2014 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2014: 1,831 cases, 1,366 with violations found, $27,779,811 in back wages agreed for 19,298 workers, $1,142,070 in penalties. Against 2013 that is a decrease of 24% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2014
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $3,346,196 | 359 | |
| CLP Skill Trade Solution Inc. | 1 | $1,804,017 | 0 |
| Language Line | 1 | $967,508 | 2,428 |
| Arbon Equipment | 1 | $633,207 | 422 |
| FBT Transport | 1 | $541,414 | 110 |
| Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | 1 | $507,138 | 751 |
| Bara Infoware, Inc. | 1 | $403,982 | 0 |
| GEO Group | 1 | $378,310 | 530 |
| Shell Oil Refinery Martinez | 1 | $318,986 | 281 |
| Retirement Plus of San Carlos | 1 | $318,525 | 24 |
| Chateau Pleasanton | 2 | $317,695 | 18 |
| Lucky River Restaurant | 1 | $285,732 | 8 |
| Nobis Care Home | 7 | $260,037 | 20 |
| Ultimate Landscape Management Company, Inc. | 1 | $256,585 | 104 |
| Beckman Coulter | 1 | $234,427 | 31 |
| Catherine's Home Inc. | 7 | $213,017 | 32 |
| Xcel Building Group, Inc. | 1 | $198,165 | 628 |
| Regal Medical Group | 1 | $189,848 | 51 |
| Customline | 1 | $185,953 | 326 |
| Winston Manor Home | 1 | $185,569 | 13 |
| Fenox Venture Capital | 1 | $181,250 | 56 |
| Taylored Services | 1 | $180,754 | 72 |
| G&S Shows | 1 | $175,000 | 38 |
| Internet Connectivity Group, Inc | 1 | $165,221 | 21 |
| Imperial Contracting | 1 | $156,728 | 13 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 390 | $5,477,513 | 2,627 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 224 | $4,195,143 | 1,531 |
| Manufacturing | 296 | $3,557,732 | 2,722 |
| Information | 17 | $3,546,576 | 377 |
| Construction | 152 | $3,516,369 | 2,487 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 34 | $1,514,262 | 2,651 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 91 | $1,373,579 | 675 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 117 | $1,363,148 | 2,046 |
| Utilities | 7 | $609,533 | 814 |
| Public Administration | 7 | $388,126 | 551 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 192 | $365,916 | 1,463 |
| Retail Trade | 107 | $360,670 | 467 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 60 | $335,274 | 206 |
| Wholesale Trade | 39 | $299,959 | 271 |
| Finance and Insurance | 16 | $274,639 | 124 |
| 37 | $189,327 | 109 | |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 13 | $188,041 | 49 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 12 | $113,966 | 87 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 4 | $60,769 | 29 |
| Educational Services | 13 | $49,269 | 12 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 3 | $0 | 0 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Creation, Inc | Santa Ana | Mar 25, 2014 | 5 violations | $919 | 3 | 0 |
| Magic 8 Productions, Inc. | Westminster | Mar 25, 2014 | 4 violations | $192 | 2 | 0 |
| Golden Care at Brighton | Vacaville | Mar 25, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DB Garment | Westminster | Mar 24, 2014 | 8 violations | $1,500 | 6 | 0 |
| Old Oakland Dental Mikhail Tsotsiashvili DDS Inc. | Oakland | Mar 24, 2014 | 3 violations repeat | $1,142 | 3 | $462 |
| Emergency Scribe Systems | El Segundo | Mar 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Locust Home Heritage Estates, Inc. | Manteca | Mar 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMCD Inc | Los Angeles | Mar 24, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simplex Grinnell, LP | San Diego | Mar 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Costco Costco Wholesale Corporation | Inglewood | Mar 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RL HOME CARE RL Community Servicers, Inc. | Rialto | Mar 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malhi's Inn | Palmdale | Mar 23, 2014 | 3 violations | $14,350 | 1 | 0 |
| Trinity Development Center | Fresno | Mar 22, 2014 | 9 violations repeat | $2,587 | 4 | $748 |
| Julie Mode Inc. | Garden Grove | Mar 22, 2014 | 4 violations | $648 | 3 | 0 |
| Humphry Slocombe | San Francisco | Mar 21, 2014 | 2 violations | $554 | 1 | 0 |
