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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 17, 2019 | 21 violations | $25,258 | 18 | 0 |
| Mariela Vera Mustafa and Juan Carlos Gonzalez | Woodland Hills | Jun 17, 2019 | 2 violations | $2,998 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Field Plumbing | Newbury Park | Jun 17, 2019 | 2 violations | $1,973 | 1 | 0 |
| Valero 88 Enterprises, Inc. | Santa Cruz | Jun 17, 2019 | 5 violations | $822 | 4 | 0 |
| Valero 88 Enterprises, Inc. | Santa Cruz | Jun 17, 2019 | 4 violations | $818 | 3 | 0 |
| Le Bleus Painting | Dixon | Jun 17, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cherry Mellow | Los Angeles | Jun 17, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LANGUAGE SYSTEMS INT. COLLEGES OF ENGLISH | Torrance | Jun 16, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyoto Buffet | Brea | Jun 15, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Value Dental Centers Chino Preferred Healthcare Holdings Inc. dba | Chino | Jun 15, 2019 | 24 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stehly Grove Management | Valley Center | Jun 15, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $5,353 |
| LOGZONE, Inc. LOGZONE Urban JV2, LLC | Los Angeles | Jun 14, 2019 | 2 violations | $6,727 | 2 | 0 |
| Dr. Bothyna F. Sedrak - Pediatrician's Office | Lakewood | Jun 14, 2019 | 2 violations | $304 | 1 | 0 |
| Maemar Manor | Victorville | Jun 14, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avitek Recruit | Lathrop | Jun 14, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mandarin Chinese Food and Sushi | Covina | Jun 14, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melgar Janitorial Solutions | San Jose | Jun 14, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Potato Corner | Lakewood | Jun 13, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,810 |
| SKECHERS Factory Outlet | Commerce | Jun 13, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cherry Mellow | Los Angeles | Jun 12, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | Jun 12, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glare Fashion | Los Angeles | Jun 12, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCRD - Tailor Shop Midway and Barnett Enterprises Inc. | San Diego | Jun 11, 2019 | 6 violations | $19,794 | 3 | 0 |
| Fashion 321 Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 10, 2019 | 33 violations | $104,072 | 31 | 0 |
| Leyen Food | La Puente | Jun 10, 2019 | 79 violations repeat | $47,778 | 78 | $25,194 |
| Pielogy Pizzeria | Lakewood | Jun 10, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J & M Labor Service, Inc. | Sanger | Jun 9, 2019 | 9 violations | $300 | 3 | $7,766 |
| Pure Water Plumbing, Inc. | Simi Valley | Jun 9, 2019 | 4 violations | $56 | 1 | 0 |
| Four Seasons Contracting, Inc. | Fresno | Jun 9, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,762 |
| McClarty Farms, LLC | Selma | Jun 9, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hope Harvesting | Santa Maria | Jun 9, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,544 |
| B & C Packing, Inc. | Kingsburg | Jun 9, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,263 |
| We Love Berries, LLC | Nipomo | Jun 8, 2019 | 109 violations | $17,050 | 108 | $1,215 |
| Four A's Labor, Inc. | Visalia | Jun 8, 2019 | 10 violations | $728 | 2 | $8,517 |
| J. Garcia Farm Labor, LLC | Parlier | Jun 8, 2019 | 8 violations | $120 | 2 | $8,016 |
| Summersweet Farms, Inc. | Reedley | Jun 8, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,507 |
| Herrera Farms, Inc. | Del Rey | Jun 8, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,255 |
| Eden Nails Lounge & Spa | San Diego | Jun 7, 2019 | 2 violations | $52,935 | 1 | 0 |
| Haliburton International Foods, Inc. | Ontario | Jun 7, 2019 | 2 violations | $3,254 | 1 | 0 |
| ZTO Logistics Inc | Baldwin Park | Jun 7, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adecco Staffing | Riverside | Jun 6, 2019 | 5 violations | $341 | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Mendoza Farms, Inc. | Reedley | Jun 6, 2019 | 10 violations | $120 | 2 | $13,765 |
| Panda Express | Rosemead | Jun 6, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Fuente Farming, Inc. | Santa Maria | Jun 4, 2019 | 118 violations | $14,785 | 72 | $6,073 |
| C & M Metals Urbansource Holdings, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jun 4, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bella Vista Farming Company, LLC | Kelseyville | Jun 4, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rock n Jenny's Italian Subs | Escondido | Jun 4, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jensen Farms LP | Kingsburg | Jun 4, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,503 |
| Cameron Properties Inc. | Covina | Jun 3, 2019 | 17 violations | $189,139 | 16 | 0 |
| Rancho Del Mar | Santa Maria | Jun 3, 2019 | 447 violations | $97,383 | 443 | $9,369 |
