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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reyes, Eduardo (FLC) | Chowchilla | Jun 9, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $525 |
| Sullivan International Group | San Diego | Jun 9, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Binee Blue, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 9, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De Colores Fashion | Los Angeles | Jun 9, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSK Clothing Corp. | Los Angeles | Jun 9, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oatt Collection, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 9, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Ducor | Jun 9, 2013 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,650 |
| David Jones Construction | Huntington Beach | Jun 8, 2013 | 42 violations | $28,035 | 21 | 0 |
| Interstate Design Industries | Corona | Jun 8, 2013 | 10 violations repeat | $12,994 | 8 | $3,080 |
| Sra Maria Eugenia y Luis Armando Vizcarra | Alpine | Jun 8, 2013 | 2 violations | $4,171 | 1 | 0 |
| USA Design, Inc. | Santa Ana | Jun 8, 2013 | 7 violations | $2,048 | 5 | 0 |
| Sunset Packing Rodriguez, B. Rosalinda | Calexico | Jun 8, 2013 | 19 violations | $780 | 17 | $3,700 |
| Great Eastern Restaurant | San Francisco | Jun 8, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VSE Corporation | Riverside | Jun 7, 2013 | 16 violations | $36,736 | 4 | 0 |
| Pro Dentista Nam Phan D.M.D., Inc. | Huntington Park | Jun 7, 2013 | 6 violations repeat | $5,914 | 5 | $1,540 |
| Kabuki Japanese Restaurant | Pasadena | Jun 7, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. E. Hall, Inc. | Kerman | Jun 7, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HAC Construction | Corona | Jun 6, 2013 | 3 violations | $2,880 | 2 | 0 |
| GPP Staffing Global Personnel Pool, Inc. | Diamond Bar | Jun 6, 2013 | 1 violation | $2,154 | 1 | 0 |
| 8A 8A Packing LLC. | El Centro | Jun 6, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aegis Therapies, Inc. | Sanger | Jun 6, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit | Oakland | Jun 6, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gunther's Deli & Restaurant International Restaurant $ Catering Inc | San Jose | Jun 5, 2013 | 6 violations | $52,117 | 5 | 0 |
| United Cerebral Palsy Work, Inc | Carpinteria | Jun 5, 2013 | 79 violations | $1,704 | 79 | 0 |
| The Elmore Company Stephen H. Elmore ET AL. PTS | Brawley | Jun 5, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Cerebral Palsy | Escondido | Jun 4, 2013 | 14 violations | $1,461 | 14 | 0 |
| Unizone, Inc | Los Angeles | Jun 4, 2013 | 5 violations | $1,253 | 3 | 0 |
| DNC Parks & Resorts at Sequoia, Inc. | Sequoia National Park | Jun 4, 2013 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crown Cooling | Brawley | Jun 4, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.M. Harvesting, Inc | Heber | Jun 4, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Old Adobe Developmental Services | Petaluma | Jun 3, 2013 | 57 violations | $898 | 57 | 0 |
| Tehama County Opportunity | Red Bluff | Jun 3, 2013 | 197 violations | $607 | 197 | 0 |
| Oasis Organic Farming | Brawley | Jun 3, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saikhon Company | Brawley | Jun 3, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freeman Cleaning Services | Red Bluff | Jun 3, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ortiz Morales, Guadalupe (FLC) - KY Farming | Fresno | Jun 3, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Novus Optimum Labs | San Francisco | Jun 3, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospitality Car Wash | San Bernardino | Jun 2, 2013 | 28 violations repeat | $31,570 | 14 | $5,236 |
| Thanh Mode, Inc. | Santa Ana | Jun 2, 2013 | 6 violations | $1,792 | 4 | 0 |
| Thanh Mode, Inc. | Westminster | Jun 2, 2013 | 6 violations | $1,792 | 4 | 0 |
| Vineland School District | Bakersfield | Jun 2, 2013 | 2 violations | $894 | 1 | 0 |
| Ag Prime Corp | Los Banos | Jun 2, 2013 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,200 |
| Care for Seniors | Santa Clara | Jun 1, 2013 | 29 violations | $80,118 | 29 | 0 |
| Care for Seniors Reya's Care for Seniors Inc | San Francisco | Jun 1, 2013 | 15 violations | $65,075 | 15 | 0 |
| High Tech Iron Works ARCHITECTURAL ENTERPRISES, INC. | Los Angeles | Jun 1, 2013 | 16 violations repeat | $32,005 | 15 | $1,403 |
| Sunset Packing Rodriguez, B. Rosalinda | Calexico | Jun 1, 2013 | 69 violations | $3,069 | 54 | $13,150 |
| Stacie's Chalet | Sacramento | Jun 1, 2013 | 13 violations | $1,322 | 13 | 0 |
| Viveros, Omer (FLC) | Madera | Jun 1, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Points Petroleum | Benicia | Jun 1, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Bottega Italia LLC | Oakland | Jun 1, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S.P. Carpet-Pros Inc. | Orange | May 31, 2013 | 61 violations | $51,360 | 60 | 0 |
