Wage and hour cases in San Diego County at a glance
Employers in San Diego County account for 1,941 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 1,213 of which found violations (62%). Employers agreed to pay $28,006,590 in back wages to 21,428 workers, and $1,284,598 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 11 cases closed with $142,277 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Construction ($4,665,876), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ($4,194,979), Transportation and Warehousing ($4,168,355).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serrato FLCs | Pauma Valley | Apr 7, 2006 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,400 |
| Best Hand Car Wash | San Diego | Apr 6, 2006 | 37 violations | $2,988 | 20 | 0 |
| Bombay Exotic Cuisine of India | San Diego | Apr 5, 2006 | 3 violations | $105 | 2 | 0 |
| El Cuervo Mexican Restaurant | San Diego | Apr 5, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaime's Grove Service | Fallbrook | Mar 31, 2006 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,650 |
| McDaniel Fruit Company | Fallbrook | Mar 31, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,650 |
| Giumarra Companies | Escondido | Mar 30, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,650 |
| San Diego Direct San Diego Transportation Services, LLC | Coronado | Mar 20, 2006 | 2 violations | $203 | 2 | 0 |
| California Home Remodeling | San Diego | Mar 15, 2006 | 16 violations | $3,468 | 15 | 0 |
| Lang's International Foods, Lang's Loaf | San Diego | Mar 15, 2006 | 7 violations | $1,104 | 6 | 0 |
| A-1 Security Services A.E.S. Enterprise Services, Inc | San Diego | Feb 28, 2006 | 19 violations | $28,514 | 12 | 0 |
| A & G Grove Service A & G Grove Management Service, Inc | Escondido | Feb 25, 2006 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,475 |
| Francisco Gutierrez Francisco Gutierrez Flores | Fallbrook | Feb 14, 2006 | 12 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,650 |
| Montroy Supply Montroy Supply Company | El Cajon | Feb 6, 2006 | 5 violations | $1,575 | 5 | 0 |
| University Towing | San Diego | Jan 31, 2006 | 43 violations | $55,990 | 43 | 0 |
| Grand Buffet | Carlsbad | Jan 31, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T & T Maintenance Specialist | La Mesa | Jan 27, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R & V Management Corp | San Diego | Jan 27, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vista Youth Baseball Snack Bar | Vista | Jan 26, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S & S Bakery Inc. | San Diego | Jan 25, 2006 | 8 violations | $68,574 | 7 | 0 |
| Conexant Systems, Inc. | San Diego | Jan 24, 2006 | 3 violations | $1,480 | 2 | 0 |
| Paradise Family Health Center Paradise Family Health Centers Medical Group | National City | Jan 24, 2006 | 1 violation | $45 | 1 | 0 |
| Diabetes & Endocrine Associates Medical Group | San Diego | Jan 24, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cutting Edge Wood Floors | Escondido | Jan 19, 2006 | 3 violations | $1,502 | 2 | 0 |
| Ramada | La Mesa | Dec 29, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Cajon Auto Wrecking | El Cajon | Dec 29, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newgen Results Corporation | San Diego | Dec 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Veterans Home of California - Chula Vista | Chula Vista | Nov 30, 2005 | 434 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMS Construction, Inc. | San Marcos | Nov 17, 2005 | 25 violations | $23,300 | 14 | 0 |
| A & A Packing House Rafael Arteaga Godines & Jose Moldenado Alver | Fallbrook | Nov 7, 2005 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EMS Construction, Inc | Vista | Nov 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitecos Landscape | San Diego | Oct 29, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rancho Del Oro Car Wash | Oceanside | Oct 27, 2005 | 28 violations | $5,648 | 25 | 0 |
| VIP Car Wash | Oceanside | Oct 27, 2005 | 8 violations | $2,785 | 7 | 0 |
| C & D Towing C & D Towing Specialist Inc | La Mesa | Oct 27, 2005 | 1 violation | $125 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Singh & Sons | Oceanside | Oct 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Moving Company | Chula Vista | Oct 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conroy's Flowers Precision International LLC | San Diego | Oct 15, 2005 | 3 violations | $1,221 | 3 | 0 |
| Aloha Car Wash Greenfield Sisson Group , Inc. | San Diego | Oct 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stadium Car Wash Stadium Blue Water, Inc. | San Diego | Oct 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acores Foods, Inc. Acores Foods, Incorporated | San Diego | Oct 8, 2005 | 128 violations | $35,186 | 109 | 0 |
