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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C&SD Construction | San Diego | Sep 26, 2021 | 28 violations | $87,223 | 11 | 0 |
| Solento | Encinitas | Sep 15, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Civile Apparel | Solana Beach | Sep 15, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Gas & Electric Company | San Diego | Sep 9, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allstate Security Services | San Diego | Aug 31, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Autism Outreach Southern California LLC(MeBe) | San Diego | Aug 24, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyle Laboratories / KBR | San Diego | Aug 15, 2021 | 68 violations | $675,988 | 37 | 0 |
| Wyle Laboratories / KBR | San Diego | Aug 15, 2021 | 22 violations | $440,889 | 11 | 0 |
| Flying J Machine, Inc. | Escondido | Jul 30, 2021 | 13 violations repeat | $31,910 | 12 | $6,972 |
| La Fuente Mexican Food | Chula Vista | Jul 21, 2021 | 47 violations repeat | $38,849 | 29 | $11,106 |
| Good-Men Roofing & Construction, Inc. | San Diego | Jul 4, 2021 | 4 violations | $89,621 | 4 | 0 |
| United Support Services | La Jolla | Jun 27, 2021 | 45 violations | $611,738 | 23 | 0 |
| San Diego Superior Court | San Diego | Jun 27, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The WrapShack | Santee | Jun 13, 2021 | 15 violations | $1,918 | 14 | 0 |
| Alta Drywall Innovative Wall Systems | Escondido | Jun 9, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OMG Global Logistics Corp. Mayer International Trade Consultants, Inc. | San Diego | Jun 6, 2021 | 62 violations repeat | $822,074 | 31 | $23,219 |
| Farmers Table La Mesa | La Mesa | May 25, 2021 | 18 violations repeat | $26,525 | 17 | $14,977 |
| DRV Modular Contractors | La Mesa | May 23, 2021 | 9 violations | $3,430 | 5 | 0 |
| University of California, San Diego | La Jolla | May 17, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JPI Construction Inc. | San Diego | May 11, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson Controls Federal Systems Inc. | San Diego | May 9, 2021 | 22 violations | $65,208 | 6 | 0 |
| Logistic's and Technology Service | San Diego | May 9, 2021 | 6 violations | $5,364 | 4 | 0 |
| Ocean Dental Care Michelle Yamada DDS Inc. | San Diego | May 8, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Epsilon Systems Solutions | San Diego | Mar 21, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boarhog, LLC | San Diego | Mar 21, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC | Oceanside | Mar 17, 2021 | 6 violations repeat | $505 | 5 | 0 |
| Atlas Freight Forwarding, Inc. | San Diego | Mar 14, 2021 | 17 violations repeat | $111,585 | 13 | $11,453 |
| Grand Villa Residential Facility | Escondido | Mar 12, 2021 | 5 violations repeat | $12,065 | 4 | $2,324 |
| Lexicon Consulting, Inc. | El Cajon | Mar 9, 2021 | 473 violations | $78,511 | 167 | 0 |
| Angelo's Towing Alexandra Services Inc | Chula Vista | Mar 4, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employment Development Department | Oceanside | Feb 26, 2021 | 74 violations | $6,834 | 73 | 0 |
| KMEA MACTEC JV | National City | Feb 18, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Job Options, Inc. | San Diego | Feb 16, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle Security Bald Eagle Security Services, Inc. | San Diego | Jan 29, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aya Healthcare | San Diego | Jan 23, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solar Turbine, Inc | San Diego | Jan 21, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Performance Drywall | San Diego | Jan 20, 2021 | 569 violations repeat | $430,304 | 568 | $99,567 |
| Technet Partners | Carlsbad | Jan 19, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Global Food Services, LLC | Oceanside | Jan 16, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redhorse Technical Services, Inc. | San Diego | Jan 11, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen | San Diego | Dec 31, 2020 | 16 violations | $12,047 | 14 | 0 |
| Acoustic Evolution | San Diego | Dec 31, 2020 | 17 violations | $10,465 | 9 | 0 |
| Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen | National City | Dec 31, 2020 | 6 violations | $3,652 | 4 | 0 |
| Rainbow Valley Orchards Rainbow Valley Orchard Sales, Inc | Fallbrook | Dec 31, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $7,737 |
| DLF Safenet DLF Safenet Joint Venture | National City | Dec 28, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TowexTowing | San Diego | Dec 23, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,196 | 1 | 0 |
| Jersey Mike's Subs | San Diego | Dec 21, 2020 | 24 violations repeat | $9,552 | 23 | $1,396 |
| Bayside Engineering & Construction, Inc. | San Diego | Dec 20, 2020 | 7 violations | $4,793 | 7 | 0 |
| JS Plastering, Inc./Alliance Lath, Inc. | Jamul | Dec 17, 2020 | 41 violations repeat | $100,801 | 39 | $25,380 |
| KES KOAM ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, Incorporated | San Diego | Dec 1, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landscape One, Inc. | Fallbrook | Nov 22, 2020 | 24 violations repeat | $32,269 | 23 | $8,460 |
