Unpaid Wage Cases in Sacramento, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $8.8M in back wages owed to 4,726 workers by Sacramento employers, in 333 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 74% of it. The industry with the most back wages is full-service restaurants.
What workers weren't paid
38 cases involved child labor violations, covering 73 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Tres Hermanas 2416 K STREET
$1M in back wages to 39 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Dec 2016–Dec 2019 · repeat violator: W
Jasmine-Hall Residential Care Homes 6433 South Land Park Drive
$850K in back wages to 52 workers
Residential Mental Retardation Facilities · period investigated Mar 2002–Dec 2011
Future Plastering 4590 Pell Drive
$767K in back wages to 257 workers · $267K in penalties
Drywall and Insulation Contractors · period investigated Aug 2017–Aug 2020 · repeat violator: RW
Quality Construction Cleanup & Demolition,Inc 9451 Jackson Road
$683K in back wages to 122 workers · $104K in penalties
Janitorial Services · period investigated Apr 2021–Apr 2024 · repeat violator: W
Harold E. Nutter & Son, Inc. (AFRC Vancouver) 5930 Rosebud Lane
$257K in back wages to 22 workers
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · period investigated Jun 2010–Jul 2011
No 1 Buffet 7090 Stockton Blvd
$202K in back wages to 25 workers · $26,700 in penalties
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Aug 2021–Aug 2024 · repeat violator: RW
D & A Communications 3100 Meadowview Rd.
$182K in back wages to 23 workers
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services · period investigated May 2014–May 2016
Mariscos Los Primoz 2425 Northgate Blvd.
$159K in back wages to 22 workers · $13,574 in penalties
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) · period investigated Jul 2019–Jul 2022 · repeat violator: W
Triple Canopy, Inc.- CCA 9500 Micron Ave.
$154K in back wages to 227 workers
Security Guards and Patrol Services · period investigated Nov 2017–Oct 2019
Department of State Hospitals- Coalinga 1600 9th Street
$151K in back wages to 65 workers
State Hospitals · period investigated Jan 2011–Dec 2012
Most recent cases
Soni's Supermarket, Inc. period ending Jul 2026
1 violation, no back wages · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)
Department of Public Health period ending Aug 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Administration of Public Health Programs
Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters period ending Jul 2025
$24,181 in back wages to 48 workers · $5,760 in penalties · Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
Flaming Grill Burger LLC period ending Jun 2025
2 child labor violations · Full-Service Restaurants
A-1 Remediation period ending Mar 2025
$4,708 in back wages to 17 workers · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Chaat of India period ending Feb 2025
$18,081 in back wages to 1 worker · Full-Service Restaurants
Rcs period ending Feb 2025
$30,279 in back wages to 1 worker · $855 in penalties · Security Guards and Patrol Services
Abounding Love III period ending Jan 2025
20 violations, no back wages · Other Residential Care Facilities
Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital period ending Nov 2024
2 violations, no back wages · Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
No 1 Buffet period ending Aug 2024
$202K in back wages to 25 workers · $26,700 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Jackson Facility period ending Aug 2024
$46,623 in back wages to 1 worker · $686 in penalties · Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
J & L Plumbing and Drain period ending Jun 2024
$19,287 in back wages to 19 workers · $3,344 in penalties · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
J & B Materials period ending May 2024
$1,635 in back wages to 1 worker · Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers
UC Davis Medical Center period ending Apr 2024
5 violations, no back wages · Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Quality Construction Cleanup & Demolition,Inc period ending Apr 2024
$683K in back wages to 122 workers · $104K in penalties · Janitorial Services
Serenity Care Villa period ending Apr 2024
$11,790 in back wages to 11 workers · $4,116 in penalties · Other Residential Care Facilities
Denny's period ending Jan 2024
$4,813 in back wages to 11 workers · $13,475 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Gilmore Heating,Air Conditioning and Plumbing period ending Dec 2023
52 violations, no back wages · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Nash & Proper period ending Jul 2023
$7,235 in back wages to 10 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Allied Universal period ending Jun 2023
$263 in back wages to 1 worker · $1,187 in penalties · Security Guards and Patrol Services
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.
Labor and employment lawyers in Sacramento
Lawbamba lists 4 labor and employment lawyers with an office in Sacramento, 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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