Unpaid Wage Cases in Chico, California

Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $284K in back wages owed to 186 workers by Chico employers, in 15 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 89% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.

$284KBack wages employers agreed to pay

186Workers owed back wages

15Cases with back wages

$29,449Civil penalties assessed

What workers weren't paid

Overtime not paid$254K (89%)

Prevailing wage on government contracts$22,814 (8%)

Other laws (farmworker, visa, leave and more)$7,309 (3%)

Below minimum wage$211 (0%)

Industries

Full-Service Restaurants$197K (69%)

Nursing Care Facilities$41,448 (15%)

Support Activities for Forestry$18,936 (7%)

Landscaping Services$12,850 (5%)

Residential Mental Retardation Facilities$7,514 (3%)

All Other Specialty Trade Contractors$2,546 (1%)

Used Merchandise Stores$2,228 (1%)

Logging$721 (0%)

Cases with back wages by year

Largest back-wage cases

Casa Ramos Chico #2 216 East Ave

$124K in back wages to 8 workers

Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Mar 2015–May 2017

Casa Ramos Chico 2490 Fair St.

$73,228 in back wages to 8 workers

Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2015–May 2017

Riverside Convalescent Hospital 375 Cohasset Road

$36,828 in back wages to 33 workers

Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Apr 2010–Apr 2012

Associated Arborists, Inc. P. O. Box 7011

$10,899 in back wages to 5 workers

Landscaping Services · period investigated Nov 2003–Nov 2005

Daylight Vegetation Management 281 Picholine Way

$9,558 in back wages to 0 workers

Support Activities for Forestry · period investigated Feb 2007–Feb 2009

Daylight Vegetation Management 281 Picholine Way

$9,378 in back wages to 0 workers

Support Activities for Forestry · period investigated Sep 2010–Oct 2010

Crothall Healthcare, Inc. 1531 Esplanade (worksite only)

$7,514 in back wages to 90 workers · $19,800 in penalties

Residential Mental Retardation Facilities · period investigated Apr 2012–Mar 2014 · repeat violator: R

Twin Oaks Post Acute Rehab 1200 Springfield Drive

$4,620 in back wages to 18 workers · $3,960 in penalties

Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Feb 2011–Feb 2013 · repeat violator: R

Four Seasons Roofing 11 Commerce Ct #1

$2,507 in back wages to 7 workers

All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · period investigated Jul 2011–Mar 2012

Broadway Pawn Shop 534 Broadway St.

$2,228 in back wages to 2 workers

Used Merchandise Stores · period investigated Jan 2004–Jan 2006

Most recent cases

Berberian Nut Company period ending Oct 2024

$4,689 in penalties · Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers

J.E. Mcamis, Inc. period ending Feb 2021

$39 in back wages to 1 worker · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Casa Ramos Chico #2 period ending May 2017

$124K in back wages to 8 workers · Full-Service Restaurants

Casa Ramos Chico period ending May 2017

$73,228 in back wages to 8 workers · Full-Service Restaurants

Pacoo Coffee & Grille period ending Mar 2016

2 violations, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants

Sierra Landscape and Maintenance period ending Nov 2015

$1,951 in back wages to 6 workers · Landscaping Services

Crothall Healthcare, Inc. period ending Mar 2014

$7,514 in back wages to 90 workers · $19,800 in penalties · Residential Mental Retardation Facilities

Twin Oaks Post Acute Rehab period ending Feb 2013

$4,620 in back wages to 18 workers · $3,960 in penalties · Nursing Care Facilities

City of Chico period ending Oct 2012

$285 in back wages to 2 workers · Local Environmental Quality Programs

Riverside Convalescent Hospital period ending Apr 2012

$36,828 in back wages to 33 workers · Nursing Care Facilities

Four Seasons Roofing period ending Mar 2012

$2,507 in back wages to 7 workers · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Townsend House Assisted Living period ending Jan 2012

$520 in back wages to 1 worker · Homes for the Elderly

Daylight Vegetation Management period ending Oct 2010

$9,378 in back wages to 0 workers · Support Activities for Forestry

Advance Kids period ending Jun 2010

1 violation, no back wages · Elementary and Secondary Schools

Daylight Vegetation Management period ending Feb 2009

$9,558 in back wages to 0 workers · Support Activities for Forestry

Firestorm Wild Land Fire Suppression, Inc. period ending Aug 2007

$721 in back wages to 5 workers · $1,000 in penalties · Logging

Broadway Pawn Shop period ending Jan 2006

$2,228 in back wages to 2 workers · Used Merchandise Stores

Broadway Music Center period ending Jan 2006

2 violations, no back wages · Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores

Associated Arborists, Inc. period ending Nov 2005

$10,899 in back wages to 5 workers · Landscaping 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.

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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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