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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Road Home | Manteca | Mar 7, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DAVIS RESIDENTIAL FACILITY-SHERIDAN | Adelanto | Mar 7, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EHIEMERE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES | Perris | Mar 7, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EMMA'S CASE ARF INC. | Corona | Mar 7, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agape Residential Home | Northridge | Mar 7, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Person Centered Options | Torrance | Mar 7, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sierra Vista | Pasadena | Mar 7, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MOUNT ZION HOMES I | Mission Viejo | Mar 7, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A MISSION FOR MICHAEL | San Juan Capistrano | Mar 7, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grace Care Homes Grace Care Home & HR Recruiter | Vallejo | Mar 7, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Home | Escondido | Mar 6, 2024 | 31 violations | $101,604 | 31 | $6,664 |
| Branson House | San Mateo | Mar 6, 2024 | 3 violations repeat | $56,889 | 2 | $1,372 |
| Gracious Manor | San Bruno | Mar 6, 2024 | 3 violations repeat | $41,185 | 2 | $1,372 |
| City of Watsonville | Watsonville | Mar 6, 2024 | 1 violation | $32,500 | 1 | 0 |
| Mount Blue Residential Care Home Inc | San Jose | Mar 6, 2024 | 8 violations repeat | $23,873 | 8 | $688 |
| Blue Sky Care Home Inc. | San Jose | Mar 6, 2024 | 11 violations repeat | $18,625 | 11 | $688 |
| Elk Grove Spring Homes, Inc. | Elk Grove | Mar 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fortune Care Center | Apple Valley | Mar 6, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Home Creating a Legacy, Inc. | Thousand Palms | Mar 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G & C Residential Services LLC | Oakland | Mar 6, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levi Home Creating A Legacy, Inc. | Palm Desert | Mar 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Family Carehomes | San Diego | Mar 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mary & Liv's Board and Care | San Diego | Mar 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW Residential Care | San Diego | Mar 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felicita Care DR Residential Care, Inc. | Escondido | Mar 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ETTA ISRAEL CENTER ADULT RESIDENTIAL | Van Nuys | Mar 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ETTA ISRAEL CENTER ADULT RESIDENTIAL Tikvan ETTA and Lazear Israel Center for the | North Hollywood | Mar 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joann's Care Home | El Sobrante | Mar 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casa de Amor | Oroville | Mar 5, 2024 | 9 violations repeat | $30,209 | 9 | $6,174 |
| PDM - ARTESIA Plaza de Madrid Inc. | Artesia | Mar 5, 2024 | 22 violations repeat | $14,876 | 21 | $3,332 |
| Associated Construction | Los Angeles | Mar 5, 2024 | 12 violations repeat | $13,619 | 6 | $4,116 |
| Dee & DJ'S Adult Residential Facility | Oakland | Mar 5, 2024 | 3 violations | $5,521 | 2 | 0 |
| TRAILWOOD VISTA HOME | Victorville | Mar 5, 2024 | 2 violations | $3,626 | 1 | 0 |
| Beltran's Place | Antioch | Mar 5, 2024 | 6 violations | $1,597 | 5 | 0 |
| JM SPA | Oakland | Mar 5, 2024 | 12 violations | $1,002 | 11 | 0 |
| Amend Treatment | Malibu | Mar 5, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BENSON HOUSE | Chino | Mar 5, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JACKSON HOME SKE RESIDENTIAL CARE, INC. | Chino | Mar 5, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amend Treatment | Malibu | Mar 5, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELMIRA HOME CARE Pacifica Residential Care, Inc. | El Cajon | Mar 5, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VILLA GARDENS | Villa Park | Mar 5, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cypress Care Home Life Services Alternatives Inc | Santa Clara | Mar 5, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greenback Manor | Modesto | Mar 4, 2024 | 4 violations repeat | $107,357 | 2 | $1,372 |
| Poppy Hill Home | Watsonville | Mar 4, 2024 | 5 violations | $30,399 | 2 | 0 |
| Aptos Country Home | Watsonville | Mar 4, 2024 | 6 violations | $19,735 | 3 | 0 |
| Parker Care Services | Moreno Valley | Mar 4, 2024 | 8 violations repeat | $12,970 | 7 | $2,499 |
| Gomes Home Adult Residential Facility | Richmond | Mar 4, 2024 | 2 violations | $6,093 | 1 | 0 |
| KG MANOR KG Housing Foundation | Riverside | Mar 4, 2024 | 3 violations repeat | $105 | 2 | $416 |
