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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliant Services Group, LLC | San Diego | Apr 18, 2015 | 81 violations | $95,363 | 80 | 0 |
| DPI Specialty Foods Inc. | Ontario | Apr 18, 2015 | 2 violations | $2,201 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 Janitorial | Pittsburg | Apr 17, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC9 Alfa Services, Inc. | Moorpark | Apr 16, 2015 | 3 violations | $14,016 | 2 | 0 |
| Sailing Boat Restaurant | Redding | Apr 16, 2015 | 2 violations | $50 | 1 | 0 |
| AB Cemetery Management | South San Francisco | Apr 15, 2015 | 12 violations | $43,723 | 12 | 0 |
| Newport Beach Yacht Club | Newport Beach | Apr 15, 2015 | 11 violations | $40,700 | 10 | 0 |
| Duraliza Care Home | San Jose | Apr 15, 2015 | 10 violations | $16,745 | 7 | 0 |
| Choice Manor 1 ARF | Lodi | Apr 15, 2015 | 6 violations | $6,582 | 5 | 0 |
| Choice Creekview | Stockton | Apr 15, 2015 | 6 violations | $5,539 | 4 | 0 |
| Choice Manor 2 ARF | Stockton | Apr 15, 2015 | 6 violations | $2,635 | 3 | 0 |
| Mi Tierra Mercado Y Carniceria | Bay Point | Apr 15, 2015 | 3 violations | $2,083 | 2 | 0 |
| Harmony House | San Rafael | Apr 15, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,091 | 2 | 0 |
| The Blind Guy Windows Covering Experts, LLC. | Brentwood | Apr 15, 2015 | 3 violations | $875 | 2 | 0 |
| City Winery City Winery Napa LLC | Napa | Apr 15, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Autofin USA Komex Motors Whittier, Inc. | Santa Ana | Apr 15, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARCO Gas Station - Redding - Churn Creek Rd. | Redding | Apr 14, 2015 | 8 violations | $6,485 | 7 | 0 |
| ARCO Gas Station - Redding - Churn Creek Rd. | Redding | Apr 14, 2015 | 26 violations | $5,716 | 25 | 0 |
| Serene Oaks Care Home III (Red Pheasant) | Vacaville | Apr 14, 2015 | 5 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $385 |
| Serene Oaks Care Home II (Peacock) | Vacaville | Apr 14, 2015 | 2 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $193 |
| Serene Oaks Care Home I | Vacaville | Apr 14, 2015 | 2 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $193 |
| Diamond Crest Home Care, Inc | La Verne | Apr 14, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leela Recycling Center | Los Angeles | Apr 13, 2015 | 3 violations | $4,537 | 2 | 0 |
| Trinity Development Center | Fresno | Apr 12, 2015 | 10 violations repeat | $968 | 9 | $4,208 |
| Medina Home Care Medina Residential Care Services, Ltd. LLC | Clovis | Apr 12, 2015 | 7 violations repeat | $652 | 6 | $2,805 |
| Carrousel Recycling Center | Los Angeles | Apr 12, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alffin Recycling Center | Los Angeles | Apr 11, 2015 | 7 violations | $11,547 | 3 | 0 |
| Hal Hays Construction Inc | Camp Pendleton | Apr 10, 2015 | 42 violations | $14,681 | 21 | 0 |
| Tortas Sinaloa Tortas Sinaloa of Ontario, Inc. | Ontario | Apr 10, 2015 | 2 violations | $579 | 1 | 0 |
| Sierra Energy Tom's Sierra Company | Roseville | Apr 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Valley Presort Center | Fresno | Apr 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Banning Tobacco | Banning | Apr 10, 2015 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pure FPS, LLC | Los Angeles | Apr 9, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,363 | 1 | 0 |
| Bltee LLC Innovative Apparel | Montebello | Apr 9, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Department of Corrections & Rehab California Department of Corrections and Reh | Rancho Cordova | Apr 9, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imex Transport Inc. | San Diego | Apr 9, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Five Emerald Limo Five Emerald Limousine, Inc. | South San Francisco | Apr 8, 2015 | 16 violations | $36,317 | 10 | 0 |
| G&C Adult Residential Facility | West Covina | Apr 8, 2015 | 5 violations repeat | $24,060 | 2 | $187 |
| Coronado Recycling Center | Los Angeles | Apr 8, 2015 | 4 violations | $11,643 | 3 | 0 |
| Rocktenn RockTenn CP, LLC | Torrance | Apr 8, 2015 | 1 violation | $314 | 1 | 0 |
| Corona College Heights Orange and Lemon Assoc | Riverside | Apr 8, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $75 |
| Colonial Van and Storage, Inc. | Sacramento | Apr 8, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco W.K.S. Restaurant Corporation | San Diego | Apr 8, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apex International Transportation | Sherman Oaks | Apr 8, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tzeng Long Tzeng Long U.S.A. Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 7, 2015 | 6 violations | $11,306 | 5 | 0 |
| Energy Resolutions Inc. | Sacramento | Apr 7, 2015 | 4 violations repeat | $2,718 | 3 | 0 |
| Valero Gas Station - Redding - East Cypress | Redding | Apr 7, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,701 | 1 | 0 |
| Michele Robertson Company | Beverly Hills | Apr 7, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,250 | 2 | 0 |
