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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guardian Eagle Security | Los Angeles | Nov 21, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson Hay Anderson Hay & Grain Co, Inc. | Wilmington | Nov 21, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kingland Style, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 20, 2017 | 30 violations | $63,877 | 20 | 0 |
| All-Ways Pacific | Carson | Nov 20, 2017 | 4 violations | $24,729 | 4 | 0 |
| Trust Bail Bonds | Van Nuys | Nov 20, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agile The Act 1 Group, Inc | Torrance | Nov 20, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,222 |
| Dominick's NY Pizza & Deli | Folsom | Nov 20, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,190 |
| Plus Management, Inc. dba T-Party | Los Angeles | Nov 20, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connie Fashion, Inc. dba IC Collection | Los Angeles | Nov 20, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pizza Hut American West Restaurant Group Holdings, LLC. | Los Angeles | Nov 20, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R-N Market | Fresno | Nov 19, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luxe Doremi Apparel, Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 19, 2017 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Citrus Harvest Inc. | Coachella | Nov 18, 2017 | 44 violations | $2,739 | 38 | $38,327 |
| LGP Ag Service | Sanger | Nov 18, 2017 | 11 violations | $170 | 3 | $8,062 |
| RBI Packing LLC | Thermal | Nov 18, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $10,016 |
| Allwest Nursing Services, Inc. | Glendale | Nov 17, 2017 | 46 violations | $53,143 | 42 | 0 |
| Five Guys - First Street | San Jose | Nov 17, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,343 |
| Holiday Market North State Grocery, Inc. | Redding | Nov 17, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guardian National Security Guardian Intergrated Security, Inc. | Chatsworth | Nov 17, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lineage Logistics | Fontana | Nov 17, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Best Little Sandwich Shop | Anderson | Nov 16, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,765 |
| Burrito Bandito Juan Mean Burrito, Inc. | Redding | Nov 16, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shop | Folsom | Nov 16, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mainland Skate and Surf | Visalia | Nov 16, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TSUJITA LA ARTISAN NOODLES | Los Angeles | Nov 16, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westridge Laboratories, Inc. | Santa Ana | Nov 15, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungry Howie's Pizza | Fresno | Nov 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yosemite Falls Cafe Blackstone | Fresno | Nov 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mary's Pizza Shack - Anderson | Anderson | Nov 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mary's Pizza Shack - Anderson | Redding | Nov 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rally's Hamburgers | Fresno | Nov 15, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,242 |
| De La Cruz Farm Labor Contracting | Mecca | Nov 15, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,085 |
| Jamba Juice Grab N Go Juice, LLC | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristol Farms New Bristol Farms, Inc. | West Hollywood | Nov 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yoshinoya Yoshinoya America Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers | Fairfield | Nov 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D4, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| QLM, Inc. | San Jose | Nov 14, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicken Express | Fairfield | Nov 14, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,282 |
| CHICK-FIL-A FAIRFIELD | Fairfield | Nov 14, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,282 |
| Valerio's Bakery | Panorama City | Nov 13, 2017 | 16 violations | $34,435 | 15 | 0 |
| El Espinal FLC, LLC. | Corona | Nov 13, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,596 |
| CALIFORNIA CAREGIVERS CALIFORNIA CAREGIVER HOME HEALTH CARE LLC | Sacramento | Nov 12, 2017 | 94 violations | $18,025 | 91 | 0 |
| Halbert Construction Company, Inc | El Cajon | Nov 12, 2017 | 5 violations | $4,014 | 4 | 0 |
| R & V Painting , Inc. | Orange | Nov 12, 2017 | 8 violations | $3,398 | 7 | 0 |
| Maricela D. Lopez dba Lopez Farm Labor Contra | Coachella | Nov 12, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $44,951 |
| California Fish Grill California Fish Grill Investments, LLC | Gardena | Nov 12, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & L Contracting, Inc.(FLC) | Thermal | Nov 11, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,420 |
