2024 in numbers
Wage and Hour Division investigations of California employers closed in 2024: 642 cases, 446 with violations found, $14,925,885 in back wages agreed for 5,020 workers, $2,123,896 in penalties. Against 2023 that is a decrease of 33% in back wages.
Biggest back-wage cases of 2024
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| L&Y Food, Lotus Poultry, Moon Poultry, et al | 1 | $1,254,706 | 251 |
| EJ3 Family Home | 1 | $1,077,091 | 49 |
| Acepex Management Corp | 1 | $786,290 | 52 |
| Gibraltar Home Health Services, LLC | 1 | $751,244 | 104 |
| Quality Construction Cleanup & Demolition,Inc | 1 | $682,853 | 122 |
| L&Y, Lotus Poultry, Moon Poultry, et al | 1 | $618,132 | 179 |
| Metson Marine Services, Inc. | 1 | $415,904 | 26 |
| USDOL | 1 | $340,000 | 1 |
| Solutions Group International | 1 | $333,451 | 70 |
| Alpha Omega, LLC | 1 | $288,967 | 20 |
| Jemie Family Home | 1 | $269,868 | 10 |
| Team Nurses Home Health | 1 | $269,043 | 67 |
| Howard & Sons, Inc. | 1 | $267,178 | 62 |
| Tomlinson Community Care Home | 1 | $240,345 | 16 |
| Bordon Homes | 1 | $219,555 | 12 |
| Wiser Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $216,271 | 248 |
| No 1 Buffet | 1 | $202,224 | 25 |
| Birrieria Guadalajara | 1 | $200,798 | 66 |
| Care Unlimited Health Services Inc. | 1 | $154,956 | 9 |
| Beard's Quality Nut Co. | 1 | $136,922 | 25 |
| Community Valley Home | 1 | $130,582 | 9 |
| Laguna Village RCFE | 1 | $126,185 | 40 |
| ASIMEX San Diego Forwarding | 1 | $122,407 | 11 |
| Sandra's House LLC | 1 | $118,375 | 11 |
| That's Home, LLC | 1 | $116,522 | 13 |
By industry
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 204 | $6,216,438 | 1,105 |
| Manufacturing | 59 | $2,789,096 | 721 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 45 | $2,074,419 | 553 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 108 | $1,389,679 | 1,142 |
| Construction | 30 | $796,164 | 291 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 50 | $590,520 | 651 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 35 | $311,630 | 63 |
| Information | 7 | $165,278 | 171 |
| Retail Trade | 31 | $128,678 | 56 |
| Educational Services | 9 | $102,613 | 64 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | $100,917 | 34 |
| Wholesale Trade | 10 | $87,004 | 88 |
| Utilities | 5 | $67,263 | 33 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 8 | $50,813 | 17 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 6 | $50,000 | 28 |
| Finance and Insurance | 4 | $5,373 | 3 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 9 | $0 | 0 | |
| Public Administration | 4 | $0 | 0 |
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church's Texas Chicken | Oakland | Dec 31, 2024 | 58 violations repeat | $39,432 | 40 | $9,054 |
| Mora Technology Solutions | Escondido | Dec 31, 2024 | 18 violations | $16,279 | 11 | 0 |
| Club Bottoms Up Bar & Lounge | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2024 | 14 violations | $15,472 | 13 | 0 |
| Rancho 135 dba Rancho 135 | Santa Maria | Dec 31, 2024 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,198 |
| Joshua International Medical Group Joshua International Medical Group, A Profess | La Palma | Dec 24, 2024 | 11 violations | $7,072 | 10 | 0 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care | San Diego | Dec 23, 2024 | 63 violations | $47,520 | 62 | 0 |
| Cuboid IT Solutions | Santa Clara | Dec 23, 2024 | 1 violation | $2,494 | 1 | 0 |
| Solutions Group International | Riverside | Dec 20, 2024 | 117 violations | $333,451 | 70 | 0 |
| Logger Unlimited | Grass Valley | Dec 20, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Day Services Inc. | Los Angeles | Dec 19, 2024 | 23 violations repeat | $89,566 | 23 | $10,000 |
| Xavier College Prep Xavier College Prepatory High School | Palm Desert | Dec 19, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CreAsian Flavors of Vietnam | Brentwood | Dec 18, 2024 | 55 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valero OmniWill Enterprise, Inc. | San Bernardino | Dec 17, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abac� Abaca Food Group | San Francisco | Dec 16, 2024 | 2 violations repeat | $632 | 0 | 0 |
