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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Auto Center | Costa Mesa | May 26, 2020 | 2 violations | $2,000 | 1 | 0 |
| First Transit, Inc. | Anaheim | May 26, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tri-Signal Integration, Inc. | El Dorado Hills | May 26, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Palma Foods | San Francisco | May 22, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,215 | 1 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | West Sacramento | May 22, 2020 | 1 violation | $134 | 1 | 0 |
| The Palace Seafood & Dim Sum | Los Angeles | May 21, 2020 | 30 violations | $22,039 | 29 | 0 |
| Call Henry, Inc. | Lompoc | May 20, 2020 | 33 violations | $27,931 | 11 | 0 |
| G4S Secure Solutions G4S Secure Solutions (USA), Inc. | Los Angeles | May 20, 2020 | 9 violations | $2,019 | 4 | 0 |
| Sprouts Farmers Market | Irvine | May 19, 2020 | 57 violations | $51,430 | 56 | 0 |
| El Gallo Giro | Huntington Park | May 19, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrah's Northern California | Ione | May 18, 2020 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AZS Dependable, Inc. | Visalia | May 17, 2020 | 3 violations | $5,415 | 2 | 0 |
| Nova King, Inc. | Citrus Heights | May 16, 2020 | 12 violations | $31,693 | 7 | 0 |
| Arrdu Construction | Montclair | May 16, 2020 | 42 violations | $19,212 | 41 | 0 |
| Zero Waste Solutions, Inc. | Concord | May 16, 2020 | 20 violations | $10,391 | 9 | 0 |
| EPCM-RMS | Long Beach | May 16, 2020 | 3 violations | $7,224 | 1 | 0 |
| Molock Residential, Inc | Lancaster | May 16, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USDM Life Sciences | Santa Barbara | May 15, 2020 | 75 violations | $100,088 | 74 | 0 |
| Zenanli Parking | San Francisco | May 15, 2020 | 9 violations repeat | $24,541 | 8 | $4,592 |
| United States Postal Service | Los Angeles | May 15, 2020 | 2 violations | $580 | 1 | 0 |
| Guard Force, Inc. | Stockton | May 15, 2020 | 3 violations | $163 | 2 | 0 |
| Department of Children & Family Services | Los Angeles | May 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco Honda | San Francisco | May 13, 2020 | 2 violations | $8,554 | 1 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven Harsharan Kul Sukhjas, Inc. | South Gate | May 13, 2020 | 4 violations | $1,904 | 3 | 0 |
| Buenaventura Ranch, LLC | Nipomo | May 13, 2020 | 2 violations | $517 | 1 | $1,060 |
| King Taco | Los Angeles | May 13, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chile Verde | Carson | May 13, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DMG Mori DMG Mori Manufacturing USA, Inc. | Davis | May 13, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divine and Lynwood Market | Barstow | May 12, 2020 | 3 violations | $2,279 | 2 | 0 |
| Curtis Drilling Company | Escondido | May 12, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Empire farm labor Empire Farm Labor Contractor, LLC | Salinas | May 10, 2020 | 26 violations | $12,822 | 21 | $39,484 |
| Tower Escrow | Torrance | May 10, 2020 | 18 violations repeat | $7,091 | 17 | 0 |
| R3 Strategic Support Group | Coronado | May 8, 2020 | 33 violations | $109,000 | 33 | 0 |
| P&R Residential Care for the Elderly | Union City | May 8, 2020 | 3 violations repeat | $49,961 | 2 | $1,452 |
| San Miguel Home | Union City | May 8, 2020 | 4 violations repeat | $47,432 | 3 | $2,178 |
| C & R Home for the Elderly | Union City | May 8, 2020 | 3 violations repeat | $35,922 | 2 | $1,452 |
| Tacos y Mariscos Colima | Hanford | May 8, 2020 | 2 violations | $612 | 1 | 0 |
| Lima Top Cars Lima Top Cars Corporation | Sacramento | May 8, 2020 | 2 violations | $383 | 1 | 0 |
| Abundance of Joy Child Development Center | Hesperia | May 7, 2020 | 4 violations | $2,677 | 3 | 0 |
| Rafiki Coalition | San Francisco | May 7, 2020 | 1 violation | $606 | 1 | 0 |
| CMC Steel Fabricators, Inc | Rancho Cucamonga | May 5, 2020 | 3 violations | $12,589 | 2 | 0 |
| Pasadena Gardening Services | Pasadena | May 5, 2020 | 2 violations | $720 | 1 | 0 |
| Penske Truck Leasing Company | West Sacramento | May 5, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carcamo's Vivalink | Winnetka | May 4, 2020 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $684 |
| Straub Construction, Inc. | Fallbrook | May 4, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V5 Systems | Fremont | May 3, 2020 | 57 violations repeat | $525,368 | 56 | $9,856 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grille, Inc. | San Diego | May 3, 2020 | 2 violations | $116 | 2 | 0 |
| Tacos El Gavilan | Huntington Park | May 3, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Concrete Value Corp. | Fresno | May 3, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Painting Company of San Diego | San Diego | May 1, 2020 | 17 violations repeat | $6,053 | 16 | $4,592 |
