2020 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2020: 1,138 cases, 864 with violations found, $20,448,172 in back wages agreed for 9,838 workers, $2,282,749 in penalties. Against 2019 that is an increase of 45% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2020
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byton North America | 1 | $1,749,185 | 76 |
| California Professional Engineering | 1 | $1,085,552 | 94 |
| Columbia Export Group | 1 | $907,714 | 53 |
| Citadel Roofing and Solar | 1 | $845,090 | 385 |
| Ocha Classic | 1 | $825,775 | 83 |
| Future Plastering, Inc. | 1 | $767,362 | 257 |
| Saddleback Roofing | 1 | $616,652 | 341 |
| V5 Systems | 1 | $525,368 | 56 |
| Legacy Health Care Center | 1 | $378,332 | 217 |
| Brokerage And Logistic Solutions | 1 | $323,832 | 87 |
| California Force Patrol, Inc. | 1 | $322,947 | 51 |
| ERN Services | 1 | $275,000 | 158 |
| Visionary Lifestyles LLC | 1 | $270,804 | 0 |
| Old Firehouse Market | 1 | $268,339 | 2 |
| HCT Fine Carpentry, Inc. | 1 | $261,222 | 76 |
| ARC Imperial Valley | 1 | $250,610 | 56 |
| Chefs Express Chinese Cuisine Inc. | 1 | $241,065 | 53 |
| Nova Group | 1 | $238,512 | 26 |
| Video Voice Data Communications | 1 | $237,358 | 210 |
| Premar | 1 | $230,000 | 16 |
| Siliconsage Builders | 1 | $219,793 | 134 |
| La Fonda Taqueria Y Mariscos | 1 | $200,682 | 49 |
| DoorDash | 1 | $200,000 | 298 |
| Alliance Mechanical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $195,744 | 32 |
| CJ Seto Support Services | 1 | $192,906 | 39 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 141 | $4,805,338 | 1,954 |
| Manufacturing | 97 | $3,557,266 | 701 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 90 | $2,684,765 | 1,000 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 172 | $2,679,726 | 1,843 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 68 | $2,293,672 | 733 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 90 | $1,410,299 | 783 |
| Retail Trade | 137 | $640,655 | 314 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 46 | $578,458 | 244 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 141 | $499,467 | 1,393 |
| Information | 5 | $326,713 | 287 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 40 | $270,590 | 127 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 11 | $163,339 | 105 |
| Educational Services | 13 | $143,983 | 45 |
| Wholesale Trade | 27 | $118,493 | 56 |
| Finance and Insurance | 9 | $104,933 | 108 |
| Public Administration | 14 | $69,348 | 55 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 8 | $42,933 | 44 |
| 15 | $42,873 | 30 | |
| 5 | $10,789 | 8 | |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 5 | $2,184 | 5 |
| 2 | $2,099 | 2 | |
| 1 | $249 | 1 | |
| Utilities | 1 | $0 | 0 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sisters Mexican Restaurant | Sacramento | Feb 3, 2020 | 9 violations | $11,670 | 8 | 0 |
| Anthem Oil & Lincoln Car Wash | Orange | Feb 3, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Fashion, Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2020 | 13 violations | $44,824 | 11 | 0 |
| Jang Dory Fashion | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2020 | 12 violations | $14,866 | 7 | 0 |
| Triforest Triforest Enterprises, Inc | Irvine | Feb 2, 2020 | 2 violations | $2,838 | 1 | 0 |
| K Too | Los Angeles | Feb 2, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirala | Berkeley | Feb 1, 2020 | 50 violations | $187,861 | 37 | 0 |
| Thai Basil Express | Dublin | Feb 1, 2020 | 32 violations | $92,565 | 30 | 0 |
| Kirala Takeout | Berkeley | Feb 1, 2020 | 12 violations | $8,997 | 11 | 0 |
| Aloha Saw and Mower Braaksma Venture Investments Enterprises, Inc | Vallejo | Feb 1, 2020 | 6 violations | $4,422 | 5 | 0 |
| T & A Carrier | San Diego | Feb 1, 2020 | 2 violations | $399 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente Hospital | Walnut Creek | Feb 1, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legacy Health Care Center | Pasadena | Jan 31, 2020 | 299 violations | $378,332 | 217 | 0 |
| AJ General Engineering & Consulting | Lakewood | Jan 31, 2020 | 3 violations | $1,687 | 2 | 0 |
