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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David & Margaret Home | La Verne | Oct 21, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marion Grace Cottage of Anaheim | Anaheim | Oct 21, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank of America Bank of America Corporation | Rancho Cordova | Oct 21, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PowerHouse Gym of San Jacinto | San Jacinto | Oct 21, 2013 | 29 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Center for Neurotherapy, LLC | Studio City | Oct 21, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tres Bien Tres Bien Clothing Inc | Los Angeles | Oct 21, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Mode Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 21, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Choong Mu Ro | Los Angeles | Oct 20, 2013 | 7 violations | $9,262 | 4 | 0 |
| Saint Clare Home Meridian Health Care Services, Inc. | Fresno | Oct 20, 2013 | 5 violations | $8,446 | 5 | 0 |
| St. Joseph Gardens Meridian Health Care Services, Inc. | Fresno | Oct 20, 2013 | 5 violations | $4,503 | 5 | 0 |
| Lion Vallen Industries | Victorville | Oct 19, 2013 | 5 violations | $3,370 | 2 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Bakersfield | Oct 19, 2013 | 2 violations | $160 | 1 | 0 |
| International Farmers Aid Association | Pleasant Hill | Oct 18, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FBT Transport | Vallejo | Oct 17, 2013 | 2 violations | $3,425 | 1 | 0 |
| Glo's Loving Care, LLC | Sacramento | Oct 17, 2013 | 13 violations repeat | $3,046 | 8 | $1,232 |
| Unified Compassionate Solutions | San Mateo | Oct 15, 2013 | 6 violations | $24,130 | 0 | 0 |
| Clovis Veterans Memorial District | Clovis | Oct 15, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameo Homes - Turtle Rock II | Costa Mesa | Oct 15, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameo Homes - Turtle Rock II | Corona Del Mar | Oct 15, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameo Homes - Turtle Rock II | Newport Beach | Oct 15, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameo Homes - Turtle Rock II | Irvine | Oct 15, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameo Homes -Turtle Rock | Irvine | Oct 15, 2013 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Excel Furniture Gallery | Irvine | Oct 12, 2013 | 2 violations | $862 | 1 | 0 |
| Response Envelope | Ontario | Oct 10, 2013 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvarez, Roberto C. Del Sol Farm Labor Services, Inc | Merced | Oct 6, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solar City Solarcity Corporation | San Mateo | Oct 1, 2013 | 185 violations | $751,154 | 184 | 0 |
| BELLAKEN GARDEN & SKILLED NURSING CENTER | Oakland | Oct 1, 2013 | 103 violations repeat | $169,224 | 102 | 0 |
| MARINA GARDEN NURSING CENTER | Alameda | Oct 1, 2013 | 31 violations repeat | $53,666 | 30 | 0 |
| Floran White Dove | Brentwood | Oct 1, 2013 | 12 violations | $48,836 | 7 | 0 |
| Floran Care Home | Brentwood | Oct 1, 2013 | 5 violations | $14,464 | 2 | 0 |
| Floran Antioch Care Home | Antioch | Oct 1, 2013 | 5 violations | $14,464 | 2 | 0 |
| Floran White Dove | Brentwood | Oct 1, 2013 | 3 violations | $9,635 | 2 | 0 |
| Antioch Care Home | Antioch | Oct 1, 2013 | 5 violations | $9,618 | 2 | 0 |
| Humphry Slocombe | San Francisco | Oct 1, 2013 | 11 violations | $3,310 | 10 | 0 |
| Nextgenitsolutions Inc | Torrance | Oct 1, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospitality House | Salida | Sep 30, 2013 | 17 violations | $1,897 | 16 | 0 |
| Newport Apparel Corporation | Compton | Sep 30, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CBX Technologies, Inc. | Oakland | Sep 30, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fairview Developmental Center | Costa Mesa | Sep 30, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saks Teriyaki | Los Angeles | Sep 28, 2013 | 5 violations | $25,948 | 4 | 0 |
| Prats Construction | Los Angeles | Sep 28, 2013 | 29 violations repeat | $24,035 | 15 | $5,259 |
| Rodriguez Farms | Fresno | Sep 28, 2013 | 1 violation | $802 | 1 | 0 |
| Circle of Help Foundation | Los Angeles | Sep 27, 2013 | 3 violations repeat | $3,021 | 3 | 0 |
| Walmart Walmart Stores, Inc. | Corona | Sep 27, 2013 | 1 violation | $51 | 1 | 0 |
| SUKUT Construction, Inc | Santa Ana | Sep 27, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diablo Contrators, Inc | San Ramon | Sep 27, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marina Landscape, Inc | Anaheim | Sep 27, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marina Landscape, Inc | Anaheim | Sep 27, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasadena Educational Foundation | Pasadena | Sep 26, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idyllwild Fire Protection District | Idyllwild | Sep 26, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfred Paquette | Los Angeles | Sep 26, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin's Columbine Vineyard | Delano | Sep 25, 2013 | 4 violations | $12,222 | 3 | 0 |