| Tabu Sushi Bar & Grill Inc. | Del Mar | Mar 21, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Generation Plastering | Rancho Santa Margarita | Mar 21, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Name Garment Contractor | Garden Grove | Mar 21, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Rose Baseball | Campbell | Mar 20, 2014 | 17 violations | $4,699 | 14 | 0 |
| Star Point Transport | Stanton | Mar 20, 2014 | 2 violations | $656 | 1 | 0 |
| Pleasanton Unified School District | Pleasanton | Mar 20, 2014 | 8 violations | $47 | 8 | 0 |
| Flyers Energy, LLC | Visalia | Mar 20, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Fashion | Santa Ana | Mar 20, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pairo's Adult Residential | Riverside | Mar 20, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grandma Tofu & BBQ | San Diego | Mar 20, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Happy Ranch Program Woodland Residential Services, Inc. | Woodland | Mar 19, 2014 | 100 violations | $39,988 | 27 | 0 |
| Metro PCS Wireless Depot Inc | San Diego | Mar 19, 2014 | 1 violation | $460 | 1 | 0 |
| Ralphs Ralphs Grocery Company | Porter Ranch | Mar 19, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. | Pasadena | Mar 19, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralphs Distribution Center-Riverside | Riverside | Mar 19, 2014 | 18 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralphs Grocery Company | Compton | Mar 19, 2014 | 200 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralphs Ralphs Grocery Company | Costa Mesa | Mar 19, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GR Trucking, LLC | Rancho Cordova | Mar 18, 2014 | 40 violations | $78,638 | 39 | 0 |
| Jim's Towing Jim's Towing Service, Inc. | Bakersfield | Mar 18, 2014 | 15 violations | $23,511 | 14 | 0 |
| Ocean Seafood Buffet | Valencia | Mar 18, 2014 | 3 violations | $4,584 | 1 | 0 |
| Rawken Sushi Rawken Sushi Group LLC | Pomona | Mar 18, 2014 | 3 violations repeat | $530 | 2 | 0 |
| Fox Sports Bar & Grill | Pomona | Mar 18, 2014 | 3 violations repeat | $190 | 2 | 0 |
| Ralphs Ralphs Grocery Company | Woodland Hills | Mar 18, 2014 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralphs Ralphs Grocery Company | Los Angeles | Mar 18, 2014 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralphs Ralphs Grocery Company | Encino | Mar 18, 2014 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralphs Ralphs Grocery Company, Inc. | Glendale | Mar 18, 2014 | 21 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Food 4 Less Ralphs Grocery Company - Distribution | Victorville | Mar 18, 2014 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralphs Distribution Center - Compton Ralph's Grocery Company - Distribution Center | Compton | Mar 18, 2014 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CVCS/Central Valley Commercial Services | Hilmar | Mar 18, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SKP, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 18, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Culver USA, Inc. | Santa Ana | Mar 17, 2014 | 19 violations | $12,429 | 17 | 0 |
| TLC Fletcherview Cheri Christensen - Sole Prop | Highland | Mar 17, 2014 | 13 violations | $9,586 | 9 | 0 |
| Tinak Co. | Garden Grove | Mar 17, 2014 | 6 violations | $3,300 | 5 | 0 |
| Creative Child Care Inc | Stockton | Mar 17, 2014 | 3 violations | $2,558 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco Joint Port Watchmen LRC | Oakland | Mar 17, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serve All Contracting | Sacramento | Mar 17, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IZZYBEAR, Inc. | Garden Grove | Mar 16, 2014 | 13 violations | $8,187 | 12 | 0 |
| JL Always, Inc | Santa Ana | Mar 16, 2014 | 15 violations repeat | $7,390 | 12 | $2,244 |
| Lunar Mode, Inc | Santa Ana | Mar 16, 2014 | 17 violations | $6,815 | 15 | 0 |
| AD & T, Inc. | Garden Grove | Mar 16, 2014 | 5 violations | $3,672 | 4 | 0 |
| Kim-Nancy, Inc. | Garden Grove | Mar 16, 2014 | 7 violations | $1,960 | 6 | 0 |
| LCJ Production, Inc. | Santa Ana | Mar 16, 2014 | 16 violations | $1,704 | 10 | 0 |
