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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munger Bros., LLC | Delano | Jun 3, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,200 |
| Wood Ranch Barbeque | Camarillo | Jun 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shepherd's Market | Visalia | Jun 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lencioni Ag Services Lencioni, Bianca Guadalupe Ramona (FLC) | Shafter | Jun 3, 2012 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,050 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Delano | Jun 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF Giants Baseball Organization | San Francisco | Jun 2, 2012 | 102 violations | $544,715 | 74 | 0 |
| Gomez FLC Inc. Gomez Farm Labor Contracting Inc. | Thermal | Jun 2, 2012 | 110 violations | $3,296 | 105 | 0 |
| Law Offices of Steve Qi & Associates | Alhambra | Jun 2, 2012 | 2 violations | $783 | 1 | 0 |
| Alvaro Mercado Peregrina | Delano | Jun 2, 2012 | 10 violations | $474 | 5 | $1,600 |
| Jose D. Flores, FLC | Salida | Jun 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prima Frutta Packing Co | Linden | Jun 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Cooke Farms | Stockton | Jun 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allyza Residential Care | San Jose | Jun 1, 2012 | 7 violations | $49,588 | 3 | 0 |
| Golden Hills Mansion III | Roseville | Jun 1, 2012 | 6 violations | $8,269 | 4 | 0 |
| ABM Janitorial Services | Los Angeles | Jun 1, 2012 | 2 violations | $3,381 | 2 | 0 |
| Heaven's Garden Senior Care 1I | Rocklin | Jun 1, 2012 | 3 violations | $2,073 | 2 | 0 |
| Arco AM/PM | Oxnard | Jun 1, 2012 | 8 violations | $1,510 | 7 | 0 |
| Valley West Care Center | Williams | Jun 1, 2012 | 4 violations | $396 | 3 | 0 |
| Employement Development Department State of Ca-Employment Development Dept.(EDD) | San Francisco | Jun 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Services Unlimited | Roseville | Jun 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul E & Delsie M. Griffin Mail Delivery | Olivehurst | Jun 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Protech Fire Protection Systems | Sacramento | Jun 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JT | Edwards | May 31, 2012 | 123 violations | $313,954 | 123 | 0 |
| NISSHO of California, Inc. Vista | Vista | May 31, 2012 | 47 violations | $27,701 | 46 | 0 |
| NISSHO of California, Inc. Chula Vista | Spring Valley | May 31, 2012 | 13 violations | $6,275 | 12 | 0 |
| TIERRA DEL SOL FOUNDATION | Sunland | May 31, 2012 | 13 violations | $4,398 | 13 | 0 |
| SF Electric Works Gallery | San Francisco | May 31, 2012 | 4 violations | $1,611 | 3 | 0 |
| Watch Watch Resources, Inc. | Sonora | May 31, 2012 | 63 violations | $50 | 63 | 0 |
| Genco Technologies dba ATI | Hesperia | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taqueria Montes | Los Angeles | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cafe Rio Mexican Grill | Oxnard | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RC Group Construction | Moraga | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RotoTillerGuy | North Hollywood | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NISSHO of California, Inc. Murrieta | Murrieta | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NISSHO of California, Inc. Thermal | Thermal | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sierra Nevada Forestry Service | Yuba City | May 31, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Institute of Technology-Jet Propul | Pasadena | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J and M Farm Labor, Inc. | Stockton | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steele Silverwood Care Home | Redding | May 30, 2012 | 4 violations | $19,754 | 2 | 0 |
| Steele Denton Care Home | Redding | May 30, 2012 | 4 violations | $15,238 | 2 | 0 |
| Granite Spring Care Home III | Roseville | May 30, 2012 | 5 violations | $5,870 | 4 | 0 |
| Mission Home Care | Fair Oaks | May 30, 2012 | 2 violations | $2,337 | 1 | 0 |
| Peru's Taste | Northridge | May 30, 2012 | 6 violations | $764 | 4 | 0 |
| The Crew Source H.E. Woolsey Corporation | Los Angeles | May 30, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Voyles Construction | Temecula | May 30, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Love J dba Julia | Los Angeles | May 30, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outback Construction | Red Bluff | May 29, 2012 | 10 violations | $3,594 | 10 | 0 |
| Cingular Inc. | Huntington Park | May 29, 2012 | 4 violations | $2,335 | 3 | 0 |
| Shasta Oaks Residential Care | Shasta Lake | May 29, 2012 | 3 violations | $425 | 2 | 0 |
