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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peacock Gap Golf Club | San Rafael | Apr 16, 2012 | 15 violations | $24,360 | 14 | 0 |
| K Funk LLC | Los Angeles | Apr 16, 2012 | 14 violations | $17,277 | 14 | 0 |
| Oscar's Towing | Fontana | Apr 16, 2012 | 5 violations | $16,629 | 3 | 0 |
| Cohn Wholesale Cohn Wholesale Fruit and Grocery Co. | San Diego | Apr 16, 2012 | 10 violations | $4,995 | 10 | 0 |
| Cadorin Construction | Redding | Apr 16, 2012 | 17 violations | $3,667 | 16 | 0 |
| Joelle's Oil Company | Corona | Apr 16, 2012 | 2 violations | $176 | 1 | 0 |
| R & R Industries, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 16, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| InterConnex, Inc. | San Jose | Apr 16, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Koi Restaurant | Los Angeles | Apr 16, 2012 | 19 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Pallets, Inc. | Chula Vista | Apr 16, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Vista Golf Club | Walnut | Apr 15, 2012 | 65 violations | $109,364 | 64 | 0 |
| Riverside Convalescent Hospital | Chico | Apr 15, 2012 | 36 violations | $36,828 | 33 | 0 |
| Radisson Newport Beach Pacific Hotel Management, Inc | Newport Beach | Apr 15, 2012 | 22 violations | $29,725 | 21 | 0 |
| Lincoln Residences | Lincoln | Apr 15, 2012 | 11 violations | $21,167 | 6 | 0 |
| PACE Clearning Services | Barstow | Apr 15, 2012 | 3 violations | $4,653 | 2 | 0 |
| Excellence in Building Maintenance | Thousand Oaks | Apr 15, 2012 | 14 violations | $3,410 | 13 | 0 |
| Microbiz Security Company | San Francisco | Apr 15, 2012 | 4 violations | $250 | 4 | 0 |
| St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Rehabilitation C | Fullerton | Apr 15, 2012 | 17 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Department of Corrections And Rehabilitation | Sacramento | Apr 15, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente Information Technology | Oakland | Apr 15, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta Sunrise Care Home By RNs LLC | Sacramento | Apr 15, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Johnson Staffing Concepts Internation aka SCI | San Diego | Apr 15, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Days Inn Staffing Concepts International aka SCI | Chula Vista | Apr 15, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boos & Associates, A Professional Corporation | Fresno | Apr 15, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunrise at Alta Loma Sunrise Senior Living Mgmt, Inc. | Rancho Cucamonga | Apr 15, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premier Drywall Pre Con Industries, Inc | Santa Maria | Apr 15, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burkett's Pool Plastering, Inc. | Ripon | Apr 14, 2012 | 65 violations | $67,406 | 61 | 0 |
| Burkett's Pool Tile & Masonry Inc. | Salida | Apr 14, 2012 | 10 violations | $14,621 | 9 | 0 |
| Hilton Irvine Orange County Airport Hotel | Irvine | Apr 14, 2012 | 2 violations | $8,388 | 2 | 0 |
| So Cool, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 14, 2012 | 1 violation | $4,992 | 1 | 0 |
| GNS Management Inc. | San Diego | Apr 14, 2012 | 42 violations | $3,500 | 42 | 0 |
| Evervalley Garden Ranch Care Home | Clovis | Apr 14, 2012 | 5 violations | $2,792 | 3 | 0 |
| The Villa Sela Healthcare, Inc. | Upland | Apr 14, 2012 | 16 violations | $2,115 | 15 | 0 |
| Burkett's Gunite, Inc. | Ripon | Apr 14, 2012 | 5 violations | $665 | 4 | 0 |
| GNS Management Inc. | Irvine | Apr 14, 2012 | 11 violations | $449 | 11 | 0 |
| Kika Paprika Shaw King Enterprise, LLC | Los Angeles | Apr 14, 2012 | 5 violations | $273 | 4 | 0 |
| The Big Potato Market, Inc. | Fresno | Apr 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| So Cool, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 14, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Cholo Mexican Restaurant | Los Angeles | Apr 13, 2012 | 20 violations | $50,646 | 19 | 0 |
| Courtyard Irvine John Wayne Airport | Irvine | Apr 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homewood Suites Sacramento Airport-Natomas | Sacramento | Apr 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CRAVE Cafe Crave Cafe Studio CIty INc. | Studio City | Apr 12, 2012 | 17 violations | $4,321 | 16 | 0 |
| CRAVE Cafe | Sherman Oaks | Apr 12, 2012 | 17 violations | $4,111 | 16 | 0 |
| Corbett's Restaurant & Catering | Redding | Apr 12, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radisson San Francisco Arprt Bay Front | Brisbane | Apr 12, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtyard by Marriott Vacaville | Vacaville | Apr 12, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trinity Protection Services, Inc | Sacramento | Apr 12, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aayco Pallet Systems | Escondido | Apr 12, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Park Hyatt Aviara Resort | Carlsbad | Apr 12, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alamo Hand Car Wash | Walnut | Apr 11, 2012 | 48 violations | $44,696 | 26 | 0 |
