2023 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2023: 770 cases, 608 with violations found, $22,443,373 in back wages agreed for 13,759 workers, $3,554,557 in penalties. Against 2022 that is an increase of 5% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2023
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cybercoders | 1 | $1,800,000 | 539 |
| Meza Poultry | 1 | $1,172,494 | 115 |
| Northern California Nail Company | 1 | $962,220 | 156 |
| Sierra Del Tigre | 1 | $763,978 | 161 |
| New Century Farms | 1 | $738,319 | 162 |
| General Dynamics NASSCO | 1 | $719,135 | 36 |
| Intuit, Inc. | 1 | $555,185 | 2,607 |
| Subway | 2 | $475,000 | 177 |
| JJ Residential Care I | 1 | $466,719 | 20 |
| Agrofarms and Grains, LLC | 1 | $429,926 | 92 |
| Alta Drywall | 1 | $385,000 | 580 |
| BevMo! | 2 | $380,672 | 1,578 |
| U.S. Granite Corporation | 1 | $338,295 | 95 |
| Pride Electric | 1 | $287,138 | 153 |
| M & M Trucking Logistics LLC | 1 | $275,514 | 18 |
| California Ice Company | 1 | $268,955 | 42 |
| San Diego Ice Company | 1 | $258,732 | 28 |
| Valtierra Poultry | 1 | $241,771 | 29 |
| Providien Injection Molding, Inc. | 1 | $232,997 | 44 |
| Savino Farms Inc. | 1 | $221,863 | 80 |
| Lowery-Pena Construction Company | 1 | $221,476 | 25 |
| Super La Favorita Meat Market | 2 | $216,881 | 86 |
| Palos Verdes Health Care Center | 1 | $210,088 | 53 |
| BSE Security Service | 1 | $196,087 | 88 |
| The Exclusive Poultry Company | 1 | $190,910 | 171 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 104 | $5,029,800 | 1,048 |
| Construction | 99 | $3,436,510 | 1,769 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 84 | $3,211,071 | 2,264 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 60 | $2,940,298 | 1,649 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 66 | $2,250,662 | 607 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 171 | $2,031,266 | 1,285 |
| Retail Trade | 48 | $1,481,295 | 2,047 |
| Information | 12 | $706,825 | 2,653 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 33 | $535,360 | 104 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 22 | $474,582 | 106 |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | $122,904 | 44 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 5 | $91,811 | 3 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | $61,830 | 14 |
| Utilities | 5 | $41,365 | 39 |
| Public Administration | 4 | $16,164 | 5 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 5 | $5,201 | 112 |
| 1 | $3,757 | 1 | |
| Finance and Insurance | 6 | $2,672 | 9 |
| 1 | $0 | 0 | |
| 1 | $0 | 0 | |
| Educational Services | 4 | $0 | 0 |
| 2 | $0 | 0 | |
| 5 | $0 | 0 | |
| 1 | $0 | 0 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL America, Inc. | Santa Clara | Jul 26, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insight Staffing Solutions | Oxnard | Jul 25, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Ag, Inc. | Delano | Jul 25, 2023 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,607 |
| Duda Farm Fresh Duda Farm fresh Foods, Inc. | Oxnard | Jul 25, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $2,134 |
| Ame Auto Asc of Northern CA, Nevada & Utah | Lodi | Jul 25, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chargie | Culver City | Jul 24, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Federal Aviation Administration | Lakewood | Jul 24, 2023 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zepeda Labor Contracting, Inc. | Thermal | Jul 23, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,131 |
| Tierra Blanca Farm Labor Contractor, Inc. | Indio | Jul 23, 2023 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,607 |
| Sun Energy Construction | Ontario | Jul 22, 2023 | 18 violations repeat | $19,260 | 14 | $11,298 |
| Rangel Farm Labor Cont | Thermal | Jul 22, 2023 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $11,509 |
| Xanna, Inc. | Calimesa | Jul 21, 2023 | 7 violations | $40,280 | 6 | 0 |
| Cahuenga Veterinary Hospital | Los Angeles | Jul 21, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casa HealthCare, Inc. | Upland | Jul 21, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Park Convalescent Hospital | Los Angeles | Jul 20, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desert Infinity | Thermal | Jul 20, 2023 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,541 |
