Wage and hour cases in San Francisco County at a glance
Employers in San Francisco County 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 | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Clay Oven N. Malhi (S.F.) Corporation | San Francisco | Jan 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecotality Inc | San Francisco | Jan 28, 2013 | 74 violations | $807,626 | 73 | 0 |
| City Sightseeing San Francisco City Sightseeing San Francisco Corporation | San Francisco | Jan 24, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehfil Indian Cuisine Inc. (Pacific Heights) | San Francisco | Jan 14, 2013 | 32 violations | $53,904 | 31 | 0 |
| Waterfall Wellness Health Center | San Francisco | Jan 2, 2013 | 6 violations | $43,664 | 5 | 0 |
| Cinch PR & Branding Group | San Francisco | Jan 2, 2013 | 5 violations | $17,561 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry's Tow Larry's Towing, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EQS Consulting Services North America, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 18, 2012 | 5 violations | $13,088 | 3 | 0 |
| Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 14, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fox Translate | San Francisco | Dec 11, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bai Thong Thai Cuisine | San Francisco | Dec 4, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrews International LLC. | San Francisco | Oct 31, 2012 | 5 violations | $561 | 4 | 0 |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | Oct 31, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department | San Francisco | Oct 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| City and County of San Francisco | San Francisco | Oct 29, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everest College Corinthian Colleges, Inc | San Francisco | Oct 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sushi Groove South | San Francisco | Oct 25, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quince Quince Pacific Avenue, LLC | San Francisco | Oct 15, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraiche Yogurt | San Francisco | Oct 14, 2012 | 3 violations | $176 | 2 | 0 |
| Level 8 Construction, Inc. | San Francisco | Oct 2, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gajalee Gajalee Restuarant Management, Inc. | San Francisco | Sep 30, 2012 | 2 violations | $95 | 1 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | San Francisco | Sep 21, 2012 | 2 violations | $653 | 1 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | San Francisco | Sep 17, 2012 | 3 violations | $1,325 | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Fertility Institute Danielle Lane, M.D., Inc, A Professional Corp | San Francisco | Sep 11, 2012 | 5 violations | $10,226 | 5 | 0 |
| ENOVITY, INC. | San Francisco | Aug 31, 2012 | 1 violation | $217 | 1 | 0 |
| YMCA of San Francisco | San Francisco | Aug 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco Health Care and Rehab, Inc | San Francisco | Aug 14, 2012 | 35 violations | $80,650 | 34 | 0 |
| San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | San Francisco | Aug 10, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Farolito Taqueria | San Francisco | Jul 31, 2012 | 50 violations | $25,115 | 49 | 0 |
| Casa Guadalupe | San Francisco | Jul 28, 2012 | 26 violations repeat | $111,405 | 25 | $11,688 |
| Artist Alley Gallery 4n5 Corporation | San Francisco | Jul 17, 2012 | 4 violations | $7,086 | 2 | 0 |
| BAE Systems San Francisco Ship Repair Inc. | San Francisco | Jul 16, 2012 | 2 violations | $781 | 1 | 0 |
| Pho Garden Vietnamese Restaurant-San Francisc | San Francisco | Jul 15, 2012 | 2 violations | $2,573 | 2 | 0 |
| Hot Pot Garden S & L International Investment Group LLC | San Francisco | Jul 15, 2012 | 1 violation | $580 | 1 | 0 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco | Jul 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilton SF Financial District | San Francisco | Jun 21, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF Giants Baseball Organization | San Francisco | Jun 2, 2012 | 102 violations | $544,715 | 74 | 0 |
| Employement Development Department State of Ca-Employment Development Dept.(EDD) | San Francisco | Jun 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF Electric Works Gallery | San Francisco | May 31, 2012 | 4 violations | $1,611 | 3 | 0 |
| Tru Tru Spa, Inc. | San Francisco | May 20, 2012 | 1 violation | $915 | 1 | 0 |
| Disabled Employees Rehabilitation, Inc. | San Francisco | May 16, 2012 | 16 violations | $14,938 | 16 | 0 |
| ELOQUA Eloqua Corporation | San Francisco | May 16, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bare By Tru | San Francisco | May 13, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lafitte Corsair Partners L.P. | San Francisco | Apr 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Merrill Corporation Merrill Communications LLC | San Francisco | Apr 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Beach Cafe | San Francisco | Apr 24, 2012 | 25 violations | $32,702 | 24 | 0 |
| Mission Beach Bakery | San Francisco | Apr 24, 2012 | 6 violations | $18,799 | 3 | 0 |
| Microbiz Security Company | San Francisco | Apr 15, 2012 | 4 violations | $250 | 4 | 0 |
| Grand Hyatt San Francisco | San Francisco | Apr 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chow Park | San Francisco | Apr 8, 2012 | 19 violations | $59,945 | 18 | 0 |
