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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayres Hotel Company | Costa Mesa | Mar 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babycakes NYC Babycakes NYC (6th St.) Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urgent Gear, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 7, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center | Canoga Park | Mar 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roof Guys | Sacramento | Mar 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Jolla Casa Pacifica | La Jolla | Mar 7, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yummy Cupcakes | Burbank | Mar 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Oakland | Mar 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Allen The Jules Allen Group, Inc. | Hawthorne | Mar 7, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Brea Bakery | Los Angeles | Mar 6, 2012 | 2 violations | $937 | 1 | 0 |
| Miken Clothing dba Miken USA | Los Angeles | Mar 6, 2012 | 3 violations | $470 | 1 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Los Angeles | Mar 6, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babycakes NYC Babycakes NYC (6th St.) Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 6, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orange Tustin Inn | Orange | Mar 6, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tac Produce, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 5, 2012 | 19 violations | $37,288 | 18 | 0 |
| Good Stitch Apparel | South El Monte | Mar 5, 2012 | 50 violations | $35,613 | 25 | 0 |
| Image Dynamics Image Dynamics USA, Inc | Ontario | Mar 5, 2012 | 5 violations | $8,194 | 4 | 0 |
| Insight Editions LP | San Rafael | Mar 5, 2012 | 1 violation | $5,104 | 1 | 0 |
| Sky High Sports Santa Clara Sky High Sports Santa Clara Operations LLC | Santa Clara | Mar 5, 2012 | 2 violations | $279 | 1 | 0 |
| Super Burrito and Taqueria | Woodland | Mar 5, 2012 | 2 violations | $52 | 1 | 0 |
| Palace Entertainment/Boomers El Cajon | El Cajon | Mar 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palace Entertainment/Boomers San Diego | San Diego | Mar 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palace Entertainment/Boomers Palm Springs | Cathedral City | Mar 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palace Entertainment/VIsta Boomers | Vista | Mar 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Yanez Tree Service Jose Yanez Gardening and Tree Services | Costa Mesa | Mar 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sky High Sports- Concord Sky High Sports Concord Operations LLC | Concord | Mar 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Los Angeles | Mar 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Lawndale | Mar 5, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Powerbass Powerbass USA, Inc | Chino | Mar 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajisen Ramen JR Noodle Line, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aesthetics Communications, Inc. | Oakland | Mar 4, 2012 | 7 violations | $8,889 | 7 | 0 |
| Discount Landscape | Woodland Hills | Mar 4, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Socal Framing, Inc | Anaheim | Mar 4, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Design Technologies | Madera | Mar 4, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & J Concrete | Orange | Mar 4, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carehouse Healthcare Center, LLC | Santa Ana | Mar 4, 2012 | 6 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Veronica's Insurance, Inc. | San Bernardino | Mar 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AB Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 2, 2012 | 11 violations repeat | $21,020 | 6 | $1,848 |
| Basset Auto Wreckers Bassett Auto Wreckers, Inc. | La Puente | Mar 2, 2012 | 17 violations repeat | $7,595 | 12 | $3,696 |
| San Francisco Department of Public Works | San Francisco | Mar 2, 2012 | 8 violations | $6,378 | 7 | 0 |
| Richies Kitchen Richies Kitchen Restaurant | Moreno Valley | Mar 2, 2012 | 1 violation | $196 | 1 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Los Angeles | Mar 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camelot Care Home Camelot Senior Living, Inc. | Elk Grove | Mar 1, 2012 | 2 violations repeat | $25,854 | 2 | 0 |
| Camelot Care Home Camelot Senior Living, Inc. | Elk Grove | Mar 1, 2012 | 2 violations repeat | $16,465 | 2 | 0 |
| Camelot Care Home Camelot Senior Living, Inc. | Sacramento | Mar 1, 2012 | 1 violation repeat | $13,329 | 1 | 0 |
| Four Seasons Roofing | Chico | Mar 1, 2012 | 8 violations | $2,507 | 7 | 0 |
| Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. | Pasadena | Mar 1, 2012 | 1 violation | $693 | 1 | 0 |
| El Zocalo | Wilmington | Mar 1, 2012 | 4 violations | $7 | 3 | 0 |