| Koppl Pipeline Services | Montebello | Jan 31, 2020 | 5 violations | $53 | 5 | 0 |
| Subway | San Diego | Jan 31, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HSMC Builders | Chula Vista | Jan 31, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. L. Hobbs, Inc | El Cajon | Jan 31, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Win Woo Trading Corporation | West Sacramento | Jan 30, 2020 | 6 violations | $1,106 | 5 | 0 |
| Willie's Burgers | Sacramento | Jan 30, 2020 | 4 violations | $163 | 3 | 0 |
| Alcazar Trades, Inc. | Redlands | Jan 30, 2020 | 2 violations | $57 | 1 | 0 |
| Casa De Castro | San Diego | Jan 30, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee's Sandwiches | Chino | Jan 29, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mezcalito Oaxacan Cuisine | Folsom | Jan 28, 2020 | 3 violations | $5,747 | 2 | 0 |
| Burger King | Montebello | Jan 28, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Superior Mercados La Superior Super Mercados, Inc. | Sacramento | Jan 28, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lolita Mexican Food | Chula Vista | Jan 28, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Innovative Rehabilitation Services | La Puente | Jan 27, 2020 | 203 violations | $21,519 | 200 | 0 |
| Tasty Goody Express | Montclair | Jan 27, 2020 | 2 violations | $43 | 1 | 0 |
| Chhun's Supermarket | Sacramento | Jan 27, 2020 | 2 violations | $30 | 1 | 0 |
| Lotrems, LLC | Chula Vista | Jan 27, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arixa Arixa Capital Advisors LLC | Los Angeles | Jan 27, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goldstar Supermarket | Sacramento | Jan 27, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ISP TRANSPORT INC | Sacramento | Jan 27, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trendy and Tipsy | San Diego | Jan 26, 2020 | 1 violation | $940 | 1 | 0 |
| California Rail Builders, LLC | Wasco | Jan 25, 2020 | 16 violations | $20,866 | 6 | 0 |
| Silver Strand Construction | San Diego | Jan 25, 2020 | 12 violations | $10,591 | 12 | 0 |
| Ricardo Magadan | Los Angeles | Jan 25, 2020 | 9 violations | $9,000 | 3 | $6,118 |
| Koi Palace Daly City | San Francisco | Jan 25, 2020 | 36 violations | $7,075 | 35 | 0 |
| Transportation Brokerage Specialists, Inc. | West Sacramento | Jan 25, 2020 | 29 violations | $956 | 27 | 0 |
| H Custom Farming | Oxnard | Jan 25, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,098 |
| California Force Patrol, Inc. | Bloomington | Jan 24, 2020 | 52 violations | $322,947 | 51 | 0 |
| Inizio Intervensions, Inc. | Granada Hills | Jan 24, 2020 | 4 violations | $9,258 | 1 | 0 |
| Advanced Health Care of Sacramento AHC Health Care of Sacramento Corporation | Sacramento | Jan 24, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amapola Rico Taco | San Bernardino | Jan 24, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bergelectric Corp. | Carlsbad | Jan 23, 2020 | 10 violations | $486 | 4 | 0 |
| Pacific Painting & Flooring Pacific Pain and Construction, Inc | Anaheim | Jan 23, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Culichi Town Culichitown Restaurants Inc. | Pico Rivera | Jan 23, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacomania | San Jose | Jan 23, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interactive Medical Specialists, Inc. | San Rafael | Jan 22, 2020 | 6 violations | $10,304 | 5 | 0 |
| Hot Topic | Montclair | Jan 22, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bel Air 5 | Sacramento | Jan 22, 2020 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,210 |
| R Young Enterprises | Los Angeles | Jan 22, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W & S Electric | El Cajon | Jan 22, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Pacific Roofing | Palm Springs | Jan 21, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safe and Reliable Medical Transportation | Mission Viejo | Jan 21, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Molecular Biologicals International | Irvine | Jan 21, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Easter Seals - Winterhaven Residential Home | Sacramento | Jan 21, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ability Counts, Inc. | Corona | Jan 21, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDC Corp Shah and Associates Inc. | Poway | Jan 19, 2020 | 53 violations | $25,428 | 53 | 0 |
