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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logistical LLC | San Ysidro | Feb 19, 2022 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elite Drywall Elite Drywall Design Systems Inc. | Menifee | Feb 17, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MDB Mac Dad Builders, Inc | Irvine | Feb 17, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genesis Manor Genesis Health Care Inc. | Claremont | Feb 17, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalewood Holding, LLC | Baldwin Park | Feb 16, 2022 | 3 violations | $33,378 | 2 | 0 |
| USPS United States Postal Service | Tracy | Feb 16, 2022 | 3 violations | $2,945 | 1 | 0 |
| ABM Janitorial Services | Los Angeles | Feb 16, 2022 | 4 violations | $765 | 3 | 0 |
| Fiesta Martin Bar & Grill Fiesta Martin Bar and Grill, LLC | Inglewood | Feb 16, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quickly | San Francisco | Feb 15, 2022 | 1 violation repeat | $4,162 | 1 | 0 |
| Natividad Medical Center | Salinas | Feb 15, 2022 | 2 violations | $170 | 1 | 0 |
| Celebrations! Party Rentals | Roseville | Feb 14, 2022 | 2 violations | $7,276 | 1 | 0 |
| Faith Home Health Care | Yucca Valley | Feb 13, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pruneridge Residential Care Home | Santa Clara | Feb 11, 2022 | 21 violations repeat | $105,532 | 0 | $12,336 |
| Furia Transport | Oxnard | Feb 11, 2022 | 4 violations repeat | $17,573 | 3 | $1,851 |
| Tacos La Villa Mexican Grill | Bakersfield | Feb 11, 2022 | 21 violations repeat | $6,575 | 20 | $14,980 |
| Calray Electric, Inc. | Solana Beach | Feb 11, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Super Store Industries | Lathrop | Feb 10, 2022 | 2 violations | $178 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucille�s Smokehouse BBQ | Woodland Hills | Feb 10, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WR Robbins Chapman Air Systems, Inc. | Oceanside | Feb 10, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sky Sportwear Sky Venture Group, LLC | Los Angeles | Feb 9, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Servexo Protective Service | Gardena | Feb 9, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damarko Drywall | Escondido | Feb 9, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yreka Truck Stop | Yreka | Feb 8, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Infinite Technologies All Merchant Services Group, Inc. | San Marcos | Feb 8, 2022 | 5 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BV Apparel Corp. | Los Angeles | Feb 7, 2022 | 9 violations | $26,975 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaze Pizza Blaze Pizza Farmers Market, LLC | Los Angeles | Feb 7, 2022 | 2 violations repeat | $112 | 1 | $441 |
| Petalo | Los Angeles | Feb 7, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hearts 2 Hearts, Inc | Los Angeles | Feb 7, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco WKS RESTAURANT CORP. | Inglewood | Feb 6, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triple Canopy, Inc. | Sacramento | Feb 5, 2022 | 58 violations | $6,538 | 21 | 0 |
| Capital Ready Mi Capital Ready Mix, Inc. | Sacramento | Feb 4, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eggleston Youth Center Inc. | Covina | Feb 4, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quantum World Technologies | Thousand Oaks | Feb 3, 2022 | 16 violations | $25,064 | 15 | 0 |
| I.E. Pacific. Inc. | Escondido | Feb 3, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pho Saigon Restaurant | Port Hueneme | Feb 1, 2022 | 20 violations repeat | $24,878 | 20 | $2,100 |
| Yes We Print | Los Angeles | Feb 1, 2022 | 3 violations repeat | $1,881 | 2 | 0 |
| El Puerto Escondido | Inglewood | Feb 1, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Watkins Environmental, Inc. | San Diego | Jan 31, 2022 | 131 violations repeat | $181,722 | 125 | $28,462 |
| Southern California Interiors, Inc. | Chula Vista | Jan 31, 2022 | 38 violations repeat | $21,996 | 37 | $7,404 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | Inglewood | Jan 30, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Academi Training Center - San Diego, CA | San Diego | Jan 29, 2022 | 13 violations repeat | $55,656 | 12 | $7,930 |
| A Slice of New York | San Jose | Jan 29, 2022 | 4 violations | $6,969 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul J. Construction Corporation, Inc. | Temecula | Jan 29, 2022 | 5 violations | $4,434 | 3 | 0 |
