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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMW International | Victorville | Feb 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center Mother's Nutritionall Center, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Rouge Marcio Fashion, Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 27, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Express | Long Beach | Feb 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cactus Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 27, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olympic Fruit and Vegetable | Los Angeles | Feb 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cricket Pools Andy Gagnon Landscapes, Inc. | Woodland | Feb 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dessy, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 26, 2012 | 112 violations | $99,638 | 63 | 0 |
| Washington Hospital Healthcare System | Fremont | Feb 26, 2012 | 22 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyndham Hotel Orange County | Costa Mesa | Feb 26, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberty Tax- Fruitvale Balwinder Kaur DBA Liberty Tax | Oakland | Feb 26, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavient Information Systems | Simi Valley | Feb 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberty Tax - Market Street | Oakland | Feb 26, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACME FURINTURE ACME Furniture Industry, Inc. | Walnut | Feb 25, 2012 | 6 violations | $404 | 5 | 0 |
| El Cantarito Restaurant | Placentia | Feb 25, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Sea Seafood Village (Millbrae) | Millbrae | Feb 24, 2012 | 27 violations | $51,925 | 27 | 0 |
| Rahac Rahac Heating & Cooling, Inc. | Glendale | Feb 24, 2012 | 14 violations | $15,825 | 10 | 0 |
| Greenwood Suites Anaheim Resort | Anaheim | Feb 24, 2012 | 12 violations | $3,369 | 12 | 0 |
| Oasis Shell Gaylord Et. Al., Inc | Redding | Feb 24, 2012 | 5 violations | $165 | 2 | 0 |
| Donovan Bros. Golf, LLC | Bakersfield | Feb 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P.S.C. Phillips Industrial Services Corp. | Benicia | Feb 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente | Pleasanton | Feb 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hotel Managers Group | San Diego | Feb 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World Wide Produce | Los Angeles | Feb 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Telacu Industires | Los Angeles | Feb 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregory Davis & Associates | Culver City | Feb 23, 2012 | 4 violations | $15,248 | 3 | 0 |
| California Department of Transportation | Oakland | Feb 23, 2012 | 4 violations | $3,493 | 1 | 0 |
| Oakland Housing Authority | Oakland | Feb 23, 2012 | 6 violations | $1,053 | 5 | 0 |
| Sunfresh USA, Inc. | Ventura | Feb 23, 2012 | 35 violations repeat | $426 | 15 | $5,850 |
| Crowne Plaza Irvine IHG Management (Maryland) LLC | Irvine | Feb 23, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California, State of State Water Resources Control Board | Sacramento | Feb 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drago Centro North Plaza Restaurant Partners LLC | Los Angeles | Feb 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ito Brothers, Inc. | Ventura | Feb 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jollibee Honeybee Foods Corporation | National City | Feb 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Pastry | Granada Hills | Feb 23, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals | Berkeley | Feb 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moises Adan Moises Uriostegui Adan - Sole Proprietorship | Redlands | Feb 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Staybright Electric of CA Staybright Electric of Colorado Inc | Riverside | Feb 22, 2012 | 18 violations | $58,907 | 17 | 0 |
| The Ramada Plaza Jai Shri RamHospitality GroupofSacramento LLC | Sacramento | Feb 22, 2012 | 11 violations | $18,917 | 8 | 0 |
| Taco Bravo Dennis Woullet dba Taco Bravo | Campbell | Feb 22, 2012 | 15 violations | $1,348 | 13 | $3,100 |
| Taco Bravo | San Jose | Feb 22, 2012 | 13 violations | $1,204 | 12 | $1,550 |
| Baby Nutritional Center-Western | Los Angeles | Feb 22, 2012 | 2 violations | $639 | 2 | 0 |
| Baby Nutritional Center-Hoover | Los Angeles | Feb 22, 2012 | 2 violations | $582 | 2 | 0 |
| Mishima Mishima Foods USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 22, 2012 | 8 violations | $382 | 7 | 0 |
| Baby Nutritional Center (Olympic) | Los Angeles | Feb 22, 2012 | 2 violations | $76 | 2 | 0 |
