,034 | 150 |
| Information | 18 | $242,811 | 117 |
| 62 | $236,933 | 150 | |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 4 | $191,437 | 198 |
| Public Administration | 16 | $114,421 | 98 |
| Utilities | 4 | $63,845 | 14 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Colton | Jul 31, 2012 | 10 violations repeat | $1,956 | 9 | $3,430 |
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Lodi | Jul 31, 2012 | 11 violations repeat | $1,912 | 9 | $3,366 |
| National Construction and Maintenance, Inc. | Riverside | Jul 31, 2012 | 15 violations | $1,852 | 15 | 0 |
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Palmdale | Jul 31, 2012 | 9 violations repeat | $1,836 | 8 | $2,992 |
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Santa Ana | Jul 31, 2012 | 7 violations repeat | $1,602 | 5 | $1,870 |
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Riverside | Jul 31, 2012 | 8 violations repeat | $1,367 | 6 | $1,870 |
| State Pros Express | Los Angeles | Jul 31, 2012 | 2 violations | $886 | 2 | 0 |
| Jameco Electronics | Belmont | Jul 31, 2012 | 3 violations | $739 | 1 | 0 |
| Plaza Cleaners Goforth Enterprises LLC | Paso Robles | Jul 31, 2012 | 5 violations | $448 | 5 | 0 |
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Bellflower | Jul 31, 2012 | 2 violations repeat | $407 | 1 | $374 |
| Fairfield Fairfield Suison Unified School District | Fairfield | Jul 31, 2012 | 2 violations | $4 | 2 | 0 |
| Best Western Plus Anderson Inn | Anderson | Jul 31, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Food Service Systems | Watsonville | Jul 31, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuesday Creative The Tueseday Group Inc. | North Hollywood | Jul 30, 2012 | 27 violations | $35,440 | 14 | 0 |
| Petersen-Dean Roofing and Solar Systems, Inc. | Fremont | Jul 30, 2012 | 13 violations | $16,835 | 12 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Nasratullah E Khwaja | San Diego | Jul 30, 2012 | 28 violations | $14,426 | 24 | 0 |
| Coastal Grading & Excavating, Inc | Camarillo | Jul 30, 2012 | 28 violations | $11,783 | 26 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Salma & Edris Inc. | San Diego | Jul 30, 2012 | 14 violations | $3,282 | 9 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Nasratullah E Khwaja | San Diego | Jul 30, 2012 | 20 violations | $3,110 | 16 | 0 |
| G O Foods | Hacienda Heights | Jul 30, 2012 | 3 violations | $1,715 | 1 | 0 |
| Papa John's | Duarte | Jul 30, 2012 | 7 violations | $932 | 5 | 0 |
| Casa Guadalupe | San Francisco | Jul 28, 2012 | 26 violations repeat | $111,405 | 25 | $11,688 |
| Greene & Hemly (AgEr) | Courtland | Jul 28, 2012 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normandie Casino | Gardena | Jul 28, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bakersfield Family Medical Center Bakersfield Family Physicians Medical Center, | Bakersfield | Jul 27, 2012 | 3 violations repeat | $21,815 | 2 | 0 |
| I.E. Pacific. Inc. | San Diego | Jul 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Engineering Contractor, Inc | San Bernardino | Jul 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gonzalez & Casas FLC, Corporation | Newman | Jul 27, 2012 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yahoo! Inc. | Sunnyvale | Jul 26, 2012 | 1 violation | $15,161 | 1 | 0 |
| Spring Living Inc | Walnut | Jul 26, 2012 | 12 violations | $14,842 | 11 | 0 |
| E-Z Storage Depot | Visalia | Jul 26, 2012 | 5 violations | $11,146 | 2 | 0 |
| St. Cloud Home Albacruz Investments, LLC | San Bruno | Jul 26, 2012 | 6 violations | $1,027 | 6 | 0 |
| Anton's Home Staffing Specialists International Inc. | San Bruno | Jul 26, 2012 | 1 violation | $650 | 1 | 0 |
| SGLC, Inc. | Galt | Jul 26, 2012 | 10 violations | $154 | 2 | $825 |
| American Construction Group | North Hollywood | Jul 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinyl Designs, Inc | Sacramento | Jul 25, 2012 | 13 violations | $23,588 | 12 | 0 |
| Del Monte Meat Company | American Canyon | Jul 25, 2012 | 3 violations | $2,797 | 2 | 0 |
| All About Seniors | Red Bluff | Jul 25, 2012 | 11 violations | $2,101 | 10 | 0 |
| Sunny Hills Assisted Living and Memory Care | Los Angeles | Jul 25, 2012 | 9 violations | $2,012 | 1 | 0 |
| Raging Waters Festival Fun Parks, LLC | San Dimas | Jul 25, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marbella Flooring, Inc | Lake Elsinore | Jul 24, 2012 | 70 violations | $122,716 | 57 | 0 |
| A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center | Murrieta | Jul 24, 2012 | 17 violations | $35,071 | 16 | 0 |
| A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center | San Diego | Jul 24, 2012 | 9 violations | $34,692 | 8 | 0 |
| A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center | Murrieta | Jul 24, 2012 | 3 violations | $9,448 | 2 | 0 |
| Pizza Plus | Ripon | Jul 24, 2012 | 22 violations | $8,483 | 21 | 0 |
| A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center | Murrieta | Jul 24, 2012 | 2 violations | $3,276 | 1 | 0 |
| Capitol Collision Repair | San Jose | Jul 24, 2012 | 5 violations | $2,800 | 1 | 0 |
