Unpaid Wage Cases in Canoga Park, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $431K in back wages owed to 470 workers by Canoga Park employers, in 36 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 88% of it. The industry with the most back wages is car washes.
What workers weren't paid
2 cases involved child labor violations, covering 7 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Canoga Park Car Wash 21004 Sherman Way
$60,000 in back wages to 30 workers
Car Washes · period investigated May 2003–May 2005
R.E.C. Landscape Services 8451 Valley Flores Drive
$45,011 in back wages to 9 workers
Landscaping Services · period investigated Oct 2005–Oct 2007
Red Carpet Car Wash 6760 Topanga Canyon Blvd
$35,513 in back wages to 9 workers
Car Washes · period investigated Oct 2004–Oct 2006
California Diagnostic Laboratory 7316 Deering Ave
$32,440 in back wages to 20 workers
Medical Laboratories · period investigated Oct 2014–Oct 2016
R. E. C. Landscape Services 8451 Valley Flores Drive
$28,000 in back wages to 8 workers · $3,080 in penalties
Landscaping Services · period investigated Oct 2007–Dec 2009 · repeat violator: RW
Remmet Studios 8033 Remmet Ave
$26,559 in back wages to 7 workers
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities · period investigated Jun 2015–Jun 2017
J F Landscape, Inc. 8001 Canoga Avenue
$25,850 in back wages to 67 workers
Landscaping Services · period investigated Sep 2010–Aug 2012
Delta Fabrication 9601 Irondale Ave
$19,695 in back wages to 71 workers
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · period investigated Apr 2020–Jun 2020
Carniceria Mexico 21001 Sherman Way
$19,308 in back wages to 20 workers
Meat Markets · period investigated Jun 2007–Jun 2009
A & A Electric 7821 Alabama, #4
$16,579 in back wages to 12 workers
Engineering Services · period investigated Nov 1998–Jan 2004
Most recent cases
Beyond Brighter Minds period ending Sep 2025
$366 in back wages to 1 worker · Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
Micheal�s Burger period ending Jun 2024
$6,567 in back wages to 7 workers · $1,372 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Hope Clinical Research period ending May 2024
$2,320 in back wages to 14 workers · Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
Topanga Terrace Rehabilitation, Inc period ending May 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Nursing Care Facilities
Abercrombie & Fitch #10740 period ending Jan 2023
$964 in penalties · 7 child labor violations · Other Clothing Stores
Oi Asian Fusion period ending Jan 2023
$7,054 in back wages to 18 workers · $1,356 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
LA Collective period ending Apr 2021
$1,200 in back wages to 1 worker · Women's Clothing Stores
Red Carpet USA period ending Sep 2020
$10,742 in back wages to 22 workers · Car Washes
Delta Fabrication period ending Jun 2020
$19,695 in back wages to 71 workers · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
CBC Framing period ending Dec 2019
$4,270 in back wages to 31 workers · Residential Building Construction
Arco period ending Jun 2018
$2,032 in back wages to 3 workers · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
AAA Nursing Services, Inc. period ending Dec 2017
2 violations, no back wages · Nursing Care Facilities
A Place for All Seasons (Woodlake Ave) period ending Sep 2017
$8,047 in back wages to 6 workers · Home Health Care Services
Super 8 Canoga Park period ending Sep 2017
1 violation, no back wages · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Remmet Studios period ending Jun 2017
$26,559 in back wages to 7 workers · Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities
Datasoft Systems, Inc period ending Jan 2017
2 violations, no back wages · Employment Placement Agencies
California Diagnostic Laboratory period ending Oct 2016
$32,440 in back wages to 20 workers · Medical Laboratories
Cash 2 U (Roscoe Blvd.) period ending Feb 2015
$5,057 in back wages to 5 workers · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Ivy Academia K-12 period ending Jan 2014
$7,756 in back wages to 1 worker · Elementary and Secondary Schools
Hollywood Production Security period ending Dec 2013
$186 in back wages to 5 workers · Security Guards and Patrol Services
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.
Wage and hour law lawyers in California
Lawbamba lists 37 wage and hour law lawyers with an office in California, the practice area that deals with the wage theft cases on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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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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