2019 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2019: 1,107 cases, 866 with violations found, $14,104,594 in back wages agreed for 9,093 workers, $1,275,374 in penalties. Against 2018 that is a decrease of 48% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2019
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRES HERMANAS | 1 | $1,003,570 | 39 |
| Corona Vineyard Management | 1 | $512,130 | 93 |
| Dynamex (T-FORCE) | 1 | $492,500 | 401 |
| Yaana Technologies, LLC | 1 | $455,439 | 34 |
| CES (Advanced Technology Construction Corp) | 7 | $401,095 | 218 |
| Food Services Inc of Gainesville (FSIG) | 1 | $284,646 | 149 |
| Hand in Hand Home Care | 1 | $242,326 | 266 |
| Stayman Estate | 1 | $225,000 | 25 |
| D.H.R. Construction, Inc. | 1 | $197,900 | 31 |
| Fasone Construction | 1 | $194,111 | 31 |
| Cameron Properties Inc. | 1 | $189,139 | 16 |
| Ohsell, Inc | 1 | $179,884 | 29 |
| Jubless, Inc. | 1 | $159,479 | 26 |
| Triple Canopy, Inc.- CCA | 1 | $154,137 | 227 |
| Anytime Dumping | 1 | $150,239 | 4 |
| Technica LLC | 2 | $147,714 | 46 |
| Ascentt Business Systems | 1 | $147,360 | 7 |
| Triple Canopy, Inc.- NCA | 1 | $140,827 | 262 |
| G-Global Logistics, Inc | 1 | $134,922 | 0 |
| HS Production | 1 | $134,624 | 76 |
| Akima LLC | 1 | $129,045 | 153 |
| Indus Technology, Inc. | 1 | $125,632 | 46 |
| Senior Caring Solutions | 1 | $114,995 | 24 |
| Zio Fraedo's Pleasant Hill | 1 | $108,031 | 9 |
| Fashion | 1 | $104,072 | 31 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and Food Services | 215 | $2,707,584 | 1,181 |
| Manufacturing | 179 | $2,001,246 | 864 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 34 | $1,710,362 | 883 |
| Construction | 116 | $1,650,203 | 1,088 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 101 | $1,550,371 | 1,044 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 64 | $1,359,522 | 997 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 114 | $1,050,990 | 1,704 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 68 | $498,927 | 322 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 38 | $418,949 | 185 |
| Wholesale Trade | 54 | $291,633 | 247 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 2 | $189,139 | 16 |
| Retail Trade | 62 | $188,325 | 89 |
| Finance and Insurance | 10 | $139,667 | 138 |
| 17 | $117,878 | 104 | |
| Information | 11 | $86,972 | 168 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 8 | $62,723 | 14 |
| Educational Services | 7 | $51,438 | 33 |
| Utilities | 4 | $20,804 | 1 |
| Public Administration | 3 | $7,861 | 15 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaze Pizza | Orange | Oct 3, 2019 | 2 violations | $145 | 1 | 0 |
| Blaze Pizza | Fullerton | Oct 3, 2019 | 2 violations | $74 | 1 | 0 |
| Blaze Pizza | Yorba Linda | Oct 3, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sno White Drive In Alkorin-Alrahemi Restaurant, LLC | Tulare | Oct 2, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Club Pet | Stockton | Oct 2, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TLC Home Care | San Bruno | Oct 2, 2019 | 27 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaze Pizza-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | Oct 2, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bethel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2019 | 17 violations | $44,239 | 15 | 0 |
| El Dorado Iron Works | Rancho Cordova | Oct 1, 2019 | 9 violations repeat | $4,656 | 7 | $671 |
| Inclusion Specialized Program | Whittier | Oct 1, 2019 | 1 violation | $1,280 | 1 | 0 |
| Zui Xiang Yuan Restaurant | Alhambra | Oct 1, 2019 | 3 violations | $1,096 | 1 | 0 |
| Chrysanthemum by Eileen LLC | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2019 | 5 violations | $535 | 3 | 0 |
| Subway Dibsy Corporation | Signal Hill | Oct 1, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HoneyMe Fashion 18630, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 1, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sysco Riverside Inc. | March Arb | Oct 1, 2019 | 35,000 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Advanced Management, Inc. | Modesto | Oct 1, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaze Pizza-Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | Oct 1, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cape Robbin | Pomona | Sep 30, 2019 | 14 violations | $33,211 | 13 | 0 |
