2015 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2015: 1,717 cases, 1,287 with violations found, $28,601,366 in back wages agreed for 20,625 workers, $1,555,197 in penalties. Against 2014 that is an increase of 3% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2015
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Consolidated Couriers, Inc | 6 | $2,500,000 | 597 |
| San Mateo County HSA Children & Family Ser. | 1 | $1,762,176 | 125 |
| Able Building Maintenance | 1 | $1,460,613 | 3,631 |
| CHARIOT | 2 | $1,433,472 | 87 |
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $945,001 | 901 |
| Cintas Fire Protection | 1 | $653,435 | 81 |
| VNA California | 1 | $636,425 | 99 |
| DELTA PRODCUTS CORPORATION | 1 | $534,254 | 79 |
| West Coast Drywall & Paint | 2 | $472,220 | 1,069 |
| American Homes 4 Rent | 1 | $414,456 | 109 |
| PG Trucking | 1 | $303,610 | 65 |
| Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | 1 | $266,414 | 531 |
| I2a Technologies | 1 | $261,866 | 23 |
| AA Electric & Plumbing | 1 | $245,389 | 19 |
| Kosakura, Inc. | 2 | $240,624 | 33 |
| Mota's Floorcovering Inc. | 1 | $229,358 | 127 |
| VTC Enterprises | 1 | $221,880 | 142 |
| Lincoln Training Center | 2 | $213,857 | 516 |
| Prospect Mortgage | 1 | $211,237 | 530 |
| Macias Llames Inc/ USPS | 1 | $204,812 | 12 |
| Support Linkages, LLC | 1 | $200,000 | 29 |
| Chloe Apparel, Inc. | 1 | $173,744 | 142 |
| Nelson Oswaldo Francia dba: Francia Trucking | 1 | $173,481 | 39 |
| Salinas Inc. | 1 | $171,429 | 22 |
| Hardy & Harper, Inc. | 1 | $171,109 | 31 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 387 | $6,294,741 | 2,916 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 85 | $5,333,675 | 1,486 |
| Manufacturing | 201 | $3,383,200 | 1,615 |
| Construction | 123 | $3,188,092 | 2,929 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 97 | $2,901,050 | 5,050 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 228 | $1,934,455 | 1,300 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 48 | $1,271,082 | 1,223 |
| Wholesale Trade | 110 | $842,076 | 498 |
| Public Administration | 3 | $655,878 | 83 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 14 | $574,721 | 325 |
| Retail Trade | 128 | $529,687 | 376 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 36 | $477,396 | 375 |
| Finance and Insurance | 13 | $365,950 | 678 |
| Utilities | 4 | $267,064 | 532 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 181 | $225,336 | 958 |
| Information | 16 | $139,944 | 78 |
| 27 | $114,944 | 155 | |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 9 | $52,080 | 17 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | $35,539 | 10 |
| Educational Services | 6 | $14,456 | 21 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Able Building Maintenance | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2015 | 4,158 violations repeat | $1,460,613 | 3,631 | 0 |
| Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | San Ramon | Dec 31, 2015 | 532 violations | $266,414 | 531 | 0 |
| MGA Drivers | San Jose | Dec 31, 2015 | 248 violations | $134,155 | 247 | 0 |
| Rice Services Inc | Edwards | Dec 31, 2015 | 37 violations | $87,458 | 37 | 0 |
| E & S Building Maintenance, Inc. | Anaheim | Dec 31, 2015 | 63 violations | $54,900 | 48 | 0 |
| Corridor Recycling | Long Beach | Dec 31, 2015 | 45 violations | $16,359 | 44 | 0 |
| Petco Store Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc | Gilroy | Dec 31, 2015 | 4 violations | $2,236 | 3 | 0 |
| A.M.G. Inc. Alfredo Moreno Gomez FLC Inc. | Lamont | Dec 31, 2015 | 20 violations | $1,628 | 14 | 0 |
| Aida Plopena | Lake Forest | Dec 31, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,548 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucky Oil Company/ Inland pacific Petroleum | Buena Park | Dec 31, 2015 | 9 violations | $903 | 9 | 0 |
| Stingray Distributors | Santa Ana | Dec 31, 2015 | 3 violations | $815 | 1 | 0 |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ITT Aerospace Controls - Perris | Perris | Dec 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kim-Seng Company | Los Angeles | Dec 30, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GreenPowerUSA | Chatsworth | Dec 29, 2015 | 1 violation | $23,000 | 1 | $5,000 |
