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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peraton Peraton, Inc., | San Diego | Sep 12, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meridian Home Care First Meridian Care Services, Inc. | San Diego | Sep 12, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sentinel Protective Services | San Ysidro | Sep 10, 2018 | 2 violations | $54 | 1 | 0 |
| Yolanda Rocha Yolanada Rocha (Daughter/client) | Oceanside | Sep 4, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bersa Mobile X Ray & Ultrasound Bersa Mobile XRay & & Ultrasound, Inc. | Escondido | Aug 28, 2018 | 2 violations | $971 | 1 | 0 |
| Berg Electric | Carlsbad | Aug 19, 2018 | 3 violations | $24,089 | 1 | 0 |
| HVAC Exchange The HVAC Exchange Inc. | Chula Vista | Aug 14, 2018 | 5 violations | $1,013 | 2 | 0 |
| Henry Avocado Corporation | Escondido | Aug 3, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaime's Grove Services | Fallbrook | Aug 3, 2018 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | $22,251 |
| Aunt Emmas Pancake Restaurant | Chula Vista | Jul 31, 2018 | 6 violations | $8,076 | 5 | 0 |
| Human Longevity Inc. | San Diego | Jul 26, 2018 | 15 violations | $115,747 | 15 | 0 |
| American Ice Company | El Cajon | Jul 23, 2018 | 19 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sundance Natural Foods Company | Oceanside | Jul 18, 2018 | 50 violations repeat | $13,642 | 45 | $5,130 |
| McDaniel Fruit Company | Fallbrook | Jul 18, 2018 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,420 |
| On The Boarder | San Diego | Jul 12, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elani West LLC | La Jolla | Jul 11, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Fibers Corp. | San Diego | Jul 10, 2018 | 21 violations | $22,538 | 20 | 0 |
| Job Options, Inc. Job Options, Incorporated | San Diego | Jul 10, 2018 | 19 violations | $8,413 | 19 | 0 |
| Ponciano Construction | Santee | Jun 30, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maximum Recycling | Vista | Jun 27, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boudoir Nail Bar | Chula Vista | Jun 8, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brighter Life, Inc | San Diego | Jun 7, 2018 | 22 violations | $42,267 | 21 | 0 |
| Dr. Demo Demolition Services | Chula Vista | Jun 6, 2018 | 6 violations | $13,564 | 5 | 0 |
| South Bay Recycling Center | Chula Vista | Jun 6, 2018 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Recycling | Chula Vista | Jun 5, 2018 | 2 violations | $10,339 | 1 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco | Oceanside | May 23, 2018 | 36 violations | $15,970 | 35 | 0 |
| Chuck E. Cheese CEC Entertainment Inc. | San Diego | Apr 12, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,928 |
| Massage Eden - Telegraph Canyon | Chula Vista | Apr 10, 2018 | 12 violations | $37,939 | 8 | 0 |
| Massage Eden - Telegraph Canyon | Chula Vista | Apr 10, 2018 | 5 violations | $5,828 | 3 | 0 |
| Massage Eden - Telegraph Canyon | Chula Vista | Apr 10, 2018 | 4 violations | $2,789 | 2 | 0 |
| Rama Thai Massage - Downtown | La Jolla | Mar 31, 2018 | 6 violations | $13,163 | 3 | 0 |
| Rama Thai Massage - Downtown | San Diego | Mar 31, 2018 | 3 violations | $1,600 | 1 | 0 |
| CA Floors | San Diego | Mar 31, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Majestic Nails & Day Spa | San Diego | Mar 30, 2018 | 3 violations | $67,479 | 1 | 0 |
| Nielsen Contracting | El Cajon | Mar 18, 2018 | 662 violations | $301,350 | 614 | 0 |
| POINT LOMA SEAFOODS | San Diego | Mar 12, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark V Lodge, Inc. | San Diego | Mar 9, 2018 | 3 violations | $16,007 | 2 | 0 |
| Amazon Logistics | San Diego | Mar 1, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pieology Pizzeria | Escondido | Feb 20, 2018 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $10,590 |
| Sam Woo Barbecue | San Diego | Feb 18, 2018 | 18 violations | $96,312 | 18 | 0 |
| Pieology Pizzeria | Carlsbad | Feb 14, 2018 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $15,885 |
| Spearhead Specialty Products | Fallbrook | Feb 5, 2018 | 2 violations | $5,296 | 1 | 0 |
| Coronado Distribution Company, Inc. | San Diego | Feb 5, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared The Galleria of Jewelry | National City | Feb 1, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HP Enterprise Services | San Diego | Jan 31, 2018 | 171 violations | $531,966 | 57 | 0 |
| Subway SDDT Enterprises, LLC | San Diego | Jan 31, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $641 |
| True Lawn Care | Lakeside | Jan 25, 2018 | 36 violations | $9,099 | 35 | 0 |
| Wheat & Water Neptune Restaurant Group, LLC | La Jolla | Jan 16, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $327 |
| The Gap | Carlsbad | Jan 11, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Board & Brew Blacktop Restaurant Group, Inc. | San Diego | Jan 11, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $327 |
