Unpaid Wage Cases in Fresno, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $3.6M in back wages owed to 4,221 workers by Fresno employers, in 221 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 76% of it. The industry with the most back wages is gasoline stations with convenience stores.
What workers weren't paid
20 cases involved child labor violations, covering 26 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Fast N Esy 1750 E. Bullard Ave., Suite #105
$494K in back wages to 137 workers · $7,000 in penalties
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores · period investigated Jun 2018–May 2021 · repeat violator: W
Barrier Specialty Roofing & Coatings 4620 N Blythe Ave
$278K in back wages to 85 workers
Roofing Contractors · period investigated Nov 2010–May 2013
Empower Solar Inc 1300 E Shaw Ave
$149K in back wages to 135 workers
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · period investigated Jan 2021–Jan 2023
M & L Plumbing Co., Inc. 3540 North Duke Ave
$113K in back wages to 39 workers
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · period investigated Nov 2016–Nov 2018
Central Valley Environmental 4263 N. Selland Ave.
$110K in back wages to 251 workers
Residential Building Construction · period investigated Nov 2019–Nov 2021
Lins Fusion - Innovative Chinese Cuisine 5155 N. Blackstone Ave
$103K in back wages to 10 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jul 2014–Jul 2016
JD Home Rentals 2975 E. Belmont Ave
$101K in back wages to 118 workers
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings · period investigated Jul 2012–Jul 2015
Carniceria Colima 2303 N. Chestnut Avenue
$98,024 in back wages to 26 workers · $13,592 in penalties
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2018–Jan 2020 · repeat violator: W
Fast N Esy 1750 E. Bullard Ave., Suite #105
$91,759 in back wages to 12 workers · $6,036 in penalties
Convenience Stores · period investigated Sep 2024–Feb 2025 · repeat violator: R
Lincoln Training Center 2350 W Shaw Ave, #135
$88,311 in back wages to 79 workers
Vocational Rehabilitation Services · period investigated Jan 2013–Jan 2015
Most recent cases
East of Bay Plastering period ending May 2026
1 violation, no back wages · Drywall and Insulation Contractors
Five Star Retirement Group Corporation period ending Jan 2026
$61,741 in back wages to 0 workers · $7,042 in penalties · Other Residential Care Facilities
La Carniceria Colima period ending Jul 2025
$4,941 in back wages to 32 workers · $5,340 in penalties · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)
Trinity Power period ending Jun 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Residential Remodelers
United States Postal Service period ending Apr 2025
3 violations, no back wages · Postal Service
J.I. Garcia Construction period ending Feb 2025
$23,908 in back wages to 2 workers · Site Preparation Contractors
Fast N Esy period ending Feb 2025
$91,759 in back wages to 12 workers · $6,036 in penalties · Convenience Stores
United States Postal Service period ending Feb 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Postal Service
Sakanaya Japanese Restaurant period ending Sep 2024
$41,569 in back wages to 9 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Richard Heath & Associates period ending Jun 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
Family Options, LLC period ending Apr 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Other Individual and Family Services
Department of Motor Vehicles period ending Apr 2024
4 violations, no back wages · Other State Governmental Facilities
Opoku-Ababio Adult Residential Care period ending Mar 2024
$25,653 in back wages to 13 workers · $4,998 in penalties · Residential Mental Retardation Facilities
Opoku Residential Care period ending Mar 2024
$31,100 in back wages to 7 workers · $4,165 in penalties · Residential Mental Retardation Facilities
Arriola Farm Labor, Inc. period ending Feb 2024
$14,016 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Synergy Home Care of Fresno period ending Jan 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Home Health Care Services
Cfx period ending Aug 2023
1 violation, no back wages · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
Fruity Ag period ending Jul 2023
$4,565 in back wages to 46 workers · $14,626 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Karen's House period ending Jul 2023
$11,762 in back wages to 9 workers · Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
Unwired Broadband period ending Jun 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
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 Fresno
Lawbamba lists 4 wage and hour law lawyers with an office in Fresno, 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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