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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.L.C ALC & Company | Los Angeles | Aug 5, 2014 | 5 violations | $17,701 | 3 | 0 |
| K Two Collection, Inc. | South Gate | Aug 5, 2014 | 14 violations | $10,237 | 6 | 0 |
| Macro Net Inc. Macro Networks Corporation | Newark | Aug 5, 2014 | 8 violations | $10,080 | 1 | $1,275 |
| Bailey 44, LLC | Los Angeles | Aug 5, 2014 | 4 violations | $2,780 | 2 | 0 |
| Arco AM/PM Saini Brothers Inc. | Palm Desert | Aug 5, 2014 | 24 violations | $2,778 | 22 | 0 |
| RCO Reforesting | Yreka | Aug 5, 2014 | 4 violations | $988 | 1 | $660 |
| Peach Love California/Fantastic Fawn | Huntington Park | Aug 5, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crew Knit Wear Inc | Los Angeles | Aug 5, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cherokee Retirement Homes | Stockton | Aug 5, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tricia's Home Patricia's Home, Inc. | San Mateo | Aug 4, 2014 | 108 violations | $101,791 | 21 | 0 |
| A's Sample Shop, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 4, 2014 | 35 violations | $22,226 | 19 | 0 |
| Olympic Home Ancheta Enterprises, Inc. | South San Francisco | Aug 4, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albright Home Vista Grande Manor, Inc | South San Francisco | Aug 4, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flora's Home Flora's Home, Corporation | Burlingame | Aug 4, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly's Home Olympic Manor, Inc. | San Mateo | Aug 4, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoreview Home | San Mateo | Aug 4, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortez Home Olympic Manor, Inc. | San Mateo | Aug 4, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taqueria De Anda De Anda Enterprise, Inc | Santa Ana | Aug 3, 2014 | 22 violations | $29,926 | 21 | 0 |
| Taqueria De Anda De Anda Enterprise, Inc | Orange | Aug 3, 2014 | 18 violations | $28,455 | 17 | 0 |
| Taqueria De Anda | Anaheim | Aug 3, 2014 | 19 violations | $23,007 | 18 | 0 |
| Taqueria De Anda De Anda Enterprise, Inc. | Fullerton | Aug 3, 2014 | 13 violations | $21,881 | 12 | 0 |
| Taqueria De Anda De Anda Enterprise, Inc | Anaheim | Aug 3, 2014 | 21 violations | $18,101 | 20 | 0 |
| CSIC Corporation Communications & Systems Integration Corp | San Diego | Aug 2, 2014 | 5 violations | $15,354 | 5 | 0 |
| Three Boys Enterprises, Inc. | Kingsburg | Aug 2, 2014 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $900 |
| Kid's Foot Locker Foot Locker Retail, Inc. | Fairfield | Aug 2, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KC Ag LLC | Fresno | Aug 2, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Choix Vocational Services | Los Angeles | Aug 1, 2014 | 68 violations | $12,275 | 67 | 0 |
| Niland Sanitary District | Niland | Aug 1, 2014 | 4 violations | $3,560 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimenez, Irineo M Molina Farm Management, Inc. | Fowler | Aug 1, 2014 | 67 violations | $1,790 | 61 | $1,325 |
| Motel 6 Cameron Park Motel 6 | Shingle Springs | Aug 1, 2014 | 3 violations | $134 | 3 | 0 |
| Willems Farms | Kingsburg | Aug 1, 2014 | 15 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,275 |
| Shyan Inc | Los Angeles | Aug 1, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAFE RANDEVU | Oakland | Aug 1, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Palm Spring | Palm Springs | Aug 1, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrison Care Home | South San Francisco | Jul 31, 2014 | 4 violations | $72,431 | 3 | 0 |
| Nena's Mexican Restaurant | Stockton | Jul 31, 2014 | 32 violations | $60,275 | 30 | 0 |
| Golden Home Golden home extended care, inc | San Rafael | Jul 31, 2014 | 16 violations | $33,517 | 14 | 0 |
| Love and Serenity Home Care I | Sacramento | Jul 31, 2014 | 7 violations repeat | $13,263 | 3 | $462 |
| Love and Serenity Home Care III | Sacramento | Jul 31, 2014 | 10 violations repeat | $9,723 | 6 | $924 |
| Cindy Shoemaker Landscaping | Rancho Mirage | Jul 31, 2014 | 9 violations | $9,140 | 8 | 0 |
| Saint Michael's Extended Care Home | San Rafael | Jul 31, 2014 | 13 violations | $8,305 | 12 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven | Fremont | Jul 31, 2014 | 7 violations repeat | $6,317 | 5 | $1,540 |
| Love and Serenity Home Care II | Sacramento | Jul 31, 2014 | 3 violations repeat | $1,907 | 2 | $308 |
| Tucker Technoligies | Oakland | Jul 31, 2014 | 3 violations | $1,189 | 1 | 0 |
| Nena's Mexican Restaurant | Sacramento | Jul 31, 2014 | 5 violations | $396 | 4 | 0 |
| Pegoji Nursery | Sylmar | Jul 31, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tabitha Max Blueberry Farm, LLC | Porterville | Jul 31, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Lauren Factory Outlet Store | Livermore | Jul 31, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China Ma CMAX Paragone LLC | Livermore | Jul 31, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicken Now Chicken Now Livermore LLC | Livermore | Jul 31, 2014 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,100 |