| Carter Electric | San Diego | Jan 19, 2020 | 12 violations | $6,278 | 11 | 0 |
| DSR Plumbing | Simi Valley | Jan 19, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northgate Market Northgate Gonzalez Markets, Inc. | South Gate | Jan 19, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Costamanga Farms | Lodi | Jan 18, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,078 |
| Jersey Mikes - Fulton | Sacramento | Jan 17, 2020 | 15 violations | $3,755 | 13 | 0 |
| Jersey Mikes - Fulton | Sacramento | Jan 17, 2020 | 13 violations | $3,031 | 11 | 0 |
| Jersey Mikes -Watt | Sacramento | Jan 17, 2020 | 14 violations | $2,350 | 12 | 0 |
| Big Bear Municipal District | Big Bear Lake | Jan 17, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gelson's Gelson's Market | Los Angeles | Jan 17, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gelson's Gelson's Market | West Hollywood | Jan 17, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blow Dry Bar | Torrance | Jan 17, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & A Supermarket | Sacramento | Jan 17, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MMD Drywall | La Habra | Jan 16, 2020 | 39 violations | $54,340 | 19 | 0 |
| Industrial Motoring | Anaheim | Jan 16, 2020 | 10 violations | $36,619 | 8 | 0 |
| MORNING ANGEL HOME CARE LLC | Los Alamitos | Jan 16, 2020 | 17 violations | $15,088 | 15 | 0 |
| De La Cruz Farm Labor Contracting | Mecca | Jan 16, 2020 | 11 violations | $1,938 | 5 | $18,353 |
| Precision Floors | San Marcos | Jan 16, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chefs Express Chinese Cuisine Inc. | Castro Valley | Jan 15, 2020 | 68 violations repeat | $241,065 | 53 | $1,366 |
| Woodside RCFE Humanity Utopia Group, LLC | Castro Valley | Jan 15, 2020 | 29 violations | $37,279 | 18 | 0 |
| A-1 Fence Co. A-1 Enterprises, Inc | Anaheim | Jan 15, 2020 | 16 violations | $11,338 | 15 | 0 |
| Mental Health Systems | Spring Valley | Jan 15, 2020 | 3 violations | $1,260 | 1 | 0 |
| Food 4 Less Food 4 Less of California, Inc. | Gardena | Jan 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Options Family Of Services | Morro Bay | Jan 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top Star USA Construction Inc | Alhambra | Jan 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Banzai Sushi | Sacramento | Jan 14, 2020 | 4 violations | $4,555 | 3 | 0 |
| Contractors State License Board California Department of Consumer Affairs | Sacramento | Jan 14, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Mannickarottu1, Inc. | Orange | Jan 14, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DownStream Services Inc. | Carlsbad | Jan 13, 2020 | 3 violations | $1,748 | 3 | 0 |
| Rally's Hamburgers | Fresno | Jan 13, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollister Co. | Downey | Jan 13, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pizza Guys | Elk Grove | Jan 13, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tua Fashion, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jan 13, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Penny | Montebello | Jan 13, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fashion Nimo | Los Angeles | Jan 12, 2020 | 7 violations | $5,074 | 5 | 0 |
| Eminence Escrow, Inc | Cypress | Jan 12, 2020 | 4 violations | $246 | 3 | 0 |
| Cherry Mellow | Los Angeles | Jan 12, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JNM Contracting | Tulare | Jan 12, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,804 |
| JNL Marble & Granite, Inc. | Tracy | Jan 11, 2020 | 3 violations | $7,813 | 1 | 0 |
| Diaz-Flores, Johnny (FLC) | Lodi | Jan 11, 2020 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,176 |
| Schatz Farms Inc. | Lodi | Jan 11, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,529 |
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.