| Global Security Management Agency | Antioch | Sep 30, 2019 | 8 violations | $23,857 | 7 | 0 |
| Air Republic, Heating and Cooling Solution | Newcastle | Sep 30, 2019 | 4 violations repeat | $10,969 | 3 | $1,692 |
| Day Lite Maintenance Day Lite Maintenance Co, Inc | Orange | Sep 30, 2019 | 3 violations | $3,587 | 2 | 0 |
| Cerritos Auto Repair Center | Artesia | Sep 30, 2019 | 2 violations | $3,280 | 1 | 0 |
| Pieology Pizzeria The Little Brown Box Pizza, LLC | San Diego | Sep 30, 2019 | 4 violations | $504 | 3 | $416 |
| Pieology Pizzeria The Little Brown Box Pizza, LLC | San Diego | Sep 30, 2019 | 1 violation | $339 | 1 | 0 |
| Adept Process Services, Inc | National City | Sep 30, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wienerschnitzel | Ontario | Sep 30, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheli Family Farms, Inc. | Live Oak | Sep 30, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheli Family Farms, Inc. | Live Oak | Sep 30, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,784 |
| 5 Star Placements LLC | Irvine | Sep 27, 2019 | 14 violations | $25,160 | 7 | 0 |
| Cypher Logistics | Rancho Cordova | Sep 27, 2019 | 2 violations | $204 | 1 | 0 |
| No Place Like Home for Golden Ages, LLC | Glendale | Sep 27, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wetzel's Pretzels | Orange | Sep 27, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaze Pizza-Irvine | Irvine | Sep 27, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casa de Cafe | Los Angeles | Sep 26, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaze Pizza-Newport Beach | Newport Beach | Sep 26, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Star Pizza, LLC | Mission Viejo | Sep 26, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaze Pizza-San Clemente | San Clemente | Sep 26, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Responsible Solar | Anderson | Sep 25, 2019 | 11 violations | $16,880 | 10 | 0 |
| L & L vineyards L & L vineyard Management Company LLC. | Healdsburg | Sep 25, 2019 | 32 violations | $7,835 | 16 | $42,384 |
| Mauritson Farms | Healdsburg | Sep 25, 2019 | 38 violations | $4,096 | 18 | $2,649 |
| Mirage Entertainment Design, Inc. | Rowland Heights | Sep 25, 2019 | 2 violations | $1,387 | 1 | 0 |
| Old Navy | San Diego | Sep 25, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sys Techs Cruz Modular, Inc. | Orange | Sep 24, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Great Clips - Scripps Ranch Village | San Diego | Sep 24, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health Net | Woodland Hills | Sep 23, 2019 | 1 violation | $7,840 | 1 | 0 |
| Sal's Mexican Restaurant | Selma | Sep 22, 2019 | 1 violation | $4,927 | 1 | 0 |
| GASA USA Versai Petroleum | El Segundo | Sep 22, 2019 | 3 violations | $721 | 1 | 0 |
| Stayman Estate | Napa | Sep 19, 2019 | 32 violations repeat | $225,000 | 25 | 0 |
| Allied Universal Universal Protection Services, LP | San Diego | Sep 19, 2019 | 1 violation | $263 | 1 | 0 |
| English & Gloven APC | San Diego | Sep 19, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accent Care Inc. | Concord | Sep 19, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Great Clips - Scripps Ranch Village | Oceanside | Sep 19, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allways Personal Care | Vacaville | Sep 19, 2019 | 25 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massage Thai Way | San Diego | Sep 18, 2019 | 6 violations | $14,952 | 5 | 0 |
| Massage Thai Way | San Diego | Sep 18, 2019 | 2 violations | $1,904 | 1 | 0 |
| Town & Country Diagnostics | Laguna Hills | Sep 18, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonalds FUNAFFORDABLEEATZ, Inc. | Chula Vista | Sep 17, 2019 | 5 violations | $315 | 1 | 0 |
| Golden Corral / Oceanside | Oceanside | Sep 17, 2019 | 22 violations | 0 | 0 | $409 |