| CCG Jackson Jackson Facilities, Inc. | Sacramento | Mar 1, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travelodge San Diego Mission Valley | San Diego | Mar 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainbow Market Mohamed Muthana & Ali M. Obadi | Bakersfield | Mar 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Affordable Companion Care | Palm Desert | Mar 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Los Angeles | Mar 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Santa Rosa | Mar 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Precision Tune Auto Care | San Diego | Mar 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WW Lodging Limited LLC | El Cajon | Mar 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaqki's Cake Creations | North Hollywood | Mar 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belwood Bakery | Los Angeles | Mar 1, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Kmart Sears Holding Corp | West Covina | Mar 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ultimo Software Solutions | San Jose | Feb 29, 2012 | 2 violations | $186,889 | 1 | 0 |
| Advance Medical Analysis, LLC | Monrovia | Feb 29, 2012 | 55 violations | $27,403 | 54 | 0 |
| Diaz Contracting | Visalia | Feb 29, 2012 | 86 violations | $26,507 | 79 | $8,425 |
| China Buffet C&B Co., Inc. dba China Buffet | Citrus Heights | Feb 29, 2012 | 12 violations | $16,115 | 7 | 0 |
| Washington Bakery & Restaurant | San Francisco | Feb 29, 2012 | 14 violations | $12,707 | 14 | 0 |
| Siskiyou Opportunity Center | Mount Shasta | Feb 29, 2012 | 32 violations | $5,448 | 32 | 0 |
| Community Access Plus, Inc | Vallejo | Feb 29, 2012 | 32 violations | $4,279 | 32 | 0 |
| Safety Network, Inc. | Fresno | Feb 29, 2012 | 3 violations | $2,902 | 1 | $3,100 |
| University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | Feb 29, 2012 | 2 violations | $780 | 1 | 0 |
| PATHPOINT | Santa Barbara | Feb 29, 2012 | 4 violations | $538 | 4 | 0 |
| Bara Infoware, Inc. | San Ramon | Feb 29, 2012 | 2 violations | $239 | 1 | 0 |
| Bragar Landscaping Kenneth J. Brager Landscaping | Oak Park | Feb 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best Contracting Services, Inc. | Gardena | Feb 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Inn & Suites | Santa Clara | Feb 29, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicco's Handyman Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 29, 2012 | 13 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Reseda | Feb 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSB Farming SSB Farming Co. LLC | Madera | Feb 29, 2012 | 84 violations | 0 | 0 | $8,350 |
| Global Sublimation | Los Angeles | Feb 28, 2012 | 2 violations | $790 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Barn Steakhouse | Red Bluff | Feb 28, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilroy Family Medical Group, Inc. | Gilroy | Feb 28, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Inn | Sunnyvale | Feb 28, 2012 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunflower Landscape, Inc | Marina Del Rey | Feb 28, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Cinema Services (Grossmont Center | La Mesa | Feb 28, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atria Hacienda Senior Living | Palm Desert | Feb 28, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coe Orchard Equipment | Live Oak | Feb 28, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin's Flooring | Aromas | Feb 28, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HM Trucking | Oxnard | Feb 27, 2012 | 26 violations | $57,798 | 14 | 0 |
| Komala Vilas Shree Sai Pooncholai, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Feb 27, 2012 | 2 violations | $21,239 | 1 | 0 |
| Sweetrain Jump Clothing, Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 27, 2012 | 7 violations | $7,596 | 4 | 0 |
| MT Shasta Black Bear | Mount Shasta | Feb 27, 2012 | 25 violations | $5,319 | 22 | $1,150 |
| Scope Services | El Cajon | Feb 27, 2012 | 6 violations | $3,722 | 3 | 0 |
| Sweetrain Jump Clothing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 27, 2012 | 7 violations | $3,256 | 4 | 0 |
| Velvet Grill and Creamery, Inc. | Lodi | Feb 27, 2012 | 4 violations | $2,153 | 1 | $1,550 |
| Peaches N' Cream | Los Angeles | Feb 27, 2012 | 10 violations | $925 | 7 | 0 |
| Peaches N' Cream | Los Angeles | Feb 27, 2012 | 5 violations | $181 | 2 | 0 |
| A&B Hotel Management Investment Inc. | Placentia | Feb 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fowler Hospitality | Santa Ana | Feb 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACME Furniture ACME Furnituyre Industry, Inc. | Walnut | Feb 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACME Furniture ACME Furniture Industry, Inc. | Walnut | Feb 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Discovery Charter Prepartory Discovery Charter Preportary School | Pacoima | Feb 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bridge Terminal Transport, Inc. Maersk Inc. dba Bridge Terminal Transport Inc | Oakland | Feb 27, 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.