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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lido Nightclub | San Jose | Oct 20, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor Connection, Inc. | Arroyo Grande | Oct 20, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dr. Jaykumar Shah and Romila Shah | Monrovia | Oct 19, 2014 | 3 violations repeat | $24,850 | 2 | $616 |
| Lucky 7 Mini Mart & Gas | Morro Bay | Oct 19, 2014 | 3 violations repeat | $23,163 | 2 | $616 |
| Emperor Buffet Emperor Buffet Corporation | Rancho Mirage | Oct 19, 2014 | 92 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LAUSD- Ramona Elementary School | Los Angeles | Oct 19, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Hat C & J Food Company, Inc. | Lake Forest | Oct 19, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USPS United States Postal Service | Santa Monica | Oct 17, 2014 | 3 violations | $1,886 | 1 | 0 |
| Wendys Pennant Foods | San Diego | Oct 17, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niteflirt | San Francisco | Oct 16, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Luchetti Construction | Santa Rosa | Oct 16, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduardo Santi Pacheco | Stockton | Oct 16, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stainless Fixtures | Pomona | Oct 15, 2014 | 125 violations | $64,868 | 124 | 0 |
| Gonzales Homes | San Francisco | Oct 15, 2014 | 6 violations repeat | $45,428 | 3 | 0 |
| Accent Care Inc. Accent Care Home Health of California, Inc. | Covina | Oct 15, 2014 | 165 violations | $31,361 | 164 | 0 |
| Orozco Grove Services | Santa Paula | Oct 15, 2014 | 102 violations | $19,626 | 33 | $5,700 |
| AA Golden House | Temple City | Oct 15, 2014 | 13 violations repeat | $9,926 | 9 | $2,772 |
| Meizhou Dongpo American Meizhou Dongpo Group | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2014 | 9 violations | $6,179 | 4 | 0 |
| CMV Electric, Inc. | Upland | Oct 15, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geovani A. Guidos-Morales | Stockton | Oct 15, 2014 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacobs Center Jacobs Center For Neighborhood Innovation | San Diego | Oct 15, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Team Construction Services | Jolon | Oct 15, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willdan Group, Inc. | Anaheim | Oct 15, 2014 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Up Enterprise Inc. PUEI | Upland | Oct 15, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noriega Restaurant & Hotel | Bakersfield | Oct 14, 2014 | 4 violations | $15,566 | 3 | 0 |
| Saxco-Demptos Glass | Fairfield | Oct 14, 2014 | 3 violations | $5,041 | 2 | 0 |
| New Thai Kitchen | Roseville | Oct 14, 2014 | 2 violations | $131 | 1 | 0 |
| Lily Bleu | Gardena | Oct 14, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carls Junior | West Covina | Oct 14, 2014 | 3 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rose Valley Group | Woodland | Oct 14, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanan Modern, Inc. | Garden Grove | Oct 12, 2014 | 15 violations | $2,227 | 12 | 0 |
| Lanna Modern, Inc. | Stanton | Oct 12, 2014 | 10 violations | $862 | 8 | 0 |
| O J Insulation | Azusa | Oct 12, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Estam Orbita, Corp | Los Angeles | Oct 12, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pico Rivera Animal Hospital | Pico Rivera | Oct 11, 2014 | 40 violations repeat | $11,685 | 38 | $15,362 |
| Farooq Cell Phone and Accessories | Riverside | Oct 11, 2014 | 3 violations | $1,051 | 2 | 0 |
| LongView FedConsulting JV | Laguna Niguel | Oct 10, 2014 | 13 violations | $86,004 | 7 | 0 |
| AT&T | Stockton | Oct 10, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California State University Long Beach | Long Beach | Oct 10, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ESKA, Inc./LCMB, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 9, 2014 | 58 violations repeat | $16,856 | 57 | $26,648 |
| Support.com | Redwood City | Oct 9, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie's Jr Burgers | Orange | Oct 8, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valero Mini Mart | Bakersfield | Oct 8, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation | Oakland | Oct 8, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alameda Health System Alameda County Medical Center | Oakland | Oct 8, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M & R Apparel, Inc. | South El Monte | Oct 7, 2014 | 32 violations | $62,049 | 30 | 0 |
| Mountain View Health Care Center | Mountain View | Oct 7, 2014 | 38 violations | $57,345 | 35 | 0 |
| Aqua Clean Hand Car Wash | La Mesa | Oct 7, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Vineyard Management | Windsor | Oct 7, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $200 |