| Golden Corral / El Cajon | El Cajon | Sep 17, 2019 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | $409 |
| Central Casting Entertainment Partners | Burbank | Sep 17, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Luxe Buffet | Ontario | Sep 16, 2019 | 6 violations | $19,067 | 5 | 0 |
| Premium Care Clinic | Loma Linda | Sep 16, 2019 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Innovative Federal Operations Group, Inc. | Carlsbad | Sep 15, 2019 | 15 violations | $23,005 | 6 | 0 |
| Superior Courts of California | San Francisco | Sep 15, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Controls | Sylmar | Sep 15, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D & T Global Communications | Irvine | Sep 12, 2019 | 37 violations | $9,933 | 37 | 0 |
| Bawarchi (Santa Clara) | Santa Clara | Sep 12, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bawarchi Sunnyvale | Sunnyvale | Sep 12, 2019 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bawarchi Pleasanton | Pleasanton | Sep 12, 2019 | 15 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adelanto Covenant Care | Laguna Niguel | Sep 11, 2019 | 13 violations | $20,974 | 12 | 0 |
| Vino Vid | Santa Rosa | Sep 11, 2019 | 20 violations | $871 | 8 | $20,291 |
| Redwood Empire Vineyard Management Inc | Geyserville | Sep 11, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,008 |
| American Airlines | Los Angeles | Sep 11, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genesis Floor Covering, Inc. | Santa Fe Springs | Sep 10, 2019 | 74 violations repeat | $99,624 | 73 | $50,881 |
| Eskaton Care Center- Manzanita | Carmichael | Sep 10, 2019 | 75 violations | $11,563 | 75 | 0 |
| Day and Night Canaan Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Sep 10, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brothers Best Labor | Santa Maria | Sep 8, 2019 | 131 violations | $24,790 | 62 | $14,570 |
| Carrillo, Saint Jude | Atwater | Sep 7, 2019 | 8 violations | $1,166 | 4 | $4,588 |
| MSRCosmos | Stockton | Sep 6, 2019 | 1 violation | $35,637 | 1 | 0 |
| Chino Hills Family Health & Urgent Care Cente | Chino Hills | Sep 6, 2019 | 2 violations | $272 | 1 | 0 |
| Sacramento Ear Nose and Throat | Sacramento | Sep 6, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Monte Foods | Modesto | Sep 5, 2019 | 1 violation | $54 | 1 | 0 |
| Carloops Car Wash & Lube Center | La Puente | Sep 5, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Postal Service U. S. Postal Service - Highland | Highland | Sep 5, 2019 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAS Group Services SAS Services Colorado, Inc. | El Segundo | Sep 4, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bayporter Express | Brisbane | Sep 3, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Express Fuel Band of Miwok Indians Development Corporation | Shingle Springs | Sep 3, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaze Pizza-Huntington Beach | Huntington Beach | Sep 3, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard's Construction | Fullerton | Sep 2, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Instacart Inc | San Francisco | Sep 1, 2019 | 1 violation | $37 | 1 | 0 |
| Karsyn's Burgers Karyns's Burger & Shakes | Live Oak | Sep 1, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven | Concord | Aug 31, 2019 | 14 violations repeat | $56,541 | 13 | $7,462 |
| Jul Rasheen Inc | Napa | Aug 31, 2019 | 16 violations repeat | $26,005 | 15 | $8,610 |
| 7-Eleven Sanjha Enterprises Inc. | Concord | Aug 31, 2019 | 12 violations repeat | $21,175 | 10 | $2,256 |
| Blaze Pizza-Anaheim | Anaheim | Aug 31, 2019 | 18 violations | $3,326 | 14 | $7,368 |
| Blaze Pizza-Fountain Valley | Fountain Valley | Aug 31, 2019 | 10 violations | $1,968 | 6 | $5,526 |
| Blaze Pizza- Brea | Brea | Aug 31, 2019 | 4 violations | $703 | 4 | 0 |
| Blaze Pizza-La Habra | La Habra | Aug 31, 2019 | 2 violations | $699 | 2 | 0 |
| In-Home Supportive Services Division | Riverside | Aug 31, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W.M Lyles Co. | Temecula | Aug 31, 2019 | 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.