| Pacific Coast Cleaning, Inc. | San Diego | May 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opt Co | Mountain Pass | May 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony's Ready Mix & Building Supplies, Inc. | Lawndale | May 29, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koyla Indian Restaurant | Rancho Cucamonga | May 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bunny Day Care Fahar and Pouya Family Child Care | Van Nuys | May 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Liquor | Downey | May 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wireless Experts Wireless Experts 12 LLC | Victorville | May 27, 2012 | 9 violations | $3,080 | 9 | 0 |
| AgPrime Corp. | Los Banos | May 27, 2012 | 16 violations | $1,116 | 4 | $2,850 |
| Vazquez Villalpando, Jose (FLC) | Madera | May 27, 2012 | 9 violations | $50 | 2 | $1,450 |
| Keystone Blue Farms, LLC | Fresno | May 27, 2012 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,500 |
| KY Farming, LLC (AgEr) - Agprime (FLC) | Reedley | May 27, 2012 | 20 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,325 |
| KY Farming, LLC (AgEr) - Agprime (FLC) | Reedley | May 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez, Trinidad (FLC) | Cutler | May 26, 2012 | 112 violations | $12,748 | 102 | $2,425 |
| Castillo Valencia, Maria Piedad (FLC) | Madera | May 26, 2012 | 96 violations | $11,032 | 90 | $2,300 |
| D.E. Cruz FLC Cruz Lopez, Domingo Eustacio FLC | Orosi | May 26, 2012 | 327 violations | $7,408 | 320 | $1,600 |
| Ayala, Roberto Perez (FLC) | Laton | May 26, 2012 | 11 violations | $378 | 5 | $1,600 |
| Cantu, Jesus A. (AgEr) | Reedley | May 26, 2012 | 15 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,300 |
| Labor Pro, Inc. | Caruthers | May 26, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $700 |
| Triple Delight Blueberries | Caruthers | May 26, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Jesus Cisneros | Winton | May 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Refrigerated Service | Fontana | May 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beas, Adam (FLC) | Madera | May 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Titan Roofing & Decking , Inc. | Valley Village | May 25, 2012 | 1 violation | $2,000 | 1 | 0 |
| Subway Latitude 38 Investmetns, Inc | Solana Beach | May 25, 2012 | 2 violations | $84 | 1 | 0 |
| Skaf's Lebanese Cusine | Glendale | May 25, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Janitorial Solutions dba Capitol Cleaning | Riverside | May 24, 2012 | 109 violations repeat | $119,938 | 108 | $47,080 |
| Young Paint Contracting | Shasta Lake | May 24, 2012 | 3 violations | $9,784 | 3 | 0 |
| Air Connection | Santa Rosa | May 24, 2012 | 3 violations | $4,416 | 2 | 0 |
| Acapulco Tires | Glendale | May 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maria Elena Ruiz Morales | Lodi | May 24, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brewer Lawn & Landscape Brewers Lawn Maintenance, Inc, | San Diego | May 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Packing and Shipping, Inc. | Stockton | May 24, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Latitude 38 Investments, Inc | Encinitas | May 24, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Johnson Farm | Stockton | May 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evergreen Tree Services, LLC. | Temple City | May 23, 2012 | 18 violations | $60,000 | 17 | 0 |
| Hospitality Staffing Solutions | Santa Monica | May 23, 2012 | 6 violations | $1,367 | 5 | 0 |
| Mountain Community Health Care District | Weaverville | May 23, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mega Farm Labor Services, Inc. | Delano | May 23, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maricopa Orchards | Fresno | May 23, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Tucan Azul | Palmdale | May 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Latitude 38 Investments, Inc | Carlsbad | May 23, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WestDent Dental Laboratory | Lancaster | May 22, 2012 | 7 violations | $13,234 | 5 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Daan and Daya Inc. | Bellflower | May 22, 2012 | 3 violations | $2,686 | 2 | 0 |
| Superior Labor Services LLC | Exeter | May 22, 2012 | 14 violations | $53 | 3 | $1,800 |
| K.O. Underground Construction | Winters | May 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continual Movement | San Bruno | May 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarion del Mar Del Mar Inn Associates | Del Mar | May 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruth's Chris Steak House | Sacramento | May 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Etchegaray Farms LLC | Mc Farland | May 22, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sky Burgers | Palmdale | May 22, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Latitude 38 Investments, Inc | Carlsbad | May 22, 2012 | 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.