Unpaid Wage Cases in Altadena, California

Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $365K in back wages owed to 121 workers by Altadena employers, in 11 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 70% of it. The industry with the most back wages is homes for the elderly.

$365KBack wages employers agreed to pay

121Workers owed back wages

11Cases with back wages

$10,341Civil penalties assessed

What workers weren't paid

Overtime not paid$257K (70%)

Prevailing wage on government contracts$78,117 (21%)

Below minimum wage$30,124 (8%)

Industries

Homes for the Elderly$124K (34%)

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload$78,117 (21%)

Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Dress Manufacturing$56,000 (15%)

Residential Mental Retardation Facilities$39,288 (11%)

General Freight Trucking, Local$38,514 (11%)

Other Residential Care Facilities$13,317 (4%)

Grocery Stores$6,308 (2%)

Funeral Homes and Funeral Services$4,801 (1%)

Cases with back wages by year

Largest back-wage cases

Wartek Trucking 2235 N. Lake Ave., Suite# 211

$78,117 in back wages to 8 workers

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · period investigated Aug 2008–Mar 2010

Mountain View Estates 1954 Skyview Drive

$63,846 in back wages to 8 workers

Homes for the Elderly · period investigated Mar 2008–Mar 2010

Skyview Villa 1971 Sky View Drive

$60,350 in back wages to 5 workers

Homes for the Elderly · period investigated Mar 2008–Mar 2010

Creaciones Zuleika 2085 - 2087 North Fair Oaks Ave.

$56,000 in back wages to 43 workers · $10,341 in penalties

Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Dress Manufacturing · period investigated Jun 2001–Jun 2003 · repeat violator: RW

Clayton Cottage 3184 North Glenrose Avenue

$39,288 in back wages to 13 workers

Residential Mental Retardation Facilities · period investigated Feb 2012–Feb 2014

Fred's Trucking 280 West Loma Alta Drive

$38,514 in back wages to 30 workers

General Freight Trucking, Local · period investigated Aug 2004–Aug 2006

El Molino Manor 2544 El Molino Ave.

$13,317 in back wages to 3 workers

Other Residential Care Facilities · period investigated Feb 2017–Feb 2019

Baja Ranch Supermarket 2515 N. Fair Oaks

$6,308 in back wages to 2 workers

Grocery Stores · period investigated Feb 2009–Feb 2012

Mountain View Mortuary 2400 N. Fair Oaks

$4,801 in back wages to 3 workers

Funeral Homes and Funeral Services · period investigated Oct 2019–Oct 2021

Jane Warner's School Inc. 127 E. Altadena Drive

$3,612 in back wages to 4 workers

All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction · period investigated Aug 2006–Aug 2008

Most recent cases

Mountain View Mortuary period ending Oct 2021

$4,801 in back wages to 3 workers · Funeral Homes and Funeral Services

El Molino Manor period ending Feb 2019

$13,317 in back wages to 3 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities

ASAP Rehab, Inc. period ending Mar 2017

1 violation, no back wages · Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities

Fair Oaks Car Wash period ending Mar 2017

$774 in back wages to 2 workers · Car Washes

HD Karaoke period ending Jun 2014

1 violation, no back wages · Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores

Clayton Cottage period ending Feb 2014

$39,288 in back wages to 13 workers · Residential Mental Retardation Facilities

Ballard Home period ending Jan 2014

1 violation, no back wages · Residential Mental Retardation Facilities

Baja Ranch Supermarket period ending Feb 2012

$6,308 in back wages to 2 workers · Grocery Stores

Skyview Villa period ending Mar 2010

$60,350 in back wages to 5 workers · Homes for the Elderly

Mountain View Estates period ending Mar 2010

$63,846 in back wages to 8 workers · Homes for the Elderly

Wartek Trucking period ending Mar 2010

$78,117 in back wages to 8 workers · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

Jane Warner's School Inc. period ending Aug 2008

$3,612 in back wages to 4 workers · All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction

Fred's Trucking period ending Aug 2006

$38,514 in back wages to 30 workers · General Freight Trucking, Local

Creaciones Zuleika period ending Jun 2003

$56,000 in back wages to 43 workers · $10,341 in penalties · Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Dress Manufacturing

If you weren't paid what you're owed

Federal law requires at least the minimum wage and time-and-a-half for hours over 40 a week for most hourly workers, and many states set higher minimums. You can file a free, confidential complaint with the Wage and Hour Division or your state labor department, and you can also sue to recover unpaid wages, often with an equal amount in damages and your attorney fees. Deadlines are generally two to three years under federal law.

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Source: the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division enforcement data (every concluded compliance action since fiscal year 2005), from the DOL Open Data Portal, loaded November 9, 2026. “Back wages” is the amount employers agreed to pay workers after an investigation found they were underpaid; dates are the end of the period the investigation covered. Employer names and addresses are as DOL publishes them. Federal cases only: state labor departments and private lawsuits recover more that isn't counted here.

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