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).
All cases, newest first
1,941 cases, page 19 of 20.
| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Testing & Engineering Inc. | Escondido | Apr 11, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centro Medico Latino | San Marcos | Apr 6, 2005 | 2 violations | $5,986 | 2 | 0 |
| Via Italia Inc. | San Diego | Apr 4, 2005 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carmalor Gas Station | Chula Vista | Mar 31, 2005 | 5 violations | $2,201 | 4 | 0 |
| San Diego Housing Commission | San Diego | Mar 31, 2005 | 2 violations | $743 | 2 | 0 |
| Resource Consultants, Inc aka RCI | San Diego | Mar 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Innovative Fire Protection | El Cajon | Mar 30, 2005 | 1 violation | $41 | 1 | 0 |
| Professional Temporaries Professional Temporaries Services, Inc | Carlsbad | Mar 15, 2005 | 76 violations | $46,617 | 72 | 0 |
| Samantha's House Keeping | San Diego | Mar 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Budget Truck Rental | San Diego | Mar 8, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smart Transportation, Inc. | San Diego | Mar 5, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katherine White | Del Mar | Mar 2, 2005 | 1 violation | $1,344 | 1 | 0 |
| Decton Trade Solutions | Carlsbad | Feb 26, 2005 | 1 violation | $60 | 1 | 0 |
| Luminessence | San Diego | Feb 19, 2005 | 1 violation | $194 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucky Seafood | San Diego | Feb 17, 2005 | 6 violations | $21,615 | 4 | 0 |
| San Diego Unified School District | San Diego | Feb 2, 2005 | 1 violation | $3,432 | 1 | 0 |
| USProtect USProtect Corporation | San Diego | Jan 27, 2005 | 162 violations | $53,116 | 162 | 0 |
| San Diego City Event | San Diego | Jan 26, 2005 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dai Tan Supermarket | San Diego | Jan 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Save-A-Lot Ltd | Chula Vista | Jan 20, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Save-A-Lot Ltd | El Cajon | Jan 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Save-A-Lot Ltd | National City | Jan 18, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. | San Diego | Jan 18, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minh Hoa | San Diego | Jan 13, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road Runner Sports | San Diego | Jan 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tried & True Corporate Cleaning | La Mesa | Jan 6, 2005 | 12 violations | $9,552 | 11 | 0 |
| The Market Place | San Diego | Jan 6, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith & Nephew Wound Management La Jolla | La Jolla | Jan 5, 2005 | 2 violations | $2,598 | 2 | 0 |
| Carnival Market | San Diego | Jan 5, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 Super Market | San Diego | Jan 3, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharp Rees -Stealy Medical Group | San Diego | Jan 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aerotek, Inc. | San Marcos | Dec 31, 2004 | 102 violations | $322,414 | 97 | 0 |
| IDUN Pharmaceuticals Inc. | San Diego | Dec 31, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miranda's Landscaping, Inc. | San Diego | Dec 30, 2004 | 2 violations | $8,059 | 1 | 0 |
| Vien Dong III | San Diego | Dec 27, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National City Grocery Outlet | National City | Dec 21, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Advanced Masonry | Escondido | Dec 20, 2004 | 2 violations | $247 | 1 | 0 |
| Stumps Market | San Diego | Dec 20, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arteforma Inc. | San Diego | Dec 17, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sin Lee Food Corporation | San Diego | Dec 14, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 Ranch Market Tawa Supermarket, Inc. | San Diego | Dec 12, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vien Dong Supermarket Vien Dong 4 Supermarket Inc. | San Diego | Dec 10, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Acorn Casino Golden Acorn Casino and Travel Center | Campo | Dec 9, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Market Place | San Diego | Dec 9, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barons Marketplace | San Diego | Dec 7, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barons Marketplace-Point Loma | San Diego | Dec 7, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barons Wine & Food | San Diego | Dec 7, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seafood City Supermarket | San Diego | Dec 6, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Bodega Hermanos Lopez Inc. | Chula Vista | Dec 5, 2004 | 2 violations | $1,918 | 2 | 0 |
| Lopez Market Hermanos Lopez Inc. | San Ysidro | Dec 5, 2004 | 1 violation | $1,164 | 1 | 0 |
| La Bodegita Hermanos Lopez Inc. | San Ysidro | Dec 5, 2004 | 1 violation | $995 | 1 | 0 |