| Beautiful Homes - The Elderly | Torrance | Dec 13, 2024 | 32 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chubby Cattle - Rowland Heights | Rowland Heights | Dec 13, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GEO Group Geo Secure Services, LLC | El Centro | Dec 12, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moreno Valley Unified School District | Moreno Valley | Dec 11, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Lion Express/UniUni | Los Angeles | Dec 10, 2024 | 16 violations | $26,796 | 16 | 0 |
| BBQ Chicken IE BBQ Chicken LLC | Rancho Cucamonga | Dec 10, 2024 | 33 violations | $25,359 | 32 | 0 |
| Go Go Sales | Los Angeles | Dec 10, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darling Ingredients | Los Angeles | Dec 10, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out of the Shell LLC dba Ling's | South El Monte | Dec 10, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackrock Stone Tile | Gilroy | Dec 10, 2024 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Four Seasons Gifts LLC | Corona | Dec 9, 2024 | 3 violations | $1,051 | 3 | 0 |
| North American Mental Health Services | Redding | Dec 9, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Metson Marine Services, Inc. | Ventura | Dec 8, 2024 | 48 violations | $415,904 | 26 | 0 |
| The Raven's Nest | Lancaster | Dec 8, 2024 | 1 violation | $340 | 1 | 0 |
| Wiser Solutions, Inc. | San Mateo | Dec 6, 2024 | 123 violations | $70,412 | 122 | 0 |
| Hill Top Produce | Santa Maria | Dec 6, 2024 | 67 violations | $14,319 | 32 | $10,766 |
| Dreamy Donuts | Apple Valley | Dec 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The UPS Store (Mail Boxes Etc.) | Thousand Oaks | Dec 5, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Munia Bhaumik Ashish, Tapati, Srabanti Munia Bhaumik | South Pasadena | Dec 3, 2024 | 4 violations repeat | $15,770 | 3 | 0 |
| Huskins Coffee Company LLC | Newport Beach | Dec 3, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alco Harvesting | Santa Maria | Dec 1, 2024 | 118 violations | $13,019 | 67 | $10,397 |
| Bravo Moving Salam Trade World, LLC | Los Angeles | Dec 1, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Garden Tannery Bend Beer Works, Inc. | Napa | Dec 1, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paragon Systems, Inc. | Westlake Village | Nov 30, 2024 | 41 violations | $17,969 | 20 | 0 |
| Allied Universal Security Services | Woodland Hills | Nov 30, 2024 | 7 violations repeat | $686 | 7 | $5,880 |
| USDOL | Los Angeles | Nov 26, 2024 | 2 violations | $340,000 | 1 | 0 |
| Dollar Tree | Vacaville | Nov 26, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiser Solutions, Inc. | San Mateo | Nov 25, 2024 | 127 violations | $145,859 | 126 | 0 |
| Meadowood Nursing Center | Clearlake | Nov 22, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Kora Restaurant | Salinas | Nov 21, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center | Vallejo | Nov 21, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackhound Equestrian | Castro Valley | Nov 20, 2024 | 5 violations repeat | $27,453 | 4 | $2,816 |
| Curry N More Rasa Hospitality, LLC | Santa Clara | Nov 20, 2024 | 6 violations repeat | $17,813 | 3 | $2,112 |
| Call Glenn Again | San Diego | Nov 20, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laz Parking LTD, LLC | San Diego | Nov 20, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fairway Custom Cabinets Corp. | Rohnert Park | Nov 19, 2024 | 27 violations repeat | $14,322 | 26 | 0 |
| Amazon Amazon.com Services, LLC | Stockton | Nov 18, 2024 | 2 violations | $135 | 1 | 0 |
| Orange Unified School District | Orange | Nov 17, 2024 | 58 violations repeat | $81,071 | 58 | $1,006 |
| Community Patrol Private Security | Santa Ana | Nov 15, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Live Oak Canyon Farm | Redlands | Nov 14, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Successful People LLC | Marina Del Rey | Nov 14, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USPS United States Postal Service | Woodlake | Nov 14, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rakiraki Ramen & Tsukemen | San Diego | Nov 13, 2024 | 3 violations repeat | $13,858 | 2 | $1,710 |
| Phillips 66 SEI 38009 | Watsonville | Nov 13, 2024 | 10 violations repeat | $11,798 | 9 | $6,336 |
| LA Fresh Poultry | Los Angeles | Nov 13, 2024 | 6 violations repeat | $7,174 | 5 | $2,816 |
