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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessings Carwash | Anaheim | Mar 17, 2013 | 47 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commonwealth Carwash | Fullerton | Mar 17, 2013 | 26 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breeze Hill Care | Vista | Mar 16, 2013 | 2 violations | $258 | 1 | 0 |
| EZ Wash & Detail | Bell | Mar 16, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Anaheim City of Anaheim Califiornia | Anaheim | Mar 16, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Steel Casting Company | Berkeley | Mar 16, 2013 | 515 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thai Nakorn Restaurant | South Lake Tahoe | Mar 16, 2013 | 25 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silver Oak Manor Silver Oak Healthcare Services Inc. | Livermore | Mar 15, 2013 | 55 violations | $86,487 | 55 | 0 |
| Princess Care Home | San Jose | Mar 15, 2013 | 7 violations repeat | $59,547 | 3 | 0 |
| HOEN'S CARE HOME | Santa Rosa | Mar 15, 2013 | 9 violations | $51,551 | 4 | 0 |
| Greenhills Manor J & J Health Care Services Inc. | Campbell | Mar 15, 2013 | 35 violations repeat | $49,343 | 35 | 0 |
| Princess Care Home III | San Jose | Mar 15, 2013 | 7 violations repeat | $44,333 | 3 | 0 |
| Princess Care Home | San Jose | Mar 15, 2013 | 9 violations repeat | $43,262 | 4 | 0 |
| Princess Lodge Jiassen Care Services, Inc | Campbell | Mar 15, 2013 | 38 violations repeat | $42,873 | 31 | 0 |
| Amberwood Gardens Westgate Premier Healthcare Services, Inc. | San Jose | Mar 15, 2013 | 207 violations repeat | $29,936 | 207 | 0 |
| Villa Fontana Prime Elder Care Solutions, Inc. | San Jose | Mar 15, 2013 | 90 violations repeat | $18,443 | 90 | 0 |
| Westgate Villa Westgate Senior Living Inc. | San Jose | Mar 15, 2013 | 38 violations repeat | $7,916 | 38 | 0 |
| Campbell Village Premier Senior Care Group Corporation | Campbell | Mar 15, 2013 | 60 violations | $7,783 | 58 | 0 |
| Ramin Jin Ya (Sawtelle) | Los Angeles | Mar 15, 2013 | 33 violations | $5,872 | 28 | 0 |
| Q-Architecture, Inc. | San Francisco | Mar 15, 2013 | 3 violations | $4,856 | 1 | 0 |
| Fremont Village Premier Senior Care Group Corporation | Fremont | Mar 15, 2013 | 66 violations | $4,198 | 41 | 0 |
| The Heathers - Seaside Cottage I | Costa Mesa | Mar 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Heathers - Seaside Cottage I | Costa Mesa | Mar 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Heathers - Seaside Cottage I | Costa Mesa | Mar 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Heathers - Seaside Cottage I | Costa Mesa | Mar 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Heathers - Seaside Cottage I | Costa Mesa | Mar 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Heathers - Seaside Cottage I | Costa Mesa | Mar 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Heathers - Seaside Cottage I | Costa Mesa | Mar 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Heathers - Seaside Cottage I | Newport Beach | Mar 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brookhurst Car Wash M.R.R. Carwash Enterprises, Inc | Santa Ana | Mar 15, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Villa Esperanza Services | Pasadena | Mar 15, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiffany Gardens Eldercare Horizons, Inc. | Livermore | Mar 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Princess Care Home | San Jose | Mar 15, 2013 | 5 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GNS Management Inc. GNS Management Orange County | Irvine | Mar 15, 2013 | 1 violation repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Life Share Care Home, Inc. | San Jose | Mar 14, 2013 | 14 violations | $80,914 | 7 | 0 |
| Life Share Care Home II | San Jose | Mar 14, 2013 | 15 violations | $66,304 | 7 | 0 |
| Life Share Care Home III | San Jose | Mar 14, 2013 | 10 violations | $62,489 | 5 | 0 |
| All Around Ambulance Silver Age None-Emergency Medical Transport | Van Nuys | Mar 14, 2013 | 23 violations | $31,826 | 22 | 0 |
| Roberta Jinya (West Hollywood) | Los Angeles | Mar 14, 2013 | 19 violations | $15,855 | 17 | 0 |
| Sierra Aviation Group | Santa Ana | Mar 14, 2013 | 53 violations | $15,123 | 53 | 0 |
| Victorian Home Care | Monterey | Mar 14, 2013 | 20 violations | $6,196 | 18 | 0 |
| Felix Haro Construction, Inc. | Fresno | Mar 14, 2013 | 5 violations | $1,675 | 2 | 0 |
| Santorini Mediterranean Cuisine | San Francisco | Mar 14, 2013 | 2 violations | $169 | 1 | 0 |
| Secret Charm, LLC | Los Angeles | Mar 14, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance Apparel, Inc DBA Blue Heaven | Commerce | Mar 14, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heart & Soul | Gardena | Mar 14, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $775 |
| Center For Behavioral Change Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 13, 2013 | 26 violations repeat | $92,507 | 25 | $9,350 |
| Pepe's Mexican Restaurant | Fullerton | Mar 13, 2013 | 23 violations repeat | $20,615 | 22 | $8,228 |
