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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Mark Fashion White Mark Universal, Inc. | Los Angeles | Aug 2, 2019 | 3 violations | $5,154 | 2 | 0 |
| Air & Gas Tech | San Diego | Aug 2, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $993 |
| Lyons Auto Spa & Quick Lube | Newhall | Aug 1, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valkyrie Company | San Diego | Aug 1, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta Star Pinot Delta Star Home Care LLC | Modesto | Jul 31, 2019 | 37 violations | $96,165 | 36 | 0 |
| SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service | Modesto | Jul 31, 2019 | 7 violations | $476 | 6 | 0 |
| Food Services Inc of Gainesville (FSIG) | Fort Irwin | Jul 30, 2019 | 236 violations | $284,646 | 149 | 0 |
| MKT Apparel, Inc - Mario Hernandez Diaz | Los Angeles | Jul 30, 2019 | 23 violations | $39,101 | 16 | 0 |
| HMSHost HMSHost International, Inc. | El Segundo | Jul 30, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fairway Garden Hand Car Wash | Walnut | Jul 30, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pieology of Menifee | Menifee | Jul 30, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Battery Systems | Garden Grove | Jul 29, 2019 | 1 violation | $20,000 | 1 | 0 |
| Rancho Car Wash | Temecula | Jul 29, 2019 | 6 violations | $1,155 | 5 | 0 |
| Katerra Affordable Housing | Menlo Park | Jul 29, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royal Electric Company | Sacramento | Jul 26, 2019 | 7 violations | $1,450 | 3 | 0 |
| National Talent LA | Malibu | Jul 26, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel's Dive In | Acampo | Jul 26, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackline Partners, LLC | Oroville | Jul 25, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Toes GRP & Coatings | Chula Vista | Jul 25, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GEO Group | San Diego | Jul 24, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pieology - Irvine Marketplace | Irvine | Jul 23, 2019 | 2 violations | $577 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Nelson & Associates, Inc. | Thousand Oaks | Jul 23, 2019 | 3 violations | $288 | 1 | 0 |
| Pieology - Irvine Marketplace | Fullerton | Jul 22, 2019 | 4 violations | $602 | 2 | 0 |
| DCR Manufacturing | San Diego | Jul 22, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Applikon Biotechnology | San Mateo | Jul 21, 2019 | 5 violations repeat | $42,640 | 4 | $804 |
| Don Parker Masonry | Victorville | Jul 21, 2019 | 12 violations | $22,127 | 4 | 0 |
| Platinum Showgirls | Los Angeles | Jul 21, 2019 | 17 violations | $3,730 | 16 | 0 |
| Pieology - Irvine Marketplace | Westminster | Jul 21, 2019 | 2 violations | $354 | 1 | 0 |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken Golden Triangle Enterprises, LLC | La Puente | Jul 20, 2019 | 10 violations | $12,718 | 8 | 0 |
| LendUs dba RPM Mortgage Inc. | Alamo | Jul 20, 2019 | 1 violation | $668 | 1 | 0 |
| Staten Solar Corp Staten Solar Corporation | Milpitas | Jul 19, 2019 | 23 violations | $52,789 | 16 | 0 |
| A. gain HJ2P Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best Cody | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jened Jened Apparel , Inc | Los Angeles | Jul 19, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alamo Hand Car Wash | Walnut | Jul 18, 2019 | 3 violations | $1,894 | 3 | 0 |
| TriNet TriNet Group, Inc. | Sunol | Jul 18, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pieology Pizzeria Temecula | Temecula | Jul 18, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,810 |
| Stanislaus, California State University | Turlock | Jul 17, 2019 | 4 violations | $31,199 | 1 | 0 |
| CB Foods, Inc | Monterey Park | Jul 17, 2019 | 14 violations | $4,163 | 13 | 0 |
| Elite Rooter | San Diego | Jul 17, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casa Flores Restaurant | Stockton | Jul 17, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G-Global Logistics, Inc | San Diego | Jul 16, 2019 | 121 violations repeat | $134,922 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Produce, LLC | Lakeview | Jul 15, 2019 | 60 violations | $11,769 | 44 | $15,036 |
| Servexo Servexo Protective Service | Gardena | Jul 15, 2019 | 22 violations | $10,258 | 7 | 0 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Sunnyvale | Jul 15, 2019 | 1 violation | $560 | 1 | 0 |
| Fleet Solution Center | Azusa | Jul 15, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KBI & Associates | Placentia | Jul 12, 2019 | 4 violations | $3,515 | 2 | 0 |
| SJ Restaurant | Pomona | Jul 12, 2019 | 3 violations | $2,700 | 1 | 0 |
| Cool Hand Lukes | Yuba City | Jul 12, 2019 | 5 violations | $1,267 | 3 | 0 |
| Air Cargo Transit, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 12, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romana, Inc. | Granite Bay | Jul 11, 2019 | 8 violations repeat | $31,480 | 7 | 0 |
