Wage and hour cases in San Francisco at a glance
Employers in San Francisco account for 797 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 534 of which found violations (67%). Employers agreed to pay $20,448,505 in back wages to 13,064 workers, and $585,073 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 2 cases closed with $93,587 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Public Administration ($3,365,791), Retail Trade ($2,440,037), Accommodation and Food Services ($2,243,894).
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| Employer | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Clay Oven N. Malhi (S.F.) Corporation | Jan 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecotality Inc | Jan 28, 2013 | 74 violations | $807,626 | 73 | 0 |
| City Sightseeing San Francisco City Sightseeing San Francisco Corporation | Jan 24, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehfil Indian Cuisine Inc. (Pacific Heights) | Jan 14, 2013 | 32 violations | $53,904 | 31 | 0 |
| Waterfall Wellness Health Center | Jan 2, 2013 | 6 violations | $43,664 | 5 | 0 |
| Cinch PR & Branding Group | Jan 2, 2013 | 5 violations | $17,561 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry's Tow Larry's Towing, Inc. | Dec 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EQS Consulting Services North America, Inc. | Dec 18, 2012 | 5 violations | $13,088 | 3 | 0 |
| Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. | Dec 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fox Translate | Dec 11, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bai Thong Thai Cuisine | Dec 4, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrews International LLC. | Oct 31, 2012 | 5 violations | $561 | 4 | 0 |
| City College of San Francisco | Oct 31, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department | Oct 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City and County of San Francisco | Oct 29, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everest College Corinthian Colleges, Inc | Oct 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sushi Groove South | Oct 25, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quince Quince Pacific Avenue, LLC | Oct 15, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraiche Yogurt | Oct 14, 2012 | 3 violations | $176 | 2 | 0 |
| Level 8 Construction, Inc. | Oct 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gajalee Gajalee Restuarant Management, Inc. | Sep 30, 2012 | 2 violations | $95 | 1 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Sep 21, 2012 | 2 violations | $653 | 1 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Sep 17, 2012 | 3 violations | $1,325 | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Fertility Institute Danielle Lane, M.D., Inc, A Professional Corp | Sep 11, 2012 | 5 violations | $10,226 | 5 | 0 |
| ENOVITY, INC. | Aug 31, 2012 | 1 violation | $217 | 1 | 0 |
| YMCA of San Francisco | Aug 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco Health Care and Rehab, Inc | Aug 14, 2012 | 35 violations | $80,650 | 34 | 0 |
| San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | Aug 10, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Farolito Taqueria | Jul 31, 2012 | 50 violations | $25,115 | 49 | 0 |
| Casa Guadalupe | Jul 28, 2012 | 26 violations repeat | $111,405 | 25 | $11,688 |
| Artist Alley Gallery 4n5 Corporation | Jul 17, 2012 | 4 violations | $7,086 | 2 | 0 |
| BAE Systems San Francisco Ship Repair Inc. | Jul 16, 2012 | 2 violations | $781 | 1 | 0 |
| Pho Garden Vietnamese Restaurant-San Francisc | Jul 15, 2012 | 2 violations | $2,573 | 2 | 0 |
| Hot Pot Garden S & L International Investment Group LLC | Jul 15, 2012 | 1 violation | $580 | 1 | 0 |
| University of California San Francisco | Jul 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilton SF Financial District | Jun 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF Giants Baseball Organization | Jun 2, 2012 | 102 violations | $544,715 | 74 | 0 |