| Fixtures Living | San Diego | Mar 13, 2013 | 18 violations | $5,025 | 17 | 0 |
| Cisco Fire Sprinklers | Copperopolis | Mar 13, 2013 | 2 violations | $2,498 | 1 | 0 |
| Valderrama, Maria D. | Coachella | Mar 13, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $675 |
| Fixtures Living | Rancho Mirage | Mar 13, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fixtures Living | Costa Mesa | Mar 13, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fixtures Living Warehouse | Oceanside | Mar 13, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michelle, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 13, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Verizon Wireless | Palmdale | Mar 13, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Tropez Apparel Corp. | South El Monte | Mar 12, 2013 | 52 violations repeat | $60,323 | 0 | $37,390 |
| Harmonie Home Harmonie Homes, Inc. | San Jose | Mar 12, 2013 | 4 violations | $41,227 | 2 | 0 |
| New Horizons New Horizons Home for the Aged, Inc. | Oakland | Mar 12, 2013 | 6 violations | $22,354 | 4 | 0 |
| Bon Homie Saratoga | Saratoga | Mar 12, 2013 | 3 violations | $21,981 | 2 | 0 |
| Bon Homie I Bon Homie Group, Inc. | San Jose | Mar 12, 2013 | 3 violations | $15,301 | 1 | 0 |
| Bon Homie IV Bon Homie of Willowmont, Inc. | San Jose | Mar 12, 2013 | 5 violations | $15,090 | 3 | 0 |
| New Horizons New Horizons Home for the Aged, Inc. | Oakland | Mar 12, 2013 | 2 violations | $12,700 | 1 | 0 |
| A Home at Shaw | San Jose | Mar 12, 2013 | 3 violations | $12,210 | 2 | 0 |
| New Horizons New Horizons Home for the Aged, Inc. | Oakland | Mar 12, 2013 | 2 violations | $11,519 | 1 | 0 |
| Bon Homie II Bon Homie Group, Inc. | San Jose | Mar 12, 2013 | 5 violations | $11,467 | 3 | 0 |
| Bon Homie III Bon Homie Group, Inc. | San Jose | Mar 12, 2013 | 6 violations | $2,541 | 5 | 0 |
| Lincoln & Pine Willow Glen | San Jose | Mar 12, 2013 | 2 violations | $1,477 | 1 | 0 |
| Villa Esperanza Services | Pasadena | Mar 12, 2013 | 1 violation | $255 | 1 | 0 |
| MIrza's House Cleaning | Newhall | Mar 12, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun & Min, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 12, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JW Nation Service Inc. (DBA: Freshmint) | Los Angeles | Mar 12, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dotti, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 12, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demore, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 12, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Comfy U.S.A. Apparel Inc. | Sylmar | Mar 12, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nina Piu, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 12, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Color Image Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 12, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beverly Residential Care Home (Urbano) | San Francisco | Mar 11, 2013 | 13 violations | $173,034 | 6 | 0 |
| Nis Mode, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 11, 2013 | 170 violations repeat | $81,338 | 85 | 0 |
| Beverly Residential Care Home (Urbano) | San Francisco | Mar 11, 2013 | 7 violations | $72,377 | 3 | 0 |
| Keene Kare III | San Jose | Mar 11, 2013 | 7 violations | $15,496 | 3 | 0 |
| Keene Kare II | San Jose | Mar 11, 2013 | 6 violations | $5,128 | 4 | 0 |
| Proctor & Gamble Proctor & Gamble Company, Inc. | Oxnard | Mar 11, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiddo E3 Inc. (DBA: Kiddo) | Los Angeles | Mar 11, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moa Moa, Inc. | Compton | Mar 11, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&J Fashion, Inc. (DBA: Janette Plus) | Los Angeles | Mar 11, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. | Pasadena | Mar 11, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bethany Home Care | Oakland | Mar 10, 2013 | 2 violations | $21,636 | 1 | 0 |
| All Smog & Tune Ty & Nghi Investments, Inc. | West Covina | Mar 10, 2013 | 8 violations repeat | $16,005 | 6 | $1,848 |
| Bethany Home Care | Oakland | Mar 10, 2013 | 2 violations | $4,251 | 1 | 0 |
| Rodriguez Labor Service | Thermal | Mar 10, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Video Only | Mountain View | Mar 10, 2013 | 150 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cerna Homecare | Irvine | Mar 10, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Video Only | Mountain View | Mar 10, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jade House | Oakland | Mar 10, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Largo Concrete, Inc. | Campbell | Mar 9, 2013 | 26 violations | $71,682 | 9 | 0 |
| Nacrio's Home | San Francisco | Mar 9, 2013 | 7 violations | $21,388 | 3 | 0 |
| Nacario's Home | San Francisco | Mar 9, 2013 | 5 violations | $17,614 | 3 | 0 |
| Nacario's Home | San Francisco | Mar 9, 2013 | 5 violations | $17,614 | 3 | 0 |
| Nacario's Home | San Francisco | Mar 9, 2013 | 4 violations | $15,726 | 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.