2017 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2017: 1,476 cases, 1,096 with violations found, $21,381,031 in back wages agreed for 13,001 workers, $2,583,207 in penalties. Against 2016 that is a decrease of 3% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2017
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munger Bros.- Empire Ranch | 1 | $2,051,838 | 2,477 |
| Price Transfer | 1 | $1,993,974 | 925 |
| Bara Infoware & Federal Solutions Group | 1 | $889,134 | 87 |
| Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 1 | $601,053 | 194 |
| EuroAmerican Propagators | 1 | $486,903 | 35 |
| Merchants Building Maintenance | 1 | $430,833 | 34 |
| FCL Logistics | 1 | $356,425 | 34 |
| Margaret's Home | 1 | $348,198 | 54 |
| Jack in the Bo | 18 | $255,558 | 141 |
| Full Power Properties, LLC | 1 | $250,000 | 22 |
| Yaana Technologies, LLC | 1 | $237,220 | 45 |
| Interactive Games & Creations | 1 | $220,449 | 122 |
| Intellectechs | 1 | $212,455 | 11 |
| Joyful Home | 1 | $208,544 | 39 |
| Norbert's Towing, Inc. | 1 | $201,989 | 12 |
| Quintana Home | 1 | $201,802 | 12 |
| Casa Ramos Chico | 2 | $196,884 | 16 |
| Nobis Care Homes | 1 | $194,276 | 13 |
| Ruus Manor | 1 | $183,559 | 8 |
| Crowne Cold Storage, LLC (Delano) | 2 | $177,820 | 249 |
| Cloudwick Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $173,045 | 12 |
| Medinas Protective Services | 1 | $168,299 | 36 |
| Casa Ramos Folsom | 1 | $167,225 | 14 |
| DH Smith Company | 1 | $160,130 | 46 |
| Landmark Services, Inc. | 1 | $155,090 | 38 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 391 | $3,020,954 | 1,311 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 139 | $2,968,861 | 3,935 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 55 | $2,672,887 | 1,168 |
| Construction | 68 | $2,581,720 | 690 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 160 | $2,427,399 | 1,239 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 48 | $2,310,638 | 789 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 74 | $1,657,620 | 1,331 |
| Manufacturing | 167 | $1,651,238 | 916 |
| 27 | $601,898 | 103 | |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 58 | $392,438 | 254 |
| Wholesale Trade | 112 | $314,731 | 194 |
| Educational Services | 13 | $254,243 | 53 |
| Retail Trade | 108 | $186,763 | 244 |
| Finance and Insurance | 10 | $138,902 | 646 |
| Public Administration | 10 | $98,239 | 56 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 14 | $64,261 | 49 |
| Information | 15 | $35,787 | 16 |
| Utilities | 2 | $2,452 | 7 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 5 | $0 | 0 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudwick Technologies, Inc. | Newark | Dec 31, 2017 | 13 violations | $173,045 | 12 | 0 |
| Akima Logistics Services LLC | Barstow | Dec 31, 2017 | 4 violations | $113,468 | 2 | 0 |
| Quality Coast Incorporated | Chula Vista | Dec 31, 2017 | 21 violations | $67,201 | 9 | 0 |
| Wolverine Nebo Anne | Barstow | Dec 31, 2017 | 3 violations | $28,558 | 1 | 0 |
| Keegan's Concrete Inc. | Costa Mesa | Dec 31, 2017 | 38 violations | $24,963 | 37 | 0 |
| Hotel Indigo Anaheim New Century Enterprises, LLC | Anaheim | Dec 31, 2017 | 47 violations | $20,041 | 46 | 0 |
| Trinet Group Inc. | San Leandro | Dec 31, 2017 | 41 violations | $18,177 | 40 | 0 |
| V Wine Cellar | Yountville | Dec 31, 2017 | 4 violations | $11,084 | 3 | 0 |
| Ramada Plaza Anaheim | Anaheim | Dec 31, 2017 | 42 violations | $9,530 | 41 | 0 |
| Victory Installation Solutions | Valley Center | Dec 31, 2017 | 10 violations | $6,066 | 9 | 0 |
| Safeway Garage Door Safeway Garage Doors, Inc. | Santa Ana | Dec 31, 2017 | 2 violations | $450 | 1 | 0 |
| El Governador Taco, Co. | Anaheim | Dec 31, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rancho Erico | Valley Center | Dec 31, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crust Pizzeria | San Diego | Dec 31, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $327 |
| Patton State Hospital Department of State Hospitals (Patton) | Patton | Dec 31, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CollabRx, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 30, 2017 | 7 violations | $19,042 | 4 | 0 |
| Alibaba Alibaba Pictures International, LLC | Pasadena | Dec 30, 2017 | 3 violations | $18,796 | 1 | 0 |
| Attic Perfect | San Diego | Dec 30, 2017 | 12 violations | $9,944 | 11 | 0 |
| Flame of India | Truckee | Dec 28, 2017 | 4 violations | $9,483 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy's Hambrugers | Rowland Heights | Dec 28, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa Murphy's Pizza | Livermore | Dec 28, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,419 |
| Golden Corral buffet and grill | Hesperia | Dec 28, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cold Stone Creamery | Elk Grove | Dec 27, 2017 | 7 violations | $1,733 | 7 | 0 |
| Grocery Outlet Bargain Market | Sacramento | Dec 27, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,730 |
| McDonalds Shalhoub Management Company, Inc. | Redlands | Dec 27, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quickly Lam's Cafe, Inc. | Rowland Heights | Dec 26, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quickly Huang & Tran Corp. | Sacramento | Dec 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's M. Pernecky Management Corp. | Monrovia | Dec 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's M Pernecky Management Corporation | Arcadia | Dec 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redlands Gymnastics Club | Redlands | Dec 26, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $654 |
| McDonalds M Pernecky Management Corporation | Arcadia | Dec 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BrightStar Care | Lake Forest | Dec 25, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweetwater Medical Center Benjamin O Camacho MD FACO A Medical Corporat | National City | Dec 24, 2017 | 20 violations | $22,408 | 10 | 0 |
| Hollister Co. | Concord | Dec 23, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,060 |
| DGE, Inc. Davis Group Enterprises | Crestline | Dec 22, 2017 | 3 violations | $1,781 | 1 | 0 |
