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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Shoes | Hayward | Sep 15, 2015 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,550 |
| Me-n-Ed's Pizza Parlor | Clovis | Sep 15, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Estrada Labor Service | Fresno | Sep 15, 2015 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Alliance Tank Lines Inc | Dixon | Sep 14, 2015 | 36 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riverbend Hand Car Wash | Yorba Linda | Sep 13, 2015 | 17 violations | $34,329 | 16 | 0 |
| New Haven Court | Union City | Sep 11, 2015 | 12 violations | $124,396 | 5 | 0 |
| Rayzel's Villa | San Lorenzo | Sep 11, 2015 | 10 violations | $60,991 | 5 | 0 |
| Villa San Lorenzo | San Lorenzo | Sep 11, 2015 | 4 violations | $49,853 | 2 | 0 |
| Walnut Creek Willows | Walnut Creek | Sep 11, 2015 | 22 violations | $39,011 | 20 | 0 |
| Elizabeth cortes care home | South San Francisco | Sep 11, 2015 | 3 violations | $26,179 | 2 | 0 |
| Dragon Boat Restaurant | Foresthill | Sep 11, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chick-fil-A Sport Arena | San Diego | Sep 11, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,150 |
| Elizabeth's care home | South San Francisco | Sep 10, 2015 | 3 violations | $48,038 | 2 | 0 |
| Samantha care home | San Bruno | Sep 10, 2015 | 5 violations | $19,530 | 2 | 0 |
| Chick-fil-A Santee | San Diego | Sep 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Metal Manufacturing | Lynwood | Sep 8, 2015 | 13 violations | $23,336 | 13 | 0 |
| FS Transportation | Rancho Cucamonga | Sep 8, 2015 | 52 violations repeat | $11,841 | 51 | $19,074 |
| Paint Squad, LLC | Calabasas | Sep 7, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elite Ag Management, Inc. | Madera | Sep 6, 2015 | 13 violations | $218 | 5 | $1,675 |
| Geringer Vineyards Richard and Dorothy Geringer | Fresno | Sep 6, 2015 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $775 |
| Agrima Farm Labor Inc. | Madera | Sep 6, 2015 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,800 |
| JS Farms | Madera | Sep 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $300 |
| Airworx Air Conditioning and Heating | Lemoore | Sep 5, 2015 | 22 violations | $18,851 | 11 | 0 |
| California Bowl Sushi & Teriyaki | Van Nuys | Sep 5, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunshine Agriculture Services | Fresno | Sep 5, 2015 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,900 |
| Ray Moles Farms | Fresno | Sep 5, 2015 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,600 |
| Eduardo Soto FLC | Exeter | Sep 5, 2015 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,100 |
| Dosanjh, Gurpreet Singh | Caruthers | Sep 5, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Prime Harvest Contracting | Fresno | Sep 5, 2015 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,025 |
| Iturralde, Rosa Isabel | Fresno | Sep 5, 2015 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $575 |
| Oaxaca Olds, Sandra | Fresno | Sep 5, 2015 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,800 |
| Gill Farms | Fresno | Sep 5, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,600 |
| Avila's Farm Labor Services | Dinuba | Sep 5, 2015 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,400 |
| Singh Farms | Selma | Sep 5, 2015 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,700 |
| GiGi Ag, Inc. | Madera | Sep 5, 2015 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,300 |
| Technica LLC | Fort Irwin | Sep 4, 2015 | 1 violation | $33,644 | 1 | 0 |
| Fontana Express Car Wash | Fontana | Sep 4, 2015 | 9 violations repeat | $5,696 | 3 | $3,324 |
| LGP Ag Service | Fresno | Sep 4, 2015 | 53 violations | $1,621 | 22 | $4,700 |
| Kaiser Permanente | Anaheim | Sep 4, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lone Star General Contracting | Santee | Sep 4, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westcoat Speciality Coating Systems | San Diego | Sep 4, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STW Construction | Selma | Sep 4, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony J. Prieto Vineyards | Selma | Sep 4, 2015 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,400 |
| Performance First Performance First Building Services, Inc. | Santa Clara | Sep 3, 2015 | 12 violations repeat | $55,349 | 7 | 0 |
| G4S Secure Solutions | San Jose | Sep 3, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diamond Harvesting | Madera | Sep 3, 2015 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Lucky Chinese Restaurant | El Centro | Sep 2, 2015 | 13 violations | $2,005 | 13 | 0 |
| Francisco Sanchez Farm Labor | Madera | Sep 2, 2015 | 11 violations | $120 | 3 | $3,100 |
| Gerhardt River Ranch | Madera | Sep 2, 2015 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,200 |
