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 | |
| Utilities | 3 | $0 | 0 |
| 1 | $0 | 0 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Up Construction LLC | Los Molinos | Nov 6, 2021 | 27 violations | $48,875 | 7 | 0 |
| Wing Stop East Bakersfield Wing Company Inc. | Bakersfield | Nov 6, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martinez Pallets, Inc. | West Sacramento | Nov 5, 2021 | 36 violations repeat | $108,338 | 31 | $14,407 |
| UPS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE GENERAL SERVICES CO. | Los Angeles | Nov 5, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dairy Queen Mission Viejo/Huntington Beach | Huntington Beach | Nov 4, 2021 | 50 violations | 0 | 0 | $40,350 |
| Dairy Queen Montclair | Montclair | Nov 4, 2021 | 26 violations | 0 | 0 | $15,514 |
| Rip Tide Cafe | Arcata | Nov 3, 2021 | 13 violations | $2,645 | 12 | 0 |
| Max's Mexican Cuisine | Monrovia | Nov 3, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mercado Mi Rancho | Salinas | Nov 3, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spaghetti Eddie's Cucina Italiana | Glendora | Nov 2, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noble Vineyard Mgt., Inc. | Ukiah | Nov 1, 2021 | 243 violations | $92,317 | 148 | $88,707 |
| Mountain Avenue Bees, Inc. | Rancho Cucamonga | Oct 31, 2021 | 26 violations | $50,806 | 19 | $48,131 |
| DMA Greencare DMA Greencare Contracting Inc. | Anaheim | Oct 31, 2021 | 29 violations repeat | $21,750 | 24 | 0 |
| Securitas Services Securitas Securities Services USA, Inc | West Covina | Oct 31, 2021 | 17 violations | $19,596 | 16 | 0 |
| Noodle St Arcadia | Arcadia | Oct 31, 2021 | 12 violations | $6,729 | 11 | 0 |
| Jauregui Nursery | Long Beach | Oct 31, 2021 | 4 violations repeat | $2,456 | 2 | $1,162 |
| Executive FS Executive Facility Services Inc. | Riverside | Oct 31, 2021 | 5 violations | $1,323 | 3 | 0 |
| Turpin Landscaping and Construction | Long Beach | Oct 31, 2021 | 2 violations | $1,201 | 1 | 0 |
| J G Contracting | Nipomo | Oct 31, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Green Rich & Famous Inc. | Santa Barbara | Oct 30, 2021 | 6 violations | $3,223 | 3 | 0 |
| The John Muir Lodge & Cabins DNC Parks & Resorts at Kings Canyon, Inc. | Kings Canyon National Pk | Oct 30, 2021 | 8 violations | $2,447 | 6 | $6,001 |
| Tropicana Supermarket | California City | Oct 30, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio Rosas Flooring Inc | Canyon Country | Oct 29, 2021 | 37 violations repeat | $32,678 | 36 | $13,464 |
| Highland Hand Car Wash | Highland | Oct 29, 2021 | 18 violations repeat | $27,869 | 15 | $9,255 |
| Brown Sugar Boba | Sacramento | Oct 29, 2021 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,924 |
| Pride Industries | Roseville | Oct 27, 2021 | 9 violations | $4,433 | 9 | 0 |
| Pelican Bay State Prison California Department of Corrections | Crescent City | Oct 27, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FRANCISCO RIOS AYALA DBA ORLANDO'S LANDSCAPIN | Napa | Oct 27, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,547 |
| Mountain View Mortuary | Altadena | Oct 26, 2021 | 9 violations | $4,801 | 3 | 0 |
| Securitas Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. | Westlake Village | Oct 26, 2021 | 4 violations repeat | $1,394 | 3 | 0 |
| Star Hardware Inc | Ontario | Oct 26, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ten O Five Ten O Five Apparel, Inc | Los Angeles | Oct 25, 2021 | 13 violations | $49,538 | 11 | 0 |
| Haptics | Signal Hill | Oct 25, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elite Framing Crew, LLC | La Mesa | Oct 23, 2021 | 96 violations repeat | $52,667 | 96 | $16,478 |
| WIN SECURITY | Los Angeles | Oct 23, 2021 | 12 violations | $12,279 | 11 | 0 |
| Concentri Concentrix Corporation | Fremont | Oct 23, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nehemiah Rebar, Inc. | Shingle Springs | Oct 23, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SM Brothers Landscape | Santa Monica | Oct 23, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armored Protective Services | West Hills | Oct 22, 2021 | 63 violations | $26,448 | 45 | 0 |
| Tree of Wishes | Los Angeles | Oct 22, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tejon Constructors, Inc. | Palmdale | Oct 21, 2021 | 48 violations repeat | $152,989 | 47 | $9,494 |
| Norman R. Anderson & Sandy Marino Anderson | Vista | Oct 20, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FIDELITONE Fidelitone Last Mile Inc | Hayward | Oct 20, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlas Roofing Company | Palmdale | Oct 20, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tres Estrellas de Oro, Inc. | Huntington Park | Oct 19, 2021 | 8 violations | $7,523 | 0 | 0 |
| Melo Melo Coconut Jelly Desert | Rowland Heights | Oct 19, 2021 | 5 violations | $2,373 | 4 | 0 |
| Commodity Sales Co. | Los Angeles | Oct 18, 2021 | 3 violations | $11,210 | 1 | 0 |
| Wienerschnitzel 156 | San Jose | Oct 18, 2021 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $30,276 |