| Chow Church | San Francisco | Apr 8, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Republic Bank | San Francisco | Apr 7, 2012 | 393 violations | $1,009,644 | 392 | 0 |
| Serenity Dental Spa Sheila Shahabi, D.D.S., INC. | San Francisco | Apr 2, 2012 | 5 violations | $3,109 | 4 | 0 |
| Plant Construction Company LP | San Francisco | Apr 2, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nueva Castilla Iron Works, Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 1, 2012 | 8 violations | $3,654 | 3 | 0 |
| SMG | San Francisco | Mar 25, 2012 | 504 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R & G LOUNGE R & G Executive Lounge, Inc. | San Francisco | Mar 17, 2012 | 20 violations | $2,869 | 20 | 0 |
| San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | San Francisco | Mar 15, 2012 | 15 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Airlines United Continental Holding, Inc. | San Francisco | Mar 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco Department of Public Works | San Francisco | Mar 2, 2012 | 8 violations | $6,378 | 7 | 0 |
| Washington Bakery & Restaurant | San Francisco | Feb 29, 2012 | 14 violations | $12,707 | 14 | 0 |
| Wells Fargo Bank | San Francisco | Feb 20, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Great Eastern Restaurant | San Francisco | Feb 15, 2012 | 13 violations | $56,593 | 13 | 0 |
| South Sea Seafood Village (Millbrae) | San Francisco | Feb 15, 2012 | 30 violations | $49,014 | 29 | 0 |
| PENANG GARDEN Fortune Family Six, Inc | San Francisco | Feb 15, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayflower Seafood Restaurant-San Francisco | San Francisco | Feb 14, 2012 | 11 violations | $17,645 | 10 | 0 |
| Bauer's Intelligent Transportation | San Francisco | Feb 14, 2012 | 6 violations | $5,677 | 5 | 0 |
| K & L RESTAURANT | San Francisco | Feb 13, 2012 | 16 violations | $62,952 | 8 | 0 |
| Empress of China Roof Garden Restaurant | San Francisco | Feb 13, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LAM HOA THUAN RESTAURANT | San Francisco | Feb 12, 2012 | 28 violations | $102,987 | 28 | 0 |
| HONG KONG LOUNGE M & V Investments, Inc. | San Francisco | Feb 12, 2012 | 44 violations | $90,241 | 44 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Lounge II | San Francisco | Feb 12, 2012 | 4 violations | $2,756 | 4 | 0 |
| New Asia Garden Chinese Restaurant | San Francisco | Feb 12, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BROTHER SEAFOOD, INC. | San Francisco | Jan 31, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEW SUN HONG KONG RESTAURANT | San Francisco | Jan 30, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency | San Francisco | Jan 18, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | San Francisco | Jan 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palace Steakhouse, Inc. | San Francisco | Jan 9, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway-Bayview | San Francisco | Jan 5, 2012 | 4 violations | $416 | 3 | 0 |
| Pump It Up of San Francisco | San Francisco | Jan 4, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bauers Intelligent Transportation, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2011 | 2 violations | $701 | 2 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2011 | 1 violation | $305 | 1 | 0 |
| Bay Area Linen Valet Service Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 29, 2011 | 26 violations | $2,523 | 24 | 0 |
| United Airlines | San Francisco | Dec 23, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April Financial Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 19, 2011 | 3 violations | $11,527 | 1 | 0 |
| Cafe Gratitude | San Francisco | Dec 8, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dog Patch Saloon | San Francisco | Dec 5, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G4S Secure Solutions | San Francisco | Dec 2, 2011 | 34 violations | $5,232 | 33 | 0 |
| Imagine Games Network ( IGN) | San Francisco | Nov 28, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinatown Restaurant | San Francisco | Nov 17, 2011 | 7 violations | $16,431 | 3 | 0 |
| Joseph Brook Racing Stable | San Francisco | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quentin B. Miller | San Francisco | Nov 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Focaccia Market and Bakery | San Francisco | Nov 4, 2011 | 14 violations | $18,172 | 13 | 0 |
| Massive Black Inc. | San Francisco | Nov 1, 2011 | 2 violations | $8,708 | 1 | 0 |
| United Airlines | San Francisco | Oct 19, 2011 | 6 violations | $508 | 5 | 0 |
| American Solutions Inc. | San Francisco | Oct 17, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Providence Place, Inc. | San Francisco | Oct 16, 2011 | 20 violations | $49,769 | 17 | 0 |
| John Campbell's Irish Bakery | San Francisco | Oct 13, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bamboo Spa, Inc. | San Francisco | Sep 30, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Meat Co. Inc. | San Francisco | Sep 30, 2011 | 40 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in San Francisco County
| 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 |
Cities in San Francisco County with cases
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Your rights in San Francisco County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in San Francisco 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 Francisco 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.