2022 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2022: 688 cases, 542 with violations found, $21,335,531 in back wages agreed for 15,339 workers, $3,381,955 in penalties. Against 2021 that is an increase of 28% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2022
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alorica | 1 | $3,193,839 | 3,174 |
| John Muir Health | 1 | $2,378,670 | 3,519 |
| G 1 Towing | 1 | $764,863 | 44 |
| Romeros Food Products, Inc. | 1 | $650,000 | 29 |
| WET | 1 | $645,828 | 156 |
| Peri & Sons Farms of California, LLC | 1 | $513,118 | 505 |
| Brisbane's Guest Home | 1 | $483,186 | 11 |
| Lowery-Pena Construction Company | 2 | $413,051 | 49 |
| La Estrella Tacos & Seafood | 2 | $412,203 | 102 |
| Owl, Transportation | 1 | $385,770 | 152 |
| Blue Knight Security & Patrol | 1 | $313,045 | 54 |
| Best Living Care | 1 | $297,885 | 138 |
| Baja Freight Forwarders | 1 | $285,752 | 40 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | $269,427 | 125 |
| Corpuz Pineda Staffing Services, Inc. | 1 | $260,060 | 73 |
| Speedy Safe and Sure Logistics, LLC | 1 | $250,699 | 18 |
| The Rodin Group Inc | 1 | $240,679 | 117 |
| Peer Home | 1 | $229,272 | 25 |
| El Favorito Taqueria | 1 | $228,639 | 64 |
| Celebrations Party Rentals & Tents | 1 | $228,213 | 9 |
| Visionary Lifestyles LLC | 1 | $225,436 | 79 |
| First Quality Painting | 1 | $217,000 | 475 |
| Five R's Inc. | 1 | $208,420 | 7 |
| Sunlife Farm, Inc | 1 | $189,101 | 91 |
| Creative Living Solutions Inc | 1 | $186,736 | 23 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 82 | $4,220,605 | 1,143 |
| Information | 7 | $3,203,424 | 3,195 |
| 2 | $2,378,670 | 3,519 | |
| Manufacturing | 130 | $2,043,710 | 929 |
| Construction | 91 | $1,934,274 | 1,212 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 113 | $1,917,330 | 1,080 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 70 | $1,755,581 | 2,276 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 27 | $1,389,893 | 171 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 56 | $1,284,873 | 1,199 |
| Wholesale Trade | 17 | $674,655 | 161 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 12 | $130,953 | 42 |
| Finance and Insurance | 5 | $115,969 | 80 |
| Retail Trade | 39 | $104,722 | 238 |
| Educational Services | 4 | $99,356 | 42 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 6 | $51,177 | 15 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | $23,218 | 32 |
| Public Administration | 7 | $3,499 | 3 |
| 2 | $1,920 | 1 | |
| 3 | $1,702 | 1 | |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Utilities | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 1 | $0 | 0 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunlife Farm, Inc | Santa Maria | Dec 31, 2022 | 462 violations | $189,101 | 91 | $20,266 |
| Rakkan Ramen Rakkan Ramen USA, Inc. | Long Beach | Dec 31, 2022 | 83 violations | $47,669 | 83 | 0 |
| Evolve Business Advisory | Newport Beach | Dec 31, 2022 | 2 violations | $1,375 | 1 | 0 |
| La Michoacana | Modesto | Dec 30, 2022 | 81 violations | $54,317 | 51 | $24,179 |
| Valera Brothers Harvesting Valera Brothers Custom Harvesting | Healdsburg | Dec 30, 2022 | 18 violations | $18,728 | 8 | $6,544 |
| Monte Blanco General Construction | Pittsburg | Dec 30, 2022 | 10 violations | $7,958 | 9 | 0 |
| Tropicale Foods | Ontario | Dec 30, 2022 | 53 violations | $6,038 | 28 | $13,518 |
| Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen | Moorpark | Dec 30, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $791 |
| Integrity Rebar Integrity Rebar Placers | Orange | Dec 30, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BC Traffic Specialist | Orange | Dec 30, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bistro Vida 641 Santa Cruz Avenue INC | Menlo Park | Dec 29, 2022 | 7 violations repeat | $59,341 | 5 | $4,035 |
| First Quality Painting | Chino | Dec 28, 2022 | 476 violations repeat | $217,000 | 475 | $7,500 |
| Unlimited Environmental | Santa Fe Springs | Dec 26, 2022 | 176 violations repeat | $6,468 | 9 | 0 |
| Motel 6 Lost Hills OM SRI RAM Hospitality Inc | Lost Hills | Dec 24, 2022 | 10 violations repeat | $888 | 9 | $833 |
