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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somasoft Solutions, Inc. | Fremont | May 7, 2015 | 32 violations | $49,167 | 27 | 0 |
| G & R Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 7, 2015 | 31 violations | $33,082 | 19 | 0 |
| New Capital Seafood Restaurant | Rowland Heights | May 7, 2015 | 4 violations | $9,673 | 3 | 0 |
| U.S. Security Associates | Corona | May 7, 2015 | 2 violations repeat | $500 | 1 | 0 |
| Harmony House | Fresno | May 7, 2015 | 6 violations | $218 | 6 | 0 |
| Claremy House | Fresno | May 7, 2015 | 3 violations | $139 | 3 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 7, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellumination, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 7, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gomez Fashion Antonio Bautista Gomez Pastor | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | 46 violations | $34,035 | 24 | 0 |
| Lozano Construction | Vacaville | May 6, 2015 | 8 violations | $960 | 5 | 0 |
| Family Ranch, Inc. | Huron | May 6, 2015 | 1 violation | $47 | 1 | 0 |
| Payroll Staffing Solutions | City Of Industry | May 6, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Lake County Subway Development, LLC | Lakeport | May 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Si Style GQ International Trading, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blu Pepper | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S4U Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YN Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | May 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBC Mode, Inc. | Garden Grove | May 5, 2015 | 5 violations repeat | $1,296 | 4 | $616 |
| 7-Eleven Store # 20090D | Redding | May 5, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDQ Automatic Transmission Parts | Sacramento | May 5, 2015 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aranda's Denim | Los Angeles | May 5, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Techwaste Recycling LLC | Santa Ana | May 5, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Port Logistics Group | City Of Industry | May 5, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apex Mechanical- GSA, 90 7th St. | San Jose | May 5, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apex Mechanical- GSA, 450 Golden Gate | San Jose | May 5, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway FDS Enterprises | Sacramento | May 5, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Aarna Corporation | Suisun City | May 4, 2015 | 2 violations repeat | $8,595 | 1 | 0 |
| B & V Fashion | Garden Grove | May 3, 2015 | 5 violations | $987 | 3 | 0 |
| American Homes 4 Rent | Agoura Hills | May 2, 2015 | 110 violations | $414,456 | 109 | 0 |
| Mandarin Terrace | Sun Valley | May 2, 2015 | 12 violations | $70,021 | 9 | 0 |
| Granite Construction Company | Watsonville | May 2, 2015 | 4 violations | $3,504 | 1 | 0 |
| Segovia Care Home Segovia Residential Care Homes | Citrus Heights | May 1, 2015 | 3 violations | $4,133 | 1 | 0 |
| Segovia Care Home Segovia Residential Care Homes | Citrus Heights | May 1, 2015 | 2 violations | $999 | 1 | 0 |
| Segovia's Care Home Segovia Residential Care Homes | Citrus Heights | May 1, 2015 | 2 violations | $588 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Panda Restaurant | Newhall | May 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Premier Services, Inc. | Corona | May 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FirstService Residential (Playa Vista) | Los Angeles | Apr 30, 2015 | 8 violations | $33,595 | 5 | 0 |
| Westport Construction | Monrovia | Apr 30, 2015 | 11 violations | $18,087 | 7 | 0 |
| JND THOMAS COMPANY Inc | Riverdale | Apr 30, 2015 | 15 violations | $12,330 | 14 | 0 |
| Sue's Goldin Care Home | Roseville | Apr 30, 2015 | 5 violations | $9,268 | 3 | 0 |
| Sue's Goldin Care Home | Carmichael | Apr 30, 2015 | 11 violations | $6,806 | 2 | 0 |
| Sue's Goldin Care Home | Carmichael | Apr 30, 2015 | 3 violations | $3,525 | 2 | 0 |
| Woodland Food Gas & Liquor | Mariposa | Apr 30, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,208 | 3 | 0 |
| Fresno Gas & Liquor | Fresno | Apr 30, 2015 | 8 violations | $1,122 | 8 | 0 |
| Ashlan Cedar Gas N Liquor | Fresno | Apr 30, 2015 | 5 violations | $805 | 5 | 0 |
| Discount Liquor & Food | Fresno | Apr 30, 2015 | 5 violations | $491 | 5 | 0 |
| Bass Fork Minit Mart | North Fork | Apr 30, 2015 | 5 violations | $276 | 5 | 0 |
| USC: Keck School of Medicine | Los Angeles | Apr 30, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| On the Border Restaurant | San Diego | Apr 30, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IDEO, LP | Palo Alto | Apr 29, 2015 | 10 violations repeat | $68,829 | 8 | $4,400 |
| TWI West Coast- Boost Mobile, Vallejo | Vallejo | Apr 29, 2015 | 9 violations | $8,018 | 5 | 0 |
