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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPP Staffing Global Personnel Pool, Inc. | Atwater | Oct 15, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Der Lih Electric, Inc. | El Monte | Oct 15, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torn & Glasser Warehouse | Pomona | Oct 15, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boss Litho | Whittier | Oct 14, 2015 | 31 violations repeat | $95,570 | 30 | 0 |
| Version-X Design Corp. | North Hollywood | Oct 14, 2015 | 4 violations | $1,083 | 3 | 0 |
| Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites | San Jose | Oct 14, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Junior Theatre | San Diego | Oct 14, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Contra Costa Transit Central Contra Costa Transit Authority | Concord | Oct 14, 2015 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S & L Contracting Pinedo Felix, Sergio Omar | Mc Farland | Oct 14, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,200 |
| Table Top Game Swap | San Diego | Oct 13, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASAP Mobile Truck and Trailer Repair | Fontana | Oct 12, 2015 | 27 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Cagle Drywall | Santa Ana | Oct 9, 2015 | 3 violations | $1,610 | 2 | 0 |
| El Callejon BGJ Restaurants, Inc. | Encinitas | Oct 9, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elite Painting Company Charles Soffel, Jon Wright, A Partnership | Yucca Valley | Oct 9, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VNA California Visiting Nursing Association of the Inland Co | Riverside | Oct 8, 2015 | 100 violations | $636,425 | 99 | 0 |
| Andale Mexican Restaurant | San Francisco | Oct 8, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurionpro Aurionpro Solutions, Inc | San Ramon | Oct 8, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andale Mexican Restaurant Los Gatos | Los Gatos | Oct 8, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andale Mexican Restaurant SFO Terminal | San Francisco | Oct 8, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orange County Firearms | Fountain Valley | Oct 7, 2015 | 7 violations | $4,644 | 5 | 0 |
| Marava Corporation | Sacramento | Oct 7, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunny Kim Realtors | La Canada Flintridge | Oct 7, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor S. Sahatjian and Arlyne J. Sahatjian | Madera | Oct 7, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McEntire Landscaping | Redding | Oct 6, 2015 | 7 violations repeat | $1,751 | 7 | $1,078 |
| Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. | Pasadena | Oct 6, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco | Sacramento | Oct 5, 2015 | 5 violations | $7,271 | 2 | 0 |
| Turlock Unified School District | Turlock | Oct 5, 2015 | 16 violations | $1,515 | 16 | 0 |
| Taqueria Don Pepe | Fresno | Oct 3, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kitchen & Bath Factory & Construction | Anaheim | Oct 2, 2015 | 29 violations repeat | $6,982 | 25 | $7,700 |
| CF Farming C.F. Farming, Inc. | Valley Center | Oct 2, 2015 | 7 violations | $5,136 | 5 | 0 |
| Bank of America Corporate Center, Brea | Brea | Oct 2, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terra Form Inc. | La Canada Flintridge | Oct 2, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MolcaSalsa Mexican Food Molcasalsa Mexican Restaurant #1 | La Habra | Oct 1, 2015 | 7 violations repeat | $10,980 | 4 | $616 |
| El Sol Market | El Centro | Oct 1, 2015 | 17 violations | $2,268 | 17 | 0 |
| Laboratory Corporation of America Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | San Diego | Oct 1, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langer Juice Company Languer Juice Company, Inc. | Hacienda Heights | Oct 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sure Shine Services | Costa Mesa | Sep 30, 2015 | 50 violations | $112,540 | 50 | 0 |
| GTT USA Gateway Inc. | Alhambra | Sep 30, 2015 | 41 violations | $67,857 | 30 | 0 |
| VSE Corporation | Barstow | Sep 30, 2015 | 70 violations | $33,264 | 67 | 0 |
| Sawadee Thai Massage | Mountain View | Sep 30, 2015 | 18 violations | $23,571 | 17 | 0 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Sep 30, 2015 | 111 violations | $19,138 | 110 | 0 |
| Siam Orchid Traditional Thai Massage | San Francisco | Sep 30, 2015 | 10 violations | $11,543 | 9 | 0 |
| Elite Maintenance Service | Pasadena | Sep 30, 2015 | 12 violations | $9,492 | 5 | 0 |
| Four Seasons Vineyard Management | Geyserville | Sep 30, 2015 | 23 violations | $1,750 | 10 | $25,800 |
| Heng Yuan Engineering Group, Inc. | Alameda | Sep 30, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knott Avenue Residential Manor | Buena Park | Sep 30, 2015 | 25 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Prenda Vineyard Management La Prenda Vineyards Management, Inc. | Sonoma | Sep 30, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legacy Limo and Town Car Service Legacy Limousine and Town Car Service Inc. | Mountain View | Sep 30, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University Yellow Cab LLC | Mountain View | Sep 30, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresno County Fire Protection District | Sanger | Sep 30, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PrimeTech International | Barstow | Sep 30, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ridge Vineyards, Inc. | Healdsburg | Sep 30, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $16,500 |
