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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blu Pony Vintage Red Ant Production, Inc. | Altadena | Apr 8, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Irwindale Hand Car Wash | Baldwin Park | Apr 8, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DKT Fashion Inc. | South El Monte | Apr 7, 2019 | 11 violations | $25,287 | 6 | 0 |
| Romeo & Layla Warehousing, Inc. | Ontario | Apr 7, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exploring Music, Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 6, 2019 | 8 violations | $32,519 | 4 | 0 |
| Struct One Engineering & Construction Corp. | San Luis Obispo | Apr 6, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interstate Fence Co., Inc. | San Jose | Apr 5, 2019 | 15 violations | $10,822 | 14 | 0 |
| Whiskey Barrel Restaurant and Saloon | Hesperia | Apr 5, 2019 | 6 violations | $2,892 | 5 | 0 |
| Pacific Medical Laboratory | Irvine | Apr 5, 2019 | 97 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camblin Steel Service, Inc. | Rocklin | Apr 5, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Apr 4, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zumiez Zumiez Acquisition Corp | Culver City | Apr 3, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,516 |
| ESS Apparel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Apr 2, 2019 | 44 violations | $53,877 | 21 | 0 |
| Green Dot Corporation | Pasadena | Apr 2, 2019 | 3 violations | $3,799 | 2 | 0 |
| Hotel d'Lins - Ontario Airport | Ontario | Apr 2, 2019 | 3 violations | $244 | 2 | 0 |
| Titanium, LLC | Duarte | Apr 1, 2019 | 30 violations | $60,321 | 27 | 0 |
| Login Consulting Login Consulting Services, Inc. | El Segundo | Apr 1, 2019 | 3 violations | $58,816 | 2 | 0 |
| C & J Recycling - Stockdale Craig Allen and Josie Adeline Smith | Bakersfield | Apr 1, 2019 | 2 violations | $5,839 | 1 | 0 |
| C & J Recycling - Stockdale Craig Allen and Josie Adeline Smith | Bakersfield | Apr 1, 2019 | 3 violations | $1,058 | 2 | 0 |
| Subway | Rancho Cucamonga | Apr 1, 2019 | 5 violations | $442 | 3 | 0 |
| C & J Recycling - Stockdale Craig Allen and Josie Adeline Smith | Bakersfield | Apr 1, 2019 | 2 violations | $364 | 2 | 0 |
| JRD Trucking LLC | South San Francisco | Apr 1, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shop 17 | Los Angeles | Apr 1, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Church Brothers | Salinas | Apr 1, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,275 |
| Reliant Water Management | San Bruno | Mar 31, 2019 | 2 violations | $20,804 | 1 | 0 |
| JCD Farm Labor | Heber | Mar 31, 2019 | 46 violations | $3,044 | 40 | $7,647 |
| CarVi Inc. | San Francisco | Mar 31, 2019 | 2 violations | $1,058 | 1 | 0 |
| Skechers Skechers U.S.A., Inc. | Culver City | Mar 31, 2019 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,240 |
| Harper Construction Harper Construction Company, Inc. | San Diego | Mar 31, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mann Packing Mann Packing Co., Inc. | Salinas | Mar 31, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,147 |
| Harper Mechanical Harper Mechanical Contractors, LLC | San Diego | Mar 31, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Growers Link Bautista De La Paz, Javier | Stockton | Mar 30, 2019 | 179 violations | $20,000 | 33 | 0 |
| Quality Coast Incorporated | Chula Vista | Mar 30, 2019 | 1 violation | $9,107 | 1 | 0 |
| Aperture Films | Irvine | Mar 30, 2019 | 2 violations | $1,842 | 2 | 0 |
| Real Recycling Center- Richgrove | Richgrove | Mar 29, 2019 | 3 violations | $6,095 | 1 | 0 |
| Consolidated Ready Mi | Azusa | Mar 29, 2019 | 2 violations | $3,374 | 1 | 0 |
| Real Recycling Center- H Street | Bakersfield | Mar 29, 2019 | 3 violations | $283 | 1 | 0 |
| Real Recycling Center- Union Avenue | Bakersfield | Mar 29, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penny Lane Nursing Staffing Agency | Glendora | Mar 29, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A1 California Care Givers, Inc. | Victorville | Mar 28, 2019 | 9 violations | $3,444 | 8 | 0 |
| West Coast Drywall & Paint West Coast Drywall & Company, Inc. | Riverside | Mar 28, 2019 | 2 violations | $683 | 1 | 0 |
| The Gardens Casino | Hawaiian Gardens | Mar 28, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reltio Inc. | Redwood City | Mar 28, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centrelake Imaging & Oncology | Pomona | Mar 27, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sayasaya | Los Angeles | Mar 25, 2019 | 84 violations | $90,245 | 58 | 0 |
| Mid Valley Recycling - Gustine | Delhi | Mar 25, 2019 | 3 violations repeat | $5,924 | 1 | $564 |
| Mid Valley Recycling - Gustine | Gustine | Mar 25, 2019 | 3 violations repeat | $2,235 | 1 | $564 |
| Mid Valley Recycling - Gustine | Reedley | Mar 25, 2019 | 2 violations repeat | $110 | 1 | $564 |