| Star Towing STARRUE, INCORPORATED | San Diego | Oct 7, 2005 | 18 violations | $1,390 | 18 | 0 |
| Ciria Building Maintenance | San Marcos | Oct 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Berkeley Technologies, Inc. Berkeley System Technologies, Inc. | Chula Vista | Oct 2, 2005 | 2 violations | $6,943 | 1 | 0 |
| NMS Management, Inc. | National City | Sep 30, 2005 | 83 violations | $45,069 | 30 | 0 |
| Enviromental Resources Corporation | San Diego | Sep 30, 2005 | 11 violations | $5,015 | 11 | 0 |
| All Star Services All Star Services Corporation | San Diego | Sep 26, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Basile Construction | San Diego | Sep 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hernandez Painting Inc. | Chula Vista | Sep 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starving Students, Inc. | San Marcos | Sep 5, 2005 | 8 violations | $529 | 8 | 0 |
| Fames Transport, Inc. | Escondido | Sep 4, 2005 | 1 violation | $422 | 1 | 0 |
| TBS Market Cleaning | San Diego | Aug 31, 2005 | 3 violations | $2,924 | 1 | 0 |
| Fames Transport, Inc. | Escondido | Aug 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Playgrounds | Escondido | Aug 28, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Applied Marine Technology, Inc. - AMTI | Coronado | Aug 19, 2005 | 8 violations | $15,471 | 8 | 0 |
| Retail Personnel Solutions | Escondido | Aug 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Integrity Management Enterprises | San Diego | Jul 31, 2005 | 77 violations | $124,409 | 52 | 0 |
| Integrity Management Enterprises | San Diego | Jul 31, 2005 | 40 violations | $8,163 | 26 | 0 |
| Integrity Management Enterprises | San Diego | Jul 31, 2005 | 2 violations | $1,000 | 1 | 0 |
| China Camp L & H Group International | San Diego | Jul 31, 2005 | 3 violations | $745 | 2 | 0 |
| Natural Energy | Escondido | Jul 28, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gorman Roofing Services, Inc. | Escondido | Jul 16, 2005 | 4 violations | $82 | 3 | 0 |
| FSS Alutiiq Alutiiq Management Services, LLC | National City | Jul 14, 2005 | 1 violation | $111 | 1 | 0 |
| North County Transit District | Oceanside | Jul 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cairo Construction Engineered Structure - San Diego, Incorporate | San Diego | Jul 12, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diamond Environmental Services | San Marcos | Jul 11, 2005 | 24 violations | $39,667 | 23 | 0 |
| Rohr Inc. DBA: Goodrich Aero Structure | Chula Vista | Jul 3, 2005 | 6 violations | $11,573 | 6 | 0 |
| Sharp Chula Vista Hospital Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (SCVMC) | Chula Vista | Jul 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Superior Avocado Picking Company | Vista | Jul 1, 2005 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,700 |
| Harris Jewlery Harris Originals of San Diego | San Diego | Jun 30, 2005 | 11 violations | $9,967 | 10 | 0 |
| The Business Cleaning Company | San Diego | Jun 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaime's Grove Service | Fallbrook | Jun 28, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & W Diving Deep Solutions Services Inc. | National City | Jun 26, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Fishel The Fishel Company | Oceanside | Jun 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Avocado Corporation | Escondido | Jun 20, 2005 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biogen Idec | San Diego | Jun 17, 2005 | 1 violation | $6,934 | 1 | 0 |
| SBF Athletic | Chula Vista | Jun 4, 2005 | 3 violations | $27 | 1 | 0 |
| Sew & So | Chula Vista | Jun 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Town | Chula Vista | Jun 3, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Legendary Holding Inc. | San Diego | Jun 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NST Inc. No Second Thoughts Inc. | San Ysidro | Jun 2, 2005 | 25 violations | $3,503 | 24 | 0 |
| M F Fashion | San Ysidro | Jun 2, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crown Cutting Service | San Ysidro | Jun 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trang Sewing | San Diego | Jun 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prana Skylark Sports Marketing | Vista | Jun 2, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonrise RV | Escondido | Jun 1, 2005 | 1 violation | $1,740 | 1 | 0 |
| El Sol Industries, Inc. | Chula Vista | Jun 1, 2005 | 3 violations | $289 | 2 | 0 |
