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From the Labor Department file
California at a glance
- Investigations closed
- 30,157
- With a violation found
- 22,080
- Back wages agreed
- $449,942,860
- Workers due back wages
- 325,353
- Civil money penalties
- $35,871,674
- Employers on the record
- 23,639
- Employers with a page
- 8,811
- Latest case in the file
- March 2026
By year
Investigations closed in California by year
Investigations closed per year, counted by the year the findings ended. Blue bars: cases. The file runs from fiscal 2005; the latest year is partial.
Biggest cases
Employers with the most back wages agreed
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCA of Tennessee, LLC | California City | 1 | $8,071,861 | 362 | $0 |
| Enterprise Services LLC | San Diego | 2 | $5,764,896 | 622 | $0 |
| California Cartage Company, LLC | Carson | 1 | $3,573,075 | 1,416 | $0 |
| YourPeople Inc. | San Francisco | 1 | $3,364,871 | 735 | $0 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | Mountain View | 2 | $3,346,196 | 359 | $0 |
| Alorica Inc. | Irvine | 2 | $3,193,839 | 3,174 | $0 |
| Nestle USA | Chatsworth | 2 | $2,877,139 | 3,672 | $0 |
| National Consolidated Couriers, Inc | San Jose | 6 | $2,500,000 | 597 | $0 |
| John Muir Health | Walnut Creek | 2 | $2,390,800 | 3,520 | $0 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Delano | 18 | $2,061,413 | 2,560 | $395,920 |
| First Republic Bank | San Francisco | 2 | $1,996,779 | 1,577 | $22,971 |
| Price Transfer, Inc. | Compton | 1 | $1,993,974 | 925 | $0 |
| Lange Trucking, Inc. | Pleasanton | 5 | $1,982,450 | 521 | $0 |
| Global Building Services, Inc. | Newhall | 4 | $1,928,772 | 799 | $5,060 |
| Southwest Fuel Management, Inc. | Agoura Hills | 3 | $1,918,793 | 875 | $400,000 |
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. | San Diego | 2 | $1,896,457 | 2,010 | $0 |
| CLP Resources, Inc. | Van Nuys | 1 | $1,804,017 | 0 | $0 |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. | Oakland | 10 | $1,791,205 | 1,711 | $0 |
| The County of San Mateo | Belmont | 1 | $1,762,176 | 125 | $0 |
| Byton North America Corporation | Santa Clara | 1 | $1,749,185 | 76 | $0 |
| Perspecta inc | Palo Alto | 1 | $1,738,122 | 90 | $0 |
| The Exclusive Poultry Inc. | Hacienda Heights | 4 | $1,624,013 | 331 | $201,104 |
| Crowne Building Maintenance | San Francisco | 1 | $1,460,613 | 3,631 | $0 |
| Laurels Medical Services | San Jose | 2 | $1,433,472 | 87 | $0 |
| Beckman Coulter, Inc. | Brea | 4 | $1,354,138 | 1,132 | $0 |
| EJ's Family Home, Inc | Oxnard | 2 | $1,346,960 | 59 | $49,147 |
| Homestore, Inc. | Westlake Village | 1 | $1,260,280 | 453 | $0 |
| L&Y Food, Lotus Poultry, Moon Poultry, et al | El Monte | 1 | $1,254,706 | 251 | $0 |
| Southern California Maids Service Inc | Gardena | 1 | $1,214,354 | 343 | $0 |
| A & Z Trucking Inc. | Lancaster | 1 | $1,198,996 | 53 | $0 |
| Alan Berman Trucking, Inc. | Woodland Hills | 3 | $1,190,755 | 97 | $0 |
| Wyle Laboratories Inc. | San Diego | 2 | $1,116,877 | 48 | $0 |
| Southern California Maid Service and Carpet C | Gardena | 1 | $1,115,646 | 224 | $0 |
| NCLN20, Inc. | Concord | 14 | $1,113,061 | 527 | $0 |
| California Professional Engineering, Inc. | Rowland Heights | 1 | $1,085,552 | 94 | $4,570 |
| Levi Strauss & Company | San Francisco | 2 | $1,023,989 | 598 | $0 |
| Oseguera | Salinas | 1 | $1,018,002 | 451 | $8,541 |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | San Francisco | 4 | $1,013,593 | 605 | $0 |
| Tres Hermanas Inc. | Sacramento | 1 | $1,003,570 | 39 | $0 |
| Language Line, LLC | Monterey | 3 | $992,984 | 2,606 | $0 |
| EWC & Associates Inc. | Portola Valley | 3 | $977,177 | 82 | $100,000 |
| Northern California Nail Company, Inc. | Livermore | 1 | $962,220 | 156 | $56,315 |
| Wins of California, Inc. | San Francisco | 1 | $933,478 | 248 | $248,000 |
| A.G.A Investment II, Inc. | San Diego | 2 | $915,678 | 60 | $34,958 |
| Executive Plumbing, Inc. | Corona | 2 | $900,000 | 1,035 | $0 |
| Bara Infoware Inc & Federal Solutions Group | San Ramon | 1 | $889,134 | 87 | $0 |
| Team West Contracting Corporation | Corona | 1 | $876,936 | 28 | $0 |
| Alameda County Medical Center | Oakland | 4 | $875,814 | 1,339 | $0 |
| New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc | Fremont | 4 | $864,805 | 3,673 | $0 |
| Ecotality Inc | Oakland | 2 | $854,242 | 88 | $0 |
The fifty employers in California with the most back wages agreed, all cases combined.