| Aerotek, Inc. | San Diego | Jul 30, 2014 | 10 violations | $31,422 | 6 | 0 |
| Norman's Grill | Castro Valley | Jul 30, 2014 | 8 violations | $1,726 | 7 | 0 |
| Forward Air, Inc. | Brisbane | Jul 30, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Residential Wall Systems | Sacramento | Jul 29, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramirez Grove Maintenance | Fallbrook | Jul 29, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Time Warner Cable Time Warner Cable Pacific West, LLC | El Segundo | Jul 29, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinica Medica San Miguel | Huntington Park | Jul 28, 2014 | 7 violations repeat | $8,873 | 6 | $2,244 |
| Frito Lay Inc. | Modesto | Jul 28, 2014 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Westin Saint Francis | San Francisco | Jul 28, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W.B. Starr, Inc. | Lake Forest | Jul 28, 2014 | 33 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joyce Marie Home Joyce Marie Homes, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 28, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ginger G Ginger Green, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 27, 2014 | 20 violations | $6,615 | 18 | 0 |
| Merced Mall Car Wash | Merced | Jul 27, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CMS Style Inc | Los Angeles | Jul 26, 2014 | 7 violations | $4,968 | 4 | 0 |
| Vero's Mexican and Seafood | Lake Elsinore | Jul 25, 2014 | 2 violations | $430 | 1 | 0 |
| Quality Moving Service | Vacaville | Jul 24, 2014 | 71 violations | $40,324 | 41 | 0 |
| URS Corporation URS Federal Services, Inc. | Riverside | Jul 24, 2014 | 12 violations | $9,176 | 4 | 0 |
| Sam Marin Drywall + Plaster, Inc. | Coachella | Jul 24, 2014 | 15 violations | $2,742 | 14 | 0 |
| Data Ticket Inc. | Newport Beach | Jul 24, 2014 | 5 violations | $2,164 | 4 | 0 |
| Titan Workforce | Roseville | Jul 24, 2014 | 1 violation | $796 | 1 | 0 |
| Apple Tree Care Home | Burlingame | Jul 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norcal Environmental | Sacramento | Jul 24, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G&G Temporary Agricultural Workers Consultant | Santa Maria | Jul 24, 2014 | 219 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical Systems Engineering, Inc. | Santa Fe Springs | Jul 23, 2014 | 11 violations | $34,527 | 5 | 0 |
| California Mantel & Fireplace Inc. | Sacramento | Jul 23, 2014 | 9 violations | $1,171 | 9 | 0 |
| Blue Mountain Air Inc. | Vacaville | Jul 23, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jani-King | San Diego | Jul 23, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 999 Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 22, 2014 | 5 violations | $3,827 | 2 | 0 |
| Employment Development Department | Oakland | Jul 22, 2014 | 24 violations | $1,485 | 1 | 0 |
| Caliber Auto Transfer of Mira Loma Inc | Mira Loma | Jul 22, 2014 | 122 violations | $885 | 122 | 0 |
| Preferred Window Products, Inc. | Rio Vista | Jul 22, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luz Apparel | Los Angeles | Jul 22, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggie Fashion Monnie Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 22, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YNTJ, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 22, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue S. K1 International, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 22, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Promesa USA | Los Angeles | Jul 22, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mi In Fashion | Los Angeles | Jul 22, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaity Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 21, 2014 | 26 violations | $24,442 | 17 | 0 |
| Boutwell Home | San Francisco | Jul 21, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mystic | Los Angeles | Jul 21, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azusena's Raspados y Ice Cream | Cathedral City | Jul 21, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China Tea House | Torrance | Jul 20, 2014 | 12 violations repeat | $13,095 | 7 | 0 |
| Miso Design Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2014 | 28 violations | $24,574 | 15 | 0 |
| Si Ho Corporation | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Affinity Apparel Corporation | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luz Apparel | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CB Pacific Trading, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferrell Construction | Hemet | Jul 19, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Advanced Photonix, Inc. | Camarillo | Jul 19, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gomez Dolorez, Macedonio | Orosi | Jul 19, 2014 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,475 |
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.