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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Life Center | Petaluma | Oct 3, 2012 | 35 violations | $24,128 | 34 | 0 |
| Shoreline Ambulance Service | Huntington Beach | Oct 3, 2012 | 33 violations | $17,245 | 31 | 0 |
| Pepper's Restaurant | Petaluma | Oct 3, 2012 | 17 violations | $10,455 | 16 | 0 |
| Embrace Orthodontics | Los Angeles | Oct 3, 2012 | 19 violations | $5,854 | 17 | 0 |
| Moo Dae Po II Daejangkum Enterprise, Inc | Los Angeles | Oct 3, 2012 | 13 violations | $4,792 | 7 | 0 |
| Andreas Care Facility Andreas Elderly Care Facility | Sunnyvale | Oct 3, 2012 | 7 violations | $2,523 | 2 | 0 |
| Blue Cave Smoke Shop | Livermore | Oct 3, 2012 | 3 violations | $1,716 | 1 | 0 |
| Andreas Care Facility Andreas Elderly Care Facility | Sunnyvale | Oct 3, 2012 | 3 violations | $34 | 1 | 0 |
| Juarez Construction, Inc. | Whittier | Oct 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water-Mill Rice Cake | Buena Park | Oct 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rose Care Home | Los Molinos | Oct 3, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D & H Construction, Inc. | El Cerrito | Oct 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greater Tomorrow Inc. Greater Tomorrow Incorporated | San Jose | Oct 2, 2012 | 10 violations | $50,453 | 9 | 0 |
| Vertical Jam, Inc. | Vernon | Oct 2, 2012 | 135 violations repeat | $37,621 | 86 | 0 |
| Cotton Village, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 2, 2012 | 114 violations repeat | $29,635 | 85 | $39,270 |
| New Haven Greater Tomorrow Inc. | San Jose | Oct 2, 2012 | 5 violations | $9,064 | 4 | 0 |
| New Haven Greater Tomorrow Inc. | San Jose | Oct 2, 2012 | 5 violations | $8,033 | 4 | 0 |
| Touch 9; Touch 9 USA | Los Angeles | Oct 2, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max's Restaurant of Manila | Glendale | Oct 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marriot Courtyard | Campbell | Oct 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Level 8 Construction, Inc. | San Francisco | Oct 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lockeed Martin Global Training and Logistics | Petaluma | Oct 1, 2012 | 23 violations | $209,685 | 19 | 0 |
| Labor Ready | Santa Maria | Oct 1, 2012 | 76 violations | $22,379 | 38 | 0 |
| Zero 49, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2012 | 41 violations repeat | $21,219 | 26 | $7,084 |
| Super Shiny Auto Detail Nancy Venegas Super Shiny Auto Detail, Inc | Manhattan Beach | Oct 1, 2012 | 20 violations repeat | $9,890 | 14 | $2,431 |
| Dennys Restaurant | Red Bluff | Oct 1, 2012 | 16 violations | $813 | 15 | 0 |
| City of Chico | Chico | Oct 1, 2012 | 2 violations | $285 | 2 | 0 |
| Archer Trucking, Inc. | Ukiah | Oct 1, 2012 | 4 violations | $74 | 2 | 0 |
| Carol Rose B Boston and Associates, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance Food and Gas | Anderson | Oct 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Orchard Transportation | City Of Industry | Oct 1, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Padilla Construction Inc | Livermore | Oct 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEICHERT CONSTRUCTION | Roseville | Oct 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LHB Trucking | South Gate | Oct 1, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arunee's House | North Hollywood | Sep 30, 2012 | 10 violations | $85,568 | 5 | 0 |
| Oriental Chinese Restaurant | La Habra | Sep 30, 2012 | 40 violations | $42,771 | 21 | 0 |
| Guckenheimer Enterprises, Inc | Redwood City | Sep 30, 2012 | 7 violations | $9,564 | 6 | 0 |
| Revolution Foods | Oakland | Sep 30, 2012 | 12 violations | $6,628 | 11 | 0 |
| Doublz Palmdale Burgers, Inc. | Palmdale | Sep 30, 2012 | 14 violations | $5,957 | 13 | 0 |
| Vallartas Mexican Cantina | San Luis Obispo | Sep 30, 2012 | 2 violations | $1,885 | 1 | 0 |
| VIP, Inc. Vocational Improvement Program, Inc. | Rancho Cucamonga | Sep 30, 2012 | 9 violations | $946 | 9 | 0 |
| Hamilton Brothers Western Range Association | Rio Vista | Sep 30, 2012 | 4 violations | $817 | 1 | $1,170 |
| Gajalee Gajalee Restuarant Management, Inc. | San Francisco | Sep 30, 2012 | 2 violations | $95 | 1 | 0 |
| Quality Education Services & Training | Yuba City | Sep 30, 2012 | 6 violations | $15 | 6 | 0 |
| NESI | Los Alamitos | Sep 30, 2012 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sukhmany Farm | Fresno | Sep 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beas, Joshua Jayson Espinoza (FLC) | Madera | Sep 29, 2012 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,300 |
| Elite Medical Center | Mountain View | Sep 28, 2012 | 8 violations | $6,729 | 7 | 0 |
| California Giant Berry Farms | Watsonville | Sep 28, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfy USA Apparel, Inc | Sylmar | Sep 27, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adorn Clothing Mfg, Inc | Los Angeles | Sep 26, 2012 | 16 violations | $8,536 | 14 | 0 |
