Unpaid Wage Cases in Glendale, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $5.6M in back wages owed to 7,311 workers by Glendale employers, in 82 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 74% of it. The industry with the most back wages is all other miscellaneous food manufacturing.
What workers weren't paid
4 cases involved child labor violations, covering 21 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Nestle USA 800 N. Brand Blvd.
$2.8M in back wages to 2,856 workers
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing · period investigated Dec 2006–Dec 2008
G 1 Towing 5228 San Fernando Rd,
$765K in back wages to 44 workers
Motor Vehicle Towing · period investigated Jan 2020–Dec 2022
Janitorial Carpet's Maintenance 501 W. Glenoaks Blvd, #620
$325K in back wages to 51 workers
Janitorial Services · period investigated Jul 2003–Nov 2005
AA Electric & Plumbing 3610 San Fernando Road
$245K in back wages to 19 workers
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · period investigated Jun 2013–Jan 2015
SGS Security 412 W. Broadway #307
$120K in back wages to 81 workers · $67,230 in penalties
Security Guards and Patrol Services · period investigated Jul 2018–Jul 2020 · repeat violator: W
HVS Plumbing 635 West Colorado St. Suite 115t
$110K in back wages to 3 workers
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · period investigated Feb 2013–Aug 2013
Adecco/Nestle Prepared Foods Company 800 N. Brand Blvd.
$107K in back wages to 578 workers
Temporary Help Services · period investigated Dec 2006–Dec 2008
Arko Foods International Inc 1425 E Colorado street
$89,847 in back wages to 49 workers
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores · period investigated Feb 2012–Feb 2015
Glendale Zankou, Inc. 1415 E. Colorado St. #D
$55,687 in back wages to 16 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Oct 2009–Oct 2011
Noypitz 933 N. Brand Ave.
$54,778 in back wages to 31 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Apr 2012–Apr 2014
Most recent cases
Vegas Seafood Buffet period ending Feb 2026
$44,027 in back wages to 54 workers · $6,467 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Volcon period ending Jan 2026
$17,438 in back wages to 5 workers · $1,710 in penalties · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
J3 Enterprise period ending Apr 2025
$41,578 in back wages to 120 workers · Landscaping Services
Toasted Bun period ending Apr 2025
$36,030 in back wages to 15 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Grant Serenity Homes, Inc period ending Feb 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Nursing Care Facilities
Service Titan period ending Aug 2024
$2,400 in back wages to 1 worker · Software Publishers
Hero Home Health period ending Jul 2024
2 violations, no back wages · Home Health Care Services
Distinguished Care Home Health, Inc. period ending Dec 2023
$1,679 in back wages to 2 workers · Home Health Care Services
CISS Security period ending Jul 2023
$261 in back wages to 1 worker · Security Guards and Patrol Services
G 1 Towing period ending Dec 2022
$765K in back wages to 44 workers · Motor Vehicle Towing
Super Fantasy Land period ending Oct 2020
$963 in back wages to 1 worker · Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
Beyond Home Care period ending Jul 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Nursing Care Facilities
SGS Security period ending Jul 2020
$120K in back wages to 81 workers · $67,230 in penalties · Security Guards and Patrol Services
Wetzel's Pretzels period ending Nov 2019
$1,842 in penalties · 1 child labor violation · Limited-Service Restaurants
California Offset Printers, Inc. period ending Nov 2019
$8,920 in back wages to 3 workers · Commercial Lithographic Printing
AssignCorp period ending Nov 2018
$48,193 in back wages to 1 worker · All Other Information Services
New Look Skin Center period ending Oct 2018
$117 in back wages to 1 worker · Other Personal Care Services
Glen Park At Mariposa period ending Feb 2018
$1,162 in back wages to 18 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities
Glen Park At Glendale - Boynton St. period ending Feb 2018
$2,366 in back wages to 36 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities
Westside Metal Recycling period ending Feb 2018
$1,625 in back wages to 1 worker · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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.
Employment lawyers in Glendale
Lawbamba lists 10 employment lawyers with an office in Glendale, 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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