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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wonderful Citrus Wonderful Citrus, II, LLC | Delano | Nov 17, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,611 |
| AECOM Technical Services, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 17, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Innovex-ERRG Joint Venture Innovex Environmental Management, Inc. | Concord | Nov 17, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crown Citrus Crown Citrus Company, Inc. | Calipatria | Nov 17, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,095 |
| Jolie Clothing Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 17, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Espinoza, FLC | Calexico | Nov 17, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,288 |
| Pizza Hut AMERICAN WEST RESTAURANT GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC | La Puente | Nov 17, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HCT Fine Carpentry, Inc. | Long Beach | Nov 16, 2020 | 77 violations | $261,222 | 76 | 0 |
| United Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy Association of San Dieg | Escondido | Nov 16, 2020 | 22 violations | $8,267 | 20 | 0 |
| The Buttery TB & JM Corporation | Santa Cruz | Nov 16, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,845 | 2 | 0 |
| VTG Defense National Technology Associates, inc | San Diego | Nov 16, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Visalia | Nov 16, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Towing | Whittier | Nov 16, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| One Stop Lighting Tires | Norwalk | Nov 16, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premar Premar Global Warehouse Logistics - Sole Prop | San Diego | Nov 15, 2020 | 33 violations repeat | $230,000 | 16 | $9,296 |
| Olde Thompson | Oxnard | Nov 15, 2020 | 1 violation | $2,268 | 1 | 0 |
| USPS United States Post Office | Martinez | Nov 15, 2020 | 1 violation | $1,312 | 1 | 0 |
| Abel's Landscaping | Kings Beach | Nov 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arco AMPM Big Pappas Oil, Inc | Garden Grove | Nov 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harv Pick Fruit, Inc. | Coachella | Nov 14, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,027 |
| HGS Roofing H.G.S' Construction Corp. | San Francisco | Nov 13, 2020 | 2 violations | $5,200 | 2 | 0 |
| Owow Construction LLC | Oakland | Nov 13, 2020 | 1 violation | $1,944 | 1 | 0 |
| SoftStandard Solutions LLC | Fremont | Nov 13, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,218 | 1 | 0 |
| Mountain View Middle School | Beaumont | Nov 13, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acepex Management Corp Acepex Management Corporation | Montclair | Nov 13, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UPS | March Arb | Nov 13, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AS77 Inc. | Hacienda Heights | Nov 13, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornerstone Home | Laguna Hills | Nov 12, 2020 | 14 violations repeat | $158,855 | 13 | 0 |
| Parsons Government Services | Pasadena | Nov 12, 2020 | 6 violations | $25,338 | 5 | 0 |
| KRATOS TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING SOLUTIONS, INC. | San Diego | Nov 12, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Restaurant | La Mirada | Nov 12, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBI Packing LLC | Thermal | Nov 12, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Superior Court Of California,County of Alamed | Oakland | Nov 12, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring Line Fashion | Los Angeles | Nov 12, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Old Firehouse Market | Aromas | Nov 11, 2020 | 3 violations repeat | $268,339 | 2 | $1,162 |
| Rite Aid Thrifty PayLess, Inc. | Salinas | Nov 11, 2020 | 2 violations repeat | $794 | 2 | $2,074 |
| AGRO Packing LLC | El Centro | Nov 10, 2020 | 8 violations | $90 | 3 | $7,221 |
| Five Crowns Marketing | Brawley | Nov 10, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,579 |
| MJ Harvest | Calexico | Nov 10, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,642 |
| Synectic Solutions | Oxnard | Nov 9, 2020 | 1 violation | $3,377 | 1 | 0 |
| Bellflower Unified School District | Bellflower | Nov 9, 2020 | 1 violation | $2,088 | 1 | 0 |
| Memo Scaffolding | Santa Fe Springs | Nov 9, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belk Farms, LLC | Thermal | Nov 9, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonalds Murguia Wong Services | San Pablo | Nov 9, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Postal Service United States Postal Service | Vallejo | Nov 8, 2020 | 1 violation | $335 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 Bay Truck Station, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 8, 2020 | 2 violations | $22 | 1 | 0 |
| M & L Leasing, Inc. | Long Beach | Nov 8, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AGSER Contracting | Indio | Nov 7, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $774 |