| CHENAULT Clothing Inc. | Gardena | Mar 16, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caramela, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 16, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa's Tacos | Pomona | Mar 15, 2014 | 6 violations repeat | $5,887 | 5 | 0 |
| MTH Style., Inc. | Garden Grove | Mar 15, 2014 | 9 violations | $1,926 | 8 | 0 |
| Kings Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Hanford | Mar 15, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Splendid Inc Splendid, Inc., a division of VF Corporation, | Los Angeles | Mar 14, 2014 | 10 violations | $7,325 | 9 | 0 |
| CE' Em Production Inc. | Santa Ana | Mar 14, 2014 | 8 violations | $5,759 | 7 | 0 |
| Cama Style, Inc | Garden Grove | Mar 14, 2014 | 16 violations repeat | $5,414 | 14 | $2,156 |
| Citrus Plus, Inc. | Riverside | Mar 14, 2014 | 10 violations | $3,293 | 1 | $1,625 |
| Mei Zhou Doung Po Restaurant | Los Angeles | Mar 14, 2014 | 26 violations | $2,652 | 25 | 0 |
| Sterling Messenger | Los Angeles | Mar 14, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Costa del Sol and Alicia Valle La Isla Conchaguita, Inc and Alicia Valle | Pacoima | Mar 14, 2014 | 7 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winston Manor Home | South San Francisco | Mar 13, 2014 | 25 violations repeat | $185,569 | 13 | 0 |
| Woodworks Plus, Inc | Carlsbad | Mar 13, 2014 | 8 violations | $31,214 | 7 | 0 |
| Sunshine ICF | Lodi | Mar 13, 2014 | 4 violations | $12,577 | 3 | 0 |
| Right at Home Care Services of Sacramento, Inc. | Sacramento | Mar 13, 2014 | 18 violations repeat | $2,329 | 17 | $795 |
| Bradford Home | South San Francisco | Mar 13, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip's Home E&P Evangelista & Associates | South San Francisco | Mar 13, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chenery Park Restaurant | San Francisco | Mar 13, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel's ICF | Lodi | Mar 13, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunny Hill Manor/Sunny View Manor/Sunny Lane | Rialto | Mar 13, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Versar, Inc. | Fort Irwin | Mar 12, 2014 | 26 violations | $46,581 | 10 | 0 |
| ULT Transportation, Inc | San Diego | Mar 12, 2014 | 6 violations | $4,787 | 5 | 0 |
| First Security Services First Alarm Security & Patrol, Inc. | San Jose | Mar 12, 2014 | 2 violations | $2,510 | 1 | 0 |
| Bena J, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 12, 2014 | 5 violations | $182 | 4 | 0 |
| LA Dept of Public Services | Los Angeles | Mar 12, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santa Clarita City Towing | Newhall | Mar 11, 2014 | 8 violations | $7,337 | 7 | 0 |
| Hope House Mark's Growing Center, Inc | Vacaville | Mar 11, 2014 | 2 violations | $5,870 | 1 | 0 |
| Alta's ICF | Sacramento | Mar 11, 2014 | 21 violations | $1,944 | 20 | 0 |
| Ralphs Store The Ralph's Grocery Company | Cerritos | Mar 11, 2014 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunshine Care Home | Poway | Mar 11, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustard Seed Mark's Growing Center, Inc | Vacaville | Mar 11, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Global Telecom Corp. | Newport Beach | Mar 11, 2014 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Rialto Concrete Products | Rialto | Mar 11, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Food 4 Less Ralps Grocery Company | National City | Mar 11, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralphs Ralphs Grocery Company | San Diego | Mar 11, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucky River Restaurant | San Francisco | Mar 10, 2014 | 17 violations | $285,732 | 8 | 0 |
| Granny's House | Marysville | Mar 10, 2014 | 11 violations | $856 | 10 | 0 |
| CVS Pharmacy Long's Drug Stores California, L.L.C. | San Rafael | Mar 10, 2014 | 2 violations | $79 | 1 | 0 |
| Dr. Pepper Snapple Group | Ukiah | Mar 10, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & D Fashion | Garden Grove | Mar 9, 2014 | 5 violations | $10,660 | 2 | 0 |
| Active Wear Production, Inc. | Santa Ana | Mar 9, 2014 | 13 violations | $10,290 | 7 | 0 |
| Good Style, Inc. | Garden Grove | Mar 9, 2014 | 9 violations repeat | $4,772 | 8 | $1,232 |
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.