Unpaid Wage Cases in Sylmar, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $523K in back wages owed to 216 workers by Sylmar employers, in 13 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 50% of it. The industry with the most back wages is plastics pipe, pipe fitting, and unlaminated profile shape manufacturing.
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
Spears Manufacturing, Inc. 15853 Olden Street
$174K in back wages to 32 workers
Plastics Pipe, Pipe Fitting, and Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing · period investigated Nov 2002–Nov 2004
El Tarasco Restaurant 13039 Glenoaks Blvd
$106K in back wages to 42 workers · $20,121 in penalties
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jan 2026–Jan 2026 · repeat violator: W
California Creations 14971 Foothill Blvd.
$75,000 in back wages to 8 workers
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · period investigated Aug 2012–Aug 2014
Ellis Enterprises, Inc. 13222 Foothill Blvd.
$52,150 in back wages to 5 workers
Local Messengers and Local Delivery · period investigated May 2005–May 2007
AA Gonzalez 13264 Ralston Ave.
$34,637 in back wages to 4 workers
Nonresidential Building Construction · period investigated Aug 2013–Dec 2014
Golden State Management 14060 Astoria Avenue
$33,708 in back wages to 35 workers
Local Nursing Homes · period investigated May 2006–May 2008
R&S Produce, Inc. 12281 Foothill Blvd
$27,341 in back wages to 23 workers · 1 child labor violation
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · period investigated May 2009–May 2011
JD Recycling 13116 Foothill Blvd
$7,738 in back wages to 2 workers
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · period investigated Feb 2013–Feb 2015
1x1 Recycling (Sylmar) 13780 Foothill Blvd.
$5,833 in back wages to 3 workers
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · period investigated Feb 2013–Feb 2015
JD Recycling 11910 Foothill Blvd
$4,266 in back wages to 1 worker
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · period investigated Feb 2013–Feb 2015
Most recent cases
El Tarasco Restaurant period ending Jan 2026
$106K in back wages to 42 workers · $20,121 in penalties · Full-Service Restaurants
Usps period ending Sep 2025
1 violation, no back wages · Postal Service
Sigue Corp period ending Jun 2020
$649 in back wages to 1 worker · Other Financial Vehicles
Mason Controls period ending Sep 2019
4 violations, no back wages · Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
Build Rehabilitation Industries period ending Jun 2016
$308 in back wages to 58 workers · Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
1x1 Recycling (Sylmar) period ending Feb 2015
$5,833 in back wages to 3 workers · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
JD Recycling period ending Feb 2015
$4,266 in back wages to 1 worker · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
JD Recycling period ending Feb 2015
$7,738 in back wages to 2 workers · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
AA Gonzalez period ending Dec 2014
$34,637 in back wages to 4 workers · Nonresidential Building Construction
Tutor Perini Fort Lauderdale period ending Sep 2014
1 violation, no back wages · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
California Creations period ending Aug 2014
$75,000 in back wages to 8 workers · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Comfy U.S.A. Apparel Inc. period ending Mar 2013
1 violation, no back wages · Other Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
Fine Line Inc. period ending Nov 2012
1 violation, no back wages · Women's, Girls', and Infants' Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
Fine Line period ending Aug 2011
$1,033 in back wages to 2 workers · Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores
R&S Produce, Inc. period ending May 2011
$27,341 in back wages to 23 workers · 1 child labor violation · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
West Valley Trucking period ending Jan 2011
2 violations, no back wages · General Freight Trucking, Local
Spears Manufacturing period ending Aug 2008
1 violation, no back wages · Plastics Pipe, Pipe Fitting, and Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing
Golden State Management period ending May 2008
$33,708 in back wages to 35 workers · Local Nursing Homes
Ellis Enterprises, Inc. period ending May 2007
$52,150 in back wages to 5 workers · Local Messengers and Local Delivery
Kandy Kiss of California, Inc. period ending Oct 2006
1 violation, no back wages · Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Blouse and Shirt Manufacturing
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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