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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chugach McKinley Inc. | Dec 4, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene McCormick Construction | Nov 12, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Titan Marine | Oct 21, 2011 | 4 violations | $10,477 | 3 | 0 |
| Challenger Sheet Metal Incorporated | Oct 8, 2011 | 36 violations | $6,477 | 36 | 0 |
| T. B. Penick & Sons, Inc. | Oct 8, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Softclouds, LLC | Oct 3, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IME-ACC INC. | Sep 2, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Servi-Tek, Inc | Aug 31, 2011 | 7 violations | $7,269 | 5 | 0 |
| One Tripp Tree Service, Inc | Aug 15, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RORE-ITSI JV LLC (PurAir Hawaii) | Aug 6, 2011 | 8 violations | $14,218 | 8 | 0 |
| Helix Electric Inc. - DFAC | Jul 26, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Geyer Plumbing, Inc | Jul 21, 2011 | 1 violation | $2,004 | 1 | 0 |
| Point Loma Convalescent Hospital | Jul 21, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brighton Place San Diego | Jun 24, 2011 | 18 violations | $11,396 | 18 | 0 |
| Tivoli Bar & Grill | Jun 20, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best Care Health System | Jun 9, 2011 | 9 violations | $14,513 | 7 | 0 |
| Nu-Cote Home Improvement Specialists | May 3, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Partnerships With Industry | Apr 26, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| County of San Diego | Apr 25, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bikram Yoga College of India, San Diego | Apr 12, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DS Defense Support Services LLC | Apr 11, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harper Construction Harper Construction Company, Inc. | Apr 3, 2011 | 3 violations | $1,836 | 1 | 0 |
| Harper Construction Harper Construction Company, Inc. | Apr 3, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Htoo, Waing Advanced Fresh Concepts | Mar 28, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Parking Ace Parking Management, Inc. | Mar 23, 2011 | 148 violations | $16,063 | 148 | 0 |
| Alpha Mechanical Services Alpha Mechanical Heating & Airconditioning, I | Mar 17, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Helix Electric Inc. - DFAC | Feb 23, 2011 | 2 violations | $2,446 | 1 | 0 |
| Helix Electric Inc. - DFAC | Feb 23, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harper Grading LLC JFETS | Feb 12, 2011 | 6 violations | $5,635 | 4 | 0 |
| Crowley Crowley Liner Services, Inc | Feb 11, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LP International, Inc | Feb 10, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pool Water Products | Dec 25, 2010 | 3 violations | $13,559 | 2 | 0 |
| Accurate Engineering Accurate Engineering ICS, Inc. | Dec 20, 2010 | 51 violations | $15,970 | 29 | 0 |
| San Diego Medical Services Enterprise LLC | Dec 3, 2010 | 150 violations | $28,196 | 149 | 0 |
| Triad Construction Inc | Oct 30, 2010 | 36 violations | $71,962 | 36 | 0 |
| T & T Janitorial, Inc. | Oct 27, 2010 | 12 violations | $8,193 | 5 | 0 |
| Rick Garcia Construction Company | Oct 25, 2010 | 54 violations | $72,497 | 22 | 0 |
| Reliable Elevator | Oct 22, 2010 | 2 violations | $4,529 | 1 | 0 |
| South Coast Pedicab | Oct 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ballpark Pedicabs More-Fun Enterprises, Inc. | Oct 13, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tishkevish | Sep 28, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakespeare Pedicabs | Sep 28, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cova Services, Inc. | Sep 7, 2010 | 95 violations | $73,398 | 43 | 0 |
| M.C. Contracting, Inc. | Sep 7, 2010 | 50 violations | $31,775 | 25 | 0 |
| Ultrasigns, Inc. | Aug 31, 2010 | 27 violations | $11,847 | 27 | 0 |
| Nations Roof of Calif Nations Roof of California, LLC | Aug 22, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ISS Facility Services, Inc | Aug 17, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alpha American Programmable Signs Inc | Aug 10, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OMV Medical, Inc. | Aug 4, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Security | Jul 31, 2010 | 2 violations | $976 | 1 | 0 |