| Tzeng Long Tzeng Long USA Inc | Los Angeles | Apr 7, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Downstown, Inc | San Marcos | Apr 7, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Express Transit Services Corp. | Vallejo | Apr 7, 2015 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Downstown, Inc | Vista | Apr 7, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Downstown 4 | San Marcos | Apr 7, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Downstown 5 | Vista | Apr 7, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Downstown 6 | Vista | Apr 7, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Downstown 7 | Vista | Apr 7, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bestway Recycling Co. Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 6, 2015 | 7 violations | $30,771 | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin Robison Construction, Inc. | Penngrove | Apr 6, 2015 | 6 violations | $7,568 | 5 | 0 |
| Central Arm Protection | Huntington Park | Apr 6, 2015 | 6 violations | $6,160 | 5 | 0 |
| Western Recycling | Gardena | Apr 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Recycling | Los Angeles | Apr 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bestway Recycling of Pomona | Pomona | Apr 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| StrongView StrongView Systems, Inc. | Redwood City | Apr 6, 2015 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaspen Village Care III | Yucca Valley | Apr 5, 2015 | 48 violations | $9,222 | 47 | 0 |
| ProTank Cleaning Professional Tank Cleaning CA Inc | National City | Apr 5, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes - Stanton Ave. | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 13 violations | $18,806 | 12 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes III | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $9,767 | 7 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Bridgeport | Anaheim | Apr 4, 2015 | 11 violations | $8,648 | 10 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Teranimar | Anaheim | Apr 4, 2015 | 6 violations | $8,175 | 5 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-San Ricardo II | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 12 violations | $8,018 | 11 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-San Rafael | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $7,976 | 7 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-San Rafael II | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 9 violations | $6,915 | 8 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Magnolia | Anaheim | Apr 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $6,089 | 7 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-San Paco | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 11 violations | $5,839 | 10 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Los Molinos | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 10 violations | $5,583 | 9 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Coolidge | Anaheim | Apr 4, 2015 | 9 violations | $5,481 | 8 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-San Ricardo | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $5,399 | 7 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Cypress | Cypress | Apr 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $3,694 | 7 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Pacific | Anaheim | Apr 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $3,464 | 7 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Neptune | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 10 violations | $3,292 | 9 | 0 |
| G & P Recycling Center | Wilmington | Apr 4, 2015 | 6 violations | $3,004 | 5 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes II | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 5 violations | $2,434 | 4 | 0 |
| G & P Recycling Center | Los Angeles | Apr 4, 2015 | 7 violations | $2,093 | 6 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes I Elizabeth G. Santos, Inc. | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 6 violations | $2,075 | 5 | 0 |
| Elizabeth Homes-Lorenzo | Buena Park | Apr 4, 2015 | 6 violations | $1,998 | 5 | 0 |
| G & P Recycling Center | Los Angeles | Apr 4, 2015 | 8 violations | $1,901 | 7 | 0 |
| G & P Recycling Center | Los Angeles | Apr 4, 2015 | 7 violations | $1,271 | 6 | 0 |
| G & P Recycling Center | Los Angeles | Apr 4, 2015 | 4 violations | $1,046 | 3 | 0 |
| Solari Ranch ICF Casa del Rios Habilitation Services, Inc. | Stockton | Apr 3, 2015 | 13 violations | $15,904 | 12 | 0 |
| Omnitrans | San Bernardino | Apr 3, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaopaya Restaurant | Reseda | Apr 2, 2015 | 11 violations | $49,205 | 6 | 0 |
| Arco AMPM Chandi & Jammu, Inc. | Turlock | Apr 2, 2015 | 2 violations | $218 | 1 | 0 |
| Life Deck Coating and Installation | San Diego | Apr 2, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacison's Guest Home | Stockton | Apr 1, 2015 | 3 violations | $9,828 | 1 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco | San Diego | Apr 1, 2015 | 2 violations | $89 | 2 | 0 |
| Redding One Stop Food Mart | Redding | Apr 1, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Department of Motor Vehicles | Santa Monica | Apr 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco | San Diego | Apr 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco | San Diego | Apr 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Persian Broadcast Service Global, Inc. | Tarzana | Apr 1, 2015 | no violations found | 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.