| Dream Care | Modesto | Mar 4, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SRI PARK VIEW SMADA RESIDENTIAL, INC | Moreno Valley | Mar 4, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELEVATIONS Elevation Behavioral Health LLC | Agoura Hills | Mar 4, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PEOPLE CREATING SUCCESS | Canoga Park | Mar 4, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL CHANGE I | Pomona | Mar 4, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Transit Alameda Costa County Transit District | Oakland | Mar 4, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lighthouse Manor | Modesto | Mar 4, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nurture Home Care Corp. | Downey | Mar 3, 2024 | 14 violations repeat | $48,485 | 13 | $8,330 |
| Nurture at Adwen LLC | Downey | Mar 3, 2024 | 13 violations repeat | $38,055 | 12 | $6,664 |
| Casa Bonita RMD Homes Inc. dba Casa Bonita | Whittier | Mar 3, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mercedes Diaz Homes Inc | Whittier | Mar 3, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LONG BEACH GROUP HOME Social Vocational Services, Inc. | Long Beach | Mar 3, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HARRIET HOUSE ANNEX | Pasadena | Mar 3, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archer 2 House Villa de Martin Jude Homes, Inc. | Anaheim | Mar 1, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punzalan Homes | Anaheim | Mar 1, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gratia Home | San Bruno | Feb 29, 2024 | 20 violations repeat | $49,334 | 18 | $6,174 |
| Advance Rehab Services, Inc. | San Dimas | Feb 29, 2024 | 3 violations | $41,699 | 1 | 0 |
| Fenix home | South San Francisco | Feb 29, 2024 | 9 violations repeat | $3,001 | 8 | $686 |
| Wiggins Home | Porterville | Feb 29, 2024 | 7 violations repeat | $1,745 | 6 | $1,666 |
| Wiggins Home 2 (Wiggins Home) | Porterville | Feb 29, 2024 | 11 violations repeat | $1,559 | 10 | $2,499 |
| DumoL Winery | Napa | Feb 29, 2024 | 3 violations | $632 | 1 | $14,771 |
| Doc Organics | Brawley | Feb 29, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,524 |
| REEFTON GUEST HOMES | Cypress | Feb 28, 2024 | 4 violations repeat | $17,318 | 3 | $2,058 |
| J. Goyeneche Sheep LLC | Bakersfield | Feb 26, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $4,159 |
| Bordon Homes A S & P Corporation | Union City | Feb 25, 2024 | 13 violations repeat | $219,555 | 12 | $10,296 |
| My Smart House | Murrieta | Feb 24, 2024 | 54 violations | $18,569 | 53 | 0 |
| Steve's Burgers Steve's 2 Enterprise, Inc | Torrance | Feb 24, 2024 | 2 violations repeat | $1,854 | 1 | $833 |
| City & County San Francisco MTA | San Francisco | Feb 24, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahant Vineyards | Acampo | Feb 22, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest Harvesting Co., Inc. | Salinas | Feb 22, 2024 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,446 |
| Madre Restaurant Vazquez Restaurant Group | Los Angeles | Feb 22, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyoryouna Inc | Irvine | Feb 18, 2024 | 3 violations | $9,370 | 1 | 0 |
| Valley Labor, Inc. | Stockton | Feb 18, 2024 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $11,274 |
| Vino Farms | Lodi | Feb 18, 2024 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,789 |
| Red's Country Kitchen | Lincoln | Feb 16, 2024 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CCA Installers CCA Installers Corporation | Ontario | Feb 16, 2024 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raices Del Sur | El Monte | Feb 15, 2024 | 3 violations | $5,000 | 1 | 0 |
| Sunrise Inn | San Diego | Feb 15, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safe 1 Credit Union | Bakersfield | Feb 15, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LV Thompson Farming LLC | Lodi | Feb 15, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J & L Labor Management Corporation | Lodi | Feb 15, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,656 |
| Shangri-La Construction, LP | Los Angeles | Feb 14, 2024 | 6 violations | $28,228 | 5 | 0 |
| Taqueria El Molino Romans Corporation Taqueria El Molino | Walnut Creek | Feb 14, 2024 | 14 violations | $22,866 | 14 | $2,058 |
| VM Galt Agriculture Services | Galt | Feb 14, 2024 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,485 |
| ILink Business Management, Inc. | Rancho Cucamonga | Feb 13, 2024 | 46 violations | $3,175 | 45 | 0 |
| Luchador Brewing Company | Chino Hills | Feb 8, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebadat Residential Care Home | San Jose | Feb 6, 2024 | 10 violations repeat | $75,000 | 9 | $7,920 |
| Vigilant Eye Private Security | Woodland Hills | Feb 6, 2024 | 21 violations repeat | $73,963 | 20 | $16,660 |
| B & H Bakery Distributors | Hayward | Feb 6, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Donum Estate | Sonoma | Feb 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobaful CBM LLC | Monterey Park | Feb 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arriola Farm Labor, Inc. | Fresno | Feb 5, 2024 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $14,016 |
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.