| Pacific Coast Steel | Jul 16, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cricket Communications Leap Wireless International, Inc. | Jun 30, 2010 | 494 violations | $28,911 | 494 | 0 |
| Cova Services Inc. BRIDGE | Jun 30, 2010 | 17 violations | $3,737 | 12 | 0 |
| M.C. Contracting Inc. *BRIDGE* | Jun 30, 2010 | 9 violations | $755 | 5 | 0 |
| ARCO AM/PM Franchise | May 6, 2010 | 10 violations | $7,716 | 8 | 0 |
| Harper Grading LLC - DFAC | May 2, 2010 | 9 violations | $2,071 | 6 | 0 |
| Holiday Inn Express | Apr 28, 2010 | 44 violations | $19,588 | 0 | 0 |
| Avatara, LLC | Apr 15, 2010 | 2 violations | $1,873 | 1 | 0 |
| Pac Sun | Apr 15, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VETS, LLC Veteran Enterprise Technology Services, LLC | Apr 13, 2010 | 2 violations | $1,959 | 2 | 0 |
| Job Options, Inc. | Mar 30, 2010 | 1 violation | $662 | 1 | 0 |
| McBride Electric, Inc. | Mar 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraser's Boiler Service, Inc. | Mar 11, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RAT Sand & Materials | Mar 8, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paragon Systems, Inc. | Feb 19, 2010 | 10 violations | $16,371 | 10 | 0 |
| KCORP Technology Services | Feb 18, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sysintelli, Inc. | Feb 17, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Secure Protective Services | Jan 31, 2010 | 239 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cricket Communications Leap Wireless International, Inc. | Jan 29, 2010 | 2,864 violations | $547,072 | 2,864 | 0 |
| NOVA Commercial Company, Inc. | Jan 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sygnos, Inc. | Dec 31, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sygnos, Inc. | Dec 31, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Oil Inc | Oct 16, 2009 | 2 violations | $2,777 | 1 | 0 |
| I Matri Internet Matrix, Inc. | Oct 8, 2009 | 2 violations | $16,968 | 1 | 0 |
| SAIC Science Applications International Corp. | Sep 30, 2009 | 4 violations | $29,444 | 2 | 0 |
| SAIC Science Applications International Corp. | Sep 15, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardinal Health | Sep 11, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabia | Aug 20, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornerstone Private Security Cornerstone Private Security Company | Jul 27, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lenore and Co. | Jul 24, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allied industries/Allied Environmental | Jul 15, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Expresso Pizzaria Espresso Pizza Restaurant | Jul 13, 2009 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Building Maintenance | Jun 17, 2009 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific West Maintenance | Jun 4, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie's Janitorial Services | Jun 2, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Crest Landscape Development, Inc. | May 31, 2009 | 109 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clean Environments | May 7, 2009 | 6 violations | $631 | 6 | 0 |
| RoadOne A to Z enterprises, Inc. | Apr 30, 2009 | 55 violations | $21,621 | 30 | 0 |
| Ron's Pharmacy Services | Mar 26, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cubic Applications, Inc. | Feb 12, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hazard Construction Company | Feb 3, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WM Builders Inc. | Jan 28, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 Electrician | Nov 17, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incharacter Costumes, LLC | Oct 31, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Five Point Capital | Oct 24, 2008 | 233 violations | $678,901 | 233 | 0 |
| Celadon Group Inc. | Oct 14, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum Demolition Inc | Sep 22, 2008 | 6 violations | $12,024 | 6 | 0 |
| Pho Hoa Cali Express | Sep 3, 2008 | 1 violation | $32 | 1 | 0 |
| SAIC/EAI Science Applications International Corp. | Aug 18, 2008 | 9 violations | $2,616 | 8 | 0 |
| SAIC Science Applications International Corporatio | Aug 15, 2008 | 2 violations | $17,861 | 1 | 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.