Unpaid Wage Cases in Fountain Valley, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $799K in back wages owed to 742 workers by Fountain Valley employers, in 30 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 63% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
3 cases involved child labor violations, covering 7 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Assured Horizons 8728 Canary Ave.
$200K in back wages to 0 workers · $18,900 in penalties
Home Health Care Services · period investigated Feb 2003–Aug 2006
Pho Dakao 16171 Brookhurst St
$112K in back wages to 6 workers · $704 in penalties
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated May 2023–May 2026 · repeat violator: W
Fashion Graphics, LLC 10870 Talbert Ave
$75,669 in back wages to 64 workers · $19,712 in penalties
Commercial Screen Printing · period investigated Apr 2010–Apr 2013 · repeat violator: W
Fortune Cookies Restaurant 18774 Brookhurst Street
$62,094 in back wages to 13 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Sep 2012–Sep 2014
Parcell Steel Inc. 9550 Warner Avenue #36
$50,479 in back wages to 24 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Apr 2009–Oct 2009
AVX Audio Visual, Inc. 18265 Mt Baldy Circle
$37,176 in back wages to 12 workers
Consumer Electronics and Appliances Rental · period investigated May 2012–May 2014
ValleyCrest Landscape Development, Inc. 11555 Coley River Circle, Suite A
$36,015 in back wages to 25 workers · $13,750 in penalties
Landscaping Services · period investigated May 2011–May 2013 · repeat violator: RW
Pho Kim Quy 11035 Warner Ave
$31,270 in back wages to 10 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jul 2014–Jul 2016
Seaside Terrace Retirement Community 9925 La Alameda Ave
$23,001 in back wages to 66 workers
Homes for the Elderly · period investigated Apr 2015–Apr 2017 · repeat violator: R
Adelya Senior Homeii 16419 VERNON STREET
$19,658 in back wages to 2 workers
Community Care Facilities for the Elderly · period investigated Sep 2015–Aug 2017
Most recent cases
Pho Dakao period ending May 2026
$112K in back wages to 6 workers · $704 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Supportive Care Network period ending Feb 2023
$16,669 in back wages to 21 workers · $4,842 in penalties · Other Individual and Family Services
Urgent period ending Dec 2020
$3,713 in back wages to 7 workers · Janitorial Services
Blaze Pizza-Fountain Valley period ending Aug 2019
$1,968 in back wages to 6 workers · $5,526 in penalties · 4 child labor violations · Limited-Service Restaurants
Brodard period ending Dec 2018
$8,469 in back wages to 57 workers · $11,687 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Alternative Senior Care-Buttonwood period ending Feb 2018
$9,103 in back wages to 4 workers · Homes for the Elderly
Elwyn California period ending Nov 2017
$7,011 in back wages to 68 workers · Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
Good Hands Home Care - Fountain Valley period ending Sep 2017
$15,492 in back wages to 1 worker · Other Residential Care Facilities
Ivy Cottages III period ending Aug 2017
2 violations, no back wages · Other Residential Care Facilities
Ivy Cottages II period ending Aug 2017
1 violation, no back wages · Other Residential Care Facilities
Ivy Cottages I period ending Aug 2017
1 violation, no back wages · Other Residential Care Facilities
Adelya Senior Homeii period ending Aug 2017
$19,658 in back wages to 2 workers · Community Care Facilities for the Elderly
StepHouse Recovery, Inc. period ending Jul 2017
44 violations, no back wages · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Seaside Terrace Retirement Community period ending Apr 2017
$23,001 in back wages to 66 workers · Homes for the Elderly
Golden Coast Senior Living #6 period ending Oct 2016
$13,894 in back wages to 4 workers · Homes for the Elderly
Golden Coast Senior Living #5 period ending Oct 2016
$12,011 in back wages to 2 workers · Homes for the Elderly
Pho Kim Quy period ending Jul 2016
$31,270 in back wages to 10 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Blue Ocean Product period ending Jun 2016
1 violation, no back wages · All Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
Brightview Landscape Development, Inc. period ending May 2016
$1,763 in back wages to 15 workers · Landscaping Services
Elwyn California period ending Mar 2016
$2,925 in back wages to 15 workers · Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
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).
Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.
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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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