| Employement Development Department State of Ca-Employment Development Dept.(EDD) | Jun 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF Electric Works Gallery | May 31, 2012 | 4 violations | $1,611 | 3 | 0 |
| Tru Tru Spa, Inc. | May 20, 2012 | 1 violation | $915 | 1 | 0 |
| Disabled Employees Rehabilitation, Inc. | May 16, 2012 | 16 violations | $14,938 | 16 | 0 |
| ELOQUA Eloqua Corporation | May 16, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bare By Tru | May 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lafitte Corsair Partners L.P. | Apr 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merrill Corporation Merrill Communications LLC | Apr 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Beach Cafe | Apr 24, 2012 | 25 violations | $32,702 | 24 | 0 |
| Mission Beach Bakery | Apr 24, 2012 | 6 violations | $18,799 | 3 | 0 |
| Microbiz Security Company | Apr 15, 2012 | 4 violations | $250 | 4 | 0 |
| Grand Hyatt San Francisco | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chow Park | Apr 8, 2012 | 19 violations | $59,945 | 18 | 0 |
| Chow Church | Apr 8, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Republic Bank | Apr 7, 2012 | 393 violations | $1,009,644 | 392 | 0 |
| Serenity Dental Spa Sheila Shahabi, D.D.S., INC. | Apr 2, 2012 | 5 violations | $3,109 | 4 | 0 |
| Plant Construction Company LP | Apr 2, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nueva Castilla Iron Works, Inc. | Apr 1, 2012 | 8 violations | $3,654 | 3 | 0 |
| SMG | Mar 25, 2012 | 504 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R & G LOUNGE R & G Executive Lounge, Inc. | Mar 17, 2012 | 20 violations | $2,869 | 20 | 0 |
| San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | Mar 15, 2012 | 15 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Airlines United Continental Holding, Inc. | Mar 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco Department of Public Works | Mar 2, 2012 | 8 violations | $6,378 | 7 | 0 |
| Washington Bakery & Restaurant | Feb 29, 2012 | 14 violations | $12,707 | 14 | 0 |
| Wells Fargo Bank | Feb 20, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Great Eastern Restaurant | Feb 15, 2012 | 13 violations | $56,593 | 13 | 0 |
| South Sea Seafood Village (Millbrae) | Feb 15, 2012 | 30 violations | $49,014 | 29 | 0 |
| PENANG GARDEN Fortune Family Six, Inc | Feb 15, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayflower Seafood Restaurant-San Francisco | Feb 14, 2012 | 11 violations | $17,645 | 10 | 0 |
| Bauer's Intelligent Transportation | Feb 14, 2012 | 6 violations | $5,677 | 5 | 0 |
| K & L RESTAURANT | Feb 13, 2012 | 16 violations | $62,952 | 8 | 0 |
| Empress of China Roof Garden Restaurant | Feb 13, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LAM HOA THUAN RESTAURANT | Feb 12, 2012 | 28 violations | $102,987 | 28 | 0 |
| HONG KONG LOUNGE M & V Investments, Inc. | Feb 12, 2012 | 44 violations | $90,241 | 44 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Lounge II | Feb 12, 2012 | 4 violations | $2,756 | 4 | 0 |
| New Asia Garden Chinese Restaurant | Feb 12, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BROTHER SEAFOOD, INC. | Jan 31, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEW SUN HONG KONG RESTAURANT | Jan 30, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | Jan 18, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | Jan 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palace Steakhouse, Inc. | Jan 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway-Bayview | Jan 5, 2012 | 4 violations | $416 | 3 | 0 |
| Pump It Up of San Francisco | Jan 4, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bauers Intelligent Transportation, Inc. | Dec 31, 2011 | 2 violations | $701 | 2 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Dec 31, 2011 | 1 violation | $305 | 1 | 0 |