| Project Zen Zen Holistic Health, Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 29, 2015 | 7 violations | $6,031 | 5 | 0 |
| City of Hemet | Hemet | Apr 29, 2015 | 2 violations | $4,378 | 1 | 0 |
| La Biang Thai Massage | San Francisco | Apr 29, 2015 | 4 violations repeat | $4,080 | 3 | 0 |
| TWI West Coast, Oakland | Oakland | Apr 29, 2015 | 7 violations | $3,465 | 5 | 0 |
| TWI West Coast, San Francisco | San Francisco | Apr 29, 2015 | 5 violations | $1,371 | 3 | 0 |
| TWI West Coast, Pittsburg | Pittsburg | Apr 29, 2015 | 5 violations | $1,107 | 3 | 0 |
| TWI West Coast, Antioch | Antioch | Apr 29, 2015 | 3 violations | $553 | 1 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco MGSD Management Inc. | San Diego | Apr 29, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| QuickTime Trucking Inc. | San Jose | Apr 29, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tri City Crating and Packing Inc. | Oceanside | Apr 29, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Bay Vocational Center | Carson | Apr 28, 2015 | 37 violations | $14,274 | 36 | 0 |
| De Boer Home De Boer Homes, Inc. | Porterville | Apr 28, 2015 | 2 violations | $23 | 1 | 0 |
| California, State of | Sacramento | Apr 28, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desert Haven Enterprises, Inc. | Lancaster | Apr 28, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bergelectric-LACC | Escondido | Apr 28, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Electric Company | Sacramento | Apr 27, 2015 | 45 violations | $127,911 | 19 | 0 |
| Microtel Inn and Suites | Tracy | Apr 27, 2015 | 11 violations | $17,459 | 9 | 0 |
| Bargain Center | Los Angeles | Apr 27, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hidden Hills Comfort Home | Roseville | Apr 27, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CAPS California Almond Pollination Service, Inc. | Hughson | Apr 27, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liana Fashion, Inc. | South El Monte | Apr 27, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IDTECK Global | Gardena | Apr 26, 2015 | 7 violations | $18,865 | 5 | 0 |
| Hollywood Buffet Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 25, 2015 | 9 violations | $9,115 | 8 | 0 |
| East Hill Cleaners | Anaheim | Apr 25, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medicus Research Inc. | Northridge | Apr 25, 2015 | 42 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Friends of Jawbone | Mojave | Apr 24, 2015 | 5 violations | $2,753 | 3 | 0 |
| Red Leaf Development Red Leaf Developements, Inc. | Carmichael | Apr 24, 2015 | 14 violations | $1,052 | 13 | 0 |
| Rancho Del Mar | Santa Maria | Apr 24, 2015 | 10 violations | $260 | 2 | $7,500 |
| PG Trucking | Lompoc | Apr 23, 2015 | 120 violations | $303,610 | 65 | 0 |
| Towne Ford Sales Towne Motor Company, Inc. | Redwood City | Apr 23, 2015 | 4 violations | $7,863 | 1 | 0 |
| Avila's Tile and Cabinets | Tulare | Apr 23, 2015 | 1 violation | $7,440 | 1 | 0 |
| San Gabriel Valley Training Center San Gabriel Valley Training Center and worksh | La Puente | Apr 23, 2015 | 271 violations | $6,000 | 268 | 0 |
| USPS United States Postal Service | Burlingame | Apr 23, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rock Bottom Restauramt & Brewery CraftWorks Restaurants&Breweries Group, Inc. | La Jolla | Apr 23, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern California Edison Company | Santa Ana | Apr 22, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Sandblasting & Coating | Long Beach | Apr 22, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hope Farms | Santa Maria | Apr 22, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E & A Farming | Santa Maria | Apr 21, 2015 | 20 violations | $8,575 | 7 | $4,050 |
| Marconi 76 Khatkar Corporation Inc. | Sacramento | Apr 21, 2015 | 3 violations | $310 | 2 | 0 |
| YB Farms prev known as Yolanda Chavez Farming | Santa Maria | Apr 21, 2015 | 9 violations | $180 | 3 | $3,500 |
| Denny's Restaurants Western food Service, LLC. | Pleasanton | Apr 21, 2015 | 2 violations | $71 | 1 | 0 |
| Happy Mom Post Natal Care Services | Mira Loma | Apr 21, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo Jokar Enterprises, Inc. | Orange | Apr 21, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Island Pacific Supermarket | Union City | Apr 21, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chitchen Itza Restuarant | Los Angeles | Apr 20, 2015 | 12 violations | $12,072 | 11 | 0 |
| Residence Inn Huntington Pacific Hotels, LLC | Thousand Oaks | Apr 20, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employment & Community Options | San Diego | Apr 20, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Security Officers and Investigations (SOI) | Orinda | Apr 19, 2015 | 87 violations | $108,621 | 87 | 0 |
| AA Lanscaping Service Alfredo Arellano Landscaping | Pacoima | Apr 19, 2015 | 8 violations | $3,059 | 7 | 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.