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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Stratford KPS Investment Company | Santa Clara | Feb 7, 2012 | 2 violations | $4,272 | 1 | 0 |
| Redding Tree Growers Corporation | Exeter | Feb 7, 2012 | 16 violations | $3,830 | 15 | 0 |
| Valentine K&J Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 7, 2012 | 7 violations | $1,701 | 5 | 0 |
| Alcala Pet Care Alcala Pet Care Center | Encinitas | Feb 7, 2012 | 1 violation | $37 | 1 | 0 |
| Mulas Dairy Company Inc. | Sonoma | Feb 7, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $225 |
| Hof's Hut Restaurants & Bakery | Long Beach | Feb 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flamingo Flamingo Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 7, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Progressive Insurance Progressive Group of Insurance Companies | Concord | Feb 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pine Manor Guest Home Inc | Lodi | Feb 7, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hot Topic | Northridge | Feb 7, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tea n Rose | Los Angeles | Feb 6, 2012 | 29 violations | $21,003 | 25 | 0 |
| Danbee | Los Angeles | Feb 6, 2012 | 2 violations | $5,434 | 1 | 0 |
| Saint Mary's Residential Care Home | Sunnyvale | Feb 6, 2012 | 12 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Mary's Residential Care Home | Sunnyvale | Feb 6, 2012 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best Western Inn Santa Clara | Santa Clara | Feb 6, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Primerica Allan A. Medrano - Sole Proprietorship | Whittier | Feb 6, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esparza Farm Labor Contractor E. Esparza Farms Labor Contractor Inc. | Galt | Feb 6, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mencarini Brothers | Lodi | Feb 6, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akon, Inc. AKON INCORPORATED | San Jose | Feb 5, 2012 | 59 violations | $29,580 | 57 | 0 |
| PROCAL Electric, Inc. | Twentynine Palms | Feb 5, 2012 | 11 violations | $3,818 | 11 | 0 |
| Papa John's Pizza | Berkeley | Feb 5, 2012 | 9 violations | $3,491 | 8 | 0 |
| AVP&H, a California Corporation Alta Vista Packing and Harvest Corporation | Stockton | Feb 5, 2012 | 92 violations | $2,323 | 39 | $1,475 |
| Bishop Roofing Company | Orange | Feb 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manna Ranch Inc. Michael L. Manna Ranch, Inc. | Acampo | Feb 5, 2012 | 67 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,325 |
| Papa Johns Pizza | Oakland | Feb 5, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa Johns Pizza | Danville | Feb 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mt. Pleasant Nursing Center | San Jose | Feb 4, 2012 | 40 violations | $17,706 | 38 | 0 |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center | Fresno | Feb 4, 2012 | 6,727 violations | $17,388 | 1 | 0 |
| Dilly Dally Grooming | Visalia | Feb 4, 2012 | 5 violations | $6,016 | 2 | 0 |
| Shoreline Care Center Covenant Care California, LLC | Oxnard | Feb 4, 2012 | 12 violations | $4,938 | 11 | 0 |
| Hollywood Vision Center Optometry, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 4, 2012 | 1 violation | $112 | 1 | 0 |
| California Building Care | Santa Ana | Feb 4, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Le Pain Du Jour, Inc. | Santa Monica | Feb 4, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jagbir Singh Sandhu (AgEr) | Porterville | Feb 4, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hernandez Construction Corporation | San Diego | Feb 4, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Site Services United Site Services of California, Inc. | El Monte | Feb 3, 2012 | 24 violations | $5,045 | 24 | 0 |
| PUMP IT UP Pump It Up of Belmont | Belmont | Feb 3, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yosemite High School Merced Union High School District | Merced | Feb 3, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | Antioch | Feb 2, 2012 | 2 violations | $679 | 1 | 0 |
| Claire's (Accessories) | Northridge | Feb 2, 2012 | 1 violation | $20 | 1 | 0 |
| Satellite Services Inc. | March Arb | Feb 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Good Sumaritan Homecare Services | Glendora | Feb 2, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dr. Stefanie Yuen Ochs | Santa Clara | Feb 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dr. A. Chaudhry, DC. DABCT | Santa Clara | Feb 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thermal Structures, Inc. | Corona | Feb 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Web Builders International International Internet Web Builders, Inc. | Burbank | Feb 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EMSI Examination Management Servies, Inc. | Oakland | Feb 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Badah Casual | Los Angeles | Feb 1, 2012 | 26 violations | $7,905 | 13 | 0 |
| Monteau Inc. DBA Paris L.A. | Los Angeles | Feb 1, 2012 | 4 violations | $3,733 | 1 | 0 |