| Bay Area Linen Valet Service Inc. | Dec 29, 2011 | 26 violations | $2,523 | 24 | 0 |
| United Airlines | Dec 23, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April Financial Inc. | Dec 19, 2011 | 3 violations | $11,527 | 1 | 0 |
| Cafe Gratitude | Dec 8, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dog Patch Saloon | Dec 5, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G4S Secure Solutions | Dec 2, 2011 | 34 violations | $5,232 | 33 | 0 |
| Imagine Games Network ( IGN) | Nov 28, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinatown Restaurant | Nov 17, 2011 | 7 violations | $16,431 | 3 | 0 |
| Joseph Brook Racing Stable | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin B. Miller | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Focaccia Market and Bakery | Nov 4, 2011 | 14 violations | $18,172 | 13 | 0 |
| Massive Black Inc. | Nov 1, 2011 | 2 violations | $8,708 | 1 | 0 |
| United Airlines | Oct 19, 2011 | 6 violations | $508 | 5 | 0 |
| American Solutions Inc. | Oct 17, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Providence Place, Inc. | Oct 16, 2011 | 20 violations | $49,769 | 17 | 0 |
| John Campbell's Irish Bakery | Oct 13, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bamboo Spa, Inc. | Sep 30, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Meat Co. Inc. | Sep 30, 2011 | 40 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in San Francisco
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenefits | 1 | $3,364,871 | 735 | Dec 20, 2016 |
| First Republic Bank | 2 | $1,996,779 | 1,577 | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Able Building Maintenance | 3 | $1,460,613 | 3,631 | Dec 31, 2015 |
| Levi Strauss | 1 | $1,023,989 | 598 | Oct 20, 2010 |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 4 | $1,013,593 | 605 | Apr 30, 2018 |
| Wins of California, Inc. | 1 | $933,478 | 248 | Oct 29, 2001 |
| Ecotality Inc | 1 | $807,626 | 73 | Jan 28, 2013 |
| Revel Systems Inc. | 2 | $778,785 | 328 | Oct 27, 2018 |
| SF Giants Baseball Organization | 1 | $544,715 | 74 | Jun 2, 2012 |
| Pay By touch | 1 | $524,160 | 320 | Nov 17, 2007 |
| Beverly Residential Care Home (Urbano) | 3 | $323,549 | 14 | Mar 11, 2013 |
| Lucky River Restaurant | 1 | $285,732 | 8 | Mar 10, 2014 |
| United States Postal Service | 7 | $285,458 | 82 | May 14, 2021 |
| OSHA THAI RESTAURANT | 3 | $264,277 | 64 | Dec 31, 2013 |
| DoorDash | 5 | $204,604 | 334 | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Blueprint Studios | 1 | $189,279 | 87 | Feb 1, 2013 |
| Landmark Education | 2 | $187,569 | 45 | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Trusted, Inc. | 1 | $186,119 | 109 | Sep 14, 2022 |
| Generation Pi | 2 | $184,655 | 4 | May 27, 2003 |
| ZIRX | 1 | $145,796 | 204 | May 31, 2015 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $49,136 | 13 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 | $62,771 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | $93,556 | 25 |
| 2023 | 12 | 6 | $91,698 | 4 |
| 2022 | 14 | 11 | $255,457 | 174 |
| 2021 | 11 | 7 | $43,957 | 41 |
| 2020 | 21 | 18 | $303,805 | 380 |
| 2019 | 11 | 10 | $168,948 | 51 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | $1,784,036 | 1,647 |
| 2017 | 11 | 7 | $67,228 | 35 |
| 2016 | 11 | 9 | $3,431,279 | 914 |
| 2015 | 38 | 23 | $1,894,603 | 4,023 |
| 2014 | 49 | 33 | $738,518 | 154 |
| 2013 | 103 | 86 | $2,680,392 | 938 |
| 2012 | 74 | 51 | $2,355,048 | 859 |
| 2011 | 54 | 41 | $448,437 | 279 |
| 2010 | 29 | 20 | $1,260,947 | 806 |
| 2009 | 29 | 19 | $129,241 | 270 |
| 2008 | 43 | 21 | $244,360 | 177 |
| 2007 | 74 | 44 | $1,040,718 | 661 |
| 2006 | 63 | 39 | $291,403 | 226 |
| 2005 | 88 | 49 | $1,215,377 | 689 |
| 2004 | 27 | 15 | $363,100 | 169 |
Your rights in San Francisco
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in San Francisco 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 Francisco 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.