Unpaid Wage Cases in Napa, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $2.2M in back wages owed to 970 workers by Napa employers, in 55 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 34% of it. The industry with the most back wages is commercial and institutional building construction.
What workers weren't paid
4 cases involved child labor violations, covering 8 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Corona Vineyard Management 125 Maximilian
$512K in back wages to 93 workers · $17,177 in penalties
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · period investigated Feb 2015–Feb 2019
Tailored Living Choices, LLC 1957 SIERRA AVENUE
$311K in back wages to 113 workers
Other Outpatient Care Centers · period investigated Oct 2015–Sep 2016
Frontier Contracting, Inc. 1025 Kaiser Road
$267K in back wages to 21 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Jul 2010–Jul 2011
Nova Group, Inc 185 DEVLIN RD
$239K in back wages to 26 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Apr 2018–Mar 2020
Stayman Estate 115 Alston Lane
$225K in back wages to 25 workers
Community Care Facilities for the Elderly · period investigated Sep 2016–Sep 2019 · repeat violator: RW
NOVA Group, Inc. 185 Devlin Rd
$85,939 in back wages to 31 workers
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · period investigated Jul 2010–Jul 2012
Avcon Constructors 2301 Napa Vallejo Hwy,
$83,325 in back wages to 15 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Mar 2016–Mar 2018
Celebrity Haven RCFE 5950 Haire Lane
$50,333 in back wages to 2 workers · $1,000 in penalties
Homes for the Elderly · period investigated Aug 2003–Jul 2005
Vinters Choice Cellar, LLC 4110 Dry Creek Road
$33,270 in back wages to 3 workers
Support Activities for Crop Production · period investigated Jul 2013–Jul 2016
Nova Group 185 Devlin Rd
$32,800 in back wages to 30 workers
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · period investigated Sep 2013–Sep 2015
Most recent cases
Gonzalez Landscape period ending Jun 2025
$3,698 in back wages to 7 workers · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Petit Soleil period ending Apr 2025
$2,565 in back wages to 14 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
The Garden period ending Dec 2024
1 violation, no back wages · Full-Service Restaurants
C CASA Restaurant & Bar- Napa period ending Apr 2024
$3,301 in back wages to 1 worker · 5 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
DumoL Winery period ending Feb 2024
$632 in back wages to 1 worker · $14,771 in penalties · Farm Management Services
Preservation Farms period ending Nov 2023
$2,255 in back wages to 2 workers · $1,716 in penalties · Grape Vineyards
Garvey Brothers period ending Jun 2023
$1,478 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Sweetie Pies, Inc period ending Jun 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Retail Bakeries
Model Bakery period ending Mar 2023
$110 in back wages to 1 worker · Retail Bakeries
Napa State Hospital period ending Jan 2023
4 violations, no back wages · State Hospitals
Treeline Logistics, Inc period ending Nov 2022
1 violation, no back wages · Freight Transportation Arrangement
Napa State Hospital period ending Nov 2022
11 violations, no back wages · Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
Renteria Vineyard Management period ending Jun 2022
$6,810 in back wages to 45 workers · $23,018 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Francisco Rios Ayala dba Orlando's Landscapin period ending Oct 2021
$1,547 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Anoroc Vineyard Management LLC period ending Mar 2021
$128 in back wages to 1 worker · $16,073 in penalties · Grape Vineyards
Penterman Farming period ending Dec 2020
$3,869 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Victoria?s Vineyard Management period ending Sep 2020
$1,072 in penalties · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
Nova Group, Inc period ending Mar 2020
$239K in back wages to 26 workers · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Security Enforcement Alliance period ending Jan 2020
$24,633 in back wages to 31 workers · Security Guards and Patrol Services
Stayman Estate period ending Sep 2019
$225K in back wages to 25 workers · Community Care Facilities for the Elderly
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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