| Zen Home Design | Temple City | Nov 6, 2020 | 9 violations | $6,956 | 4 | 0 |
| Millennium Farm Inc. | Portola Valley | Nov 6, 2020 | 5 violations | $6,784 | 5 | 0 |
| Centravel, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 6, 2020 | 28 violations repeat | $5,092 | 27 | 0 |
| CJ Seto Support Services | Ventura | Nov 5, 2020 | 41 violations | $192,906 | 39 | 0 |
| World Oil Salfeetko Mart, LLC | Santa Barbara | Nov 5, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swinerton Builders | Los Angeles | Nov 5, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Southwest Administrators | Covina | Nov 5, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BP Gas oil | Santa Barbara | Nov 5, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AAA Auto Club Automotive Club of Sothern California | Montebello | Nov 4, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & H Metal Products LLC | South El Monte | Nov 4, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redlands Shell | Redlands | Nov 4, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A&S Sewing Premium, Inc | Huntington Park | Nov 2, 2020 | 47 violations repeat | $109,976 | 44 | 0 |
| Tetra Tech Tetra Tech EC, Inc | San Diego | Nov 2, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vertex Coatings, Inc. | Ontario | Nov 2, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,864 |
| Medocino, State Park Ca. State Parks and Recreation | Newark | Nov 2, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ocha Classic Ocha Classic Corporation | Los Angeles | Nov 1, 2020 | 84 violations repeat | $825,775 | 83 | $62,167 |
| Vino Farms | Healdsburg | Nov 1, 2020 | 14 violations | $54,935 | 14 | $21,258 |
| Perez Farming Services, Inc. | Lindsay | Nov 1, 2020 | 106 violations | $2,040 | 102 | $3,835 |
| US Postal Office- Oroville | Oroville | Nov 1, 2020 | 5 violations | $1,346 | 5 | 0 |
| Premium Employment Services, Inc. | Salinas | Nov 1, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,139 |
| Norcal Construction, Inc. | Turlock | Nov 1, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flame Broiler | Corona | Nov 1, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castaic Truck Stop | Castaic | Nov 1, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Bros. Martin Bros./Marcowall, Inc. | Gardena | Nov 1, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARCO Sonu tony Corp | Norwalk | Nov 1, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBI Packing LLC | Thermal | Nov 1, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palapa's Marisqueria & Sushi | Orange | Oct 31, 2020 | 1 violation | $6,728 | 1 | 0 |
| Civic Tax Relief | Irvine | Oct 31, 2020 | 9 violations | $6,663 | 8 | 0 |
| American Heritage Pool Inc | Palm Desert | Oct 31, 2020 | 1 violation | $1,200 | 1 | 0 |
| Desert Mist Farms | Coachella | Oct 31, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hi-Q Engineering | Poway | Oct 31, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riverside Cabinets | Riverside | Oct 31, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DAH Corp (Garment Contractor) | Norwalk | Oct 31, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TGH, Inc. | Coachella | Oct 30, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,900 |
| Innovative Federal Operations Group, Inc. | Carlsbad | Oct 30, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baja Fresh Restaurant Store | Los Angeles | Oct 29, 2020 | 2 violations | $2,274 | 1 | 0 |
| Chevron Station | Burbank | Oct 29, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARCO Magnolia Park Skn Gasoline | Burbank | Oct 29, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chevron C-Store Services inc | Montebello | Oct 29, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aamco Transmissions | Pasadena | Oct 29, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAKOON | Santa Clara | Oct 29, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amazon Amazon.Com Services, LLC | Rialto | Oct 29, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channel Coast Corp Channel Coast Corporation, Inc. | Goleta | Oct 28, 2020 | 12 violations | $5,600 | 11 | 0 |
| Melgar Janitorial Solutions | San Jose | Oct 28, 2020 | 2 violations | $2,207 | 1 | 0 |
| THERMICULTURE MANAGEMENT, INC. | Coachella | Oct 28, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,275 |
| Sunny Valley FLC | Indio | Oct 28, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,275 |
| Bodhi Group, Inc. | El Cajon | Oct 27, 2020 | 3 violations | $6,264 | 2 | 0 |
| Randstad USA Randstad Inhouse Services, LLC | Ontario | Oct 27, 2020 | 2 violations | $566 | 2 | 0 |
| Alcal Specialty Contracting | Riverside | Oct 27, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Los Angeles | Oct 27, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VTA Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency | San Jose | Oct 27, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&R International Freight Forwarding | San Diego | Oct 26, 2020 | 84 violations | $177,733 | 43 | 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.