2021 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2021: 733 cases, 540 with violations found, $16,709,369 in back wages agreed for 8,559 workers, $2,719,158 in penalties. Against 2020 that is a decrease of 18% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2021
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Oseguera Company | 2 | $1,118,415 | 726 |
| Wyle Laboratories / KBR | 2 | $1,116,877 | 48 |
| OMG Global Logistics Corp. | 1 | $822,074 | 31 |
| CalPak Landscape | 1 | $710,573 | 170 |
| Moderno-Miramar | 1 | $625,280 | 14 |
| United Support Services | 1 | $611,738 | 23 |
| Elite Aerosapce Group | 1 | $583,950 | 85 |
| Fast N Esy | 1 | $494,065 | 137 |
| Model Citizens | 1 | $458,976 | 16 |
| Performance Drywall | 1 | $430,304 | 568 |
| Rancho Nuevo Harvesting | 1 | $373,606 | 409 |
| The Sun Valley Group, Inc. | 1 | $365,851 | 435 |
| Neldy's R.C., Inc. | 1 | $345,348 | 108 |
| Zavala Tent & Event Support | 2 | $334,739 | 11 |
| Mountain Mike's Pizza | 8 | $334,385 | 56 |
| Bauer Residential | 1 | $272,828 | 42 |
| Acclaim Guard Services | 1 | $255,650 | 55 |
| Crepevine Restaurant (Burlingame) | 5 | $234,637 | 114 |
| Fiesta Market | 1 | $223,976 | 60 |
| Pho So Number One | 1 | $206,063 | 12 |
| Millie's Cafe | 1 | $185,098 | 54 |
| Security Systems Management | 1 | $158,460 | 82 |
| Tejon Constructors, Inc. | 1 | $152,989 | 47 |
| Orange Coatings and Sandblasting | 1 | $150,000 | 11 |
| Zaks Famous 24 Hours Pawn Shop | 1 | $148,816 | 11 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 29 | $2,631,399 | 487 |
| Construction | 88 | $2,596,166 | 1,543 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 87 | $2,052,377 | 834 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 108 | $1,816,278 | 1,273 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 88 | $1,283,018 | 2,000 |
| Retail Trade | 66 | $1,204,456 | 353 |
| Manufacturing | 53 | $1,141,148 | 348 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 59 | $1,136,435 | 523 |
| Public Administration | 8 | $1,019,059 | 453 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 48 | $1,000,530 | 130 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 22 | $238,646 | 99 |
| Wholesale Trade | 20 | $168,407 | 65 |
| Information | 6 | $102,093 | 18 |
| 4 | $85,418 | 14 | |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 5 | $80,854 | 29 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 4 | $71,606 | 88 |
| Educational Services | 6 | $32,769 | 24 |
| Finance and Insurance | 13 | $12,337 | 172 |
| 3 | $11,478 | 93 | |
| 1 | $11,200 | 1 | |
| 7 | $10,687 | 2 | |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 2 | $2,447 | 6 |
| 2 | $561 | 4 | |
| 1 | $0 | 0 | |
| Utilities | 3 | $0 | 0 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Oseguera Company | Salinas | Dec 31, 2021 | 1,115 violations | $1,018,002 | 451 | $8,541 |
| The Sun Valley Group, Inc. | Arcata | Dec 31, 2021 | 1,483 violations | $365,851 | 435 | $63,566 |
| Shell Electric | Sun Valley | Dec 31, 2021 | 14 violations | $89,558 | 7 | 0 |
| Gaudenti & Sons Corporation | Carson | Dec 31, 2021 | 23 violations | $62,090 | 22 | 0 |
| 4/7 Auto Body | Redwood City | Dec 31, 2021 | 24 violations repeat | $40,500 | 22 | $9,141 |
| Summit Design & Construction | Sun Valley | Dec 31, 2021 | 8 violations repeat | $15,763 | 4 | $3,325 |
| Tacos Las Salsas | Bakersfield | Dec 31, 2021 | 10 violations repeat | $14,012 | 9 | $5,553 |
| The Elevated Post Services LLC | Lake Forest | Dec 31, 2021 | 3 violations | $12,175 | 1 | 0 |
| Integrated Therapy Solutions | Hawthorne | Dec 31, 2021 | 2 violations | $3,343 | 1 | $932 |
| Phillip Esnoz | Shafter | Dec 31, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedar Point Nursery | Dorris | Dec 31, 2021 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $10,408 |
| Flores, Abel Silver Farm Labor, Inc. | Atwater | Dec 31, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,524 |
| Baja Freight Forwarders | San Diego | Dec 29, 2021 | 2 violations | $8,280 | 1 | 0 |
| Orange Coatings and Sandblasting Industrial Maintenance Service $ Repair, Inc. | Orange | Dec 27, 2021 | 12 violations repeat | $150,000 | 11 | $5,432 |
| STS Precision Drywall | Riverside | Dec 27, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UPS United Parcel Service | Sunnyvale | Dec 26, 2021 | 2 violations | $58 | 1 | 0 |