| Country Haven Assisted Living | San Andreas | Dec 28, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Restoration Hardware | Tracy | Dec 28, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guppy Las Tunas, LLC | Temple City | Dec 27, 2015 | 26 violations | $5,557 | 23 | 0 |
| Valley Residential Care Facility Arleen's Residential Care Facility, Inc. | Union City | Dec 26, 2015 | 58 violations repeat | $12,754 | 7 | 0 |
| Arleen's Residential Care Facility | Hayward | Dec 26, 2015 | 63 violations repeat | $8,896 | 12 | 0 |
| Marcelo's Care Home Arleens Residential Care Facility, Inc. | Union City | Dec 26, 2015 | 68 violations repeat | $7,762 | 17 | 0 |
| Arleen's Residential Care Arleen's Residential Care Facility, Inc. | Union City | Dec 26, 2015 | 61 violations repeat | $5,790 | 10 | 0 |
| Arleen's Residential Care, Inc./Arleen's | Hayward | Dec 26, 2015 | 60 violations repeat | $5,525 | 9 | 0 |
| Arleen's Residential Care Arleen's Residential Care Facility, Inc. | Hayward | Dec 26, 2015 | 52 violations repeat | $5,395 | 0 | 0 |
| Arleen's Residential Care Facility/Arleen | Hayward | Dec 26, 2015 | 55 violations repeat | $4,287 | 4 | 0 |
| Marcelo's Home Arleen's Residential Care Facility, Inc. | Union City | Dec 26, 2015 | 56 violations repeat | $3,091 | 5 | 0 |
| IHSS | Santa Ana | Dec 26, 2015 | 1 violation | $2,342 | 1 | 0 |
| Arleen's Residential Care Facility | Union City | Dec 26, 2015 | 55 violations repeat | $1,179 | 4 | 0 |
| Marcelo's Care Home Arleens Residential Care Facility, Inc. | Fremont | Dec 26, 2015 | 52 violations repeat | $441 | 1 | 0 |
| Foodland Dallo & Co., Inc. | El Cajon | Dec 26, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Award Construction and Roofing | Exeter | Dec 24, 2015 | 19 violations repeat | $18,808 | 18 | $5,544 |
| Super 8 Redding KJMP Hospitality Corporation | Redding | Dec 23, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Bell C&R Restaurant Group, L.P. | Huntington Beach | Dec 22, 2015 | 83 violations | $25,268 | 83 | 0 |
| Taco Bell C&R Restaurant Group, L.P. | Anaheim | Dec 22, 2015 | 1 violation | $77 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | Temecula | Dec 22, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Toro Bravo El Toro Bravo Tortilleria | Costa Mesa | Dec 21, 2015 | 21 violations repeat | $81,396 | 14 | $4,312 |
| Sarah Oliver Handbags | Sausalito | Dec 21, 2015 | 28 violations | $8,208 | 26 | 0 |
| NCI Affiliates NCI Affiliated E-Waste | Paso Robles | Dec 19, 2015 | 16 violations | $11,862 | 15 | 0 |
| Blue Fin Sushi | Tracy | Dec 19, 2015 | 13 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matsu Sushi Yeon & Howard, Inc. | Manteca | Dec 19, 2015 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canton Food Company | Los Angeles | Dec 18, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| InsuranceOnline.com InsuranceOnline.com Services, Inc | Sherman Oaks | Dec 18, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental Western Transportation Continental Western Transportation Co, Inc. | San Diego | Dec 18, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Metals | El Cajon | Dec 18, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crew MW II, LP | Temecula | Dec 18, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gourmet Electronics, Ltd. | San Jose | Dec 17, 2015 | 22 violations | $35,268 | 13 | 0 |
| GTT USA Gateway Inc. | Rowland Heights | Dec 17, 2015 | 11 violations | $12,071 | 10 | 0 |
| AB Recycling Clean City Recycling Corp | San Diego | Dec 17, 2015 | 3 violations | $6,838 | 2 | 0 |
| Kobe Seafood and Steakhouse | Redding | Dec 17, 2015 | 6 violations repeat | $3,526 | 3 | $561 |
| NCI Affiliates | Paso Robles | Dec 16, 2015 | 8 violations | $7,721 | 8 | 0 |
| The Car Legacy | South Gate | Dec 16, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl's Jr. 210 Carl's Jr. Restaurants LLC | Inglewood | Dec 16, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walmart Superstore | Riverside | Dec 16, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Mar Junior Lifeguards | Del Mar | Dec 16, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Recycling | San Diego | Dec 16, 2015 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Bell Century Fast Foods, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 15, 2015 | 34 violations | $10,616 | 33 | 0 |