| Vons The Vons Companies, Inc. | San Diego | Jan 10, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHD Home Improvement | San Diego | Jan 6, 2018 | 2 violations | $1,937 | 1 | 0 |
| Wetzel's Pretzels | Carlsbad | Jan 5, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Little Caesar Pizza Chris and Chris Enterprises, Inc. | National City | Jan 4, 2018 | 2 violations | $357 | 2 | 0 |
| Quality Coast Incorporated | Chula Vista | Dec 31, 2017 | 21 violations | $67,201 | 9 | 0 |
| Crust Pizzeria | San Diego | Dec 31, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $327 |
| Attic Perfect | San Diego | Dec 30, 2017 | 12 violations | $9,944 | 11 | 0 |
| Sweetwater Medical Center Benjamin O Camacho MD FACO A Medical Corporat | National City | Dec 24, 2017 | 20 violations | $22,408 | 10 | 0 |
| Best Western Courtesy Inn | El Cajon | Dec 18, 2017 | 2 violations | $378 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnson Storage & Moving Company | San Diego | Dec 15, 2017 | 108 violations | $6,978 | 36 | 0 |
| Action Drone USA | Chula Vista | Dec 12, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindred Hospital San Diego | San Diego | Dec 11, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Avent Techs | San Diego | Dec 4, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giese Trucking | San Diego | Dec 1, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FROGLANDERS FROZEN YOGURT Dinyarshah Enterprise Corporation | La Jolla | Nov 30, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inn by the Sea Royal Inn of La Jolla | La Jolla | Nov 29, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Halbert Construction Company, Inc | El Cajon | Nov 12, 2017 | 5 violations | $4,014 | 4 | 0 |
| NES LLC Noreas Environmental Services, LLC | San Diego | Nov 10, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Promise Care Services, LLC | San Diego | Nov 8, 2017 | 13 violations | $9,303 | 13 | 0 |
| Excellent Services Construction | Poway | Nov 7, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Platinum Parking Management, LLC | Chula Vista | Nov 2, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pangan Homes Inc. | San Ysidro | Oct 31, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evexia Concepts, LLC | El Cajon | Oct 30, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dr. Manuel Romo Garcia Rulfo | San Diego | Oct 24, 2017 | 3 violations | $5,488 | 1 | 0 |
| Dr. Manuel Romo Garcia Rulfo | San Diego | Oct 24, 2017 | 3 violations | $5,482 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Stapleton Associates Security, Inc. | San Diego | Oct 23, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Professional Maintenance Systems | San Diego | Sep 30, 2017 | 156 violations | $21,704 | 155 | 0 |
| Integrated Marine Services, Inc. | Chula Vista | Sep 19, 2017 | 12 violations | $17,801 | 5 | 0 |
| Soco Group, Inc. | Carlsbad | Sep 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hine Pontiac | San Diego | Aug 31, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CMS Recycling Inc. California Metal Services, Inc. | Escondido | Aug 29, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wienerschnitzel | Chula Vista | Aug 29, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indu Fashions | National City | Aug 17, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lexus of El Cajon | El Cajon | Aug 16, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bank of America Mortgage | San Diego | Aug 10, 2017 | 5 violations | $14,528 | 1 | 0 |
| Cardinal Point Captains | San Diego | Aug 1, 2017 | 10 violations | $57,171 | 8 | 0 |
| Ventura Kuehn & Associates, Inc. | San Diego | Jul 31, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee's Iron & Metal Lee's Metal Recycling, LP | Vista | Jul 27, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V & D Recycling | San Diego | Jul 27, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Risk Management | La Mesa | Jul 22, 2017 | 3 violations | $240 | 2 | 0 |
| Mt. Helix Home Care Pacifica Residential Care Inc. | La Mesa | Jul 19, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unyeway, Inc. | Lakeside | Jul 17, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silverstrand Construction | San Diego | Jul 1, 2017 | 17 violations | $8,696 | 4 | 0 |
| General Bakery Supplies, Inc. | San Diego | Jun 30, 2017 | 18 violations | $12,263 | 17 | 0 |
| 54th Recycling | San Diego | Jun 30, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richardson Recycling | Ramona | Jun 23, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nokola Holdings LLC | San Diego | Jun 22, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Pollo Loco | Lemon Grove | Jun 20, 2017 | 4 violations | $1,744 | 3 | 0 |
| Pizza Hut Summit Pizza West, LLC | Santee | Jun 13, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Limo Buses | San Diego | Jun 9, 2017 | 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.