Wage and hour cases in San Diego at a glance
Employers in San Diego account for 857 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 510 of which found violations (60%). Employers agreed to pay $16,777,852 in back wages to 11,700 workers, and $556,005 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 4 cases closed with $28,024 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Transportation and Warehousing ($3,571,615), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ($2,866,068), Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services ($1,837,555).
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| Employer | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC | Apr 4, 2026 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,002 |
| Spring Valley Associates LLC | Feb 28, 2026 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slime Kitchen Franchise Inc | Jan 8, 2026 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $55,888 |
| ABBA Project Management | Oct 1, 2025 | 27 violations | $28,024 | 16 | 0 |
| The Hiller New England Fire Protection | Aug 28, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-Chau Sandwhich and Deli | Jul 13, 2025 | 7 violations repeat | $500,256 | 6 | $4,224 |
| Good Night John Boy | Apr 30, 2025 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Fire - Rescue Department | Apr 12, 2025 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ICOHS College | Mar 31, 2025 | 4 violations repeat | $70,213 | 1 | $855 |
| Bluenose IT Blue Nose IT Solutions, Inc. | Mar 18, 2025 | 4 violations | $262 | 2 | 0 |
| San Diego Association Of Governments (SANDAG) | Feb 28, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ataraxia Investors | Jan 10, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Happy Head Massage | Jan 1, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tandem Diabetes Care | Dec 23, 2024 | 63 violations | $47,520 | 62 | 0 |
| Call Glenn Again | Nov 20, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laz Parking LTD, LLC | Nov 20, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rakiraki Ramen & Tsukemen | Nov 13, 2024 | 3 violations repeat | $13,858 | 2 | $1,710 |
| Tavern and Bowl East Village | Oct 30, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SA Franchises LLC dba Bunny Chow | Oct 27, 2024 | 73 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wawanesa Insurance | Oct 10, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Action Cleaning Corporation | Sep 8, 2024 | 32 violations | $9,338 | 32 | 0 |
| Subway Smiling Customer LLC | Aug 15, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Postal Service United States Posta Service | Aug 9, 2024 | 1 violation | $66,748 | 1 | 0 |
| ASIMEX San Diego Forwarding | Jul 26, 2024 | 16 violations repeat | $122,407 | 11 | $3,872 |
| Trusted Building Group | Jul 17, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haidilao Hot Pot Haidilao Hot Pot San Diego, Inc. | Jun 28, 2024 | 108 violations repeat | $31,987 | 108 | $564 |
| The Energy company Energy Company Developers | May 22, 2024 | 10 violations | $10,557 | 9 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven | Apr 30, 2024 | 10 violations repeat | $3,438 | 9 | $686 |
| HaulBlaze Logistics, LLC | Apr 27, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De La Fuente Construction, Inc. | Apr 12, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SafeBuilt | Apr 4, 2024 | 4,948 violations | $22,248 | 1 | 0 |
| Anchor Utility Multifamily Utility LLC | Mar 31, 2024 | 1 violation | $1,522 | 1 | 0 |
| Midway Express Car Wash | Mar 30, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Family Carehomes | Mar 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mary & Liv's Board and Care | Mar 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW Residential Care | Mar 6, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunrise Inn | Feb 15, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Hospitality Group | Jan 18, 2024 | 8 violations repeat | $21,623 | 7 | $4,900 |
| Terra Bella Nurseries | Dec 31, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,828 |
| University of CA San Diego Medical Center | Dec 28, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pho Ca Dao The Mission Valley PCD CORP | Dec 15, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HomeEnergy, Inc. | Dec 8, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prager Brothers Artisan Breads | Nov 17, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sermaparts Import & Export | Nov 8, 2023 | 19 violations repeat | $69,644 | 11 | $9,163 |
| The Pavilion at Ocean Point Point Loma Rehabilitation Center LLC. | Oct 30, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayer Group Aduanal | Oct 23, 2023 | 13 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $5,148 |
| Aliser Import Export | Oct 7, 2023 | 30 violations | $95,035 | 30 | $15,488 |
| Harper Construction Harper Construction Comapny, Inc. | Sep 30, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Watkins Environmental, Inc. | Sep 28, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qualcomm | Sep 28, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allied Universal Universal Protection Service, LP | Sep 8, 2023 | 1 violation | $2,820 | 1 | 0 |
| SYS Farms, Inc. | Sep 2, 2023 | 13 violations | $1,389 | 2 | $43,064 |
| Securitas Security Services Securitas Security Services USAS, Inc. | Aug 16, 2023 | 2 violations repeat | $532 | 1 | $490 |
| San Diego Unified School District | Aug 16, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UC Care Senior Living III | Aug 15, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| General Dynamics NASSCO National Steel and Shipbuilding Company | Aug 14, 2023 | 72 violations | $719,135 | 36 | 0 |
