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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Laureles Recycling | North Highlands | Feb 17, 2017 | 4 violations | $761 | 2 | 0 |
| Fresh Grill LLC FB Holdings Company LLC | Santa Ana | Feb 17, 2017 | 1 violation | $315 | 1 | 0 |
| Banh Mi Che Cali (El Monte) | Alhambra | Feb 17, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Laureles Recycling | Lodi | Feb 17, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jomayra Landscaping Jomayra Landscape & Construction, Inc. | Santee | Feb 17, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Ellen | Los Angeles | Feb 16, 2017 | 7 violations | $2,906 | 5 | 0 |
| Yu's Foot Reflexology | San Francisco | Feb 16, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet Pea | Los Angeles | Feb 16, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bollywood Threading | Riverside | Feb 16, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Star Recycling | Los Angeles | Feb 15, 2017 | 3 violations repeat | $11,331 | 2 | $1,374 |
| San Juan Recycling | Los Angeles | Feb 15, 2017 | 5 violations | $7,613 | 4 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Fish Co. | Los Angeles | Feb 15, 2017 | 1 violation | $6,339 | 1 | 0 |
| Tustin Place Medical Group | Tustin | Feb 15, 2017 | 3 violations | $2,191 | 3 | 0 |
| Dr. Jay's Laser Medi Spa | Tustin | Feb 15, 2017 | 1 violation | $561 | 1 | 0 |
| New One Stop Apparel Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 14, 2017 | 26 violations | $28,549 | 0 | 0 |
| Vocational Visions | Mission Viejo | Feb 14, 2017 | 3 violations | $438 | 3 | 0 |
| Triple A and K / Tapk Apparel | Los Angeles | Feb 13, 2017 | 44 violations | $89,657 | 42 | 0 |
| MDA Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 13, 2017 | 14 violations | $20,961 | 13 | 0 |
| Boyle Heights Recycling So Cal Recycling Industries, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 13, 2017 | 6 violations | $2,665 | 3 | 0 |
| Greenyard Recycling Inc Ontario | Ontario | Feb 13, 2017 | 2 violations | $1,032 | 1 | 0 |
| Greenyard Recycling Inc Chino | Chino | Feb 13, 2017 | 2 violations | $929 | 1 | 0 |
| Agri-Mix Transport, Inc. | Bakersfield | Feb 13, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tradesmen International | Pleasanton | Feb 11, 2017 | 6 violations | $7,780 | 2 | 0 |
| Legacy Truck Equipment, Inc. | Santa Ana | Feb 11, 2017 | 12 violations | $2,717 | 6 | 0 |
| Chaffey Joint Union School District | Ontario | Feb 10, 2017 | 2 violations | $14,583 | 1 | 0 |
| Red Chamber Co. | Los Angeles | Feb 10, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sincere Care Services Sincere Domestic Services Inc | Pasadena | Feb 9, 2017 | 6 violations | $3,118 | 5 | 0 |
| Transdev Transdev Services Inc. | Oakland | Feb 9, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Helena Gardens II | Tustin | Feb 8, 2017 | 6 violations | $7,041 | 0 | 0 |
| Bonner House | Tustin | Feb 8, 2017 | 6 violations | $5,081 | 0 | 0 |
| Helena House | Tustin | Feb 8, 2017 | 5 violations | $4,649 | 0 | 0 |
| Fairmont House | Tustin | Feb 8, 2017 | 8 violations | $4,008 | 0 | 0 |
| Helena Gardens | Tustin | Feb 8, 2017 | 6 violations | $3,915 | 0 | 0 |
| Curry Paradise | Roseville | Feb 8, 2017 | 6 violations | $3,715 | 4 | 0 |
| Horizon Diversified Group Horizon Diversified Group , Inc. | Mission Viejo | Feb 7, 2017 | 4 violations | $34,048 | 2 | 0 |
| Horizon Diversified Group Horizon Diversified Group , Inc. | Mission Viejo | Feb 7, 2017 | 4 violations | $29,291 | 2 | 0 |
| Horizon Diversified Group | Mission Viejo | Feb 7, 2017 | 3 violations | $23,637 | 1 | 0 |
| Horizon Diversified Group | Mission Viejo | Feb 7, 2017 | 2 violations | $23,245 | 1 | 0 |
| Horizon Diversified Group Horizon Diversified Group , Inc. | Mission Viejo | Feb 7, 2017 | 3 violations | $20,168 | 1 | 0 |
| Horizon Diversified Group | Mission Viejo | Feb 7, 2017 | 3 violations | $19,048 | 1 | 0 |
| Valentino Stitch Valentino Stitch-In, Corp | Los Angeles | Feb 7, 2017 | 5 violations | $2,957 | 4 | 0 |
| United Cerebral Palsy | Escondido | Feb 6, 2017 | 11 violations | $6,370 | 11 | 0 |
| SoCal 6 So Cal Recycling Industries | Los Angeles | Feb 6, 2017 | 3 violations | $1,037 | 1 | 0 |
| So Cal Melrose So Cal Recycling Industries, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 6, 2017 | 3 violations | $66 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthem Blue Cross The Anthem Companies of California, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Feb 6, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bell Convalescent Hospital | Bell Gardens | Feb 4, 2017 | 34 violations | $20,480 | 33 | 0 |
| United Ag Force Arreola, Jose Guillermo | Fresno | Feb 4, 2017 | 30 violations | $656 | 19 | $12,449 |
| Bertelsen, Brian P. Primavera Ag Services, Inc. | Reedley | Feb 4, 2017 | 9 violations | $400 | 2 | $15,561 |
| Kings River Packing, LP | Sanger | Feb 4, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,436 |
