California Labor Commissioner’s Office News

California Labor Commissioner Reaches $2M Settlement with Restaurant

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $2 million settlement against Pearl B-Star Inc., DBA Lin’s Fusion for underpaying 32 workers. Pearl B-Star violated state labor laws governing recordkeeping, payroll timekeeping and cash pay without wage statements, according to the …

California Reaches $1M Settlement with Cheesecake Factory, Janitorial Contractors

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $1 million settlement against the Cheesecake Factory Restaurants Inc. and two janitorial contractors for reportedly underpaying 589 janitorial workers. The investigation began in 2016 after receiving complaints of possible wage and hour violations …

California Labor Commissioner Fines Contractor $1.1M for 74 Workers

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office collected $1.1 million in wages and penalties resulting from a prevailing wage assessment against general contractor Stronghold Engineering and its subcontractor, Perry Coast Construction, both based in Riverside. The wages collected are to compensate 74 …

California Labor Commissioner’s Office Reaches $5.5M Wage Theft Settlement

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $5.5 million settlement against Adat Shalom Board and Care Inc. to compensate 148 workers who worked at the employer’s six adult care facilities in Los Angeles. The employees cared for elderly residents 24 …

California Labor Investigation Leads to Felony Grand Theft Charges Against Owners of 8 Businesses

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office’s Criminal Investigation Unit partnered with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office two prosecute two Catalina Island business owners for grand theft of labor. Jack Tucey and Yueh Mei “Nora” Tucey, owners of restaurant and hotel …

California Labor Commissioner Cites Farm Labor Contractor and Growers $1.9M

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited farm labor contractor M.G. Luna, Inc. of Parlier and growers Madera Persimmon Growers Inc. of Madera and Willems Farms Inc. of Kingsburg $1,926,531, for wage theft affecting 356 workers who harvested persimmons and blueberries. …

California Therapy Provider Cited $9M for Misclassifying 1,280 Employees

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Feld Care Therapy Inc. in Westlake Village. More than $9 million for misclassifying 1,280 speech, physical and occupational therapists as independent contractors. The part-time workers, who traveled to clients’ homes to provide care, were …

California Subcontractor Hit with $1.3M in Wages and Penalties

Subcontractor Grant Construction Inc. was hit with $1.3 million in wages and penalties. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office collected the wages and penalties as a result of a prevailing wage assessment against the Bakersfield-based subcontractor. The wages collected will compensate …

California Labor Commissioner Recovers $282K for Car Wash Wage Citations

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office recovered more than $282,000 for wage theft violations affecting 22 car wash workers in Long Beach, who were not paid for the time they were on premises. The workers were reportedly not paid overtime or …

California Cites Home Health Agencies $2M for Misclassifying 66 Workers

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Angel Connection Nursing Care and Angel Connection Nursing Services for improperly misclassifying 66 home health care workers as independent contractors. Investigators determined that Annabelle Ricasata, the owner of Angel Connection Nursing Care, and a …