| Antunez Shell | Calexico | Sep 2, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buschmoff, John | Kerman | Sep 2, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.F. Prieto Engineering Construction, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 1, 2015 | 9 violations | $40,289 | 8 | 0 |
| Nova Group | Napa | Sep 1, 2015 | 76 violations | $32,800 | 30 | 0 |
| Ritz Plumbing Jet Speed Plumbing Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 1, 2015 | 35 violations | $18,359 | 18 | 0 |
| Subway Fresh Only LLC | Fremont | Sep 1, 2015 | 4 violations | $15,886 | 3 | 0 |
| Scienn Hail Care Homes | Antioch | Sep 1, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arco AMPM Brawley Corner Petroleum Inc. | Brawley | Sep 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dirt Busters Car Wash Granite Bay Fountains Car Wash, Inc. | Roseville | Sep 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Six Veterns Housing LP | Los Angeles | Sep 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel 'sTire Service | El Centro | Sep 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J & M Labor Service, Inc. | Sanger | Sep 1, 2015 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Manjit K Bal Farms | Kingsburg | Sep 1, 2015 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| VTC Enterprises | Santa Maria | Aug 31, 2015 | 239 violations | $221,880 | 142 | 0 |
| Care One Cleaning Solutions | Lancaster | Aug 31, 2015 | 1 violation | $2,232 | 1 | 0 |
| Carll's Jr CLK HR ACQUISITION LLC | Calexico | Aug 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeropostale | Calexico | Aug 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo Jack in the Box, Inc. | Calexico | Aug 31, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo Jack In The Box, Inc. | Calexico | Aug 31, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | Calexico | Aug 31, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | Calexico | Aug 31, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardenas Market | El Centro | Aug 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corvias Air Force Living | Edwards | Aug 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biodata Radiology Services Inc | San Bernardino | Aug 31, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aerotek, Inc. | Ontario | Aug 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domingo's Mexican & Seafood Restaurant | Lancaster | Aug 30, 2015 | 13 violations | $14,048 | 12 | 0 |
| Del Sol RCFE (Del Sol III) | Mission Viejo | Aug 30, 2015 | 2 violations repeat | $9,880 | 1 | $154 |
| Borello Farms | Morgan Hill | Aug 30, 2015 | 30 violations | $3,799 | 21 | $2,100 |
| Del Sol RCFE (Del Sol III) | Mission Viejo | Aug 30, 2015 | 4 violations repeat | $1,453 | 2 | $308 |
| Del Sol RCFE (Del Sol III) | Mission Viejo | Aug 30, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prestige Farm Management, Inc. | Madera | Aug 30, 2015 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,225 |
| Del Sol RCFE (Del Sol III) | Mission Viejo | Aug 30, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker, Brian | Fresno | Aug 30, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viasource Solutions | Thousand Oaks | Aug 29, 2015 | 602 violations | $150,384 | 477 | 0 |
| Mendoza Farm Labor Contracting | Madera | Aug 29, 2015 | 18 violations | $552 | 7 | $4,800 |
| O.F.R., Inc. | Selma | Aug 29, 2015 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,825 |
| Ramos Farms Eduardo Fausto Ramos | Selma | Aug 29, 2015 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $775 |
| JB Farms Jennifer Freeman | Kerman | Aug 29, 2015 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $825 |
| Harvey Singh Farms | Selma | Aug 29, 2015 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| Elite Cuisine | Los Angeles | Aug 28, 2015 | 7 violations repeat | $12,670 | 6 | 0 |
| Marvin's Sewing | Los Angeles | Aug 28, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nation Wide Autos | Sacramento | Aug 28, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J M Lasgoity Johm M. Lasgoity & Rosemary Lasgoity | Madera | Aug 28, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $700 |
| K & J AG Services, Inc. | Madera | Aug 28, 2015 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,300 |
| GIA Power Management | Santa Clara | Aug 27, 2015 | 7 violations repeat | $9,364 | 6 | $1,848 |
| Firehouse Pizza | Red Bluff | Aug 27, 2015 | 3 violations | $233 | 2 | 0 |
| Outback DVBE, Inc. | Red Bluff | Aug 27, 2015 | 1 violation repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto's Mexican Restaurant | Rocklin | Aug 26, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Taco | El Centro | Aug 26, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tillys World of Jeans and Tops, Inc | Calexico | Aug 26, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MOURAD SF Montgomery Restaurant Partners | San Francisco | Aug 26, 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.