| Gillette Citrus, Inc. | Dinuba | Feb 4, 2017 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,224 |
| Braga Ranch, Inc | Soledad | Feb 4, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,352 |
| United Airlines | San Francisco | Feb 4, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoe Magnate Inc. | Rowland Heights | Feb 3, 2017 | 5 violations | $4,046 | 4 | 0 |
| California Recycling California Recycling Services Corporation | Camarillo | Feb 3, 2017 | 2 violations | $2,284 | 1 | 0 |
| Church Brothers Farms | Salinas | Feb 3, 2017 | 45 violations | $1,260 | 42 | $3,591 |
| Top Cash Recycling | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 2017 | 3 violations | $691 | 2 | 0 |
| El Don Farm Labor Contracting | Brawley | Feb 3, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spruce Farms | Brawley | Feb 3, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temple Recycling Center Corp Temple Recycling Center Corporation | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solemio Vicmojess Enterprises, Inc. | Los Angeles | Feb 3, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Heger Farms, LLC | El Centro | Feb 3, 2017 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $8,511 |
| Western Packing | Soledad | Feb 3, 2017 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $21,546 |
| Chris Recycling | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2017 | 4 violations | $9,691 | 3 | 0 |
| X-Treme Recycling Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2017 | 5 violations | $4,620 | 3 | 0 |
| ES Recycling | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2017 | 2 violations | $3,972 | 1 | 0 |
| Bestway Recycling Co. Inc. | Inglewood | Feb 2, 2017 | 4 violations | $3,247 | 3 | 0 |
| Cen Cal Trucking, Inc | French Camp | Feb 2, 2017 | 3 violations | $2,715 | 2 | 0 |
| Oxnard Recycling California Recycling Services Corporation | Camarillo | Feb 2, 2017 | 3 violations | $2,284 | 1 | 0 |
| SOS Recycling | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2017 | 2 violations | $1,423 | 1 | 0 |
| Modern Recycling | Wilmington | Feb 2, 2017 | 5 violations | $1,288 | 3 | 0 |
| X-Treme Recycling Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2017 | 3 violations repeat | $36 | 1 | 0 |
| Nature Fresh Farms | Holtville | Feb 2, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SA Recycleing | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Investment LLC | Gardena | Feb 2, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan's Fresh Packing | Calexico | Feb 1, 2017 | 30 violations | $1,778 | 28 | $3,352 |
| Corti Brothers | Sacramento | Feb 1, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Dominguez FLC Iliana Esther Dominguez | Heber | Feb 1, 2017 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,097 |
| Jack Bros, Inc. | Brawley | Feb 1, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,873 |
| R.S. Harvesting | El Centro | Feb 1, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,352 |
| AJ Trading Corp. | El Monte | Jan 31, 2017 | 13 violations | $10,920 | 11 | 0 |
| Rosa Recycling | Los Angeles | Jan 31, 2017 | 3 violations | $9,000 | 2 | 0 |
| Diego Alanis Recycling | Los Angeles | Jan 31, 2017 | 5 violations | $6,539 | 3 | 0 |
| W & W Recycling | Los Angeles | Jan 31, 2017 | 3 violations | $6,000 | 2 | 0 |
| City of Hollister | Hollister | Jan 31, 2017 | 15 violations | $5,589 | 2 | 0 |
| La Quinta Inn & Suites - Bishop/Mammoth Lakes | Bishop | Jan 31, 2017 | 6 violations | $4,710 | 5 | 0 |
| Pacific Fish Grill | Chino Hills | Jan 31, 2017 | 29 violations | $2,316 | 29 | 0 |
| Robert's Recycling | Los Angeles | Jan 31, 2017 | 2 violations | $2,007 | 1 | 0 |
| California Health Care Facility | Stockton | Jan 31, 2017 | 1 violation | $1,225 | 1 | 0 |
| Good Earth Recycling Good Earth Recycling Center, Inc. | Lakewood | Jan 31, 2017 | 2 violations | $86 | 1 | 0 |
| Kash Apparel, LLC | Los Angeles | Jan 31, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guru Knits, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 31, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fletcher Recycling | Los Angeles | Jan 31, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Secret Charm, LLC | Los Angeles | Jan 31, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACES Comprehensive Educational Services, Inc. | Fresno | Jan 31, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venus Recycling | Los Angeles | Jan 30, 2017 | 9 violations repeat | $20,034 | 8 | 0 |
| Grand Kitchen Stoneworks | Sacramento | Jan 30, 2017 | 10 violations | $13,571 | 8 | 0 |
| Ambit Pacific Recycling | Gardena | Jan 30, 2017 | 13 violations | $13,163 | 12 | 0 |
| Century Jr. Recycling (Avalon) | Los Angeles | Jan 30, 2017 | 3 violations | $462 | 2 | 0 |
| Century Recycling (Figueroa) | Los Angeles | Jan 30, 2017 | 2 violations | $294 | 1 | 0 |
| Century Recycling (Figueroa) | Maywood | Jan 30, 2017 | 3 violations | $126 | 2 | 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.