| California Splendor, Inc. | Aug 11, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacifica Senior Living | Aug 1, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Ice Company | Jul 1, 2023 | 28 violations | $258,732 | 28 | $17,150 |
| King George, Inc | Jun 28, 2023 | 16 violations | $10,953 | 14 | 0 |
| RJ D Correctional Facility Richard J Donovan Correctional Facility | Jun 15, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fed Con-VC Joint Venture | Jun 14, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sea Dragon Foundation | Jun 6, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pecoraro | May 23, 2023 | 14 violations repeat | $44,657 | 13 | $8,550 |
| Acco Engineered System ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc. | May 22, 2023 | 44 violations | $33,712 | 42 | 0 |
| Moving Technologies in America MTA Moving Technologies in America, Inc | May 16, 2023 | 6 violations repeat | $37,566 | 5 | $3,324 |
| On Time Logistics Corp | May 2, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King Graphics | Apr 25, 2023 | 77 violations repeat | $135,005 | 76 | $16,478 |
| Vallarta Express Mexican Eatery | Apr 12, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boozallen Hamilton Inc | Mar 23, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soltek Pacific Construction | Mar 14, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 0N Pho & Grille | Feb 27, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $585 |
| Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC | Feb 15, 2023 | 43 violations | $9,230 | 43 | 0 |
| Jimmy Carter's Mexican Cafe | Jan 17, 2023 | 18 violations repeat | $63,674 | 18 | $7,263 |
| Servi-Tek, Inc | Jan 10, 2023 | 5 violations | $1,160 | 1 | 0 |
| The BIO-Clean Team | Dec 21, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Super Dentists | Nov 21, 2022 | 452 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Dredge Company, LLC | Oct 24, 2022 | 51 violations | $71,367 | 23 | 0 |
| ISP2 SORRENTO VALLEY INC. | Oct 22, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,133 |
| Surf and Turf Landscape | Oct 19, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premium West, Inc. | Oct 7, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L & L Hawaiian Barbecue | Oct 5, 2022 | 17 violations | $2,811 | 17 | 0 |
| Rady Children's Physician Management Services | Sep 21, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harper Construction | Aug 24, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumplings N More | Aug 3, 2022 | 32 violations | $12,610 | 31 | 0 |
| Preman Roofing-Solar | Jun 10, 2022 | 17 violations | $1,291 | 3 | 0 |
| Shore Total Office Ral Investment Corporation | May 12, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Steel Group | May 10, 2022 | 42 violations | $41,004 | 11 | 0 |
| 911 Restoration of San Diego | May 7, 2022 | 9 violations | $1,228 | 9 | 0 |
| Truline Masonry, Inc. | May 2, 2022 | 13 violations | $4,319 | 9 | 0 |
| CA Dept of Corrections/Donovan State Prison | Apr 20, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACV Logistics | Apr 6, 2022 | 23 violations repeat | $35,052 | 15 | $12,105 |
| Baja Freight Forwarders | Mar 12, 2022 | 76 violations repeat | $285,752 | 40 | $19,368 |
| Watkins Environmental, Inc. | Jan 31, 2022 | 131 violations repeat | $181,722 | 125 | $28,462 |
| Academi Training Center - San Diego, CA | Jan 29, 2022 | 13 violations repeat | $55,656 | 12 | $7,930 |
| Academi Training Center - San Diego, CA | Jan 26, 2022 | 53 violations | $41,107 | 25 | 0 |
| Flexcor Construction Services | Jan 22, 2022 | 66 violations repeat | $80,835 | 54 | $4,998 |
| Baja Freight Forwarders | Dec 29, 2021 | 2 violations | $8,280 | 1 | 0 |
| C&SD Construction | Sep 26, 2021 | 28 violations | $87,223 | 11 | 0 |
| San Diego Gas & Electric Company | Sep 9, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in San Diego
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 | $598,755 | 25 |
| 2024 | 25 | 15 | $351,246 | 243 |
| 2023 | 37 | 23 | $1,483,244 | 321 |
| 2022 | 22 | 18 | $814,754 | 374 |
| 2021 | 23 | 15 | $2,736,536 | 686 |
| 2020 | 50 | 36 | $2,302,482 | 479 |
| 2019 | 48 | 33 | $480,030 | 132 |
| 2018 | 35 | 22 | $949,660 | 187 |
| 2017 | 38 | 28 | $219,526 | 303 |
| 2016 | 36 | 23 | $309,996 | 407 |
| 2015 | 61 | 32 | $1,255,948 | 1,166 |
| 2014 | 57 | 32 | $239,886 | 258 |
| 2013 | 80 | 45 | $234,970 | 239 |
| 2012 | 75 | 37 | $396,733 | 306 |
| 2011 | 31 | 12 | $92,334 | 232 |
| 2010 | 39 | 24 | $963,617 | 3,743 |
| 2009 | 22 | 9 | $71,441 | 40 |
| 2008 | 21 | 13 | $853,180 | 458 |
| 2007 | 21 | 12 | $279,329 | 611 |
| 2006 | 29 | 23 | $1,399,354 | 819 |
| 2005 | 42 | 23 | $305,247 | 426 |
| 2004 | 41 | 20 | $411,593 | 232 |
Your rights in San Diego
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in San Diego are owed the state minimum wage of $16.90 in 2026 or the higher local rate, overtime after 8 hours in a day, an hour of pay for each missed meal or rest period, and up to 30 days of wages when final pay is late. Claims go to the Labor Commissioner or to Superior Court, three years back, four under the Unfair Competition Law. Our San Diego employment law page covers the local offices and deadlines. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases through Sep 6, 2026. County is assigned from the city on the case. Back to the wage theft tracker.
About this data: Cases come from the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division enforcement database (WHD compliance actions concluded since fiscal year 2005, California employers only), published by the Department of Labor and reloaded here every month. "Back wages" are amounts the employer agreed to pay at the close of the investigation; "penalties" are civil money penalties assessed. An investigation that found no violation is listed as such. The database does not include California Labor Commissioner cases or private lawsuits. This page is general information, not legal advice about your situation.