| Maria Victoria Care Homes | Loma Linda | Feb 1, 2012 | 4 violations | $2,110 | 2 | 0 |
| KG Farm Service | Acampo | Feb 1, 2012 | 5 violations | $192 | 1 | 0 |
| WELCO Underground Construction Inc. | Roseville | Feb 1, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Management Training Corp-Taft Correctional In | Taft | Feb 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evergreen Environmental Services | Newark | Feb 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monterey House Assisted Living | Chico | Feb 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Home Works | Reseda | Feb 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mrs. Fields Cookies | Northridge | Feb 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Molina Transportation | Oxnard | Jan 31, 2012 | 27 violations | $32,378 | 17 | 0 |
| An Everlasting Spring Senior Care | Thousand Oaks | Jan 31, 2012 | 28 violations | $17,701 | 27 | 0 |
| YES T Fresh Company DBA Fresh Produce | City Of Industry | Jan 31, 2012 | 30 violations | $16,609 | 24 | 0 |
| Dirt Busters Car Wash Sunrise | Citrus Heights | Jan 31, 2012 | 80 violations | $6,608 | 43 | 0 |
| Nomura Yamasaki Landscapes | Goleta | Jan 31, 2012 | 11 violations | $2,702 | 10 | 0 |
| Support Services of America, Inc. | Norwalk | Jan 31, 2012 | 2 violations | $76 | 1 | 0 |
| Sweetwater Sweetwater Union High School District | Chula Vista | Jan 31, 2012 | 17 violations | $66 | 17 | 0 |
| United Wholesale Flooring | Newbury Park | Jan 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BROTHER SEAFOOD, INC. | San Francisco | Jan 31, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tessada & Associates, Inc. | Mountain View | Jan 31, 2012 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blakely Co. Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 31, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Coast Transportation | Rancho Cucamonga | Jan 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cool Knits, Inc. | South El Monte | Jan 30, 2012 | 54 violations | $80,000 | 52 | 0 |
| Soo Collection | Los Angeles | Jan 30, 2012 | 18 violations | $24,660 | 9 | 0 |
| Grove Way Manor | Hayward | Jan 30, 2012 | 13 violations | $9,948 | 6 | 0 |
| Freshine Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 30, 2012 | 3 violations | $985 | 2 | 0 |
| NEW SUN HONG KONG RESTAURANT | San Francisco | Jan 30, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urban Episodes | Los Angeles | Jan 30, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T-Party Plus Management Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 30, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raja Indian Cuisine & Bar | Hayward | Jan 29, 2012 | 7 violations | $50,596 | 7 | 0 |
| Raja Sweets & Indian Cuisine | Union City | Jan 29, 2012 | 2 violations | $3,803 | 2 | 0 |
| Sunridge Landscape Maintenance | Camarillo | Jan 29, 2012 | 9 violations | $508 | 8 | 0 |
| DH Construction Dopps Construction, Inc. | San Dimas | Jan 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LMC Security Solutions | La Palma | Jan 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NriSoft, Inc | Orangevale | Jan 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUMP IT UP Pump It UP- Oakland | Oakland | Jan 29, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,550 |
| Guerrero Transportation & Contracting, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jan 28, 2012 | 10 violations | $167 | 2 | $650 |
| LA Sewing Contractor | Los Angeles | Jan 27, 2012 | 48 violations repeat | $97,079 | 47 | $17,578 |
| Susan Manor ICF | San Bruno | Jan 27, 2012 | 18 violations | $36,379 | 8 | 0 |
| Maria Victoria Home Care | Loma Linda | Jan 27, 2012 | 6 violations | $10,416 | 3 | 0 |
| Agoura Hills Senior Retreat LLC | Agoura Hills | Jan 27, 2012 | 10 violations | $300 | 9 | 0 |
| Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital | Los Angeles | Jan 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodley Printing | Chatsworth | Jan 27, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EG Driving School | Fontana | Jan 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Paving Contractors, Inc. | Irwindale | Jan 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legal Recovery Law Offices Inc | San Diego | Jan 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BUD of California Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. | Soledad | Jan 27, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American General Private Security | La Mirada | Jan 26, 2012 | 6 violations | $13,564 | 4 | 0 |
| Lenwood Fuel / Valero | Barstow | Jan 26, 2012 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiksilver Factory Quiksilver Americas, Inc. / Quiksilver, Inc. | Ontario | Jan 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AnsaldoBreda | Pittsburg | Jan 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Coast Drywall & Paint West Coast Drywall & Company Inc. | Riverside | Jan 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gonzalez Oil Change & Tires | Oakland | Jan 25, 2012 | 6 violations | $8,845 | 4 | 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.