| Pacifica Personnel, Inc. | Santa Maria | Jun 3, 2019 | 114 violations | $19,093 | 51 | $12,203 |
| Mirabel by the Sea Jobertson's Management Services, Inc. | Anaheim | Jun 3, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CPL Express | Downey | Jun 2, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aviation Port Services | San Jose | Jun 1, 2019 | 14 violations | $5,873 | 14 | 0 |
| Radiant Technologies, Inc Radiant Technologies Incorporated | Los Angeles | May 31, 2019 | 5 violations | $25,051 | 1 | $11,500 |
| Lux Bus America | San Simeon | May 31, 2019 | 49 violations | $1,698 | 24 | 0 |
| Western Dental Western Dental Services, Inc. | Newhall | May 31, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CVS La Habra Distribution Center | La Habra | May 31, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stremicks Heritage Foods | Riverside | May 31, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente The Permanente Medical Group | Richmond | May 31, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avalon Jumpers | Portola Valley | May 30, 2019 | 8 violations | $33,035 | 7 | 0 |
| Upland USPS US Postal Services | Upland | May 30, 2019 | 3 violations | $118 | 1 | 0 |
| Rue R21 Holdings, Inc. | Culver City | May 30, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TS Express | Fair Oaks | May 30, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Memorial Hospital Los Ba�os | Los Banos | May 29, 2019 | 2 violations | $815 | 1 | 0 |
| Southern California Gas Company | Redlands | May 29, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Ranches | Clearlake Oaks | May 29, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Altman Specialty Plants | Perris | May 28, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,004 |
| Manilas Lechon | Carson | May 26, 2019 | 12 violations | $44,781 | 8 | 0 |
| Jarlin Cabinetry, LLC | Whittier | May 24, 2019 | 9 violations | $7,287 | 8 | 0 |
| Go Maps Inc. | San Francisco | May 23, 2019 | 14 violations | $55,365 | 13 | 0 |
| JHM Medical Transport | Fairfield | May 23, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apple Valley Car Wash | Apple Valley | May 23, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enterprise Order Solutions LLC | Ontario | May 22, 2019 | 9 violations | $5,066 | 8 | 0 |
| Maed by Aliens ,Inc. | Ontario | May 22, 2019 | 2 violations | $145 | 1 | 0 |
| Ocampo Gacilan Care Home Inc. | Sacramento | May 22, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aspire Home Health Nightingale Home Health Care of Northern CA | Yuba City | May 21, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Center Fire Protection District | Valley Center | May 19, 2019 | 15 violations | $7,861 | 15 | 0 |
| Midway Construction | Chino | May 19, 2019 | 3 violations | $845 | 2 | 0 |
| Kleen Pouyan Hatan DBA Kleen | Montclair | May 17, 2019 | 2 violations | $290 | 1 | 0 |
| L. C. Callins, Inc. | Fontana | May 16, 2019 | 23 violations | $35,207 | 11 | 0 |
| Secure Transportation Secure Transportation Company, Inc. | Whittier | May 16, 2019 | 8 violations | $23,019 | 7 | 0 |
| Semerad Carpet & Flooring Semerad Carpet and Flooring, Inc. | Monrovia | May 16, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postal Delivery Systems | Granada Hills | May 15, 2019 | 137 violations | $100,269 | 55 | 0 |
| Commerce Home Mortgage | Irvine | May 15, 2019 | 89 violations | $36,389 | 88 | 0 |
| Atlas Private Security, Inc | San Jose | May 13, 2019 | 16 violations repeat | $13,724 | 15 | $12,090 |
| Superior Grocers Super Center Concepts, Inc. | Rialto | May 13, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Verne Power Equipment | La Verne | May 12, 2019 | 10 violations | $26,895 | 9 | 0 |
| Brandon's Diner | Corona | May 12, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Empire Farm Labor Contractor | Salinas | May 10, 2019 | 85 violations | $38,260 | 79 | $18,414 |
| Rockwell Drywall, Inc. | San Dimas | May 10, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JT Thorpe & Son | La Mirada | May 9, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado Chalet Assisted Living | Hemet | May 9, 2019 | 37 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Servpro of Auburn/Rocklin Placer Complete Restoration, Inc. | Lincoln | May 8, 2019 | 2 violations | $215 | 1 | 0 |
| Watkins Landmark Construction | Carlsbad | May 8, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dollar Tree Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. | Moreno Valley | May 8, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Garage Doors | Rancho Cordova | May 8, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LifeMed ID, Inc | Roseville | May 8, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prime Pizza 141 Central Ave LLC | Los Angeles | May 8, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCL Logistics, Inc. | Ontario | May 7, 2019 | 10 violations | $23,004 | 8 | 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.