Largest civil money penalties
| Employer | City | Cases | Penalties | Back wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peri & Sons Farms of California, LLC | Firebaugh | 1 | $828,568 | $513,118 |
| A. Oseguera Company, Inc | Salinas | 8 | $797,421 | $265,298 |
| Fernandez Farms, Inc. | Watsonville | 3 | $740,850 | $0 |
| Sierra Cascade Nursery, Inc | Susanville | 3 | $569,650 | $289,253 |
| West Coast Drywall & Paint, Inc. | Riverside | 1 | $545,050 | $440,645 |
| JR Custom Harvesting Co, Inc | Salinas | 5 | $484,134 | $135,594 |
| Global Horizons Manpower, Incorporated | Los Angeles | 6 | $403,525 | $725,632 |
| Southwest Fuel Management, Inc. | Agoura Hills | 3 | $400,000 | $1,918,793 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Delano | 18 | $395,920 | $2,061,413 |
| Crowne Cold Storage, LLC | Stockton | 1 | $334,000 | $177,820 |
| JAJ Roofing | Vacaville | 1 | $319,550 | $845,090 |
| Saddleback Roofing, Inc. | Orange | 1 | $283,030 | $616,652 |
| Future Plastering, Inc. | Granite Bay | 2 | $266,500 | $771,582 |
| Webb Ranch Inc | Portola Valley | 2 | $253,574 | $92,766 |
| Wins of California, Inc. | San Francisco | 1 | $248,000 | $933,478 |
| Future Ag Management, Inc. | Soledad | 2 | $243,993 | $0 |
| Shake Shack Inc. | Santa Clara | 1 | $211,932 | $0 |
| The Exclusive Poultry Inc. | Hacienda Heights | 4 | $201,104 | $1,624,013 |
| Pop Corn, Inc | Los Angeles | 1 | $194,700 | $330,683 |
| Pretzel King, LLC | Glendale | 9 | $165,990 | $0 |
| Made For U, Inc. | Huntington Park | 2 | $157,300 | $150,188 |
| Citrus Hills FLC Inc. | Riverside | 1 | $150,600 | $0 |
| Save On Cost Mfg, Inc. | Los Angeles | 1 | $146,300 | $160,000 |
| Organic on the Go | Cupertino | 1 | $139,398 | $0 |
| Purewal Custom Harvesting | Yuba City | 1 | $136,350 | $27,770 |
Latest
Employers whose newest case closed last
Employers with a page whose most recent case closed last, by year.