| O'Connor Hospital | San Jose | Nov 12, 2024 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imperial Treasure | Palo Alto | Nov 8, 2024 | 38 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grace Living | Oxnard | Nov 7, 2024 | 14 violations repeat | $52,416 | 13 | $9,152 |
| Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital | Sacramento | Nov 7, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Action Force Security Inc | Gardena | Nov 6, 2024 | 3 violations | $1,177 | 1 | 0 |
| Pacifica Senior Living Paciifica Senior Living Management, LLC | Burlingame | Nov 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain Security, Incorporated | San Pablo | Nov 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siddha One, LLC | Los Gatos | Nov 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H&M Poultry | Los Angeles | Nov 5, 2024 | 34 violations repeat | $41,839 | 32 | $20,520 |
| Raymond Millfelt dba Millfelt Properties | Santa Clara | Nov 5, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Nurses Home Health Team Nurses Home Health Services, Inc | San Bernardino | Nov 4, 2024 | 68 violations repeat | $269,043 | 67 | $28,643 |
| Ricky Quezada | Orland | Nov 4, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $8,753 |
| Hardrock Management Corporation | Tustin | Nov 3, 2024 | 11 violations | $11,686 | 6 | 0 |
| Los Tacos Lokos Los Tacos Lokos Restaurants Inc. | San Bernardino | Nov 3, 2024 | 5 violations | $3,480 | 4 | 0 |
| Eli's Figueroa Bee Service | Perris | Nov 1, 2024 | 20 violations | $32,131 | 4 | $31,407 |
| Caring Heart Home Care Caring Heart Companion Services LLC | Torrance | Oct 31, 2024 | 2 violations repeat | $23,469 | 1 | $855 |
| Manuel Quezada Quezada, Manuel (FLC) | Orland | Oct 31, 2024 | 19 violations | $5,400 | 11 | $21,882 |
| Testudo Guard | Los Angeles | Oct 31, 2024 | 3 violations repeat | $3,707 | 1 | $704 |
| Loaded Cafe Loaded Cafe SA, Inc. | Santa Ana | Oct 31, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeecooks | San Francisco | Oct 30, 2024 | 11 violations repeat | $59,725 | 10 | 0 |
| Weaver Investment Properties LLC | Murrieta | Oct 30, 2024 | 28 violations | $50,000 | 28 | 0 |
| Allied Universal Security Services | Riverside | Oct 30, 2024 | 2 violations repeat | $1,925 | 1 | $1,257 |
| Tavern and Bowl East Village | San Diego | Oct 30, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Berberian Nut Company | Chico | Oct 30, 2024 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,689 |
| Pono Hawaiian Grill, LLC | Santa Cruz | Oct 27, 2024 | 73 violations | $50,973 | 72 | 0 |
| Peter Rabbit Farms | Coachella | Oct 27, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SA Franchises LLC dba Bunny Chow | San Diego | Oct 27, 2024 | 73 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TGH, Inc. | Coachella | Oct 27, 2024 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,815 |
| Lake Elsinore VIP Florist Lake Elsinore V. I. P. Florist, Inc | Lake Elsinore | Oct 25, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ag Pro Labor Inc | Indio | Oct 24, 2024 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $8,440 |
| Telecare Corporation | Alameda | Oct 23, 2024 | 3 violations | $535 | 2 | 0 |
| LAMCO Harvest Inc. | Heber | Oct 23, 2024 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,376 |
| Chuck E. Cheese CEC Entertainment, Inc. | Cupertino | Oct 20, 2024 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $48,105 |
| I.S.A. Contracting Services | Merced | Oct 20, 2024 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,982 |
| El Portal Roofing | Los Angeles | Oct 18, 2024 | 7 violations repeat | $11,747 | 6 | $4,224 |
| KKW Trucking | Pomona | Oct 18, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triple B Farm Services, Inc. | Madera | Oct 16, 2024 | 221 violations | $30,878 | 107 | $11,696 |
| Horst Architects, Inc. | Laguna Beach | Oct 16, 2024 | 2 violations | $8,545 | 1 | $887 |
| Cameron Bros. Cameron Brothers Company LLC | Santee | Oct 15, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Metro The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transport | Los Angeles | Oct 15, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ReneeC | Bell Gardens | Oct 15, 2024 | 2 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.