| Driptech Plumbing Solutions | Novato | Jul 19, 2023 | 6 violations repeat | $12,161 | 3 | $1,995 |
| Nash & Proper | Sacramento | Jul 19, 2023 | 11 violations | $7,235 | 10 | 0 |
| Alejandro Cervantes Contractors | Thermal | Jul 19, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,352 |
| Medranos Mexican Restaurant | Palmdale | Jul 18, 2023 | 17 violations repeat | $9,200 | 16 | $4,165 |
| Peppermint Ridge | Corona | Jul 18, 2023 | 4 violations | $333 | 3 | 0 |
| Chipotle Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc | Mountain View | Jul 18, 2023 | 4 violations | $251 | 4 | 0 |
| Irigoyen Farms Inc. | Selma | Jul 18, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,047 |
| AGSER Contracting | Indio | Jul 18, 2023 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,902 |
| Crumbl Capitola C & C Colossal Cookie Company LLC | Soquel | Jul 18, 2023 | 24 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phoenix Renewable Resources | Carlsbad | Jul 17, 2023 | 19 violations | $34,832 | 18 | 0 |
| Danco Builders Northwest | Arcata | Jul 16, 2023 | 14 violations | $116,890 | 14 | 0 |
| Harrell Electric Harrell Enterprises, Inc. | Riverside | Jul 16, 2023 | 5 violations | $2,812 | 4 | 0 |
| CSI Services Inc. | Santa Clarita | Jul 16, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Molly Maid | Los Angeles | Jul 15, 2023 | 16 violations repeat | $5,640 | 16 | $3,990 |
| Formfactor, Inc | Livermore | Jul 14, 2023 | 2 violations | $170,000 | 1 | 0 |
| HCL America, Inc. | Santa Clara | Jul 14, 2023 | 2 violations repeat | $14,954 | 1 | $1,225 |
| Outsource Telecom | El Segundo | Jul 14, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Fuente Farming, Inc. | Santa Maria | Jul 14, 2023 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $8,589 |
| G & J Martinez G & J Martinez Express, Inc | Huntington Park | Jul 13, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Granite Corporation | North Highlands | Jul 12, 2023 | 98 violations repeat | $338,295 | 95 | $69,825 |
| Psalm Residential Care Home | San Francisco | Jul 12, 2023 | 3 violations repeat | $75,947 | 2 | $1,330 |
| New Venture Empire | South El Monte | Jul 12, 2023 | 10 violations | $14,037 | 8 | 0 |
| Fabric Merchants, Inc | Los Angeles | Jul 12, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| State of California, Dept of Motor Vehicles | Mountain View | Jul 12, 2023 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Granite Construction Company | Carlsbad | Jul 12, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankies Bikini | Marina Del Rey | Jul 12, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SFPUC City & County of SF PUC | San Francisco | Jul 11, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| st Century Home Health Services 21st Century Home Health Services Corporation | Burlingame | Jul 10, 2023 | 3 violations | $13,662 | 1 | 0 |
| Norcal Construction & Maintenance Inc | San Jose | Jul 9, 2023 | 2 violations repeat | $25,325 | 1 | $833 |
| Unlimited Tele Com | Fullerton | Jul 9, 2023 | 25 violations repeat | $21,425 | 25 | $5,488 |
| Bober Coffee and Tea | Campbell | Jul 8, 2023 | 46 violations | $22,781 | 45 | $554 |
| Fruity Ag, Inc. | Fresno | Jul 8, 2023 | 56 violations | $4,565 | 46 | $14,626 |
| Infinity Tank Line | Santa Fe Springs | Jul 8, 2023 | 2 violations | $433 | 1 | 0 |
| Karen's House Karen's ARF House LLC | Fresno | Jul 7, 2023 | 10 violations | $11,762 | 9 | 0 |
| Allied Universal Security Services | San Francisco | Jul 7, 2023 | 2 violations | $174 | 1 | 0 |
| Amerivet Contracting | National City | Jul 6, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VXI Global Solutions | Los Angeles | Jul 6, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Empire Workforce Solutions | Manteca | Jul 6, 2023 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $964 |
| Hensel Phelps | Irvine | Jul 5, 2023 | 50 violations | $184,173 | 37 | 0 |
| Sound Image Production Southern California Sound Image, INC. | Hayward | Jul 5, 2023 | 27 violations | $14,394 | 16 | 0 |
| Jet Express, LLC | Cathedral City | Jul 5, 2023 | 2 violations repeat | $3,959 | 1 | $343 |
| CISS Security CI Security Specialists, Inc. | Glendale | Jul 5, 2023 | 1 violation | $261 | 1 | 0 |