| Mid Valley Recycling - Gustine | Sanger | Mar 25, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Event | Los Angeles | Mar 25, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Love Story | Los Angeles | Mar 25, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J2 Love Corporation | Los Angeles | Mar 25, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JNK USA Jollassa, Inc. | Los Angeles | Mar 25, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nice Clothing | Los Angeles | Mar 24, 2019 | 23 violations | $13,160 | 19 | 0 |
| Rock-It Foods, LLC | Los Angeles | Mar 24, 2019 | 3 violations | $1,834 | 1 | 0 |
| Extreme Towing Services | Irvine | Mar 23, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OG Recycling - Chester Ave. Bakersfield, CA | Bakersfield | Mar 22, 2019 | 3 violations | $6,238 | 2 | 0 |
| OG Recycling - Chester Ave. Bakersfield, CA | Lamont | Mar 22, 2019 | 3 violations | $3,122 | 2 | 0 |
| Motel 6 Bakor Investments Crenshaw LLC | Gardena | Mar 22, 2019 | 16 violations repeat | $2,653 | 15 | $4,795 |
| OG Recycling - Chester Ave. Bakersfield, CA | Bakersfield | Mar 22, 2019 | 2 violations | $249 | 1 | 0 |
| J & K Drywall & Metal Stud J & K Drywall and Metal Stud Framing , Inc | San Bernardino | Mar 22, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OG Recycling - Chester Ave. Bakersfield, CA | Bakersfield | Mar 22, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walmart | Tulare | Mar 21, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dicky's BBQ | San Diego | Mar 21, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Airsharp, Inc. | Encino | Mar 20, 2019 | 24 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northrup Grumman Northrup Grumman Corporation | Palmdale | Mar 20, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Happy Recyclers Tycoon Materials, Inc. | Pico Rivera | Mar 20, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad | Los Angeles | Mar 19, 2019 | 9 violations | $1,217 | 9 | 0 |
| G4S Secure Solutions G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. | Riverside | Mar 19, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobe Range Hoods | Arcadia | Mar 19, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florez Paving Florez Brothers, Inc. | Sacramento | Mar 19, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway | Rancho Cucamonga | Mar 18, 2019 | 6 violations repeat | $333 | 4 | 0 |
| Promise U & I, Inc | Montebello | Mar 17, 2019 | 6 violations | $10,636 | 4 | 0 |
| AAA Recycling- Livingston | Livingston | Mar 16, 2019 | 3 violations | $979 | 1 | 0 |
| AAA Recycling- Atwater | Atwater | Mar 16, 2019 | 2 violations | $464 | 1 | 0 |
| AAA Recycling- Delhi | Delhi | Mar 16, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&R Maher Construction Co. Inc | Vallejo | Mar 15, 2019 | 29 violations | $24,015 | 17 | 0 |
| Wingstop | Oakland | Mar 15, 2019 | 15 violations | $8,075 | 15 | 0 |
| Wingstop Toliver Inc. II | Richmond | Mar 15, 2019 | 11 violations | $7,918 | 11 | 0 |
| Wingstop El Toliver Inc. | Oakland | Mar 15, 2019 | 18 violations | $1,636 | 18 | 0 |
| Wingstop | Emeryville | Mar 15, 2019 | 11 violations | $696 | 11 | 0 |
| Wing Stop Cali Wings, Inc. | Walnut | Mar 15, 2019 | 1 violation | $59 | 1 | 0 |
| PAE Aviation and Technical Services | Yermo | Mar 15, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEEK & Lac Bleu | Los Angeles | Mar 15, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KRBM Corp. | Los Angeles | Mar 15, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CalPERS State of California | Sacramento | Mar 15, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wingstop Concepcion Holdings, Inc. & MC Wings, Inc. | Glendora | Mar 14, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E-Recycling of California | Paramount | Mar 14, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wingstop Gama-flo Wings, LLC | Chula Vista | Mar 13, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herman Construction Group | Lompoc | Mar 12, 2019 | 4 violations | $78,674 | 2 | 0 |
| Eaton Drilling Co., Inc | Woodland | Mar 12, 2019 | 29 violations | $36,326 | 11 | 0 |
| Ramirez Bias & Trim Marco Antonio Diego Ramirez | Los Angeles | Mar 12, 2019 | 4 violations | $1,234 | 1 | 0 |
| Brightview Landscape Development, Inc. | Sacramento | Mar 12, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Navajo Pipelines, Inc. | Sacramento | Mar 12, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RAQ Industries | Huntington Park | Mar 11, 2019 | 104 violations | $102,222 | 58 | 0 |
| A Life Options Therapeutic SLS, Inc. | El Cajon | Mar 11, 2019 | 39 violations | $41,678 | 38 | 0 |
| Engenius Consulting Group, Inc | Dublin | Mar 11, 2019 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wingstop WSONE- 55, Inc. | Van Nuys | Mar 11, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheraton Universal Hotel | Universal City | Mar 10, 2019 | 4 violations | $18,450 | 3 | 0 |
| Maurcio's Mexican Food & Pizza Mauricios Mexican Food and Pizza Corp. | Glendora | Mar 10, 2019 | 4 violations | $9,521 | 3 | 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.