| Ixtapa Farming | Santa Margarita | Nov 10, 2017 | 11 violations | $7,714 | 10 | 0 |
| Robotina's Domestic Agency | Reseda | Nov 10, 2017 | 2 violations | $822 | 1 | 0 |
| NES LLC Noreas Environmental Services, LLC | San Diego | Nov 10, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merchants Building Maintenance | Monterey Park | Nov 9, 2017 | 68 violations | $430,833 | 34 | 0 |
| Klarif | Santa Ana | Nov 9, 2017 | 5 violations | $3,438 | 2 | 0 |
| A Quality In-home Care | Beaumont | Nov 9, 2017 | 8 violations | $3,147 | 7 | 0 |
| Bombardier Transportation Bombardiier Transportation Holdings USA, Inc. | San Francisco | Nov 9, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Institution for Women | Corona | Nov 9, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archilbald Group Home Inc | Ontario | Nov 8, 2017 | 16 violations repeat | $15,873 | 14 | $10,149 |
| First Promise Care Services, LLC | San Diego | Nov 8, 2017 | 13 violations | $9,303 | 13 | 0 |
| Parkway Inn SGD Investments, Inc. | Fresno | Nov 8, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ink Head Design & Prints | Paramount | Nov 8, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty Second | Los Angeles | Nov 8, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Elite Collision Center | Torrance | Nov 8, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chriso's Tree Trimming | Bakersfield | Nov 7, 2017 | 4 violations | $4,181 | 3 | 0 |
| Excellent Services Construction | Poway | Nov 7, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tesla Motors | Fremont | Nov 7, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Friends Outside Friends Outside National Organization | Stockton | Nov 7, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YIN MCDONALDS | Suisun City | Nov 7, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | San Francisco | Nov 7, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunland Tire Company Sunland Tire Of Upland Inc. | Upland | Nov 7, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pascal Olhats Food Corp | San Juan Capistrano | Nov 7, 2017 | 13 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elwyn California | Fountain Valley | Nov 4, 2017 | 68 violations | $7,011 | 68 | 0 |
| Tao Thai Restaurant | Upland | Nov 4, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Export Lines | Los Angeles | Nov 3, 2017 | 8 violations | $1,056 | 7 | 0 |
| Galpao Gaucho Galpao Gaucho Two, LLC | Napa | Nov 3, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,052 |
| High Light Electric | Riverside | Nov 3, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G & H Medical Transportation | Los Angeles | Nov 3, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Concrete Landscape Services, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Nov 2, 2017 | 5 violations | $2,700 | 4 | 0 |
| Concentri Concentrix Corporation USA | Fremont | Nov 2, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Platinum Parking Management, LLC | Chula Vista | Nov 2, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Universal Warehouse | Compton | Nov 2, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa View Produce | Santa Maria | Nov 1, 2017 | 82 violations | $30,836 | 74 | $9,890 |
| Cardenas Bros Farming Co Cardenas Bros Farming Co., Inc. | Santa Maria | Nov 1, 2017 | 98 violations | $29,174 | 91 | $10,063 |
| Ameci Pizza & Pasta | Camarillo | Nov 1, 2017 | 3 violations | $447 | 1 | 0 |
| City of Santa Maria - Fire Department | Santa Maria | Nov 1, 2017 | 3 violations | $222 | 1 | 0 |
| American Tire Company | Upland | Nov 1, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| January 7 Clothings, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 1, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| River Plate, Inc. | Canoga Park | Nov 1, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olive Mode, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 31, 2017 | 32 violations | $112,667 | 16 | 0 |
| Centerra Group, LLC | Livermore | Oct 31, 2017 | 12 violations | $11,959 | 6 | 0 |
| Days Inn of West Covina | West Covina | Oct 31, 2017 | 9 violations | $1,205 | 7 | 0 |
| Gaze | Los Angeles | Oct 31, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.W. Tile and Stone James Weigand Tile and Stone | Rocklin | Oct 31, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pangan Homes Inc. | San Ysidro | Oct 31, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Waffle Experience II | Folsom | Oct 31, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orange Coast Building Services | Anaheim | Oct 31, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bara Infoware & Federal Solutions Group | San Ramon | Oct 30, 2017 | 211 violations | $889,134 | 87 | 0 |
| R U Trucking | Sacramento | Oct 30, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick's Restaurant | Pacifica | Oct 30, 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.