2013 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2013: 2,167 cases, 1,633 with violations found, $36,566,607 in back wages agreed for 19,219 workers, $1,256,735 in penalties. Against 2012 that is an increase of 57% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2013
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) | 1 | $8,071,861 | 362 |
| Lange Trucking, Inc. | 1 | $1,979,779 | 515 |
| A & Z Trucking | 1 | $1,198,996 | 53 |
| Team West Contracting Corporation | 1 | $876,936 | 28 |
| Ecotality Inc | 1 | $807,626 | 73 |
| Solar City | 1 | $751,154 | 184 |
| Carolina Trail Golf Partners, Inc. | 1 | $494,319 | 466 |
| CallSource | 1 | $413,634 | 327 |
| Beverly Residential Care Home (Urbano) | 3 | $323,549 | 14 |
| PRMG | 1 | $310,017 | 70 |
| NEW DISCOVERY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES I | 1 | $299,046 | 17 |
| Spectrum Security Services | 1 | $287,529 | 98 |
| Barrier Specialty Roofing & Coatings | 1 | $278,180 | 85 |
| OSHA THAI RESTAURANT | 3 | $264,277 | 64 |
| Language Line Services | 1 | $251,034 | 635 |
| Largo Concrete, Inc. | 3 | $244,527 | 37 |
| Staybright Electric, Inc. (Solis) | 1 | $242,563 | 101 |
| Fresno County Fire Protection District | 1 | $215,036 | 86 |
| EGN Apparel | 1 | $196,207 | 107 |
| Blueprint Studios | 1 | $189,279 | 87 |
| AJ Huntington Home | 5 | $189,221 | 30 |
| King Drivers Transportation Services, Inc. | 1 | $186,187 | 59 |
| BELLAKEN GARDEN & SKILLED NURSING CENTER | 1 | $169,224 | 102 |
| Mr. Rooter Plumbing | 1 | $167,472 | 21 |
| Amor Residential Care Home | 1 | $166,571 | 14 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | $8,327,634 | 803 | |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 503 | $6,750,357 | 3,718 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 86 | $4,104,268 | 1,107 |
| Construction | 146 | $3,848,263 | 1,689 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 169 | $2,712,247 | 2,086 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 293 | $2,592,775 | 1,569 |
| Manufacturing | 329 | $2,368,983 | 1,844 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 57 | $902,319 | 1,036 |
| Retail Trade | 102 | $802,702 | 605 |
| Utilities | 8 | $771,956 | 193 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 85 | $665,523 | 539 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 11 | $535,608 | 497 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 14 | $523,509 | 295 |
| Finance and Insurance | 23 | $516,321 | 246 |
| Wholesale Trade | 43 | $364,481 | 721 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 214 | $282,089 | 2,026 |
| Public Administration | 9 | $223,166 | 89 |
| Educational Services | 19 | $194,666 | 103 |
| Information | 8 | $72,794 | 38 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | $6,946 | 15 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSHA THAI RESTAURANT | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2013 | 69 violations | $264,277 | 64 | 0 |
| Airport Valet, Parkplace at LAX, The Park at | Los Angeles | Dec 31, 2013 | 68 violations | $84,359 | 67 | 0 |
| UCI Medical Center | Orange | Dec 31, 2013 | 59 violations | $36,766 | 58 | 0 |
| RN3 Loving Care Homes II | El Cerrito | Dec 31, 2013 | 14 violations | $31,302 | 13 | 0 |
| SACC, Inc. Suhas Ahuja Computer Consulting Inc. | Santa Clara | Dec 31, 2013 | 10 violations repeat | $30,128 | 8 | $1,496 |
| Solix Technologies, Inc. | Santa Clara | Dec 31, 2013 | 7 violations | $29,284 | 2 | 0 |
| Bad Habit Customs Bad Habit Enterprises Inc. | Fresno | Dec 31, 2013 | 15 violations | $20,131 | 14 | 0 |
| Event Guard Services Event Guard Services of Louisiana | Duarte | Dec 31, 2013 | 122 violations | $17,594 | 61 | 0 |
| BLJ Ent, LLC dba Bigornia's Home I | Sacramento | Dec 31, 2013 | 4 violations repeat | $15,318 | 3 | $462 |
| Basra AM/PM Mini Mart | Fairfield | Dec 31, 2013 | 10 violations | $14,641 | 10 | 0 |
| Whispering Oaks ICCV International, Inc | Irvine | Dec 31, 2013 | 5 violations | $9,238 | 4 | 0 |
| Whispering Oaks ICCV International, Inc. | Irvine | Dec 31, 2013 | 11 violations | $8,623 | 10 | 0 |
| BLJ Ent dba Jo Bigornia Home Wilton BLJ Enterprises dba Jo Birgornia Home-Wilton | Wilton | Dec 31, 2013 | 5 violations repeat | $7,068 | 4 | $616 |