| La Bodega Wholesale | San Ysidro | Dec 5, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Family Loompya Seafood Market | National City | Dec 3, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IGE, Inc. Integrated Global Engineering & Technical | Chula Vista | Nov 30, 2004 | 18 violations | $3,708 | 18 | 0 |
| Wally's IGA | Imperial Beach | Nov 29, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GIGANTE #1-178 | San Diego | Nov 23, 2004 | 1 violation | $5,288 | 1 | 0 |
| Hometown Dallo & Co., Inc. | Chula Vista | Nov 23, 2004 | 1 violation | $3,795 | 1 | 0 |
| Orchard's Marketplace #1 18 | Ramona | Nov 23, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foodland #2 179 | National City | Nov 23, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvest Ranch | El Cajon | Nov 23, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foodland Dallo Co., & Inc. | San Diego | Nov 23, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvest Ranch #2 175 | Encinitas | Nov 23, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvest Ranch #4 18 | Del Mar | Nov 23, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foodland Supermarket | San Diego | Nov 22, 2004 | 2 violations | $1,457 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan's Of La Jolla 177 | La Jolla | Nov 22, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hing Long Oriental Food Market | San Diego | Nov 19, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainbow Supermarket | San Diego | Nov 19, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Korean Market | San Diego | Nov 18, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Park Produce | Poway | Nov 17, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sky Roofing | San Diego | Nov 16, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Park Produce | San Diego | Nov 16, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Food Giant | San Diego | Nov 15, 2004 | 2 violations | $36 | 1 | 0 |
| Garden Farms Market | Chula Vista | Nov 15, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Ben's Meat Market Corporation dba | National City | Nov 15, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Cajon International Food & Produce | El Cajon | Nov 15, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBE Painting & Wallcovering | El Cajon | Nov 2, 2004 | 2 violations | $1,197 | 2 | 0 |
| Buga Korean Barbecue Restaurant | San Diego | Oct 26, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flowmaster Plumbing, Inc. | Oceanside | Oct 21, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Singh & Sons | Oceanside | Oct 13, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Acorn Casino Golden Acorn Casino and Travel Center | Campo | Oct 12, 2004 | 3 violations | $6,489 | 2 | 0 |
| International Motor Inn | San Ysidro | Oct 3, 2004 | 17 violations | $3,037 | 14 | 0 |
| U.S. Postal Service United States Postal Service | San Diego | Sep 22, 2004 | 2 violations | $290 | 1 | 0 |
| Skiva Graphics Screen Printing, Inc. | Oceanside | Sep 22, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J & M Auto Body | San Diego | Sep 21, 2004 | 2 violations | $1,585 | 2 | 0 |
| Joel A. Navarro | Escondido | Sep 17, 2004 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $650 |
| All Star Services | San Diego | Sep 16, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Corporation Rick Concrete Construction, Inc. | Escondido | Sep 10, 2004 | 48 violations | $32,742 | 41 | 0 |
| Heller Auto Group Homer Heller Incorporated | Escondido | Sep 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nobel Ltd. Nobel Limited Company LLC | Carlsbad | Sep 2, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The San Diego Community College District | San Diego | Sep 1, 2004 | 7 violations | $35,718 | 7 | 0 |
| Stellar Installation | Carlsbad | Aug 27, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Job Options, Inc. | Oceanside | Aug 26, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.W. Straiton Concrete K. W. Straiton Concrete Construction, Inc. | El Cajon | Aug 20, 2004 | 19 violations | $5,933 | 11 | 0 |
| Critical Air Medicine Inc. | San Diego | Aug 12, 2004 | 1 violation | $3,422 | 1 | 0 |
| John J. McMullen Associates, Inc. | San Diego | Aug 10, 2004 | 38 violations | $17,391 | 23 | 0 |
| Maximum Demolition Inc | San Diego | Aug 1, 2004 | 2 violations | $1,425 | 1 | 0 |
| Abbey Party Rents Abbey Party Rents of San Diego and Riverside | San Diego | Jul 25, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FAIRCO (Clark Realty) FAIRCO Developer Landscape Serivces | San Diego | Jul 19, 2004 | 54 violations | $145,961 | 36 | 0 |
| International Fitness by Clark Burkrum | Escondido | Jul 19, 2004 | 3 violations | $482 | 3 | 0 |
| Belville Pharmacy Services | San Diego | Jul 14, 2004 | 45 violations | $79,801 | 45 | 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.