| El Sabor De La Baja | Chula Vista | May 1, 2020 | 3 violations | $2,028 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Zebra Media Corppration | Lake Forest | May 1, 2020 | 5 violations | $1,740 | 3 | 0 |
| Mobil Gas Farar Corporation, Inc. | Poway | May 1, 2020 | 4 violations | $1,656 | 4 | 0 |
| Miles Construction Miles Construction Group, Inc. | Temecula | Apr 30, 2020 | 15 violations | $12,774 | 13 | 0 |
| Excel Concrete Construction Inc | Temecula | Apr 30, 2020 | 12 violations | $3,789 | 10 | 0 |
| Espana's Southwest Bar & Grill | Los Banos | Apr 30, 2020 | 8 violations | $2,362 | 7 | 0 |
| ParkWest Landscape Construction | Corona | Apr 30, 2020 | 2 violations | $967 | 1 | 0 |
| Precision Concrete Construction, Inc | Escondido | Apr 30, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burrtec Waste and Recycling Services LLC | Coachella | Apr 30, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justice | Northridge | Apr 28, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $3,728 |
| Sizzler Restaurants Forbco Sizzler Restaurants | Jurupa Valley | Apr 26, 2020 | 129 violations | $148,970 | 116 | 0 |
| PRB Management LLC | Fairfield | Apr 21, 2020 | 2 violations | $7,511 | 1 | 0 |
| Brilliant General Maintenance Inc. | San Jose | Apr 21, 2020 | 4 violations repeat | $7,255 | 3 | $2,460 |
| Video Voice Data Communications | Garden Grove | Apr 19, 2020 | 211 violations | $237,358 | 210 | 0 |
| Cloud Productions, Inc | Beverly Hills | Apr 18, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DBR General Engineering | Vista | Apr 17, 2020 | 3 violations | $118 | 2 | 0 |
| Department of Motor Vehicles | Norco | Apr 17, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mondelez Global Mondelez International | Ontario | Apr 16, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City of Fremont | Fremont | Apr 15, 2020 | 1 violation | $940 | 1 | 0 |
| Parking Veterans LLC | Santa Ana | Apr 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service (USPS) Hollywood | Los Angeles | Apr 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Pipeline Services, Inc | La Quinta | Apr 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victory Fire Protection | Antioch | Apr 13, 2020 | 1 violation | $1,200 | 1 | 0 |
| N & C Design Inc. | Huntington Park | Apr 13, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catherine's Home Inc. | Fullerton | Apr 12, 2020 | 19 violations | $69,297 | 18 | 0 |
| Catherine's Home Inc. | Fullerton | Apr 12, 2020 | 8 violations | $22,030 | 7 | 0 |
| Catherine's Home Inc. | Fullerton | Apr 12, 2020 | 9 violations | $15,968 | 8 | 0 |
| Davis Mechanical Systems | Vista | Apr 12, 2020 | 13 violations | $4,897 | 7 | 0 |
| Brightstar Care of Lake Forest | Lake Forest | Apr 10, 2020 | 2 violations | $150 | 1 | 0 |
| Advantage Towing Advantage Towing Company, Inc. | San Diego | Apr 8, 2020 | 48 violations | $56,622 | 46 | 0 |
| Jack, Rubin & Sons, Inc. | Burbank | Apr 8, 2020 | 8 violations | $44,259 | 7 | 0 |
| Valerio's City Bakery | National City | Apr 2, 2020 | 21 violations | $12,616 | 20 | 0 |
| Roseville Flooring Inc. | Roseville | Apr 2, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noble E&C, Inc | Diamond Bar | Apr 1, 2020 | 37 violations | $150,707 | 17 | 0 |
| International Bus Lines | Los Angeles | Mar 31, 2020 | 3 violations | $2,686 | 3 | 0 |
| Allied Universal Uninversal Protection Service, LP | San Diego | Mar 31, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leaffliter North, LLC | Sacramento | Mar 30, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilton Garden Inn Sacramento Airport Natomas | Sacramento | Mar 30, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nova Group | Napa | Mar 29, 2020 | 101 violations | $238,512 | 26 | 0 |
| Laguna View Deto Laguna View Detox Center, LLC | Laguna Beach | Mar 27, 2020 | 7 violations | $1,172 | 6 | 0 |
| Kayu, Inc. | Walnut Creek | Mar 25, 2020 | 3 violations | $2,900 | 3 | 0 |
| Apple | Cupertino | Mar 25, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Wine Group | Ripon | Mar 24, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oh My Nails | Los Angeles | Mar 23, 2020 | 22 violations | $12,782 | 21 | 0 |
| Royal Roofing Com Co | Bell Gardens | Mar 22, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| My Goods Market | Joshua Tree | Mar 21, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grimes Heating & Air | Oroville | Mar 21, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kura MD Kura MD a Delaware Corporation | Roseville | Mar 20, 2020 | 10 violations | $13,319 | 6 | 0 |
| Collazo FLC Collazo Farm Labor Contractor, Inc. | Valley Center | Mar 20, 2020 | 6 violations | $641 | 1 | $13,575 |
| JD Farms JD and MR Pardee, LLC | Fresno | Mar 20, 2020 | 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.