| Bigornia Homes, Inc. dba BHI Rush Creek Home | Elk Grove | Dec 31, 2013 | 6 violations repeat | $5,601 | 5 | $935 |
| Whispering Oaks ICCV International, Inc | Irvine | Dec 31, 2013 | 4 violations | $3,742 | 3 | 0 |
| ARC - Livermore Vocational Development Center | San Leandro | Dec 31, 2013 | 56 violations | $3,462 | 56 | 0 |
| Vanguard Resources Corp. | San Diego | Dec 31, 2013 | 7 violations | $2,999 | 2 | 0 |
| BLJ Enterprises, LLC Jo Bigornia Home II | Elk Grove | Dec 31, 2013 | 3 violations repeat | $2,078 | 3 | $561 |
| ARC OF ALAMEDA - WALPERT VOC. DEV. CTR | Hayward | Dec 31, 2013 | 76 violations | $1,425 | 76 | 0 |
| Starlight Residential | Redding | Dec 31, 2013 | 4 violations | $942 | 3 | 0 |
| Starlight Residential | Redding | Dec 31, 2013 | 5 violations | $937 | 4 | 0 |
| American AluPack Industries | Oxnard | Dec 31, 2013 | 9 violations | $832 | 8 | 0 |
| Cabrillo Farms Agrigulture, Inc. | Moss Beach | Dec 31, 2013 | 6 violations | $52 | 2 | 0 |
| RN3 Loving Care Homes I | El Cerrito | Dec 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RN3 Loving Care Homes IV | El Cerrito | Dec 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA THAI RESTAURANT | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA THAI CAFE | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geil Enterprises, Inc | Fresno | Dec 31, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| After Osha: Grab N Go | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALL ACTION SECURITY, INC. All Action Security Consulting Group, Inc. | Woodland Hills | Dec 31, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA THAI RESTAURANT | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osha Thai Restaurant and Bar | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FedEx Express Federal Express Corporation | Marina Del Rey | Dec 31, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erickson Towing | Los Angeles | Dec 31, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osha Thai Noodle Cafe | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Five Branches University | San Jose | Dec 30, 2013 | 240 violations | $60,543 | 9 | 0 |
| Circle K | Fillmore | Dec 30, 2013 | 3 violations | $2,713 | 2 | 0 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | Thousand Oaks | Dec 30, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Store # 16799B | Gilroy | Dec 29, 2013 | 3 violations | $20,680 | 3 | 0 |
| American Sanjiang Bio-Fountain, Inc. | Walnut | Dec 29, 2013 | 8 violations | $17,194 | 7 | 0 |
| Hollywood Production Security, Inc. | Canoga Park | Dec 29, 2013 | 6 violations | $186 | 5 | 0 |
| Easy Care Products | Fresno | Dec 29, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sea Breeze Landscaping & Apt Maintenance Co. | Los Angeles | Dec 29, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Creamos Solutions, Inc. | San Jose | Dec 28, 2013 | 2 violations | $22,303 | 1 | 0 |
| Stitches N Prints | Gardena | Dec 26, 2013 | 14 violations | $10,849 | 12 | 0 |
| Career Colleges of America - Los Angeles | South Gate | Dec 22, 2013 | 34 violations | $27,098 | 26 | 0 |
| Career College of America - San Bernardino | San Bernardino | Dec 22, 2013 | 15 violations | $11,962 | 12 | 0 |
| Career Colleges of America - Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Dec 22, 2013 | 12 violations | $9,815 | 11 | 0 |
| Electronics for Imaging, Inc. | Fremont | Dec 21, 2013 | 16 violations repeat | $20,079 | 8 | $3,520 |
| Listia | Mountain View | Dec 20, 2013 | 62 violations | $95,273 | 61 | 0 |
| Pestrana Family Home | Lincoln | Dec 20, 2013 | 5 violations | $28,022 | 2 | 0 |
| Pestrana Family Home | Roseville | Dec 20, 2013 | 4 violations | $23,404 | 2 | 0 |
| Pestrana Family Home | Roseville | Dec 20, 2013 | 3 violations | $8,420 | 2 | 0 |
| Pestrana Family Home | Citrus Heights | Dec 20, 2013 | 2 violations | $7,905 | 1 | 0 |
| KLM Trucking, LLC | Beverly Hills | Dec 20, 2013 | 2 violations | $508 | 1 | 0 |