By industry
Where the violations are found
| Sector | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 5,726 | $71,746,014 | 51,169 |
| Health care and social assistance | 3,830 | $62,244,371 | 34,481 |
| Construction | 2,620 | $53,808,896 | 38,446 |
| Administrative, support and waste services | 2,001 | $44,503,492 | 43,843 |
| Accommodation and food services | 4,244 | $40,609,711 | 26,153 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,350 | $36,003,376 | 13,071 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 907 | $30,314,643 | 13,296 |
| Retail trade | 2,350 | $16,926,546 | 16,887 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 2,811 | $15,169,310 | 31,931 |
| Other services | 1,172 | $13,748,607 | 10,288 |
| Information | 269 | $12,517,410 | 11,886 |
| Public administration | 163 | $8,765,138 | 3,500 |
| Finance and insurance | 316 | $7,768,765 | 7,752 |
| Wholesale trade | 950 | $7,742,771 | 5,406 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 222 | $3,709,843 | 2,499 |
| Educational services | 210 | $3,063,250 | 1,134 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 256 | $2,245,268 | 1,522 |
| Utilities | 76 | $2,197,672 | 1,833 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 42 | $741,322 | 556 |
| Management of companies | 20 | $663,642 | 557 |
| Industry not stated | 622 | $15,452,815 | 9,143 |
Every case in California by the sector of its industry code, ranked by back wages. The last row holds the cases whose code names no sector, so the column adds up to the 30,157 cases on the state record.
The 25 industries with the most back wages
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Service Restaurants | 2,240 | $26,619,078 | 13,881 |
| Janitorial Services | 447 | $12,547,412 | 10,508 |
| Women's, Girls', and Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors | 519 | $11,144,426 | 7,236 |
| Security Guards and Patrol Services | 538 | $10,392,868 | 10,307 |
| Residential Mental Retardation Facilities | 576 | $10,315,335 | 3,199 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | 546 | $10,004,860 | 3,204 |
| State Correctional Institutions | 51 | $8,386,974 | 580 |
| Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors | 316 | $8,118,822 | 5,738 |
| Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services | 23 | $7,895,379 | 6,413 |
| Homes for the Elderly | 559 | $7,656,107 | 2,103 |
| Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 334 | $7,590,934 | 3,181 |
| Nursing Care Facilities | 386 | $7,262,365 | 5,690 |
| Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Blouse and Shirt Manufacturing | 1,509 | $7,145,523 | 5,001 |
| Home Health Care Services | 291 | $6,695,451 | 2,756 |
| Car Washes | 408 | $6,606,516 | 5,458 |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 43 | $6,558,707 | 707 |
| All Other Specialty Trade Contractors | 319 | $6,545,393 | 4,629 |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 1,079 | $6,473,743 | 6,098 |
| Landscaping Services | 237 | $6,445,878 | 3,510 |
| General Warehousing and Storage | 48 | $6,421,318 | 2,806 |
| Roofing Contractors | 203 | $4,529,766 | 3,942 |
| General Freight Trucking, Local | 110 | $4,447,271 | 1,288 |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | 172 | $4,384,778 | 2,774 |
| Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores | 595 | $4,116,263 | 6,114 |
| Poultry Processing | 36 | $3,922,507 | 1,279 |
Industries as the Department codes them, the 25 of 1,199 with the most back wages.
By county
California on the record by county
| County | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 8,256 | 10,515 | $147,499,010 | 107,306 |
| Orange County | 1,871 | 2,279 | $43,541,643 | 34,775 |
| Santa Clara County | 1,004 | 1,212 | $32,937,241 | 12,820 |
| Alameda County | 914 | 1,120 | $26,750,019 | 17,761 |
| San Diego County | 1,619 | 1,977 | $26,328,954 | 20,235 |
| San Francisco County | 642 | 771 | $20,274,718 | 12,969 |
| Riverside County | 1,149 | 1,349 | $18,904,071 | 14,500 |