| Wendy's 86 Wendy's International, LLC. | Redlands | Jan 28, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amazon.Com Services LLC | Santa Clara | Jan 28, 2022 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celebrations Party Rentals & Tents | Roseville | Jan 27, 2022 | 57 violations | $228,213 | 9 | 0 |
| Plate Line Framers Inc | Livermore | Jan 27, 2022 | 2 violations | $2,000 | 1 | 0 |
| Arsenio's Mexican Food | Fresno | Jan 27, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Academi Training Center - San Diego, CA | San Diego | Jan 26, 2022 | 53 violations | $41,107 | 25 | 0 |
| TruTeam of California Builder Services Group, Inc. | Valencia | Jan 25, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clean Tech | San Ramon | Jan 25, 2022 | 104 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McDonald's Redlands Shalhoub Management Company, Inc | Redlands | Jan 24, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacos Gallo Loco | Norwalk | Jan 24, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tapioca Express | San Jose | Jan 23, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Muir Health | Walnut Creek | Jan 22, 2022 | 3,520 violations | $2,378,670 | 3,519 | 0 |
| Flexcor Construction Services | San Diego | Jan 22, 2022 | 66 violations repeat | $80,835 | 54 | $4,998 |
| Senor Taquito | Escondido | Jan 22, 2022 | 3 violations | $11,220 | 2 | 0 |
| United States Postal Office | San Bernardino | Jan 22, 2022 | 2 violations | $511 | 1 | 0 |
| Abel Care Home | Concord | Jan 22, 2022 | 19 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Happy Lemon | San Jose | Jan 22, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Department of Public Social Services County of LA Dept. of Public Social Services | El Monte | Jan 21, 2022 | 2 violations | $1,702 | 1 | 0 |
| Grand Pine Cabins | Wrightwood | Jan 20, 2022 | 5 violations | $4,505 | 4 | 0 |
| Mineo Brothers Septic | Hesperia | Jan 19, 2022 | 2 violations | $1,440 | 1 | 0 |
| A & J Contracting Godinez Anguiano, Arturo FLC | Porterville | Jan 19, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $11,504 |
| Sunrise Farmers FLC | Madera | Jan 19, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pregis Pregis Innovative Packaging, LLC | Pomona | Jan 19, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Arc of Ventura County | Ventura | Jan 18, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. | Davis | Jan 18, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMPM ARCO Gas Station | Jurupa Valley | Jan 17, 2022 | 1 violation | $36 | 1 | 0 |
| Marsden Haynes Haynes Building Services LLC | Baldwin Park | Jan 15, 2022 | 51 violations | $42,702 | 45 | 0 |
| SCSC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SECURITY CENTERS, INC. | Cerritos | Jan 15, 2022 | 5 violations | $1,883 | 4 | 0 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC | Salinas | Jan 15, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,847 |
| Automated Harvesting, LLC | Salinas | Jan 13, 2022 | 26 violations | $6,181 | 22 | $2,278 |
| Vons Vons Companies, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jan 13, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allied Universal Security Service, Inc | Napa | Jan 13, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramirez Roofing | Oakland | Jan 12, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aspiration Aspiration Partners, Inc. | Marina Del Rey | Jan 10, 2022 | 80 violations | $114,594 | 79 | 0 |
| Life Options Vocational and Resource Center | Lompoc | Jan 9, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neighborhood Market | San Jose | Jan 8, 2022 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pho Thanh | Gilroy | Jan 7, 2022 | 7 violations repeat | $59,240 | 4 | $2,468 |
| Medix Staffing Solutions | Culver City | Jan 6, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Advantage Sales and Marketing | Irvine | Jan 4, 2022 | 2 violations | $9,636 | 1 | 0 |
| Popeyes Louisiana Chicken | Tracy | Jan 4, 2022 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,936 |
| Paez Patrol Paez Security Patrol Inc. | San Clemente | Jan 4, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EMT Associates Evaluation Management and Training Inc. | Folsom | Jan 3, 2022 | 6 violations repeat | $2,593 | 5 | $770 |
| El Pollo Loco Nor-Cal Chicken, Inc. | Modesto | Jan 3, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Favorito Taqueria Torres & Hernandez Food, Inc. | Rancho Cordova | Jan 2, 2022 | 65 violations repeat | $228,639 | 64 | $11,984 |
| California Backyard Inc. | Sacramento | Jan 1, 2022 | 3 violations | 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.