Case Files
California’s wage claim system is so backlogged it takes nearly four times longer than state law permits for the average case to reach a decision. Most workers drop or settle their claims before a hearing. For workers who don’t drop or settle their cases, the state averaged 505 days to decide an individual worker’s wage claim Judgments are issued if a worker persists and wins.
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CFY Fails
2019 Civil Wage and Penalty Assessment: CFY and Sub-Contractor Norogachi Construction Cited for More than $800,000 in Penalties and Owed Workers More than $1.7 Million in Wages. -
Brown Construction Fails
2022 Settlement: Workers Received $23,260.80 in Settlement from Brown Construction's Sub-Contractor RJP Regarding Case that Alleged Unpaid Wages. -
Brown Construction Fails
2020 CA Labor Commissioner: Employees of Brown Construction’s Sub-Contractor S P E Drywall Were Owed $150,463.15 in Unpaid Wages. -
Sundt Construction Fails
2021 Federal Judge: Approved Class Action Suit Settlement Wherein Sundt Construction Paid Workers Who Alleged Wage Statements Were not Proper and Accurate. -
Sundt Construction Fails
2017 Civil Wage and Penalty Assessment: Sundt Construction and Sub-Contractor Green Growth Industries Inc. Cited for Failure to Pay Correct Prevailing Wage and Training Funds.
Given this documented backlogged system for workers seeking justice, Construction Wage Watch highlights the following Case Files where crimes against workers that have been perpetrated by contractors and developers.
Raise Your Voice
Construction Wage Watch encourages anyone experiencing similar conditions to those described in these Case Files to be brave like workers on these construction projects and raise your voice for justice! There are many resources and activists dedicated to fighting for you. Please share your story with us and remember that there is strength and power in numbers!