| Honda of Stevens Creek Santa Clara Imported Cars, Inc. | San Jose | Dec 20, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie & Cecilia Pestrana Family Home | Roseville | Dec 20, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARC San Diego The ARC of San Diego | San Diego | Dec 19, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARC San Diego | San Diego | Dec 19, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ancon Marine | Calipatria | Dec 19, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tip y Toes | Los Angeles | Dec 19, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conching's Cafe and Ice Cream Parlor | National City | Dec 18, 2013 | 23 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neelinfo, Inc. | Santa Clara | Dec 17, 2013 | 7 violations | $37,480 | 6 | 0 |
| Penny and Peggy 24HR Child Care Penny & Peggy Nairn 24 Hour Child Care, Inc. | North Hills | Dec 17, 2013 | 19 violations | $12,000 | 17 | 0 |
| United Carrier Towing Service | Los Angeles | Dec 17, 2013 | 7 violations | $3,055 | 6 | 0 |
| Noho Halal Meat & Grocery | North Hollywood | Dec 17, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eliabeth Melendez (FLC) | Lindsay | Dec 16, 2013 | 19 violations | $744 | 7 | $1,100 |
| Suntreat Packing & Shipping Co. (AgEr) | Lindsay | Dec 16, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shirley's Care Homes | Stockton | Dec 16, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karabagh Meat Market | Van Nuys | Dec 16, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Transit Alameda Contra Costa Transit | Oakland | Dec 15, 2013 | 21 violations | $103,000 | 20 | 0 |
| C.M.B. Trucking | Lancaster | Dec 15, 2013 | 6 violations | $8,765 | 4 | 0 |
| Catering Systems, Inc. | Fullerton | Dec 15, 2013 | 4 violations | $5,643 | 2 | 0 |
| P.G. & J. Environmental Inc. | Fullerton | Dec 13, 2013 | 100 violations | $84,415 | 99 | 0 |
| Red Line Courier Service | Mission Hills | Dec 13, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bay Area Financial Services | San Jose | Dec 13, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Security Code SC3 DVBE Security Services, Inc. | San Jose | Dec 12, 2013 | 55 violations | $5,056 | 54 | 0 |
| Pleasanton Unified School District | Pleasanton | Dec 12, 2013 | 28 violations | $2,828 | 27 | 0 |
| RJ Allen Inc. | Garden Grove | Dec 11, 2013 | 5 violations | $2,706 | 4 | 0 |
| Avila's El Ranchito Restaurant | Costa Mesa | Dec 11, 2013 | 4 violations | $764 | 4 | 0 |
| Gabriel's Tree Services | Los Angeles | Dec 10, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YSL Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 9, 2013 | 55 violations | $72,307 | 27 | 0 |
| AJ Huntington Home | Huntington Beach | Dec 9, 2013 | 11 violations | $45,272 | 5 | 0 |
| AJ Huntington Home | Huntington Beach | Dec 9, 2013 | 15 violations | $42,904 | 7 | 0 |
| AJ Huntington Home | Huntington Beach | Dec 9, 2013 | 13 violations | $40,951 | 6 | 0 |
| AJ Huntington Home | Huntington Beach | Dec 9, 2013 | 19 violations | $39,267 | 9 | 0 |
| AJ Huntington Home | Huntington Beach | Dec 9, 2013 | 7 violations | $20,827 | 3 | 0 |
| Crush A & G Connection, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 9, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ICON Urban Love, Inc | Los Angeles | Dec 9, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milkyway Milkyway Jeans, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 9, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davis Guest Home | Modesto | Dec 9, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Fontana Subway, Inc. | Fontana | Dec 9, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Signature Painting & Construction | Walnut Creek | Dec 7, 2013 | 77 violations | $11,248 | 76 | 0 |
| Baker Concrete Construction | Calexico | Dec 7, 2013 | 16 violations repeat | $10,682 | 16 | $4,400 |
| Sinai Farms | Coalinga | Dec 7, 2013 | 2 violations | $36 | 1 | 0 |
| Twice As Nice At Half The Price, Inc. | Half Moon Bay | Dec 6, 2013 | 4 violations | $3,218 | 2 | $900 |
| Twice As Nice At Half The Price, Inc. 4 | El Granada | Dec 6, 2013 | 1 violation | $839 | 1 | 0 |
| Touching Lives Touching Lives Residential Care, Inc. | Pasadena | Dec 5, 2013 | 59 violations | $159,240 | 34 | 0 |
| Nem Nuong Ninh Hoa Restaurant | Rosemead | Dec 5, 2013 | 3 violations | $14,139 | 1 | 0 |
| Twice As Nice At Half The Price, Inc 5 | Half Moon Bay | Dec 5, 2013 | 3 violations | $5,290 | 2 | 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.