| Express Realty Investment Property Management | Perris | Jul 5, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Ranch Company California Ranch Food Company, Inc. | Los Angeles | Jul 5, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BunBao Bunbaocom Inc. | North Hollywood | Jul 5, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baker Electric Baker Electric & Renewables, LLC | Escondido | Jul 2, 2023 | 35 violations | $39,508 | 31 | 0 |
| California Ice Company | Lake Elsinore | Jul 1, 2023 | 42 violations | $268,955 | 42 | $19,208 |
| San Diego Ice Company | San Diego | Jul 1, 2023 | 28 violations | $258,732 | 28 | $17,150 |
| Rutt Fence | Winchester | Jun 30, 2023 | 24 violations repeat | $10,318 | 6 | $3,990 |
| RLH Fire Protection | Bakersfield | Jun 30, 2023 | 10 violations | $9,944 | 7 | 0 |
| D&D Fireart LLC | Yorba Linda | Jun 30, 2023 | 9 violations repeat | $5,727 | 6 | $665 |
| RoundTable Pizza | Hayward | Jun 30, 2023 | 9 violations | $1,056 | 9 | 0 |
| Bilbro Construction Bilbro Construction Co., Inc. | Escondido | Jun 30, 2023 | 5 violations | $276 | 4 | 0 |
| RoundTable Pizza Livermore | Livermore | Jun 30, 2023 | 7 violations | $165 | 6 | 0 |
| Environmental Chemical Corporation | Burlingame | Jun 30, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reiter Berry Farms | Watsonville | Jun 30, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $8,263 |
| GS Cosmeceutical USA, Inc. | Livermore | Jun 29, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $964 |
| Canyon Formulations | Pittsburg | Jun 28, 2023 | 20 violations | $17,148 | 20 | 0 |
| King George, Inc | San Diego | Jun 28, 2023 | 16 violations | $10,953 | 14 | 0 |
| Batteries Plus B&C Renewable Energy LLC (Batteries Plus) | Antelope | Jun 28, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garcia Jojo's | Modesto | Jun 27, 2023 | 5 violations repeat | $2,980 | 5 | $4,035 |
| Leaffilter North, LLC | Stockton | Jun 27, 2023 | 1 violation | $774 | 1 | 0 |
| Mendoza Brothers | Santa Maria | Jun 27, 2023 | 26 violations | $340 | 20 | $8,301 |
| Garvey Brothers Garvey Brothers Vineyard Management, LLC | Napa | Jun 27, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,478 |
| West Coast Hoods West Coast Hoods HVAC Inc. | Clovis | Jun 26, 2023 | 5 violations repeat | $11,543 | 3 | $1,995 |
| Precision Paving, Inc. | Santa Fe Springs | Jun 26, 2023 | 26 violations | $9,848 | 15 | 0 |
| Transportes Zuniga | Montebello | Jun 26, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intelliswift, Inc. | Newark | Jun 25, 2023 | 2 violations | $8,280 | 1 | 0 |
| Reyes Construction | Pomona | Jun 24, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sorrento Berry Farms/Rincon Pacifico, LLC | Camarillo | Jun 24, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lincoln Retirement Villa | Fremont | Jun 23, 2023 | 21 violations repeat | $68,672 | 20 | $8,330 |
| Piero's PizzaVino | Palm Desert | Jun 22, 2023 | 6 violations repeat | $13,361 | 5 | $4,035 |
| Allied Universal Universal Protection Service, LP | Sacramento | Jun 22, 2023 | 2 violations repeat | $263 | 1 | $1,187 |
| Unwired Broadband Unwired Broadband Holdings LLC | Fresno | Jun 22, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cilantro's Taco Shop | La Mesa | Jun 22, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MetafoodX | San Jose | Jun 21, 2023 | 1 violation | $662 | 1 | 0 |
| Sweetie Pies, Inc | Napa | Jun 21, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hodel's Country Dining Hodel's Development Corporation | Bakersfield | Jun 21, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coast Building Products, Inc. | Corona | Jun 20, 2023 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agrofarms and Grains, LLC | Santa Maria | Jun 19, 2023 | 282 violations | $429,926 | 92 | $12,666 |
| Island Coating Island Powder Coating | South El Monte | Jun 17, 2023 | 25 violations repeat | $100,129 | 24 | $16,464 |
| Wild Child Party & Supply | Long Beach | Jun 16, 2023 | 11 violations repeat | $10,147 | 11 | $6,218 |
| Subway RNB Development, Inc. | Willits | Jun 16, 2023 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,014 |
| STS Precision Drywall | Riverside | Jun 16, 2023 | 25 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.