| United Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy Association of San Dieg | Escondido | Nov 16, 2020 | 22 violations | $8,267 | 20 | 0 |
| VTG Defense National Technology Associates, inc | San Diego | Nov 16, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premar Premar Global Warehouse Logistics - Sole Prop | San Diego | Nov 15, 2020 | 33 violations repeat | $230,000 | 16 | $9,296 |
| KRATOS TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING SOLUTIONS, INC. | San Diego | Nov 12, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tetra Tech Tetra Tech EC, Inc | San Diego | Nov 2, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hi-Q Engineering | Poway | Oct 31, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Innovative Federal Operations Group, Inc. | Carlsbad | Oct 30, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bodhi Group, Inc. | El Cajon | Oct 27, 2020 | 3 violations | $6,264 | 2 | 0 |
| R&R International Freight Forwarding | San Diego | Oct 26, 2020 | 84 violations | $177,733 | 43 | 0 |
| RMC-Exemplar RMC - Exemplar Joint Venture | Lakeside | Oct 24, 2020 | 7 violations | $443 | 5 | 0 |
| MPC Electronics | Chula Vista | Oct 23, 2020 | 5 violations | $301 | 1 | 0 |
| Wetzel's Pretzels | San Diego | Oct 23, 2020 | 14 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,934 |
| Broken Yolk Black Eight Taco, LLC | San Diego | Oct 22, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,215 | 1 | 0 |
| Village Nurseries | San Diego | Oct 20, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARCO Attisha Enterprise, Inc. | San Diego | Oct 20, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arco AMPM El Cajon Petroleum, Inc. | El Cajon | Oct 16, 2020 | 4 violations | $290 | 1 | 0 |
| ASAP Towing | El Cajon | Oct 14, 2020 | 3 violations repeat | $13,443 | 2 | $1,410 |
| Fred's Fencing | Santee | Oct 12, 2020 | 16 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian & Sons Plumbing, Heating And Air Condi | Vista | Oct 4, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arco AMPM DBH Enterprises Incorporated | Escondido | Oct 2, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $512 |
| Vadeto Group MTA Moving Technologies in America | San Diego | Oct 1, 2020 | 5 violations | $12,226 | 4 | 0 |
| E & E Industries Blue House Partners, LLC | San Diego | Sep 30, 2020 | 30 violations | $42,357 | 7 | 0 |
| Shamoun Shell | San Diego | Sep 29, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovan Plamenac | San Marcos | Sep 20, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Hills Post Acute | San Diego | Sep 15, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zenete | San Diego | Sep 11, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Stivers Shell | San Diego | Sep 10, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cazares Produce | Vista | Sep 1, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBL Space Border Logistics, Corp. | San Diego | Aug 31, 2020 | 10 violations | $10,996 | 5 | 0 |
| Best Western Plus Beach View Lodge | Carlsbad | Aug 21, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,000 | 1 | 0 |
| Columbia Export Group | San Diego | Aug 14, 2020 | 105 violations repeat | $907,714 | 53 | $30,880 |
| De La Fuente Construction, Inc. | National City | Aug 12, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NMS Management, Inc. | National City | Aug 7, 2020 | 3 violations | $1,974 | 1 | 0 |
| Caring Senior Services | San Diego | Aug 5, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anechoic Solutions | Poway | Aug 5, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quality Coast Incorporated | Chula Vista | Aug 1, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pauley Equipment Company | Escondido | Jul 22, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Altman Specialty Plants | Vista | Jul 15, 2020 | 8 violations | $1,175 | 4 | $2,502 |
| Valley Produce Harvesting, Inc. | Pauma Valley | Jul 6, 2020 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,931 |
| Fire Mountain Veterinary Hospital | Oceanside | Jul 3, 2020 | 3 violations | $793 | 2 | 0 |
| Quality Coast Incorporated | Chula Vista | Jun 30, 2020 | 25 violations | $6,257 | 9 | 0 |
| Singh Group, Inc. | Oceanside | Jun 28, 2020 | 5 violations | $30,475 | 2 | 0 |
| T & T Janitorial, Inc. | San Diego | Jun 28, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benchmark Landscape Construction, Inc. | Poway | Jun 19, 2020 | 2 violations | $636 | 2 | 0 |
| Pasha automotive Services / Pasha Group | National City | Jun 17, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USPS United States Postal Service | Vista | Jun 6, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,411 | 1 | 0 |
| Brokerage And Logistic Solutions | San Diego | Jun 1, 2020 | 170 violations | $323,832 | 87 | 0 |
| PDSA SC | San Diego | May 31, 2020 | 65 violations | $157,638 | 36 | $26,505 |
| Curtis Drilling Company | Escondido | May 12, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 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.