| Nonna�s Empanadas | Los Angeles | Dec 21, 2022 | 8 violations | $11,082 | 8 | 0 |
| Bossa Nova Brazilian Cuisine | Hawthorne | Dec 21, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The BIO-Clean Team | San Diego | Dec 21, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Road Trip Bar & Grill | Temecula | Dec 21, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Foundation Hospitals | Livermore | Dec 21, 2022 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leticia Velasco dba Holly Angels Caregiving | Hayward | Dec 19, 2022 | 5 violations | $62,343 | 4 | 0 |
| Irwindale Poultry | Baldwin Park | Dec 19, 2022 | 35 violations | $22,415 | 34 | 0 |
| Weee, Inc | Fremont | Dec 19, 2022 | 29 violations | $21,092 | 14 | 0 |
| Weee, Inc | Fremont | Dec 19, 2022 | 17 violations | $16,642 | 8 | 0 |
| El Super Market | La Puente | Dec 19, 2022 | 21 violations repeat | $2,093 | 20 | $2,374 |
| G 1 Towing G1 Towing California, Inc. | Glendale | Dec 18, 2022 | 131 violations | $764,863 | 44 | 0 |
| Shield Platinum Protection | Corona | Dec 18, 2022 | 51 violations repeat | $66,649 | 50 | $22,470 |
| Cal-South Harvesting | Santa Maria | Dec 16, 2022 | 180 violations | $49,079 | 176 | $6,544 |
| Advanced Design Construction | Santa Clarita | Dec 16, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Commission State Mandates | Sacramento | Dec 16, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olive & Grill Restaurant | Studio City | Dec 15, 2022 | 4 violations | $1,452 | 4 | 0 |
| Bonchon Crescent Franchise Group LLC | Artesia | Dec 15, 2022 | 4 violations | $488 | 3 | 0 |
| Little Fat Truck | Loma Linda | Dec 15, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wetzels Pretzels Westminister Edibles, Inc. | Northridge | Dec 15, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,266 |
| ARCO AMPM Clovis Old Farm Enterprises Inc | Clovis | Dec 14, 2022 | 13 violations repeat | $1,882 | 11 | $2,421 |
| Sunshine Heights | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta Airlines Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 14, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coast Holding LP | Pala | Dec 14, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donna Rico and Linda Suarez | Pala | Dec 14, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SongS Farms | Fallbrook | Dec 14, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agua Tibia Ranch LLC | Pala | Dec 13, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cinnabon 13th Floor Pilot, LLC. | Northridge | Dec 13, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MEP Construction Services | Riverside | Dec 12, 2022 | 11 violations | $11,550 | 5 | 0 |
| DoorDash | San Francisco | Dec 12, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M&K Auto Repair Kristine Nicole Unsueta | Corona | Dec 11, 2022 | 3 violations | $18,600 | 2 | 0 |
| American Alliance Patrol, Inc. | Cypress | Dec 10, 2022 | 3 violations | $5,139 | 1 | 0 |
| Cross Ocean Technologies, Inc | Hayward | Dec 9, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pampas Grill - Culver City | Culver City | Dec 9, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amazon Amazon.com, Inc. | Rialto | Dec 9, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Estrella Tacos & Seafood | Manteca | Dec 8, 2022 | 102 violations repeat | $412,203 | 102 | $71,887 |
| ABUNDANCE CAPITAL CORPORATION | Los Angeles | Dec 8, 2022 | 3 violations | $2,896 | 1 | 0 |
| Allied Universal Security Systems | Concord | Dec 8, 2022 | 3 violations | $2,470 | 1 | 0 |
| Hanford Post Acute | Hanford | Dec 8, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ZMT Transportion | Victorville | Dec 8, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Estrella Tacos & Seafood | Manteca | Dec 8, 2022 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spike Construction | Los Angeles | Dec 7, 2022 | 3 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xiaolongkan Chinese Hot Pot Thousand Hundred International Inc | Alhambra | Dec 6, 2022 | 11 violations | $30,483 | 10 | 0 |
| California Ranch Company | Temecula | Dec 6, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Neuron Clinic | Temecula | Dec 5, 2022 | 7 violations | $6,424 | 6 | 0 |
