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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrera, Jose Jr., (FLC) | Lodi | Jan 30, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Color Growers, LLC | Morgan Hill | Jan 30, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Fanatic Apparel | Los Angeles | Jan 30, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Advantage Rent A Car | Ontario | Jan 30, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Bay Auto Body Malamatenios body works inc | Los Gatos | Jan 29, 2013 | 32 violations | $19,491 | 31 | 0 |
| Stanton Lange Vineyard Management, Inc (AgEr) | Lodi | Jan 29, 2013 | 7 violations | $360 | 4 | $950 |
| Eska, Inc., dba: Event | Los Angeles | Jan 29, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Happy Nation, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 29, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Wave, Inc. dba: Vision | Los Angeles | Jan 29, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny K Tam Nursery | Morgan Hill | Jan 29, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thai Transportation, L.L.C. | Walnut | Jan 29, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimberly Cleaning Services LLC | Los Angeles | Jan 29, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson-Lambert Vineyards (AgEr) | Courtland | Jan 29, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bjewel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 29, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cesar Chavez Foundation | Los Angeles | Jan 29, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wing Mok Nursery | Morgan Hill | Jan 29, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Bay Innovations | San Leandro | Jan 29, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain View Centers | Claremont | Jan 29, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecotality Inc | San Francisco | Jan 28, 2013 | 74 violations | $807,626 | 73 | 0 |
| Waba grill | Chino | Jan 28, 2013 | 9 violations repeat | $8,369 | 8 | $2,992 |
| Twain Harte Construction | Sonora | Jan 28, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specialty Caf & Bakery | San Diego | Jan 28, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W.A. Rasic W.A. Rasic Construction Company, Inc. | Long Beach | Jan 27, 2013 | 20 violations | $12,934 | 13 | 0 |
| Stony Apparel Corp. | Los Angeles | Jan 27, 2013 | 3 violations | $7,249 | 2 | 0 |
| Safety Security Patrol, LLC | San Bernardino | Jan 27, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tops A 888 | South El Monte | Jan 27, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Language Line Services LanguageLine, LLC & On-Line Interpreters, Inc | Monterey | Jan 26, 2013 | 636 violations | $251,034 | 635 | 0 |
| Carlsbad Comfort Care Senior Comfort Care Corporation | Carlsbad | Jan 26, 2013 | 6 violations | $7,733 | 4 | 0 |
| Pacific View Care Sr Comfort Care Corporation | Encinitas | Jan 26, 2013 | 7 violations | $3,395 | 5 | 0 |
| Family Comfort Care Senior Comfort Care Corporation | Carlsbad | Jan 26, 2013 | 4 violations | $1,936 | 3 | 0 |
| Vista Comfort Care Senior Comfort Care Corporation | Vista | Jan 26, 2013 | 4 violations | $1,457 | 3 | 0 |
| A & V Services, LLC | Elk Grove | Jan 26, 2013 | 2 violations | $1,265 | 1 | 0 |
| Castrejon Incorporated | Terra Bella | Jan 26, 2013 | 16 violations | $135 | 4 | $1,750 |
| Pride Industries | Roseville | Jan 26, 2013 | 2 violations | $67 | 1 | 0 |
| Amdal In-Home Care | Tulare | Jan 26, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhajan Singh Farms | Selma | Jan 26, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GS California Towing Greater Southern California Towing, Inc. | Santa Ana | Jan 25, 2013 | 3 violations | $10,294 | 3 | 0 |
| ValleyCrest Landscape Development, Inc. | Sacramento | Jan 25, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monarch Container Line | La Puente | Jan 25, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claro Collection, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 24, 2013 | 147 violations | $74,849 | 83 | 0 |
| 8 Roxbury Owner Association | Beverly Hills | Jan 24, 2013 | 8 violations | $6,688 | 7 | 0 |
| Ecolab, Inc. | Rowland Heights | Jan 24, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cigarette Store | Stockton | Jan 24, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandhu Brothers Poultry and Farming | Crows Landing | Jan 24, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NL Services | La Mirada | Jan 24, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KSM Garment / Alex & Jane | Los Angeles | Jan 24, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Color Me Red | Los Angeles | Jan 24, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City Sightseeing San Francisco City Sightseeing San Francisco Corporation | San Francisco | Jan 24, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aragon Commercial Landscpaing. | San Jose | Jan 23, 2013 | 47 violations | $7,247 | 46 | 0 |