| Scarberry Trucking | Gridley | Dec 22, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacos Mexico Vargas Tacos Mexico | Hacienda Heights | Dec 22, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LSD Fresh Express, Inc. | Pixley | Dec 22, 2017 | 36 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Palmer Trucking | Anderson | Dec 22, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's KEW Enterprises, Inc. | Glendora | Dec 21, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominos Pizza M. Lehmann Enterprise | La Puente | Dec 21, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Durazo Construction Services | North Hills | Dec 21, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Party City PARTY CITY CORPORATION | Fairfield | Dec 20, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cafe Gratitude Cafe Gratitude Larchmont, LLC | Los Angeles | Dec 20, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trader Joe's Trader Joe's Company | Los Angeles | Dec 20, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haige Star Boulevard | Rowland Heights | Dec 19, 2017 | 10 violations | $26,977 | 5 | 0 |
| Copper Eagle Patrol & Security | Canyon Country | Dec 19, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Little Caesars Pizza Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. | La Puente | Dec 19, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phoenix (Restaurant) Phoenix Food Boutique, Inc. | San Gabriel | Dec 18, 2017 | 9 violations | $11,642 | 8 | 0 |
| El Polo Loco | Los Angeles | Dec 18, 2017 | 8 violations | $637 | 8 | 0 |
| Church's Chicken | La Puente | Dec 18, 2017 | 1 violation | $580 | 1 | 0 |
| Best Western Courtesy Inn | El Cajon | Dec 18, 2017 | 2 violations | $378 | 1 | 0 |
| Ecco's Pizza | Long Beach | Dec 18, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | Fresno | Dec 18, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cinemark Movie Theatre | Yuba City | Dec 18, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SnoBites | Elk Grove | Dec 18, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horizon Mobile Village & RV Park | Palm Springs | Dec 18, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Citrograph Printing Co. | Redlands | Dec 18, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Parlor Ice Cream Puffs | Roseville | Dec 18, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Livermore Round Table Pizza | Livermore | Dec 17, 2017 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,640 |
| Chevron Appalachia | San Ramon | Dec 17, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newport Nails | Newport Beach | Dec 16, 2017 | 26 violations | $26,497 | 25 | 0 |
| Newport Nails | Newport Beach | Dec 16, 2017 | 18 violations | $17,795 | 17 | 0 |
| Newport Nails | Newport Beach | Dec 16, 2017 | 31 violations | $14,696 | 30 | 0 |
| Johnson Storage & Moving Company | San Diego | Dec 15, 2017 | 108 violations | $6,978 | 36 | 0 |
| McDonald's NCBT Kettleman McDonald's LP | Lodi | Dec 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's | Lodi | Dec 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wonderful Citrus Wonderful Citrus Packing LLC | Delano | Dec 15, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $977 |
| Acambaro Bakery | Soledad | Dec 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suehiro Cafe | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2017 | 19 violations repeat | $5,979 | 12 | $2,673 |
| Special T Water Systems | Whittier | Dec 14, 2017 | 9 violations | $2,452 | 7 | 0 |
| OC Bubble Tea | Rowland Heights | Dec 14, 2017 | 2 violations | $385 | 1 | 0 |
| Stater Bros' Market | Chino | Dec 14, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hokee Pokee | Elk Grove | Dec 14, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Century Oakridge | San Jose | Dec 14, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brother's BBQ | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yamato Transport, USA | Compton | Dec 13, 2017 | 30 violations | $6,409 | 29 | 0 |
| Taco Bell Silver Oak Management Corp | Antelope | Dec 13, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,419 |
| Highpoint Property Managememt | Tarzana | Dec 13, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $575 |
| Northgate Gonzalez Market Northgate Gonzalez Markets, Inc. | Culver City | Dec 13, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Country Club | Whittier | Dec 13, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black Angus Steakhouse | Fresno | Dec 13, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $327 |
| Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary | Whittier | Dec 13, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olympus Sports Coliseum | Sacramento | Dec 13, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northgate Gonzalez Markets | Los Angeles | Dec 13, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cookie Connection (the fountains) | Sacramento | Dec 13, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,765 |
| Little Sheep Guang Yang International L.P. | Hacienda Heights | Dec 13, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Car Wash | Carson | Dec 12, 2017 | 3 violations | $5,114 | 1 | 0 |
| My Auto Center My Auto Body & Paint Shop, Inc. | Montebello | Dec 12, 2017 | 5 violations | $924 | 4 | 0 |
| Yogurtland | Long Beach | Dec 12, 2017 | 2 violations | $59 | 1 | 0 |
| Panda Express Benicia Panda Express Restaraunt Group Inc. | Benicia | Dec 12, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pancake Palace | North Highlands | Dec 12, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santa Anita Park Los Angeles Turf Club, Incorporated | Arcadia | Dec 12, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacos Marquitos | Fresno | Dec 12, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Food | Yuba City | Dec 12, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Action Drone USA | Chula Vista | Dec 12, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tutti Frutti | Concord | Dec 12, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,639 |
| Motivational Fulfillment & Logistics Services | Chino | Dec 12, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring Industries | Ventura | Dec 12, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In-N-Out IN-N-Out Burgers | Signal Hill | Dec 12, 2017 | 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.