| De La Montanya Winery | Healdsburg | Oct 7, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soapy Joe's Car Wash Soapy Joe's Rancho SAn Diego, Inc. | El Cajon | Oct 7, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fortex Construction Inc. | Fullerton | Oct 7, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KC Vineyards Management | Fulton | Oct 6, 2014 | 36 violations | $39,743 | 16 | $4,400 |
| El Mariachi Restaurant | San Clemente | Oct 6, 2014 | 50 violations | $30,079 | 42 | 0 |
| Techcon Monument Construction Inc. | Morgan Hill | Oct 5, 2014 | 44 violations repeat | $48,131 | 0 | $4,730 |
| Flatirons Solutions | Irvine | Oct 5, 2014 | 5 violations | $2,602 | 5 | 0 |
| Carnival Supermarket | San Diego | Oct 5, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Perfume Company | San Francisco | Oct 4, 2014 | 2 violations | $193 | 1 | 0 |
| Nina's Home Nina's Home Care Inc. | Fresno | Oct 4, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hibachi Grill & Super Buffet | San Jacinto | Oct 4, 2014 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Joaquin Tomato Growers, Inc. | Crows Landing | Oct 3, 2014 | 253 violations | $28,733 | 249 | $700 |
| Strataserv, Inc. | San Jose | Oct 3, 2014 | 2 violations | $2,660 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Osegura Company A. Oseguera Company, Inc. | Salinas | Oct 3, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Becker II Home | San Jose | Oct 2, 2014 | 29 violations | $130,678 | 21 | 0 |
| Hibachi City Buffet | Palm Desert | Oct 2, 2014 | 83 violations repeat | $90,000 | 40 | $38,335 |
| Salvador's Mexican Restaurant | Mariposa | Oct 2, 2014 | 3 violations | $20,584 | 3 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Store Mohinder Kanta Retail Inc. | San Jose | Oct 2, 2014 | 9 violations repeat | $8,530 | 8 | $2,464 |
| Joon Shabu Shabu | Glendale | Oct 2, 2014 | 5 violations | $248 | 4 | 0 |
| Galvan Farm Labor Services, Inc. | Lodi | Oct 2, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Becker Home, Inc. | Milpitas | Oct 2, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| We Care, Icf/Dd-H | San Jose | Oct 2, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hernandez, Adelina V. | Lodi | Oct 2, 2014 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United StateS Postal Service- Glendora CA | Glendora | Oct 2, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seamless Flooring | Chatsworth | Oct 1, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crickett Wireless Light Wireless Communications LLC | San Diego | Oct 1, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spectrum Painting & Decorating Inc. | Burlingame | Oct 1, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Environmental Systems, LLC | Auburn | Sep 30, 2014 | 48 violations | $100,150 | 13 | 0 |
| Marina Massage | Marina Del Rey | Sep 30, 2014 | 94 violations | $33,191 | 54 | 0 |
| Natures Image, Inc. | Lake Forest | Sep 30, 2014 | 23 violations | $20,389 | 22 | 0 |
| Bevilacqua Research Corporation | Edwards | Sep 30, 2014 | 7 violations | $16,167 | 3 | 0 |
| Citivest Inc. | Newport Beach | Sep 30, 2014 | 37 violations | $15,874 | 32 | 0 |
| Divine Home Care | San Leandro | Sep 30, 2014 | 2 violations repeat | $4,104 | 1 | 0 |
| 4G Wireless | Riverside | Sep 30, 2014 | 22 violations | $3,548 | 16 | 0 |
| Gardino Fresco Ristorante | Los Gatos | Sep 30, 2014 | 6 violations repeat | $2,720 | 4 | $1,496 |
| Diego Rivera Learning Comple Los Angeles Unified School District | Los Angeles | Sep 30, 2014 | 3 violations | $414 | 2 | 0 |
| M & Sons Logistics LLC | Baldwin Park | Sep 30, 2014 | 2 violations | $406 | 1 | 0 |
| MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL | Edwards | Sep 30, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BETA SOFT SYSTEMS, INC. | Fremont | Sep 30, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tutor Perini Fort Lauderdale Tutor Perini Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Ventur | Sylmar | Sep 30, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Construction Clean Up | Sacramento | Sep 30, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Fresno City of Fresno Department of Transportation | Fresno | Sep 30, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| State of California Dept. of Transportation | Los Angeles | Sep 30, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olive Vista Behavioral Health Center | Pomona | Sep 29, 2014 | 174 violations repeat | $24,594 | 86 | 0 |
| URS Corporation | San Francisco | Sep 29, 2014 | 12 violations | $15,502 | 9 | 0 |
| Sweet Factory Tae Shin Corporation | Redondo Beach | Sep 29, 2014 | 9 violations | $518 | 5 | 0 |
| Orange Julius Dairy Queen | Redondo Beach | Sep 29, 2014 | 10 violations | $402 | 6 | 0 |
| Peacock Gardens Cuisine of India | Diamond Bar | Sep 29, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Oakland | Sep 29, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Himanshu Bhatia | San Juan Capistrano | Sep 28, 2014 | 3 violations repeat | $54,348 | 1 | 0 |
| P.S. Services, Inc. | Anaheim | Sep 28, 2014 | 11 violations | $11,957 | 11 | 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.