California’s labor code is the main protections workers have from wage theft. Community clinics across the state can’t seem to stop violating it.
Ampla Health agreed to pay $325,000 to settle allegations of labor code violations in 2021.
A 2019 case concerning violations of the labor code committed by Clinicas Del Camino Real was settled in 2023 in the amount of $647,500.
Comprehensive Community Health Centers agreed to pay $82,500 in 2022 to settle allegations of labor code violations.
Elica Health Centers agreed to pay $700,000 in 2025 to settle allegations for labor code violations stemming from a complaint filed in 2022.
In 2022, Family Healthcare Network reached a proposed settlement to pay $4.5 million to settle allegations that it failed to pay workers lawful wages, failed to provide meal and break periods, failed to pay employee expenses, and more.
Father Joe’s Villages agreed to pay $3.25 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging failure to pay minimum wage, pay overtime, provide meal periods, permit rest breaks, reimburse necessary business expenses, provide accurate itemized wage statements; and pay all wages due upon termination.
There was a proposed settlement of $1.8 million submitted in June 2023 from a case filed against Innercare in 2019 for Labor Code violations and in November 2023 the settlement agreement was approved by the Court.
TCC Family Health was ordered to pay $1.7 million in 2025 to settle allegations of labor code violations including failure to pay minimum wages, failure to pay overtime wages, failure to permit rest breaks, etc.
Via Care agreed to pay $242,500 in 2023 to settle claims of labor code violations.
Who’s next?
In May 2025, a complaint was filed against Aria Community Health Center alleging failure to pay overtime and requiring employees to work off the clock.
A class action lawsuit was filed against Bay Area Community Health in 2024 alleging failure to pay wages for all hours worked, failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and other violations of the labor code.