| Prime Sports Prime Sports Sales & Design | Chula Vista | Jun 1, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Continental Leather Fashions Continental Leather Fashions Company, Inc. | Chula Vista | Jun 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Cap Corporation | Chula Vista | Jun 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Singh & Sons | Oceanside | May 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sullivan International Group | San Diego | May 22, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E D L Construction, Inc. Western Metal Supply Company, Inc. | San Marcos | May 17, 2005 | 21 violations | $9,663 | 20 | 0 |
| A & A Grove Service A & A Grove Service and Produce | Fallbrook | May 12, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Campbell Roofing & Construction Inc. | San Diego | Apr 30, 2005 | 30 violations | $29,193 | 22 | 0 |
| All Star Service & Towing | Escondido | Apr 30, 2005 | 10 violations | $5,290 | 10 | 0 |
| Protech Fire Protection Systems | Oceanside | Apr 30, 2005 | 12 violations | $3,047 | 12 | 0 |
| Branson LT | La Mesa | Apr 29, 2005 | 27 violations | $5,311 | 27 | 0 |
| Ramirez Grove Service | Fallbrook | Apr 29, 2005 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,275 |
| Pacific Defense Systems | National City | Apr 24, 2005 | 90 violations | $33,329 | 76 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in San Diego County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyle Laboratories / KBR | 2 | $1,116,877 | 48 | Aug 15, 2021 |
| General Atomics | 1 | $951,457 | 1,109 | Nov 2, 2018 |
| General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $945,001 | 901 | Feb 27, 2015 |
| Columbia Export Group | 1 | $907,714 | 53 | Aug 14, 2020 |
| OMG Global Logistics Corp. | 1 | $822,074 | 31 | Jun 6, 2021 |
| General Dynamics NASSCO | 1 | $719,135 | 36 | Aug 14, 2023 |
| Corrections Corporation Of America dba CCA | 1 | $710,347 | 356 | May 31, 2006 |
| Five Point Capital | 1 | $678,901 | 233 | Oct 24, 2008 |
| United Support Services | 1 | $611,738 | 23 | Jun 27, 2021 |
| Cricket Communications | 2 | $575,983 | 3,358 | Jun 30, 2010 |
| HP Enterprise Services | 1 | $531,966 | 57 | Jan 31, 2018 |
| A-Chau Sandwhich and Deli | 1 | $500,256 | 6 | Jul 13, 2025 |
| Performance Drywall | 1 | $430,304 | 568 | Jan 20, 2021 |
| Alta Drywall | 3 | $385,000 | 580 | Dec 14, 2023 |
| Aerotek, Inc. | 3 | $383,509 | 111 | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Diamond Environmental Services | 4 | $367,955 | 139 | Feb 12, 2023 |
| Integrity Management Enterprises | 5 | $323,880 | 189 | Jun 30, 2008 |
| Brokerage And Logistic Solutions | 1 | $323,832 | 87 | Jun 1, 2020 |
| Spectrum Security Services | 4 | $307,557 | 167 | Feb 29, 2016 |
| Nielsen Contracting | 1 | $301,350 | 614 | Mar 18, 2018 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | $114,253 | 35 |
| 2025 | 19 | 16 | $660,782 | 57 |
| 2024 | 44 | 28 | $565,433 | 514 |
| 2023 | 72 | 51 | $2,922,701 | 1,318 |
| 2022 | 48 | 38 | $966,977 | 522 |
| 2021 | 49 | 36 | $3,666,241 | 1,180 |
| 2020 | 121 | 89 | $2,845,472 | 1,452 |
| 2019 | 110 | 76 | $853,766 | 406 |
| 2018 | 83 | 59 | $2,614,714 | 2,187 |
| 2017 | 79 | 55 | $705,328 | 411 |
| 2016 | 76 | 48 | $603,364 | 574 |
| 2015 | 147 | 84 | $1,548,030 | 1,310 |
| 2014 | 120 | 71 | $624,520 | 463 |
| 2013 | 164 | 95 | $946,922 | 703 |
| 2012 | 142 | 67 | $547,910 | 480 |
| 2011 | 89 | 47 | $696,388 | 528 |
| 2010 | 73 | 47 | $1,161,282 | 3,905 |
| 2009 | 71 | 44 | $554,913 | 637 |
| 2008 | 55 | 31 | $1,295,946 | 783 |
| 2007 | 77 | 45 | $500,780 | 1,310 |
| 2006 | 77 | 58 | $1,764,893 | 1,115 |
| 2005 | 107 | 65 | $587,570 | 821 |
| 2004 | 83 | 43 | $854,488 | 469 |
Cities in San Diego County with cases
- San Diego857 cases, $16,777,852
- El Cajon109 cases, $1,483,831
- San Marcos54 cases, $1,271,811
- Poway58 cases, $1,212,505
- Escondido140 cases, $1,192,561
- Chula Vista122 cases, $981,752
- Carlsbad76 cases, $848,065
- La Jolla39 cases, $796,265
- Oceanside89 cases, $408,820
- Jamul5 cases, $408,358
- National City58 cases, $400,347
- Vista58 cases, $359,631
- Santee34 cases, $345,515
- Encinitas24 cases, $301,669
- Camp Pendleton6 cases, $289,345
- La Mesa38 cases, $194,776
- Fallbrook48 cases, $140,954
- Coronado7 cases, $126,951
- Lakeside18 cases, $116,044
- Ramona19 cases, $100,485
- Lemon Grove9 cases, $84,001
- Rancho Santa Fe1 cases, $76,062
- Del Mar10 cases, $51,208
- San Ysidro28 cases, $13,661
- Pauma Valley7 cases, $11,272
- Campo3 cases, $6,489
- Alpine11 cases, $6,276
- Solana Beach5 cases, $84
- Imperial Beach3 cases, $0
- Borrego Springs5 cases, $0
Your rights in San Diego County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in San Diego County 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 County 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.