| A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center | Temecula | Jul 24, 2012 | 3 violations | $2,340 | 2 | 0 |
| A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center | Murrieta | Jul 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center | Murrieta | Jul 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center | Winchester | Jul 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center | Winchester | Jul 24, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premier Memory Care Home | Visalia | Jul 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water Quality Plumbing, Inc. | San Jose | Jul 23, 2012 | 14 violations | $3,666 | 14 | 0 |
| Your Home Nursing Services | Napa | Jul 23, 2012 | 54 violations | $1,504 | 53 | 0 |
| Burger Stop | Pico Rivera | Jul 23, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Veterans of the Land, Inc. | Nipomo | Jul 22, 2012 | 118 violations | $47,523 | 48 | 0 |
| Apple Termite | Pico Rivera | Jul 22, 2012 | 55 violations repeat | $6,164 | 52 | $16,016 |
| Buoye Honey Company, Inc. | Redlands | Jul 22, 2012 | 15 violations | $1,259 | 2 | $17,025 |
| Silvio Curtolo Drywall | Rancho Cucamonga | Jul 22, 2012 | 2 violations | $57 | 1 | 0 |
| USPS United states Postal Service | Ontario | Jul 21, 2012 | 4 violations | $12,116 | 1 | 0 |
| Super Chavez Market | Los Angeles | Jul 21, 2012 | 4 violations | $4,048 | 3 | 0 |
| PulteGroup, Inc. | Fresno | Jul 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serenity Media Group | Beverly Hills | Jul 20, 2012 | 3 violations | $900 | 1 | 0 |
| Royal Violet | Los Angeles | Jul 20, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acacia Landscape Services of San Diego | Poway | Jul 20, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turpitude | Alamo | Jul 19, 2012 | 10 violations | $32,016 | 7 | 0 |
| Von Allman Farms | Firebaugh | Jul 19, 2012 | 3 violations | $1,034 | 2 | 0 |
| Diamond D General Engineering | Woodland | Jul 19, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chateau III Carlton Senior Living LLC | Martinez | Jul 18, 2012 | 3 violations | $357 | 2 | 0 |
| Department of State Hospitals- Salinas Valley | Soledad | Jul 18, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Almaden Transmission | San Jose | Jul 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acosta, Jesus (FLC) Acosta Labor Services, LLC | Yuba City | Jul 18, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,400 |
| Kewal Singh | Yuba City | Jul 18, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,400 |
| Pacific Coast Producers | Live Oak | Jul 18, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CASINO M8TRIX | San Jose | Jul 17, 2012 | 191 violations | $52,013 | 189 | 0 |
| Princess Kloset Princess Kloset Corporation | Los Angeles | Jul 17, 2012 | 4 violations | $9,854 | 2 | 0 |
| Artist Alley Gallery 4n5 Corporation | San Francisco | Jul 17, 2012 | 4 violations | $7,086 | 2 | 0 |
| Ameci Pizza | West Hills | Jul 17, 2012 | 2 violations | $120 | 1 | 0 |
| Clear Channel Outdoor | Oakland | Jul 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires Only | Los Angeles | Jul 17, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moreno Pallets | San Diego | Jul 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Coast Concrete Inc. | Fontana | Jul 16, 2012 | 61 violations | $33,391 | 47 | 0 |
| BAE Systems San Francisco Ship Repair Inc. | San Francisco | Jul 16, 2012 | 2 violations | $781 | 1 | 0 |
| Moving Solutions, Inc. | Milpitas | Jul 16, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VIP Personal Care Consulting | Rowland Heights | Jul 16, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toadal Fitness (Live Oak) | Santa Cruz | Jul 16, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ameci Pizza Sicilian Pizza and Pasta, Inc. | Granada Hills | Jul 16, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-1 Sandwich Company | South San Francisco | Jul 15, 2012 | 54 violations repeat | $53,145 | 33 | 0 |
| Pho Garden Mountain View | Mountain View | Jul 15, 2012 | 9 violations | $39,608 | 9 | 0 |
| Pho Garden Daly City Pho Garden Holding Corporation | Daly City | Jul 15, 2012 | 11 violations | $22,417 | 11 | 0 |
| Pho Garden San Bruno Pho Garden Holding Corporation | San Bruno | Jul 15, 2012 | 3 violations | $5,185 | 3 | 0 |
| JMAR Homes | Ojai | Jul 15, 2012 | 17 violations | $4,113 | 17 | 0 |
| Pho Garden San Mateo Pho Garden Holding Corporation | San Mateo | Jul 15, 2012 | 5 violations | $2,581 | 5 | 0 |
| Pho Garden Vietnamese Restaurant-San Francisc | San Francisco | Jul 15, 2012 | 2 violations | $2,573 | 2 | 0 |
| Hot Pot Garden S & L International Investment Group LLC | San Francisco | Jul 15, 2012 | 1 violation | $580 | 1 | 0 |
| Gonzales, Leo L. Gonzales Corporation | Caruthers | Jul 15, 2012 | 13 violations | $334 | 4 | $9,000 |
| CTP Fashion CTP Fashion Enterprises Inc. | Garden Grove | Jul 14, 2012 | 14 violations | $42,588 | 10 | 0 |
| Good Girl | Los Angeles | Jul 14, 2012 | 7 violations | $5,978 | 3 | 0 |
| Boss 4 Packing LLC | Heber | Jul 14, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $150 |
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.