| Castrol Express Lube | Barstow | Sep 26, 2012 | 5 violations | $1,205 | 2 | 0 |
| Omnitrans | San Bernardino | Sep 26, 2012 | 1 violation | $780 | 1 | 0 |
| Wow Beauty Supply Taeseob & Youngs Mission Beauty, Inc. | Reseda | Sep 26, 2012 | 1 violation | $50 | 1 | 0 |
| Feria Farm Labor Service | Madera | Sep 26, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corporate Interior Solutions | Hayward | Sep 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LA Party Rents L.A. Party Rents, Inc. | Panorama City | Sep 25, 2012 | 5 violations | $4,767 | 4 | 0 |
| Chili's Restaurant | San Diego | Sep 25, 2012 | 1 violation | $68 | 1 | 0 |
| Moroti Courier Messenger Service | Sacramento | Sep 25, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K & D Manufacturing | Fremont | Sep 25, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevron 6th & Catalina Oil, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 25, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Mariachi's Mexican Restaurant | Red Bluff | Sep 25, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrillo's Cutting Service, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 24, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hermosa Creek, LLC | Los Angeles | Sep 24, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwak Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byer California | Los Angeles | Sep 24, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Landscape | Placentia | Sep 23, 2012 | 429 violations | $119,095 | 428 | 0 |
| Jinya Ramen (Miracle Mile) | Los Angeles | Sep 23, 2012 | 8 violations | $5,094 | 7 | 0 |
| Miguel Cuevas Farm Labor Contractor | Selma | Sep 23, 2012 | 12 violations | $1,800 | 4 | $1,650 |
| Hunter Environmental Services, Inc. | Placentia | Sep 23, 2012 | 23 violations | $689 | 22 | 0 |
| Reel Energy Holdings, LLC | Riverside | Sep 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earthwise Arborists, Inc. | Placentia | Sep 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reel Energy Holdings, LLC | Placentia | Sep 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earthwise Arborists, Inc. | Riverside | Sep 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerawan Farming Gerawan Farming Partners, Inc. | Fresno | Sep 23, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| The Counter | Los Angeles | Sep 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfort Suites Huntsville Akash Hotel International, inc. | Sacramento | Sep 22, 2012 | 31 violations | $5,174 | 22 | 0 |
| ACT GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Oakland | Sep 22, 2012 | 5 violations | $5,022 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill's Pipes | Corona | Sep 21, 2012 | 12 violations repeat | $20,516 | 9 | $2,772 |
| Big Gun Exhaust, Inc | Corona | Sep 21, 2012 | 5 violations | $1,393 | 2 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | San Francisco | Sep 21, 2012 | 2 violations | $653 | 1 | 0 |
| Marina's Cocina | Atascadero | Sep 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imperial Spa Fullerton | Fullerton | Sep 20, 2012 | 22 violations | $10,367 | 21 | 0 |
| Crazy Otto's Crazy Otto's Diner, Inc. | Lancaster | Sep 19, 2012 | 3 violations | $1,927 | 3 | 0 |
| Fresh Point FreshPoint San Francisco, Inc. | Union City | Sep 19, 2012 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mt. Shasta Ambulance Service | Mount Shasta | Sep 18, 2012 | 22 violations | $37,927 | 21 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Paniagua Janitorial | Colton | Sep 18, 2012 | 7 violations | $4,050 | 3 | 0 |
| Eighteen Apparel, Inc. | South El Monte | Sep 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose M. Magdaleno | Stockton | Sep 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose M. Magdaleno | Stockton | Sep 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose M. Magdaleno | Stockton | Sep 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johansing Iron Works | Oakland | Sep 17, 2012 | 15 violations | $11,627 | 14 | 0 |
| Advanced Environmental Solutions Inc | Chino | Sep 17, 2012 | 18 violations | $2,287 | 17 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | San Francisco | Sep 17, 2012 | 3 violations | $1,325 | 1 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | San Jose | Sep 17, 2012 | 3 violations | $288 | 2 | 0 |
| Sacramento, County of | Sacramento | Sep 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Five Star Ag Ramirez, Natalie A. | Kerman | Sep 16, 2012 | 6 violations | $24 | 1 | $1,200 |
| Wayne Perry, Inc. | Buena Park | Sep 16, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baldev Singh Sangha | Caruthers | Sep 16, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Terra Linda Christian Homes-Kernberry | San Rafael | Sep 15, 2012 | 7 violations | $27,028 | 3 | 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.