| Shasta Lake Valero | Shasta Lake | Feb 22, 2012 | 2 violations | $28 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Sheau-Lin Ho, M.D. | San Jose | Feb 22, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mi Ran Park, M.D. | San Jose | Feb 22, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RS Farms Castellano / Buenrostro R. | Riverside | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corona Farms | Riverside | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Doi Nursery Frank Doi & Sons Nursery, Inc. | Riverside | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Luis Torres Medina | Thermal | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T & R Berry Farms | Oxnard | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alma Farms | Oxnard | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solimar Farms Inc. | Oxnard | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laguna Farms | Camarillo | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Holiday Inn Express | Woodland | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champion Windows | Valencia | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chocolatte | Los Angeles | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabino Cordero | Redlands | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baby Nutritional Center-Broadway | Los Angeles | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuji Natural Foods, Inc. | Ontario | Feb 21, 2012 | 1 violation | $4,258 | 1 | 0 |
| Yoog IL Farm | Chino | Feb 21, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Los Angeles | Feb 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Los Angeles | Feb 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pixel Sand Inc | Fremont | Feb 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marz Farms (Calleguas Creek) | Camarillo | Feb 21, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $75 |
| Marz Farms (Calleguas Creek) | Camarillo | Feb 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marz Farms (Calleguas Creek) | Camarillo | Feb 21, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunrise Roofing | Rancho Cordova | Feb 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kala Matleos, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 21, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paradise Pastry & Cafe | Glendale | Feb 20, 2012 | 2 violations | $389 | 1 | 0 |
| Wells Fargo Bank | San Francisco | Feb 20, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fashion Leslie | Los Angeles | Feb 19, 2012 | 26 violations | $21,017 | 14 | 0 |
| Wasabi Japanese Noodle House | Los Angeles | Feb 19, 2012 | 6 violations | $6,860 | 4 | 0 |
| Thai Palace SC | San Clemente | Feb 19, 2012 | 6 violations | $4,420 | 6 | 0 |
| Thai Paradise | San Clemente | Feb 19, 2012 | 3 violations | $740 | 3 | 0 |
| El Grullense Taqueria | Palo Alto | Feb 19, 2012 | 2 violations | $167 | 1 | 0 |
| Harbor View Farms | Oxnard | Feb 19, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McGrath Farms/ Reiter | Camarillo | Feb 19, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TriNet TriNet HR Corporation | San Leandro | Feb 18, 2012 | 116 violations | $326,879 | 115 | 0 |
| Plumbing Mechanical Contractors, Inc | Corona | Feb 18, 2012 | 42 violations | $24,785 | 41 | 0 |
| Pho Citi - West Hollywood | Los Angeles | Feb 18, 2012 | 13 violations | $8,336 | 12 | 0 |
| MC Farm Labor Contracting | Madera | Feb 18, 2012 | 25 violations | $1,156 | 14 | $2,425 |
| Sun-Beam Fruit Co., Inc | Madera | Feb 18, 2012 | 21 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,825 |
| Boy Scouts of America CA Inland Empire Council Boy Scouts America | Redlands | Feb 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Korean Farm Inc. | Santa Fe Springs | Feb 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson Pharma Inc. | Santa Ana | Feb 17, 2012 | 4 violations | $14,808 | 1 | 0 |
| RLH Construction, Inc. | El Cajon | Feb 17, 2012 | 27 violations | $5,632 | 10 | 0 |
| Pedley Square Veterinary Clinic, Inc | Riverside | Feb 17, 2012 | 19 violations | $910 | 18 | 0 |
| Lincoln Plaza Veterinary Clinic | Riverside | Feb 17, 2012 | 9 violations | $606 | 8 | 0 |
| Moreno Valley Animal Clinic Pedley Square Veterinary Cliinic, Inc | Moreno Valley | Feb 17, 2012 | 9 violations | $537 | 8 | 0 |
| SusieCakes Bakery Susiecakes Holdings Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 17, 2012 | 3 violations | $138 | 2 | 0 |
| Marquis Care Shasta | Redding | Feb 17, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,550 |
| PreCon Industries, Inc. | Santa Maria | Feb 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barth Farms | Ontario | Feb 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hydrodynamics Associated | San Diego | Feb 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mother's Nutritional Center | Los Angeles | Feb 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mow Rake Sow | Los Angeles | Feb 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gold Point Transportation Inc | Wilmington | Feb 17, 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.