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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBC South Western Bell Communications Svs, Inc. | Jul 13, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Fa Fashion Wen Wei Lin dba Hong Fa Fashion | Jul 11, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sultan Indian Cuisine | Jun 30, 2005 | 2 violations | $850 | 1 | 0 |
| Campton Place Hotel | Jun 30, 2005 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hotel Griffon Embarcardero Inn Associates, L. P. | Jun 30, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lien Hing 3 Supermarket | Jun 17, 2005 | 25 violations | $40,478 | 25 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Jun 17, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuscan Inn Fisherman's Wharf | Jun 15, 2005 | 5 violations | $289 | 4 | 0 |
| Harbor Court Hotel Steuart Street Venture, L. P. | Jun 15, 2005 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Posh Bagel | Jun 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Airlines | Jun 9, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argonaut Hotel Maritime Hotel Associates, L. P. | May 31, 2005 | 7 violations | $249 | 6 | 0 |
| Valencia | May 15, 2005 | 5 violations | $17,297 | 4 | 0 |
| Mr. Pizzaman Food All the Time, Inc. | May 15, 2005 | 8 violations | $7,886 | 7 | 0 |
| Think Equity Partners, LLC | May 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kings Custom Tailor | May 1, 2005 | 7 violations | $38,617 | 2 | 0 |
| Hotel Monaco Bellevue Associates, L. P. | Apr 30, 2005 | 8 violations | $1,404 | 7 | 0 |
| Hotel Palomar Fourth & Market Hotel Associates, L. P. | Apr 30, 2005 | 10 violations | $455 | 9 | 0 |
| Serrano Hotel Taylor California, Inc. | Apr 30, 2005 | 2 violations | $202 | 1 | 0 |
| Califashions Kamel Ayoub dba Califashions | Apr 26, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byer California | Apr 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Scrubs Inc. | Apr 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King's Custom Tailor | Apr 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japanese Weekend Inc. | Apr 12, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regent Manufacturing Co. Burton Miller&Helen Miller dba Regent Mfg Co | Apr 6, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco City Lights, Inc. | Apr 6, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Securitas Security Services | Mar 31, 2005 | 7 violations | $2,963 | 6 | 0 |
| Sir Francis Drake Hotel | Mar 31, 2005 | 12 violations | $504 | 11 | 0 |
| Galleria Park Hotel | Mar 31, 2005 | 6 violations | $277 | 5 | 0 |
| Triton Hotel Grant Street Ventures, L. P. | Mar 31, 2005 | 4 violations | $74 | 3 | 0 |
| Evon Leong dba Boldstitsch | Mar 25, 2005 | 25 violations | $5,172 | 25 | 0 |
| Janiey Wu Company | Mar 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VIHA Fashions Inc | Mar 19, 2005 | 4 violations | $1,586 | 4 | 0 |
| Hijon, Inc. | Mar 11, 2005 | 6 violations | $5,208 | 6 | 0 |
| Idex Global Services, Inc. | Mar 11, 2005 | 2 violations | $472 | 2 | 0 |
| Villa Florence Hotel | Mar 5, 2005 | 2 violations | $38 | 1 | 0 |
| Byer California | Mar 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yosh for Hair / Georgina Khan | Mar 4, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Beach Pizza Pier 39 | Mar 3, 2005 | 5 violations repeat | $25,462 | 4 | $748 |
| Nancy Fa Fashion | Mar 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monticello Inn Continental Renaisance Partners | Feb 28, 2005 | 2 violations | $3,835 | 1 | 0 |
| kevin Lew Dba K & P Sewing Company | Feb 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhail Berelovich | Feb 21, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunrise K. Company, Inc. | Feb 16, 2005 | 9 violations | $1,474 | 8 | 0 |
| Jo Jo Garment Mfg. Inc. | Feb 16, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | Feb 15, 2005 | 454 violations | $932,977 | 454 | 0 |
| Vantaggio Suites | Feb 15, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PL SF Sewing LTD Liability Co. | Feb 13, 2005 | 8 violations | $6,167 | 8 | 0 |
| Ka Po Sewing company Sui Po So dba Ka Po Sewing Company | Feb 13, 2005 | 4 violations | $2,222 | 4 | 0 |