| BSH Home Appliances BSH Home Appliances Corporation | Irvine | Dec 4, 2022 | 312 violations | $24,247 | 311 | 0 |
| Case Club Foam plastics and rubber products, Inc. | Anaheim | Dec 4, 2022 | 3 violations repeat | $1,350 | 2 | $807 |
| El Gran Distributor | Perris | Dec 2, 2022 | 8 violations | $22,792 | 7 | 0 |
| Kura Sushi USA | Los Angeles | Dec 1, 2022 | 3 violations repeat | $953 | 1 | $475 |
| Flatiron Dragados Sukut Joint Venture | Lake Isabella | Nov 30, 2022 | 51 violations | $32,050 | 32 | 0 |
| Auntie Anne's Pretzels / Cinnabon | Los Angeles | Nov 30, 2022 | 49 violations | $16,550 | 48 | $3,972 |
| Richter Construction Contractor, Inc. | Orosi | Nov 30, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langston Construction Inc | Covina | Nov 29, 2022 | 2 violations | $176 | 1 | 0 |
| CGO construction company Inc. | Ontario | Nov 29, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MVP Event Productions LLC | Alamo | Nov 29, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Pallets Co. Inc | West Sacramento | Nov 28, 2022 | 2 violations repeat | $7,837 | 1 | $665 |
| EHealth Inc | Santa Clara | Nov 28, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Coca-Cola Company | Ontario | Nov 25, 2022 | 1 violation | $650 | 1 | 0 |
| Westlake Mansion | Los Angeles | Nov 25, 2022 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Holiday Lodge | Three Rivers | Nov 22, 2022 | 3 violations | $896 | 1 | 0 |
| AMC Norwalk AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc | Norwalk | Nov 22, 2022 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $45,414 |
| LKQ Pick Your Part Pick-Your-Part Auto Wrecking | Chula Vista | Nov 22, 2022 | 85 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mendoza Bros Farming Inc | Santa Maria | Nov 21, 2022 | 90 violations | $22,109 | 40 | $15,199 |
| Dysico Care Home ARF | San Jose | Nov 21, 2022 | 2 violations repeat | $9,866 | 1 | $1,372 |
| Martinez Refining Company | Martinez | Nov 21, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Concentri Concentrix Corporation | Fremont | Nov 21, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arteaga's Food Center | Lodi | Nov 21, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Super Dentists | San Diego | Nov 21, 2022 | 452 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sycamore Home Marian Residential, Inc. | Novato | Nov 20, 2022 | 14 violations | $84,338 | 13 | 0 |
| Dayalu Carehome | San Bruno | Nov 20, 2022 | 8 violations | $67,909 | 7 | 0 |
| Kimaya Carehome | South San Francisco | Nov 20, 2022 | 13 violations | $60,382 | 12 | 0 |
| Soledad Carehome | San Bruno | Nov 20, 2022 | 10 violations | $44,518 | 8 | 0 |
| Elena's Home ARF | Redwood City | Nov 20, 2022 | 9 violations | $32,216 | 8 | 0 |
| Humberto Castaneda Produce | Fulton | Nov 20, 2022 | 102 violations | $31,102 | 23 | $18,155 |
| Fondomonte Fondomonte California, LLC | Blythe | Nov 18, 2022 | 10 violations | $21,744 | 2 | $11,913 |
| Netgain Networks, Inc. | Riverside | Nov 18, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Empire Ecommerce | West Hollywood | Nov 18, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allied Universal Security Service, Inc | Van Nuys | Nov 18, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels 36 | San Jose | Nov 17, 2022 | 3 violations repeat | $8,333 | 2 | $1,614 |
| AHTNA-SWCP JV Southwest Concrete Paving Company | Irvine | Nov 17, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top SF BBQ US | San Francisco | Nov 17, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Century Farms | Santa Maria | Nov 16, 2022 | 167 violations | $33,800 | 164 | $3,986 |
| Quality Congregate Living | Burbank | Nov 15, 2022 | 12 violations | $22,230 | 11 | 0 |
| County of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Nov 15, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ledson Winery and Vineyard | Santa Rosa | Nov 15, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $2,454 |
| Flippoly & Overflo | Buena Park | Nov 15, 2022 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,266 |
| TTEC | Torrance | Nov 15, 2022 | no violations found | 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.