| Great People Staffing Solutions Inc | Santa Clara | Dec 25, 2021 | 36 violations | $10,639 | 36 | 0 |
| F & J Fernandez Contracting | Delano | Dec 25, 2021 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $18,899 |
| Zavala Tent & Event Support | Mecca | Dec 24, 2021 | 36 violations | $295,378 | 8 | 0 |
| La Alianza, LP | Nipomo | Dec 23, 2021 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $26,251 |
| Labor Force Management | Madera | Dec 23, 2021 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | $42,790 |
| CalPak Landscape CalPak Landscaping, Inc. | Rowland Heights | Dec 22, 2021 | 171 violations repeat | $710,573 | 170 | $50,000 |
| Model Citizens | Sherman Oaks | Dec 22, 2021 | 65 violations | $458,976 | 16 | 0 |
| Amazing Efforts | Los Angeles | Dec 17, 2021 | 39 violations repeat | $68,448 | 38 | $10,491 |
| Kaat Construction | Pomona | Dec 17, 2021 | 9 violations | $3,239 | 8 | 0 |
| Clinica Medica | Placentia | Dec 16, 2021 | 2 violations | $1,500 | 1 | 0 |
| U.S. Postal Service United States Postal Service | Los Gatos | Dec 16, 2021 | 2 violations | $116 | 1 | 0 |
| Crepevine Restaurant (Burlingame) | Berkeley | Dec 15, 2021 | 21 violations repeat | $57,559 | 20 | $14,425 |
| Crepevine Restaurant (Burlingame) | Burlingame | Dec 15, 2021 | 32 violations repeat | $51,991 | 30 | $22,841 |
| Crepevine Restaurant (Burlingame) | Palo Alto | Dec 15, 2021 | 29 violations repeat | $45,785 | 28 | $20,195 |
| Crepevine Restaurant (Burlingame) | San Jose | Dec 15, 2021 | 22 violations repeat | $40,278 | 21 | $15,147 |
| Crepevine Restaurant (Burlingame) | Oakland | Dec 15, 2021 | 16 violations repeat | $39,024 | 15 | $10,098 |
| EPIC Residential Homes | Los Angeles | Dec 15, 2021 | 31 violations | $13,626 | 30 | 0 |
| Foundation Repair of California | Livermore | Dec 15, 2021 | 14 violations | $6,525 | 5 | 0 |
| Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc. | Pasadena | Dec 15, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vidhwan Inc | San Jose | Dec 15, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clean-A-Can | Orange | Dec 14, 2021 | 54 violations repeat | $41,282 | 53 | $8,810 |
| Delta Energy & Communication | Murrieta | Dec 13, 2021 | 3 violations | $20,300 | 1 | 0 |
| Cerrudo Services, Inc. | Novato | Dec 13, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCL Unlimited | Temecula | Dec 11, 2021 | 86 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cocojojo LLC | Santa Ana | Dec 10, 2021 | 9 violations | $1,001 | 8 | 0 |
| Keystone Construction, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 10, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unified Protective Services | Hawthorne | Dec 9, 2021 | 3 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $748 |
| All City Plumbing | Rancho Cucamonga | Dec 9, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bricks and Minifigs | Manteca | Dec 8, 2021 | 5 violations | $218 | 1 | $6,083 |
| Newport Group | Walnut Creek | Dec 8, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newport Group | Folsom | Dec 8, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mian Horizon Financial Corp. | Calabasas | Dec 8, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Finish, Inc | Brea | Dec 7, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Pizza Kitchen | Beverly Hills | Dec 6, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prima Wawona and Gerawan Farming Partners LLC | Fresno | Dec 6, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurence Hovenier | Corona | Dec 5, 2021 | 7 violations | $111 | 7 | 0 |
| Dedicated Building Services | Sherman Oaks | Dec 4, 2021 | 20 violations | $33,812 | 19 | 0 |
| Zavala Tent & Event Support | Mecca | Dec 3, 2021 | 15 violations | $39,361 | 3 | 0 |
| Contakt LLC Company | Oceanside | Dec 3, 2021 | 1 violation | $5,500 | 1 | 0 |
| Harvey House Isher Group Homes Inc. | Riverside | Dec 3, 2021 | 6 violations | $5,009 | 5 | 0 |
| Archibald Group Home, Inc. | Ontario | Dec 3, 2021 | 7 violations | $2,903 | 6 | 0 |
| Isher Care Home Isher Group Home, Inc. | Ontario | Dec 3, 2021 | 6 violations | $2,135 | 5 | 0 |
| Action Restoration | Ontario | Dec 1, 2021 | 3 violations | $2,994 | 2 | 0 |
