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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Gun Plastering Inc | Calimesa | Jan 15, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bloom Network SC Bloom Network, Inc. | Santa Cruz | Jan 13, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Can-Am Manufacturing | Valencia | Jan 12, 2021 | 19 violations | $9,997 | 10 | 0 |
| USPS United States Postal Service | Bell Gardens | Jan 12, 2021 | 2 violations | $2,400 | 1 | 0 |
| Vernon Truck Wash | Los Angeles | Jan 12, 2021 | 24 violations | $2,205 | 23 | 0 |
| Colusa Market | Berkeley | Jan 12, 2021 | 2 violations | $363 | 1 | 0 |
| Razo's Landscape Tomas Razo DBA Razo's Landscape | Pomona | Jan 12, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMD Alternative Care Services | Antioch | Jan 11, 2021 | 2 violations | $3,276 | 1 | 0 |
| Redhorse Technical Services, Inc. | San Diego | Jan 11, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prologistics | San Bernardino | Jan 11, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carnitas "El Pareja" Restaurant | Fontana | Jan 10, 2021 | 3 violations | $648 | 1 | 0 |
| Gardaworld Whelan Security of California Inc. | Long Beach | Jan 8, 2021 | 2 violations | $491 | 1 | 0 |
| Platinum Facility Services Platinum Facilities Services Inc. | San Jose | Jan 8, 2021 | 2 violations | $152 | 1 | 0 |
| MTE Consulting Group | Ontario | Jan 7, 2021 | 38 violations | $19,537 | 35 | 0 |
| Faith Taylor Racing | Berkeley | Jan 7, 2021 | 3 violations | $1,200 | 2 | 0 |
| Isidro Tamayo Racing | Berkeley | Jan 7, 2021 | 9 violations | $1,170 | 2 | 0 |
| Just Between Friends San Diego | Visalia | Jan 7, 2021 | 10 violations | $375 | 9 | 0 |
| The Wine Group | Ripon | Jan 7, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiwk Serv | Fresno | Jan 6, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyft | San Francisco | Jan 5, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Santa Clarita | Jan 4, 2021 | 1 violation | $580 | 1 | 0 |
| Omni Los Angeles Hotel Omni Hotels Management Corporation | Los Angeles | Jan 4, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amedisys, Inc. | Laguna Niguel | Jan 3, 2021 | 7 violations repeat | $2,633 | 3 | $2,490 |
| Breakthru Transport Break Thru Transportation Inc. | Rancho Cucamonga | Jan 3, 2021 | 2 violations | $721 | 1 | 0 |
| Mi Zacatecas Family Restaurant | American Canyon | Jan 3, 2021 | 4 violations | $262 | 3 | 0 |
| Poso Creek Cooperative | Bakersfield | Jan 3, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,547 |
| Pascual, Fausto Pascual Contracting, Inc. | Lamont | Jan 3, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,027 |
| Earle�s on Crenshaw | Los Angeles | Jan 2, 2021 | 59 violations repeat | $25,811 | 29 | 0 |
| Sports Mania Logistics Services | Irvine | Jan 2, 2021 | 18 violations | $4,838 | 9 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | San Francisco | Jan 2, 2021 | 1 violation | $65 | 1 | 0 |
| U.S. Postal Service | Martinez | Jan 2, 2021 | 2 violations | $58 | 1 | 0 |
| I Recycle | Oroville | Jan 2, 2021 | 3 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USPI - Los Angeles/ San Francisco Div DHQ | Los Angeles | Jan 1, 2021 | 10 violations | $4,245 | 10 | 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.