| Talley Farms | Arroyo Grande | Jul 11, 2019 | 27 violations | $4,269 | 24 | $7,417 |
| Sincere Orient Food Company Sincere Oriental Commerial Corporation | La Puente | Jul 10, 2019 | 4 violations | $17,449 | 3 | 0 |
| Ana M. Gama DDS | Rialto | Jul 10, 2019 | 17 violations | $2,401 | 16 | 0 |
| JMC Farming | Santa Maria | Jul 10, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,826 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Los Angeles | Jul 10, 2019 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | $36,200 |
| 888 Seafood Restaurant | Rosemead | Jul 9, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goldberg Hospice Care Inc. | Upland | Jul 8, 2019 | 8 violations | $19,037 | 7 | 0 |
| Master Care Commercial Janitorial | Palm Springs | Jul 8, 2019 | 2 violations | $3,000 | 1 | 0 |
| Cloud District Vape Shop | Victorville | Jul 8, 2019 | 4 violations | $786 | 1 | 0 |
| Alco Harvesting | Santa Maria | Jul 8, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KGM Architectural Lighting Kaplan Gehring McCarroll Architectural Lighti | El Segundo | Jul 7, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Psynergy Psynergy Programs, Inc. | Sacramento | Jul 5, 2019 | 5 violations | $27,274 | 5 | 0 |
| TS Transporting, Inc. | Lancaster | Jul 5, 2019 | 9 violations | $1,600 | 8 | 0 |
| U.S.P.S. United States Postal Service | Vallejo | Jul 5, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Cable Services | Upland | Jul 2, 2019 | 124 violations | $41,460 | 123 | 0 |
| Securitas Security Services | Westlake Village | Jul 2, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Metropolitan Transit System San Diego Metropolitan Transit System | San Diego | Jul 2, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adobe Creek Orchards | Kelseyville | Jul 2, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $8,157 |
| LaFleur Excavating, Inc. | Orangevale | Jul 2, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T & S Trading, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 1, 2019 | 26 violations | $65,045 | 24 | 0 |
| Serene Richview My Family Homecare, Inc. | Bonita | Jul 1, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merinos Landscaping | Chula Vista | Jun 30, 2019 | 10 violations | $21,046 | 5 | 0 |
| Days Inn Hemet LK Hospitality LLC dba | Hemet | Jun 30, 2019 | 12 violations | $18,656 | 6 | 0 |
| Pinnacle International Development, Inc. | San Diego | Jun 30, 2019 | 3 violations | $2,563 | 3 | 0 |
| Hanmi Medical Supply & Equipment | Van Nuys | Jun 30, 2019 | 3 violations | $2,257 | 2 | 0 |
| Burbank Medical Supply | Burbank | Jun 30, 2019 | 7 violations | $1,224 | 5 | 0 |
| Stafford Lift Services LP | Corona | Jun 30, 2019 | 1 violation | $38 | 1 | 0 |
| Cal Trenchless | Menifee | Jun 30, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Pasqual Avocado Company Francis J. Pedace and Elizabeth Pedace | Escondido | Jun 30, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $8,769 |
| Cal Tech Precision Inc. | Anaheim | Jun 30, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Win Fat LLC | Monterey Park | Jun 28, 2019 | 7 violations | $6,955 | 6 | 0 |
| Oliver Caballero Collections, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 27, 2019 | 10 violations | $6,412 | 9 | 0 |
| San Luis Rey Downs | Bonsall | Jun 27, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sierra Del Oro Sierra Land Group, Inc. | Pauma Valley | Jun 26, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unlimited Scrap Metals Corporation | Los Angeles | Jun 25, 2019 | 11 violations | $11,774 | 9 | 0 |
| Fire Sea Group | Hacienda Heights | Jun 25, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mellano and Company | Oceanside | Jun 25, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rancho Eugenio | Fallbrook | Jun 25, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,382 |
| West Coast Harvesting, Inc. | Temecula | Jun 25, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramar Foods Ramar International Corporation | Pittsburg | Jun 22, 2019 | 80 violations | $9,577 | 74 | 0 |
| Henry Avocado Corporation | Escondido | Jun 22, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,382 |
| GDC Construction, Inc. | La Jolla | Jun 21, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rollins-Nelson Healthcare | Torrance | Jun 20, 2019 | 4 violations | $7,987 | 3 | 0 |
| Magnolia Ice Cream Ramar International Corporation | South San Francisco | Jun 20, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USPS | Ontario | Jun 19, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Henry Middle School Los Angeles Unified School District | Granada Hills | Jun 19, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ESGC East Shore Garment Company, LLC | Los Angeles | Jun 18, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pieology Pizzaria - Citadel Outlet | Los Angeles | Jun 18, 2019 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,050 |
| Wells Car-Go Auto Transportation | Fullerton | Jun 18, 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.