| Taco Bell Century Fast Food, Inc. | Simi Valley | Dec 15, 2015 | 3 violations | $566 | 2 | 0 |
| Taco Bell Store Century Fast Food, Inc | North Hollywood | Dec 15, 2015 | 2 violations | $152 | 1 | 0 |
| Taco Bell Store Century Fast Food, Inc. | Chatsworth | Dec 15, 2015 | 2 violations | $73 | 1 | 0 |
| Raintree Systems | Temecula | Dec 15, 2015 | 13 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motel 99 Wigglesworth Realty LLC | Tulare | Dec 15, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bablot Investments | Costa Mesa | Dec 15, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Mountain Heating and Air | Sacramento | Dec 15, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Bell Century Fast Food, Inc. | Simi Valley | Dec 15, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly's Apparel | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2015 | 27 violations | $31,414 | 25 | 0 |
| Canyon Springs Community Facility State of CA Dept of Developmental Services | Cathedral City | Dec 14, 2015 | 74 violations | $25,476 | 73 | 0 |
| California, State of Department of Transportation | Martinez | Dec 14, 2015 | 2 violations | $9,562 | 1 | 0 |
| InsuranceOnline.com | Newport Beach | Dec 14, 2015 | 26 violations | $7,202 | 24 | 0 |
| Energuy Inc. | Sacramento | Dec 14, 2015 | 2 violations | $621 | 1 | 0 |
| Fernando Gonzalez, Enterprise | Hayward | Dec 14, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EMJ Apparel Group, LLC | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Birky Trucking | Santa Paula | Dec 13, 2015 | 15 violations | $121,427 | 15 | 0 |
| Interior Concepts Weatherby Diversified Inc. | Los Alamitos | Dec 13, 2015 | 87 violations | $68,125 | 86 | 0 |
| Avalos Roofing | Visalia | Dec 13, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mariscos Licenciado | Montclair | Dec 12, 2015 | 13 violations | $8,791 | 12 | 0 |
| SAALEX CORP Saalex Solutions, Inc. | Camarillo | Dec 12, 2015 | 2 violations | $165 | 1 | 0 |
| Antelope Valley Hospital | Lancaster | Dec 12, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chop Chop Korean BBQ | Pleasant Hill | Dec 12, 2015 | 13 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matsu Sushi | Pleasant Hill | Dec 12, 2015 | 12 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Escondido Recycling Yard Inc | Escondido | Dec 12, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alazayem Restaurant | El Cajon | Dec 11, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nahrain Fish & Chicken Grill | El Cajon | Dec 11, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danys Berry Farms | Santa Maria | Dec 10, 2015 | 91 violations | $22,466 | 42 | $16,238 |
| City of Calexico | Calexico | Dec 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RND Contractors Inc | Fontana | Dec 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pearlite Fixture Group, Inc. | San Jose | Dec 9, 2015 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| COSCO Fire Protection, Inc. | San Diego | Dec 9, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Precision Electric Co | Lakeside | Dec 9, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WEST-TECH Contracting | Escondido | Dec 9, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amore Retirement Living | Daly City | Dec 8, 2015 | 35 violations | $37,212 | 35 | 0 |
| SAKANA SUSHI BAR AND GRILL | San Francisco | Dec 8, 2015 | 3 violations repeat | $33,023 | 2 | $616 |
| Greek Chicken | El Cajon | Dec 8, 2015 | 9 violations | $15,178 | 8 | 0 |
| Business Intelligence 101, Inc. | Livermore | Dec 8, 2015 | 2 violations | $2,019 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Inc. | Bell | Dec 8, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I Love Teriyaki # A | Roseville | Dec 8, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grey Studio | Los Angeles | Dec 7, 2015 | 23 violations | $17,952 | 19 | 0 |
| Colima's Carniceria y Taqueria | Parlier | Dec 6, 2015 | 9 violations repeat | $50,000 | 8 | $5,390 |
| Lyons and Son Masonry | Alpine | Dec 6, 2015 | 2 violations | $1,139 | 1 | 0 |
| I Park | Los Angeles | Dec 6, 2015 | 3 violations | $232 | 1 | 0 |
| Knight Transportation, Inc. | Tulare | Dec 6, 2015 | 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.