| Clearshot Manangement, LLC | Moreno Valley | Sep 29, 2015 | 59 violations | $90,811 | 36 | 0 |
| Newport Cottages Summertree Interiors, Inc. | Riverside | Sep 29, 2015 | 15 violations | $3,037 | 14 | 0 |
| Naturvet The Garmon Corporation | Temecula | Sep 29, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARYZTA, LLC Aryzta Holdings IV LLC | San Leandro | Sep 28, 2015 | 22 violations | $165,921 | 20 | 0 |
| Gaytan III, Salvador SG-3 Management Services, Inc. | Madera | Sep 26, 2015 | 17 violations | $1,496 | 16 | 0 |
| Nguyen Anh Quan Red Dragon Cuisine Inc. | Westminster | Sep 25, 2015 | 6 violations | $6,400 | 5 | 0 |
| Bravura Bravura Systems Inc. | Sunnyvale | Sep 25, 2015 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knights Plumbing | Orange | Sep 24, 2015 | 20 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bevill Vineyard Management LLC | Healdsburg | Sep 24, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Clean King Laundry, Inc. Clean King Laundry Systems, Inc. | Granada Hills | Sep 23, 2015 | 4 violations | $5,308 | 4 | 0 |
| Boulevard Jay Hart Home, Inc. | Palm Springs | Sep 23, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| River Rock Casino River Rock Rock Entertainment Authority | Geyserville | Sep 23, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Taco, Store | Beaumont | Sep 22, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rancho Car Wash Enn Gee Corporation, Inc. | Rancho Cucamonga | Sep 21, 2015 | 27 violations | $36,559 | 13 | 0 |
| Jean 9 USA, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 21, 2015 | 2 violations | $352 | 1 | 0 |
| Farmer Boys Store | Perris | Sep 21, 2015 | 1 violation | $71 | 1 | 0 |
| Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards Inc | Windsor | Sep 21, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madera Agricultural Services | Madera | Sep 21, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Live in Arts, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 20, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Habit Burger Grill | Cypress | Sep 20, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Barca Restaurants | Bell | Sep 20, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calderon Grafting | Parlier | Sep 19, 2015 | 13 violations | $250 | 5 | $1,250 |
| Lyon & Lyon | San Diego | Sep 19, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Super Cuts La Jolla | La Jolla | Sep 19, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morton Marine Services Morton Marine Services Inc aka | San Diego | Sep 19, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonso's Meat Market | Selma | Sep 18, 2015 | 9 violations repeat | $74,862 | 8 | $3,080 |
| Isher Care Home | Ontario | Sep 18, 2015 | 13 violations | $36,844 | 12 | 0 |
| Premier Agriculture Services, LLC. | Madera | Sep 18, 2015 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,600 |
| Circle K Bloomington Galilee Investment Corporation | Bloomington | Sep 17, 2015 | 7 violations | $2,483 | 6 | 0 |
| A and Z Recycling | Los Angeles | Sep 17, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tripple M Mikes Mobile Mechanics llc | Orange | Sep 17, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boost Mobile | Los Angeles | Sep 17, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H&H Building & Supply Inc. | Moreno Valley | Sep 16, 2015 | 25 violations | $63,332 | 25 | 0 |
| Shasta Lanes | Redding | Sep 16, 2015 | 3 violations repeat | $262 | 2 | 0 |
| McDonald's Sutherland Management Compancy LLC | San Diego | Sep 16, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Filippis Pizza Grotto Filippis Pizza Grotto-Pacific Beach, Inc | San Diego | Sep 16, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. | Pasadena | Sep 16, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSI Systems | Hawthorne | Sep 16, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yountville Equipment Company | Napa | Sep 16, 2015 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $850 |
| Madera Agricultural Services | Madera | Sep 16, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OAK KNOLL FARMING CORPORATION | Napa | Sep 16, 2015 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,450 |
| Vimark Inc | Santa Rosa | Sep 16, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naan & Kabob | Tustin | Sep 15, 2015 | 4 violations | $14,313 | 3 | 0 |
| Vintage Steak House Restaurant | San Juan Capistrano | Sep 15, 2015 | 21 violations | $9,608 | 19 | 0 |
| Barrio Fiesta | North Hills | Sep 15, 2015 | 16 violations repeat | $5,608 | 12 | $4,620 |
| O'bistro Cafe | San Diego | Sep 15, 2015 | 4 violations | $133 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlas Vineyard Management | Napa | Sep 15, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Neal Vineyard Management MICHAEL J. NEAL VITICULTURAL SVCS., INC | Rutherford | Sep 15, 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.