Unpaid Wage Cases in Lancaster, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $2.3M in back wages owed to 634 workers by Lancaster employers, in 56 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 21% of it. The industry with the most back wages is general freight trucking, long-distance.
What workers weren't paid
1 case involved child labor violations, covering 0 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
A & Z Trucking 1359 W Avenue L8
$1.2M in back wages to 53 workers
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance · period investigated Jan 2010–Aug 2013
Genesis Trucking 44025 E. 40th Street
$302K in back wages to 44 workers
Private Mail Centers · period investigated Oct 2005–Oct 2007
Sharon's Manor 44403 Denmore Ave.
$105K in back wages to 13 workers
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities · period investigated Aug 2011–Jul 2013 · repeat violator: R
Great Wall Mandarin Chinese Restaurant 2001 W. Avenue J
$89,979 in back wages to 12 workers · $4,488 in penalties
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Oct 2009–Oct 2011 · repeat violator: W
R & J Towing 42302 8th St.
$78,485 in back wages to 30 workers
Motor Vehicle Towing · period investigated Mar 2010–Mar 2013
M. Trudeau Electric 5066 W. Avenue M2
$75,877 in back wages to 22 workers
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · period investigated Apr 2013–Mar 2015
A & Z Trucking 44110 28th St. West
$43,234 in back wages to 34 workers
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload · period investigated Jan 2008–Dec 2009
Sanchez Distribution 45058 Trevor Avenue # A
$37,138 in back wages to 30 workers
Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers · period investigated Jun 2009–Jun 2011
Pannex-West Palmdale Manor 2063 West Avenue J 7
$36,935 in back wages to 17 workers
Homes for the Elderly · period investigated Nov 2007–Nov 2009
Antelope Valley Care Home Adult Residential F 5829 Golding DRIVE
$30,391 in back wages to 2 workers · $1,372 in penalties
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities · period investigated Mar 2021–Mar 2024 · repeat violator: W
Most recent cases
The Raven's Nest period ending Dec 2024
$340 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
Dragon Chewer LLC period ending Oct 2024
$1,376 in back wages to 5 workers · $2,112 in penalties · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing
Antelope Valley Care Home Adult Residential F period ending Mar 2024
$30,391 in back wages to 2 workers · $1,372 in penalties · Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
Spring Meadows Home I period ending Mar 2024
$6,820 in back wages to 1 worker · $686 in penalties · Residential Mental Retardation Facilities
Spring Meadows Home II period ending Mar 2024
$5,405 in back wages to 1 worker · $686 in penalties · Residential Mental Retardation Facilities
Nibbelink Masonry Construction Corporation period ending Jun 2023
26 violations, no back wages · Masonry Contractors
Cold Crush period ending Jun 2021
$382 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
The Kirin Hut period ending Apr 2021
$5,708 in back wages to 4 workers · $1,851 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Sakura Buffet period ending Dec 2020
30 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Desert Haven Enterprises, Inc. period ending Nov 2020
$12,873 in back wages to 18 workers · Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Progression Drywall Inc period ending Aug 2020
$15,781 in back wages to 74 workers · New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)
Cold Stone Creamery period ending Aug 2019
1 child labor violation · All Other Specialty Food Stores
TS Transporting, Inc. period ending Jul 2019
$1,600 in back wages to 8 workers · Postal Service
Jones Building period ending May 2018
4 violations, no back wages · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Antelope Valley Retirement Villa period ending Apr 2018
$6,797 in back wages to 24 workers · Other Residential Care Facilities
Tacos Si Senor period ending Mar 2018
$13,061 in back wages to 10 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Sakura Buffet period ending May 2017
83 violations, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
Bianco Family Child Care period ending Jul 2016
3 violations, no back wages · Child Day Care Services
D'La Rosa Recycling period ending Jan 2016
$110 in back wages to 1 worker · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
De La Rosa Recycling period ending Jan 2016
$1,451 in back wages to 2 workers · 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.
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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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