| San Bernardino County | 1,233 | 1,366 | $18,105,601 | 14,293 |
| Contra Costa County | 631 | 783 | $14,580,590 | 10,872 |
| Sacramento County | 1,084 | 1,284 | $14,476,724 | 7,797 |
| San Mateo County | 435 | 552 | $12,694,116 | 4,553 |
| Kern County | 408 | 514 | $12,422,144 | 5,251 |
| Ventura County | 513 | 583 | $9,803,666 | 5,212 |
| Santa Barbara County | 238 | 295 | $5,761,417 | 6,626 |
| Fresno County | 650 | 802 | $5,747,284 | 7,223 |
| San Joaquin County | 545 | 678 | $5,715,458 | 6,393 |
| Monterey County | 269 | 379 | $4,589,397 | 8,195 |
| Solano County | 243 | 272 | $4,047,460 | 2,287 |
| Napa County | 127 | 149 | $2,899,363 | 1,293 |
| Sonoma County | 201 | 224 | $2,134,336 | 1,294 |
| Placer County | 231 | 274 | $2,128,993 | 1,249 |
| Stanislaus County | 210 | 239 | $1,946,125 | 2,018 |
| Marin County | 126 | 147 | $1,928,180 | 808 |
| Imperial County | 201 | 257 | $1,542,148 | 3,403 |
| Yolo County | 113 | 131 | $1,450,432 | 1,147 |
| Tulare County | 346 | 415 | $1,226,443 | 3,134 |
| San Luis Obispo County | 132 | 146 | $1,172,728 | 1,019 |
| El Dorado County | 65 | 70 | $1,070,319 | 566 |
| Santa Cruz County | 92 | 102 | $728,039 | 362 |
| Shasta County | 213 | 247 | $661,715 | 711 |
| Kings County | 60 | 65 | $567,502 | 879 |
| Merced County | 95 | 127 | $504,394 | 1,169 |
| Madera County | 135 | 168 | $490,367 | 2,479 |
| Mendocino County | 39 | 46 | $482,739 | 393 |
| Tehama County | 76 | 83 | $387,576 | 462 |
| Butte County | 44 | 47 | $361,480 | 255 |
| Lassen County | 6 | 8 | $346,058 | 366 |
| Nevada County | 31 | 36 | $340,385 | 224 |
| Siskiyou County | 19 | 25 | $336,007 | 466 |
| Yuba County | 29 | 33 | $281,374 | 174 |
| County not stated | 92 | 109 | $1,459,231 | 1,105 |
The forty counties with the most back wages, the county read from each employer's ZIP code; the last row counts the cases with no usable ZIP or city.
By city
Cities in California on the record
| City | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 3,744 | 5,127 | $50,118,105 | 38,705 |
| San Francisco | 658 | 795 | $20,354,906 | 13,049 |
| San Diego | 713 | 836 | $15,863,776 | 11,310 |
| San Jose | 489 | 592 | $10,918,421 | 4,646 |
| Sacramento | 628 | 732 | $8,663,776 | 4,689 |
| California City | 4 | 4 | $8,083,831 | 368 |
| Irvine | 172 | 193 | $7,516,007 | 6,791 |
| Palo Alto | 30 | 30 | $7,371,070 | 942 |
| Oakland | 220 | 278 | $6,440,851 | 5,550 |
| Riverside | 244 | 279 | $5,314,419 | 3,652 |
| Anaheim | 249 | 287 | $4,980,318 | 3,981 |
| Mountain View | 58 | 68 | $4,942,537 | 3,529 |
| Fremont | 147 | 175 | $4,842,785 | 4,723 |
| Corona | 148 | 167 | $4,690,745 | 3,325 |
| Glendale | 123 | 131 | $4,684,034 | 7,073 |
| Carson | 72 | 80 | $4,268,718 | 2,578 |
| Santa Maria | 133 | 178 | $4,201,572 | 5,121 |
| South El Monte | 213 | 232 | $4,163,741 | 3,503 |
| Santa Clara | 125 | 134 | $4,160,107 | 871 |
| Stockton | 290 | 371 | $4,055,566 | 4,410 |
| Santa Ana | 293 | 331 | $3,840,865 | 2,544 |
| Gardena | 122 | 147 | $3,656,285 | 1,645 |
| Walnut Creek | 80 | 101 | $3,610,135 | 4,048 |
| Fresno | 376 | 454 | $3,528,027 | 4,189 |
| Compton | 73 | 99 | $3,262,402 | 1,615 |
| Orange | 138 | 151 | $3,153,568 | 3,598 |
| Rowland Heights | 83 | 86 | $3,112,245 | 959 |
| Oxnard | 141 | 166 | $3,111,196 | 881 |
| San Ramon | 57 | 74 | $3,033,692 | 1,705 |
| Hayward | 128 | 137 | $2,986,360 | 1,776 |
| Long Beach | 200 | 221 | $2,985,343 | 1,841 |
| Van Nuys | 97 | 108 | $2,982,245 | 957 |
| Pasadena | 108 | 137 | $2,940,303 | 2,014 |
| Pleasanton | 65 | 77 | $2,921,960 | 708 |
| Newhall | 23 | 25 | $2,721,380 | 1,194 |
| Livermore | 101 | 121 | $2,695,400 | 1,489 |
| El Monte | 78 | 88 | $2,690,339 | 1,390 |
| Hacienda Heights | 50 | 56 | $2,655,887 | 786 |
| Garden Grove | 162 | 170 | $2,634,194 | 1,879 |
| Ontario | 188 | 197 | $2,629,728 | 2,148 |
| Huntington Beach | 92 | 107 | $2,581,462 | 1,561 |
| San Leandro | 63 | 72 | $2,542,574 | 1,079 |
| Agoura Hills | 21 | 24 | $2,536,776 | 1,134 |
| Brea | 52 | 57 | $2,528,354 | 1,412 |