| Lee & Lee Garments, Inc | Feb 13, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colleen Quen Couture, Inc | Feb 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trader Joe's Trader Joe's Company | Feb 7, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah's Bagel Einstein and Noah Corporation | Feb 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perticone Protective Services | Jan 31, 2005 | 1 violation | $74 | 1 | 0 |
| GCI | Jan 20, 2005 | 1 violation | $501 | 1 | 0 |
| Beronio Lumber Company, Inc. | Jan 17, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Parking Management | Jan 3, 2005 | 1 violation | $1,399 | 1 | 0 |
| McDonald's Charles & Edith Duvall dba McDonald's | Jan 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken | Jan 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mr. Pizzaman Food All the Time, Inc. | Jan 1, 2005 | 13 violations | $15,972 | 12 | 0 |
| Prescot Hotel Post Street Renausance Partners | Dec 31, 2004 | 3 violations | $8,348 | 2 | 0 |
| Singapore Malaysian Restaurant | Dec 31, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pac Pizza LLC | Dec 31, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chocolate Heaven | Dec 31, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starbucks | Dec 22, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Left at Albiguerque | Dec 22, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King's Security King Security Services, Inc. | Dec 17, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Cabinets MFG CO. | Dec 16, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chen Associates, Inc dba Direct Source Industries | Dec 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J's. Mae, Inc. | Dec 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco City Lights, Inc. | Dec 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Sewing Co., Inc. | Nov 19, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feng Sheng Garments, Inc. | Nov 13, 2004 | 30 violations | $16,200 | 29 | 0 |
| San Francisco City Lights, Inc. | Nov 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big House | Oct 29, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | Oct 28, 2004 | 25 violations | $67,576 | 25 | 0 |
| Global Production & Sourcing, Inc. | Oct 24, 2004 | 15 violations | $10,736 | 15 | 0 |
| Landmark Education | Oct 13, 2004 | 45 violations | $187,569 | 45 | 0 |
| King Security Services, Inc | Sep 24, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mobile Auto Glass Inc | Sep 18, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triadigm International | Sep 13, 2004 | 1 violation | $16,219 | 0 | 0 |
| Ocean Sash and Door Inc. | Aug 26, 2004 | 22 violations | $14,770 | 21 | 0 |
| San Francisco Travelodge | Aug 18, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B44 Restaurant- Catalan Bistro Dolric Inc. dba B44 Restaurant-Catalan Bis | Jul 11, 2004 | 28 violations | $31,518 | 28 | 0 |
| Kezar Bar and Restaurant | May 24, 2004 | 4 violations | $9,449 | 3 | 0 |
| California Culinary Academy | Apr 10, 2004 | 2 violations | $715 | 1 | 0 |
| PTSI Professional Technology Staffing Inc. | Jan 15, 2004 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-1 Security | Oct 31, 2003 | 8 violations | $10,168 | 3 | 0 |
| US Protect, Inc. | Sep 30, 2003 | 194 violations | $23,899 | 194 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Sep 3, 2003 | 78 violations repeat | $282,290 | 77 | 0 |
| Generation Pi Generation Pix, Inc. | May 27, 2003 | 4 violations | $184,655 | 4 | 0 |
| Generation Pi Generation Pix, Incorporated | May 27, 2003 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Win Fashion, Inc | Nov 3, 2001 | 91 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $89,000 |
| Wins of California, Inc. | Oct 29, 2001 | 248 violations repeat | $933,478 | 248 | $248,000 |
| Custom Engine Shop Inc | Apr 7, 2000 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,675 |
| San Francisco Police Department | not stated | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SPAN.io | not stated | no violations found | 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.