| CARELINX Nursing Agency | Burlingame | Oct 18, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sur Walls Corporation | Lakewood | Oct 18, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KIX Screening and Protections KIX Srceeing and Protection Services, LLC. | Chula Vista | Oct 17, 2021 | 8 violations | $6,729 | 7 | 0 |
| Nicholas Construction Services Inc. - JFETS | Santee | Oct 16, 2021 | 35 violations | $17,607 | 27 | 0 |
| Crystal Cove Care Center | Newport Beach | Oct 16, 2021 | 9 violations | $1,164 | 9 | 0 |
| Valley Roofing, Inc. | Sylmar | Oct 15, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez Drywall Rodriguez Contracting, LLC. | West Covina | Oct 14, 2021 | 4 violations | $11,254 | 3 | 0 |
| Superior Roof Solutions | Sylmar | Oct 14, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FedE | Bloomington | Oct 14, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lalo's Family Restaurant | Camarillo | Oct 13, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cosmos 89, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 12, 2021 | 29 violations | $95,292 | 23 | 0 |
| New Hope Jeans | Los Angeles | Oct 12, 2021 | 33 violations | $51,501 | 31 | 0 |
| Knit Pro | Los Angeles | Oct 12, 2021 | 5 violations repeat | $5,881 | 4 | $1,743 |
| Subway Lambhodar foods inc. | Murrieta | Oct 12, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Integrity Pro Cleaning | Palmdale | Oct 11, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rancho Nuevo Harvesting | Santa Maria | Oct 10, 2021 | 548 violations | $373,606 | 409 | $360,359 |
| Fraiche by J K Creation Brand, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 10, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elecoco, Inc. | Los Angeles | Oct 10, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| So Cool, Inc. | Bell Gardens | Oct 10, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vibrant M.I. U. | Los Angeles | Oct 10, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CMS Construction Cody M. Stevens Construction, Inc. | Ventura | Oct 9, 2021 | 9 violations | $30,061 | 4 | 0 |
| Wuksachi Lodge DNC Parks & Resorts at Sequoia, Inc. | Sequoia National Park | Oct 9, 2021 | 19 violations | $7,010 | 9 | $7,340 |
| Kings View Work Experience Center | Atwater | Oct 9, 2021 | 3 violations | $832 | 2 | 0 |
| GSFI Security | Riverside | Oct 9, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| University Lounge Hookah | Riverside | Oct 9, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melo Melo Coconut Jelly Dessert | San Gabriel | Oct 8, 2021 | 18 violations | $6,395 | 17 | 0 |
| Little Caesars Pizza | Marysville | Oct 7, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noodle St Pasadena | Pasadena | Oct 6, 2021 | 3 violations | $470 | 2 | 0 |
| Noodle St Monrovia | Monrovia | Oct 6, 2021 | 4 violations | $113 | 3 | 0 |
| Neovia Logistics Neovia Logistics Distribution LP | Ontario | Oct 4, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mulholland Citrus | Orange Cove | Oct 3, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,643 |
| Cisneros, Laura Alejandra | Cutler | Oct 3, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $10,682 |
| NT Gruas | West Covina | Oct 2, 2021 | 31 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moderno-Miramar | Murrieta | Sep 30, 2021 | 28 violations | $625,280 | 14 | 0 |
| South County Homes, Inc. | San Jose | Sep 30, 2021 | 19 violations repeat | $79,476 | 15 | $5,236 |
| A- Plus Painting Company | Pittsburg | Sep 30, 2021 | 12 violations repeat | $33,643 | 9 | $5,229 |
| CALIFORNIA GOURMET | Greenfield | Sep 30, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,960 |
| House of Trestles Mariachi Cover Band, LLC. | San Clemente | Sep 29, 2021 | 3 violations | $3,030 | 2 | 0 |
| Maria Cristina Hach and Juan Pablo Roqueni | Chula Vista | Sep 28, 2021 | 2 violations | $1,915 | 1 | 0 |
| All About Ag | Santa Maria | Sep 27, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiesta Market | Lamont | Sep 26, 2021 | 61 violations repeat | $223,976 | 60 | $24,210 |
| C&SD Construction | San Diego | Sep 26, 2021 | 28 violations | $87,223 | 11 | 0 |
| MALDONADO VINEYARDS | Saint Helena | Sep 26, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,290 |
| Rancho Carwash | Rancho Cucamonga | Sep 25, 2021 | 14 violations | $101,096 | 13 | 0 |
| IHSS County of Humboldt California Department of Social Services | Eureka | Sep 25, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chenega Healthcare Services, LLC | Fort Irwin | Sep 24, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Women in Porsche | Van Nuys | Sep 24, 2021 | 3 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crumbl Cookie San Ramon | San Ramon | Sep 23, 2021 | 18 violations | 0 | 0 | $15,417 |
| Milagros Latin Kitchen | Redwood City | Sep 23, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JST Auto Care | Cupertino | Sep 23, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mixtepec Farming | Santa Maria | Sep 23, 2021 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,505 |
| Deluxe Shotcrete and Concrete Construction | Santa Rosa | Sep 22, 2021 | 1 violation | $692 | 1 | 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.