| Blue Mountain Air Inc. | Vacaville | Jan 23, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Marcos Hand Car Wash | San Marcos | Jan 23, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| System USA Inc Greenhouse System USA Inc. | Watsonville | Jan 22, 2013 | 45 violations | $147,677 | 44 | 0 |
| Ritz Plumbing Jet Speed Plumbing, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 22, 2013 | 62 violations | $18,368 | 42 | 0 |
| Flame Broiler Healthy Fast Food Corporation | Corona | Jan 22, 2013 | 19 violations repeat | $12,881 | 18 | $6,732 |
| Advance Tree Service | Upland | Jan 22, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maya Tree Service | La Puente | Jan 22, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. K. Mode, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 22, 2013 | 22 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crew Knitwear, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 22, 2013 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Coast Customs, Inc. | Corona | Jan 21, 2013 | 52 violations repeat | $78,796 | 45 | $16,830 |
| Baja Fish Tacos | Laguna Hills | Jan 20, 2013 | 4 violations | $18,136 | 3 | 0 |
| Baja Fish Tacos | Santa Ana | Jan 20, 2013 | 5 violations | $17,595 | 4 | 0 |
| Baja Fish Tacos | Norco | Jan 20, 2013 | 4 violations | $14,820 | 3 | 0 |
| Baja Fish Tacos | Laguna Niguel | Jan 20, 2013 | 5 violations | $14,320 | 4 | 0 |
| Baja Fish Tacos | Mission Viejo | Jan 20, 2013 | 6 violations | $13,069 | 5 | 0 |
| Baja Fish Tacos | Costa Mesa | Jan 20, 2013 | 4 violations | $1,421 | 3 | 0 |
| Lori's Home | Mission Viejo | Jan 20, 2013 | 23 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonika Home II | Mission Viejo | Jan 20, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac M Cutting, Inc. | Vernon | Jan 20, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonika Home - Spartan | Mission Viejo | Jan 20, 2013 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Just Panmaco, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 19, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redlands Foothill Groves | Redlands | Jan 19, 2013 | 44 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,575 |
| LTD Construction Services | San Dimas | Jan 19, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grapeman Labor, Inc. | Visalia | Jan 19, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raven Farms R & R Ranches, Inc. | Selma | Jan 19, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colanda Corporation | Monterey Park | Jan 18, 2013 | 24 violations repeat | $41,211 | 23 | $2,151 |
| Universal Goods | Oakland | Jan 18, 2013 | 2 violations | $2,132 | 1 | 0 |
| Performance Mechanical, Inc. | Gardena | Jan 18, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. B. Penick & Sons, Inc. | San Diego | Jan 18, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Metal, Inc. | Huntington Park | Jan 18, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern California Framing & Carpentry, Inc. | Oakdale | Jan 18, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Always Loving Care I | Orland | Jan 17, 2013 | 11 violations | $20,461 | 5 | 0 |
| A-1 Auto Electric and Tires | Los Angeles | Jan 17, 2013 | 3 violations | $502 | 1 | 0 |
| Hillbrook School | Los Gatos | Jan 17, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palomar Hand Car Wash & Detailing | Carlsbad | Jan 17, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zorbas Avanti Pizza & Pasta | San Mateo | Jan 16, 2013 | 3 violations | $5,372 | 1 | 0 |
| Jasmine Terrace at Montclaire | Montclair | Jan 16, 2013 | 44 violations | $4,478 | 43 | 0 |
| Skyway Inc. | Fontana | Jan 16, 2013 | 1 violation | $1,015 | 1 | 0 |
| Undercar Plus - Inglewood | Van Nuys | Jan 16, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zorbas Pizza and Deli | South San Francisco | Jan 16, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zorbas Pizza | Millbrae | Jan 16, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chois Security Service, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 15, 2013 | 78 violations repeat | $116,633 | 77 | $35,998 |
| Elite Sports, Inc. | South El Monte | Jan 15, 2013 | 79 violations repeat | $90,841 | 78 | $28,798 |
| Mikado Bistro | Brentwood | Jan 15, 2013 | 14 violations | $63,163 | 8 | 0 |
| Thai Cafe | Lancaster | Jan 15, 2013 | 6 violations | $16,735 | 3 | 0 |
| The Camera House | North Hollywood | Jan 15, 2013 | 8 violations | $15,961 | 7 | 0 |
| Country Waffles | Lemoore | Jan 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Color Image Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 15, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheerful Heart Home Care IV | Huntington Beach | Jan 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project Social T, LLC | Los Angeles | Jan 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheerful Heart Home Care V | Villa Park | Jan 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 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.