| Indian Rock Village Inc | Garden Valley | Sep 25, 2013 | 3 violations | $763 | 2 | 0 |
| Absolute Abatement and Demolition | Santa Fe Springs | Sep 25, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beutler Corporation | Mcclellan | Sep 25, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Technology 4 Medicine | San Clemente | Sep 24, 2013 | 3 violations | $1,036 | 2 | 0 |
| California Water Service Company | San Jose | Sep 24, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palm Gardens | Woodland | Sep 24, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinoys Best House of Silog | Loma Linda | Sep 23, 2013 | 8 violations | $9,750 | 3 | 0 |
| Arbor Building Group, Inc. Arbor Building Group, Incorporated | Lafayette | Sep 23, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Engineering, Inc. Allen Engineering Contractor, Inc. | San Bernardino | Sep 22, 2013 | 11 violations | $34,985 | 10 | 0 |
| Noma Sushi | Santa Monica | Sep 22, 2013 | 21 violations | $16,662 | 21 | 0 |
| Belmar Maintenance Belmar Maintenance Services, Inc. | Grand Terrace | Sep 21, 2013 | 5 violations repeat | $9,284 | 4 | $1,232 |
| Glenn Voyles Construction | Temecula | Sep 20, 2013 | 8 violations | $4,626 | 4 | 0 |
| Jaime Padilla, Jr. | Colusa | Sep 20, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $325 |
| Scrap Stop Metals | Chatsworth | Sep 20, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| My Mexican Kitchen | Los Angeles | Sep 20, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TM Scrap Metal, Inc. | Sun Valley | Sep 20, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crystal Creamery Foster Dairy Farms, Inc. | Modesto | Sep 20, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S.U. Enterprises | Montebello | Sep 20, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa John's Pizza | Sacramento | Sep 19, 2013 | 117 violations | $28,694 | 15 | 0 |
| Glen Verde Resident | Bonita | Sep 19, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Law Offices of George L. Young | San Marino | Sep 19, 2013 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onnuri Mode | Los Angeles | Sep 18, 2013 | 33 violations | $24,943 | 16 | 0 |
| Patriot Construction Inc. | Stockton | Sep 18, 2013 | 6 violations | $18,398 | 1 | 0 |
| Village Nurseries Village Nurseries Wholesale, LLC | Sacramento | Sep 18, 2013 | 7 violations | $9,342 | 7 | 0 |
| Vegas Buffet (Hollywood) Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 18, 2013 | 3 violations | $7,660 | 2 | 0 |
| Show Off Motorsports, Inc. | Modesto | Sep 18, 2013 | 1 violation | $1,747 | 1 | 0 |
| Excellent Recycling & Scrap Metal | Chatsworth | Sep 18, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaze Gaze USA Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 18, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lumberjacks Restaurant | Redding | Sep 17, 2013 | 239 violations | $24,040 | 7 | 0 |
| Steven R. Rodgers General Engineering | Newhall | Sep 17, 2013 | 8 violations | $14,993 | 3 | 0 |
| Feather River Casino | Oroville | Sep 17, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nadia's Nopalitos/Eternal Produce Eternal Produce, Inc/Nadia's Nopalitos, Inc | Los Angeles | Sep 16, 2013 | 56 violations | $50,000 | 28 | 0 |
| Carrillo, Javier Gonzalez (FLC) | Stockton | Sep 16, 2013 | 9 violations | $176 | 3 | $1,400 |
| McEntire Landscaping | Redding | Sep 16, 2013 | 4 violations | $153 | 3 | 0 |
| County of Fresno, Dept. of Social Services | Fresno | Sep 16, 2013 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M and R Packing Company | Lodi | Sep 16, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Original Thai Restaurant | North Hollywood | Sep 15, 2013 | 6 violations | $24,011 | 4 | 0 |
| Autofin USA Komex Motors Whittier, Inc. | Santa Ana | Sep 15, 2013 | 9 violations | $15,526 | 4 | 0 |
| Toomie's Thai Cuisine | Alameda | Sep 15, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Universal Mail Delivery Service (UMDS) | San Fernando | Sep 14, 2013 | 79 violations | $107,797 | 57 | 0 |
| Wing Sing Food Company, Inc. | South El Monte | Sep 14, 2013 | 25 violations repeat | $68,728 | 15 | $4,620 |
| Lucky Phone | Los Angeles | Sep 14, 2013 | 5 violations | $1,064 | 3 | 0 |
| CJS Cooling Tower Services | Corona | Sep 14, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broas Guest Home | San Diego | Sep 14, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spec Group Inc. Franco Consulting Group Inc. | Hayward | Sep 13, 2013 | 2 violations | $46,426 | 1 | 0 |
| ENTI Clothing / Urban Sketch | Los Angeles | Sep 13, 2013 | 18 violations | $26,444 | 16 | 0 |
| Good Shine Travel Inc. | Rowland Heights | Sep 13, 2013 | 10 violations repeat | $6,877 | 6 | $1,848 |
| V & H Transportation V& H Transportation/ 5 Star Carrier | Santa Ana | Sep 13, 2013 | 8 violations | $5,600 | 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.