| Salinas | 123 | 193 | $2,307,695 | 4,122 |
| Concord | 134 | 168 | $2,248,806 | 1,672 |
| Lancaster | 92 | 100 | $2,244,797 | 631 |
| Napa | 91 | 111 | $2,237,640 | 970 |
| South San Francisco | 71 | 96 | $2,159,632 | 595 |
| Whittier | 75 | 80 | $2,154,307 | 1,184 |
| San Mateo | 74 | 87 | $2,152,486 | 988 |
| San Clemente | 38 | 39 | $2,123,681 | 1,874 |
| Woodland Hills | 50 | 54 | $2,119,714 | 1,024 |
| Fort Irwin | 40 | 45 | $2,034,547 | 1,048 |
| Torrance | 140 | 147 | $1,947,964 | 1,023 |
| Ventura | 93 | 102 | $1,917,074 | 863 |
| Westlake Village | 18 | 18 | $1,907,415 | 1,007 |
| Belmont | 11 | 11 | $1,884,585 | 191 |
| Santa Fe Springs | 82 | 95 | $1,834,943 | 617 |
| Sunnyvale | 87 | 103 | $1,704,823 | 902 |
Cities as the Department recorded them, ranked by back wages; a linked city opens its public records page.
If you are owed wages
Where to file a wage claim in California
In California a wage claim can go to the state: Labor Commissioner's Office, How to File a Wage Claim takes claims under state law, which often covers more than the federal rules. The federal route is the Division's page on how to file a complaint with the Wage and Hour Division with what to send and where. The Division also keeps a search of back wages owed to workers it collected and could not deliver.
Straight answers
California wage and hour records, questions
How many wage and hour cases does the Labor Department record in California?
30,157 closed investigations of 23,639 employers between fiscal 2005 and the April 22, 2026 snapshot, 22,080 of them with a violation found, with $449,942,860 in back wages agreed and $35,871,674 in civil money penalties.
Which California employer owed the most back wages?
CCA of Tennessee, LLC of California City, with $8,071,861 agreed across 1 case, which is the top of the table above.
Does this record include claims filed with the state?
No. It is the federal file alone: investigations the Wage and Hour Division closed. Claims filed with a state labor office, private lawsuits and settlements are not in it, so an employer missing here is not an employer with a clean record.
What does back wages agreed mean?
The amount the employer agreed to pay the workers the Division found were owed, computed at the federal minimum wage and overtime rates. It is not a court judgment, and the file records the agreement, not whether every dollar was paid.
How current is the record?
The Department refreshes the file about once a quarter. This page reads the snapshot dated April 22, 2026, whose latest closed case is from March 2026.
Where do I file a wage claim in California?
In California a wage claim can go to the state: Labor Commissioner's Office, How to File a Wage Claim takes claims under state law, which often covers more than the federal rules. The federal route is the Division's page on how to file a complaint with the Wage and Hour Division with what to send and where. The Division also keeps a search of back wages owed to workers it collected and could not deliver.
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Where this record comes from
The record comes from the Wage and Hour Division compliance action data published by the U.S. Department of Labor, snapshot dated April 22, 2026 and read for this page on November 5, 2026, counted here by employer, year, industry, county and city for California alone. The Wage and Hour Division made the findings. The California public records page lists the state's other record offices, and the national wage theft records page ranks every state.
Disclaimer. The wage and hour information here is for general information only. It comes from the Labor Department's closed case file as the Department publishes it, which can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and a case on this record is not a court judgment and not an admission by the employer. Check with the Wage and Hour Division before you rely on it. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.