Unpaid Wage Cases in South El Monte, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $4.2M in back wages owed to 3,523 workers by South El Monte employers, in 154 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 75% of it. The industry with the most back wages is cut and sew apparel contractors.
What workers weren't paid
7 cases involved child labor violations, covering 21 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Amadeo Fashion, Inc. 10023 Rush St
$162K in back wages to 0 workers
Women's, Girls', and Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors · period investigated Dec 2000–Dec 2002
Carniceria Las Glorias 1954 Central Ave
$150K in back wages to 44 workers · $9,152 in penalties
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores · period investigated Sep 2020–Sep 2023 · repeat violator: W
Justar Fashion 2660 Chico Ave
$145K in back wages to 32 workers
Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors · period investigated Jul 2020–Jul 2022
JSD Production 10148 Rush St
$127K in back wages to 17 workers
Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing · period investigated Jan 2025–Jul 2025
Testing Two, Inc. 2614 Seaman Ave
$126K in back wages to 19 workers
Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors · period investigated Apr 2023–Apr 2025
Lincoln Training Center 2643 Loma Ave
$126K in back wages to 437 workers
Vocational Rehabilitation Services · period investigated Feb 2013–Feb 2015
Icon Apparel Inc. 2428 Troy Ave.
$107K in back wages to 27 workers
Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors · period investigated Jun 2023–Jun 2025
Mass Appeal Fashion 9750 Klingerman St.
$101K in back wages to 197 workers
Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing · period investigated Jan 2009–Apr 2009 · repeat violator: RW
Island Coating 1830 Tyler Ave
$100K in back wages to 24 workers · $16,464 in penalties
Paint and Coating Manufacturing · period investigated Jun 2020–Jun 2023 · repeat violator: W
Kiki's Fashion Contractor 10419 Rush Ave
$92,597 in back wages to 24 workers
Women's, Girls', and Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors · period investigated Aug 2012–Aug 2014
Most recent cases
JSD Production Inc. period ending Mar 2026
$68,636 in back wages to 20 workers · Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors)
JSD Production period ending Jul 2025
$127K in back wages to 17 workers · Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
Pca period ending Jun 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Work Clothing Manufacturing
Icon Apparel Inc. period ending Jun 2025
$107K in back wages to 27 workers · Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
AHP Apparel period ending May 2025
$5,800 in back wages to 3 workers · Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers
Testing Two, Inc. period ending Apr 2025
$126K in back wages to 19 workers · Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
CA Cutting Team period ending May 2024
$4,336 in back wages to 2 workers · Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
Carniceria Las Glorias period ending Sep 2023
$150K in back wages to 44 workers · $9,152 in penalties · Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
Hermosa Apparel, Inc. period ending Aug 2023
$1,605 in back wages to 1 worker · Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
New Venture Empire period ending Jul 2023
$14,037 in back wages to 8 workers · Women's, Girls', and Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
Island Coating period ending Jun 2023
$100K in back wages to 24 workers · $16,464 in penalties · Paint and Coating Manufacturing
CP Industry period ending Jun 2023
$57,217 in back wages to 10 workers · Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
Justar Fashion period ending Jul 2022
$145K in back wages to 32 workers · Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
4 Leaf Clover Apparel, Inc. period ending May 2022
2 violations, no back wages · Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
JSD Production, Inc. period ending May 2022
$3,990 in back wages to 19 workers · Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
LHF Studio, Inc period ending May 2022
$21,831 in back wages to 25 workers · Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
H.T. Fashion Shine, Inc. period ending Apr 2022
1 violation, no back wages · All Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
DKT Fashion, Inc period ending Apr 2022
$1,360 in back wages to 1 worker · Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
RC Sewing period ending Mar 2021
$21,344 in back wages to 21 workers · All Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
DKT Fashion Inc. period ending Apr 2019
$25,287 in back wages to 6 workers · Women's, Girls', and Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
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
Lawbamba lists 37 wage and hour law lawyers with an office in 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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