| Managed Care at Home | Milpitas | May 31, 2013 | 16 violations | $35,644 | 16 | 0 |
| Green Mango Thai Bistro Green Mango Thai Bistro Corporation dba | Rancho Cucamonga | May 31, 2013 | 7 violations repeat | $5,461 | 3 | $924 |
| Dignity Health Care | Carmichael | May 31, 2013 | 2 violations | $96 | 1 | 0 |
| Fresh Harvest, Inc. | Heber | May 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| MD Labor, LLC | Heber | May 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Happy Boy Car Wash | San Bernardino | May 31, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apollo Couriers, Inc. | Inglewood | May 31, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Namu Apparel | Los Angeles | May 31, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casino 58 | Livermore | May 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC | South San Francisco | May 31, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S.P. Carpet-Pros Inc. | Orange | May 30, 2013 | 173 violations | $57,895 | 142 | 0 |
| Skyline Security Skyline Security Management, Inc. | Downey | May 30, 2013 | 58 violations repeat | $18,038 | 58 | $5,423 |
| C4 Ranches & AG Services (FLC) | Exeter | May 30, 2013 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,900 |
| Conception Tile | Lompoc | May 29, 2013 | 86 violations | $37,527 | 49 | 0 |
| Meadowlark Gardens II | Huntington Beach | May 29, 2013 | 11 violations | $16,024 | 10 | 0 |
| Meadowlark Gardens IV | Huntington Beach | May 29, 2013 | 4 violations | $14,948 | 3 | 0 |
| Meadowlark Gardens VI | Huntington Beach | May 29, 2013 | 4 violations | $13,974 | 3 | 0 |
| Meadowlark Gardens III | Huntington Beach | May 29, 2013 | 6 violations | $13,457 | 5 | 0 |
| Meadowlark Gardens V | Huntington Beach | May 29, 2013 | 4 violations | $12,314 | 3 | 0 |
| Meadowlark Gardens I | Huntington Beach | May 29, 2013 | 9 violations | $11,267 | 8 | 0 |
| Meadowlark Gardens VII | Huntington Beach | May 29, 2013 | 7 violations | $7,705 | 6 | 0 |
| City of Dos Palos Police Department | Dos Palos | May 29, 2013 | 6 violations | $4,030 | 6 | 0 |
| Apex Precision | San Jose | May 29, 2013 | 8 violations | $3,451 | 7 | 0 |
| Alvaro Obed Feria Cruz | Madera | May 29, 2013 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $925 |
| Nine & Nine Thai Kitchen LLC | Pasadena | May 29, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Group Towing Green Group Services, Inc. | Tarzana | May 29, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brothers Transportation, Inc. | Baldwin Park | May 28, 2013 | 3 violations | $1,393 | 1 | 0 |
| Brickman Group Brickman Chargers, Inc. | Santa Ana | May 28, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiki, Cal Style, Angelina K | Los Angeles | May 28, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiddo Kiddo's E3, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 28, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tean n Rose | Los Angeles | May 28, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brickman Group Brickman Chargers, Inc. | San Diego | May 28, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brickman Group Brickman Chargers. Inc. | Spring Valley | May 28, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brickman Group Brickman Chargers, Inc. | Carlsbad | May 28, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ValleyCrest Landscape Development, Inc. | Fountain Valley | May 26, 2013 | 26 violations repeat | $36,015 | 25 | $13,750 |
| ValleyCrest Landscape Development, Inc. | San Diego | May 26, 2013 | 8 violations repeat | $7,094 | 7 | $3,850 |
| Cal West Farm Management | Madera | May 26, 2013 | 47 violations | $2,198 | 38 | $5,950 |
| RM Farm Labor | Fresno | May 26, 2013 | 57 violations | $2,147 | 25 | $2,800 |
| Wetzel's Pretzels | Culver City | May 26, 2013 | 7 violations | $1,152 | 6 | 0 |
| ValleyCrest Tree Care Services, Inc. | Santa Ana | May 26, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ValleyCrest Landscape Development, Inc. | Camp Pendleton | May 26, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ValleyCrest Tree Care Services, Inc. | San Diego | May 26, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance, Inc. | Aliso Viejo | May 26, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance, Inc. | Santa Ana | May 26, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance, Inc. | Anaheim | May 26, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance, Inc. | San Diego | May 26, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KY Farming, LLC | Fresno | May 26, 2013 | 769 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,600 |
| Ortiz Morales, Guadalupe (FLC) - KY Farming | Fresno | May 25, 2013 | 672 violations repeat | $58,689 | 333 | $1,600 |
| Beas, Joshua Jayson Espinoza (FLC) | Madera | May 25, 2013 | 771 violations | $50,197 | 383 | $1,350 |
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.