Unpaid Wage Cases in Lake Forest, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $498K in back wages owed to 274 workers by Lake Forest employers, in 20 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 67% of it. The industry with the most back wages is medical laboratories.
What workers weren't paid
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Inspire Diagnostics. LLC 26497 Rancho Parkway South
$142K in back wages to 65 workers
Medical Laboratories · period investigated Aug 2021–Jul 2022
Trade Debt Specialists 23704 S. El Toro Road
$73,884 in back wages to 1 worker
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities · period investigated Nov 2003–Jan 2006
Future DB International, Inc. 20914 Bake Parkway #102
$51,438 in back wages to 16 workers
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction · period investigated Feb 2014–Nov 2014
Timely Design & Construction, Inc. 22792 Centre Drive, #220
$39,798 in back wages to 62 workers
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · period investigated Aug 2003–Aug 2005
Wasabi Sushi Restaurant 20651 Lake Forest Dr.
$35,685 in back wages to 9 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Aug 2008–Aug 2010
1-800 Dryclean of Orange County 22500 Muirs Lands Blvd.
$34,388 in back wages to 45 workers
Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) · period investigated Jan 2006–Jan 2008
1800 DryClean 22500 Muirlands Blvd.
$30,370 in back wages to 4 workers
Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) · period investigated Aug 2008–Aug 2010 · repeat violator: R
Natures Image, Inc. 20361 Hermana Circle
$20,389 in back wages to 22 workers
Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations · period investigated Jun 2014–Sep 2014
Nina's Indian/British Groceries 23532 El Toro Rd. #20
$16,596 in back wages to 4 workers
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores · period investigated Jul 2007–Jul 2009
The Elevated Post Services LLC 23785 El Torro Rd
$12,175 in back wages to 1 worker
Private Mail Centers · period investigated Nov 2020–Dec 2021
Most recent cases
Island Pacific seafood Market period ending Aug 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)
Inspire Diagnostics. LLC period ending Jul 2022
$142K in back wages to 65 workers · Medical Laboratories
The Elevated Post Services LLC period ending Dec 2021
$12,175 in back wages to 1 worker · Private Mail Centers
Acra Lending period ending Nov 2021
2 violations, no back wages · Consumer Lending
Green Zebra Media Corppration period ending May 2020
$1,740 in back wages to 3 workers · Media Representatives
Brightstar Care of Lake Forest period ending Apr 2020
$150 in back wages to 1 worker · Employment Placement Agencies
Texas Pit BBQ period ending Feb 2019
6 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Waba Grill period ending May 2018
1 violation, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
Golden Coast Senior Living #12 period ending Oct 2016
$4,213 in back wages to 2 workers · Homes for the Elderly
Aida Plopena period ending Dec 2015
$1,548 in back wages to 1 worker · Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
Approved Optics period ending Mar 2015
$1,443 in back wages to 4 workers · Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing
Aunt Beth's Cookie Keepers period ending Dec 2014
$7,807 in back wages to 13 workers · Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Future DB International, Inc. period ending Nov 2014
$51,438 in back wages to 16 workers · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Natures Image, Inc. period ending Sep 2014
$20,389 in back wages to 22 workers · Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations
W.B. Starr, Inc. period ending Jul 2014
33 violations, no back wages · Landscaping Services
Distor's Residential Care III period ending Jan 2013
5 violations, no back wages · Residential Mental Retardation Facilities
Distor's Residential Care I period ending Dec 2012
7 violations, no back wages · Residential Mental Retardation Facilities
Distor's Residential Care II period ending Jan 2012
4 violations, no back wages · Residential Mental Retardation Facilities
New Century Solutions period ending Sep 2010
31 violations, no back wages · Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
1800 DryClean period ending Aug 2010
$30,370 in back wages to 4 workers · Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
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
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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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