| CBS Seafood Restaurant C.B.S. Seafood Restaurant LLC | Los Angeles | Apr 11, 2012 | 7 violations | $5,172 | 6 | 0 |
| Hot Shots Family Billiards | Redding | Apr 11, 2012 | 2 violations | $21 | 1 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Oakland | Apr 11, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyatt Regency Century Plaza | Los Angeles | Apr 11, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doubletree Suites By Hilton Santa Monica | Santa Monica | Apr 11, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naresh's Fork Me, Spoon Me, LLC | Santa Monica | Apr 11, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Berger Manufacturing, Inc. | Santa Clara | Apr 11, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Oseguera Company | Salinas | Apr 10, 2012 | 838 violations | $96,321 | 334 | $749,400 |
| L & T Meat Corporation | Los Angeles | Apr 10, 2012 | 15 violations repeat | $20,694 | 13 | $308 |
| Norman Mineta San Jose International Airport | San Jose | Apr 10, 2012 | 3 violations | $6,761 | 3 | 0 |
| CTI Concrete & Masonry Inc | Vista | Apr 10, 2012 | 4 violations | $6,690 | 1 | 0 |
| Fountain Grove Inn | Santa Rosa | Apr 10, 2012 | 2 violations | $2,931 | 1 | 0 |
| Hilton Checkers Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Apr 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andaz West Hollywood | West Hollywood | Apr 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Four Seasons Produce Packing Company, Inc. | Salinas | Apr 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC | Salinas | Apr 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Estam Orbita Corp. | Los Angeles | Apr 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tin Roof BBQ and Catering | Lodi | Apr 10, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Home Care Inc. | Redlands | Apr 10, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carney Educational Services | Canyon Country | Apr 9, 2012 | 284 violations | $123,893 | 270 | 0 |
| Westwood Hills Senior Care Home, Inc. | Auburn | Apr 9, 2012 | 4 violations | $2,948 | 2 | 0 |
| Calcycle | Modesto | Apr 9, 2012 | 2 violations | $1,024 | 1 | 0 |
| Subway Latitude 38 Investment, Inc | Carlsbad | Apr 9, 2012 | 2 violations | $686 | 1 | 0 |
| Quality Inn Redding | Redding | Apr 9, 2012 | 9 violations | $441 | 8 | 0 |
| Taqueria El Rodeo | Galt | Apr 9, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Bell Manufacturing, Inc. Mission Bell Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Morgan Hill | Apr 9, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Hyatt San Francisco | San Francisco | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MacArthur Place 29 East MacArthur, LLC | Deer Park | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marina Del Rey Hotel | Marina Del Rey | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Meritage Resort & Spa | Napa | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marriott Napa Valley Hotel & Spa Inland American Lodging Napa Solano TRS, LLC | Napa | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtyard Roseville | Roseville | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larkspur Landing Sacramento Larkspur Hotel Management Company, LLC | Sacramento | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastro's Steakhouse | Beverly Hills | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regal Entertainment Group, LA Live Stadium 14 | Los Angeles | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Fuente Restaurant | Lodi | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Habanero Hots | Lodi | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyatt Hotels Hyatt Hotels Corporation | San Diego | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley | Sun Valley | Apr 8, 2012 | 356 violations | $141,516 | 355 | 0 |
| Chow Lafayette North Beach Chow, LLC | Lafayette | Apr 8, 2012 | 31 violations | $86,072 | 31 | 0 |
| Chow Park | San Francisco | Apr 8, 2012 | 19 violations | $59,945 | 18 | 0 |
| Lizkate, Inc. | Garden Grove | Apr 8, 2012 | 15 violations | $40,950 | 10 | 0 |
| Lovey Dovey Plus, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 8, 2012 | 4 violations | $4,381 | 4 | 0 |
| Samco Restoration Samco Restoration Group Corp | South El Monte | Apr 8, 2012 | 18 violations | $2,893 | 17 | 0 |
| Smartway Express, Inc. | Fresno | Apr 8, 2012 | 2 violations repeat | $600 | 1 | 0 |
| Workforce Staffing Workforce Outsourcing, Inc | Orange | Apr 8, 2012 | 2 violations | $413 | 1 | 0 |
| Motel 6 Barstow Accor North American, Inc. | Barstow | Apr 8, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Symphony | Los Angeles | Apr 8, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hot Tempered Tantrum Apparel, LLC | Los Angeles | Apr 8, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minimi Te Amo Clothing Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 8, 2012 | 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.