| Superior Grocers Super Center Concepts, Inc. | Maywood | Dec 1, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fisk's Tree & Excavating Service | Ahwahnee | Dec 1, 2021 | 20 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanger Unified School District | Sanger | Dec 1, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celebrations Party Rentals & Tents | Roseville | Nov 30, 2021 | 10 violations | $75,517 | 2 | 0 |
| Home 2 U | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2021 | 23 violations repeat | $56,254 | 22 | $7,405 |
| CEN Family CEN Family Generations, LLC | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2021 | 5 violations | $11,599 | 4 | 0 |
| Lighthouse Deli and Cafe | San Pedro | Nov 30, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LENA Construction | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Barn Heritage Farms | Livingston | Nov 30, 2021 | 19 violations | 0 | 0 | $21,954 |
| ABA Protection | Castaic | Nov 29, 2021 | 13 violations | $3,338 | 11 | $6,591 |
| Manos Home Care | Oakland | Nov 29, 2021 | 1 violation | $290 | 1 | 0 |
| Mimosas Cafe Mimosas Restuarant Inc. | San Jose | Nov 28, 2021 | 35 violations | $18,926 | 33 | $3,465 |
| Mimosas Cafe Mimosas Restuarant Inc. | Stockton | Nov 28, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cowboy Concrete Cowboy Concrete Works Inc | Oakley | Nov 27, 2021 | 3 violations | $2,900 | 1 | 0 |
| Crumbl Cookies | Brentwood | Nov 24, 2021 | 117 violations repeat | $7,699 | 108 | $7,543 |
| USPS United States Postal Service | Rancho Cucamonga | Nov 24, 2021 | 1 violation | $230 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry's Tire Express, Inc. | Hayward | Nov 23, 2021 | 4 violations repeat | $115,460 | 3 | $1,851 |
| LA County USC Medical Center | Los Angeles | Nov 23, 2021 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xerex Landscape Maintenance | Nipomo | Nov 22, 2021 | 5 violations | $17,508 | 3 | 0 |
| Chevron Gas Station Bubble Machine Car Wash Inc. | Riverside | Nov 21, 2021 | 8 violations repeat | $7,532 | 6 | $1,695 |
| AGRO Labor Services, Inc. | Coachella | Nov 21, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,395 |
| Belk Farms, LLC | Coachella | Nov 21, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,643 |
| AGSER Contracting | Indio | Nov 21, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,930 |
| Centeno FLC Oscar Centeno Zavala, | Mecca | Nov 21, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Coachella | Nov 21, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $8,217 |
| KBS LLC Kellermeyer Bergensons Services LLC | Oceanside | Nov 20, 2021 | 1 violation | $34 | 1 | 0 |
| MKB Home Design | Costa Mesa | Nov 20, 2021 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayres Residential Care Homes | Los Angeles | Nov 19, 2021 | 22 violations repeat | $7,214 | 22 | $6,776 |
| Labor Force Management | Madera | Nov 17, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,643 |
| Acra Lending Citadel Servicing Corporation | Lake Forest | Nov 16, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Com Electric | Pleasanton | Nov 14, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transpacific Building Maintenance, Inc. | Santa Clara | Nov 13, 2021 | 35 violations | $58,243 | 34 | 0 |
| Millie's Cafe Millie's Restaurant Cafe, Inc. | Los Angeles | Nov 12, 2021 | 55 violations repeat | $185,098 | 54 | $40,446 |
| Christian Roofing, Inc. | El Cajon | Nov 12, 2021 | 13 violations repeat | $32,968 | 12 | $6,741 |
| Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. | Santa Maria | Nov 9, 2021 | 96 violations | $94,146 | 30 | $7,863 |
| Boavista Farms | Santa Maria | Nov 9, 2021 | 87 violations | $43,297 | 28 | $5,361 |
| Harrison Drywall Harrison Contracting Inc. | Chico | Nov 9, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ProFresco, Inc. | Santa Maria | Nov 8, 2021 | 947 violations | $50,790 | 471 | $7,505 |
| Mountain View Ag Labor Services, Inc. | Orosi | Nov 8, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cadena Ag Solutions, Inc. | Lodi | Nov 8, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,930 |
| Central Valley Environmental | Fresno | Nov 6, 2021 | 252 violations | $109,663 | 251 | 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.