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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBC South Western Bell Communications Svs, Inc. | San Francisco | Jul 13, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hong Fa Fashion Wen Wei Lin dba Hong Fa Fashion | San Francisco | Jul 11, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sultan Indian Cuisine | San Francisco | Jun 30, 2005 | 2 violations | $850 | 1 | 0 |
| Campton Place Hotel | San Francisco | Jun 30, 2005 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hotel Griffon Embarcardero Inn Associates, L. P. | San Francisco | Jun 30, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lien Hing 3 Supermarket | San Francisco | Jun 17, 2005 | 25 violations | $40,478 | 25 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | San Francisco | Jun 17, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuscan Inn Fisherman's Wharf | San Francisco | Jun 15, 2005 | 5 violations | $289 | 4 | 0 |
| Harbor Court Hotel Steuart Street Venture, L. P. | San Francisco | Jun 15, 2005 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Posh Bagel | San Francisco | Jun 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Airlines | San Francisco | Jun 9, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Argonaut Hotel Maritime Hotel Associates, L. P. | San Francisco | May 31, 2005 | 7 violations | $249 | 6 | 0 |
| Valencia | San Francisco | May 15, 2005 | 5 violations | $17,297 | 4 | 0 |
| Mr. Pizzaman Food All the Time, Inc. | San Francisco | May 15, 2005 | 8 violations | $7,886 | 7 | 0 |
| Think Equity Partners, LLC | San Francisco | May 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kings Custom Tailor | San Francisco | May 1, 2005 | 7 violations | $38,617 | 2 | 0 |
| Hotel Monaco Bellevue Associates, L. P. | San Francisco | Apr 30, 2005 | 8 violations | $1,404 | 7 | 0 |
| Hotel Palomar Fourth & Market Hotel Associates, L. P. | San Francisco | Apr 30, 2005 | 10 violations | $455 | 9 | 0 |
| Serrano Hotel Taylor California, Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 30, 2005 | 2 violations | $202 | 1 | 0 |
| Califashions Kamel Ayoub dba Califashions | San Francisco | Apr 26, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byer California | San Francisco | Apr 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Scrubs Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 15, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King's Custom Tailor | San Francisco | Apr 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japanese Weekend Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 12, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regent Manufacturing Co. Burton Miller&Helen Miller dba Regent Mfg Co | San Francisco | Apr 6, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco City Lights, Inc. | San Francisco | Apr 6, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Securitas Security Services | San Francisco | Mar 31, 2005 | 7 violations | $2,963 | 6 | 0 |
| Sir Francis Drake Hotel | San Francisco | Mar 31, 2005 | 12 violations | $504 | 11 | 0 |
| Galleria Park Hotel | San Francisco | Mar 31, 2005 | 6 violations | $277 | 5 | 0 |
| Triton Hotel Grant Street Ventures, L. P. | San Francisco | Mar 31, 2005 | 4 violations | $74 | 3 | 0 |
| Evon Leong dba Boldstitsch | San Francisco | Mar 25, 2005 | 25 violations | $5,172 | 25 | 0 |
| Janiey Wu Company | San Francisco | Mar 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VIHA Fashions Inc | San Francisco | Mar 19, 2005 | 4 violations | $1,586 | 4 | 0 |
| Hijon, Inc. | San Francisco | Mar 11, 2005 | 6 violations | $5,208 | 6 | 0 |
| Idex Global Services, Inc. | San Francisco | Mar 11, 2005 | 2 violations | $472 | 2 | 0 |
| Villa Florence Hotel | San Francisco | Mar 5, 2005 | 2 violations | $38 | 1 | 0 |
| Byer California | San Francisco | Mar 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yosh for Hair / Georgina Khan | San Francisco | Mar 4, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Beach Pizza Pier 39 | San Francisco | Mar 3, 2005 | 5 violations repeat | $25,462 | 4 | $748 |
| Nancy Fa Fashion | San Francisco | Mar 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monticello Inn Continental Renaisance Partners | San Francisco | Feb 28, 2005 | 2 violations | $3,835 | 1 | 0 |
| kevin Lew Dba K & P Sewing Company | San Francisco | Feb 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikhail Berelovich | San Francisco | Feb 21, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunrise K. Company, Inc. | San Francisco | Feb 16, 2005 | 9 violations | $1,474 | 8 | 0 |
| Jo Jo Garment Mfg. Inc. | San Francisco | Feb 16, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | San Francisco | Feb 15, 2005 | 454 violations | $932,977 | 454 | 0 |
| Vantaggio Suites | San Francisco | Feb 15, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PL SF Sewing LTD Liability Co. | San Francisco | Feb 13, 2005 | 8 violations | $6,167 | 8 | 0 |
| Ka Po Sewing company Sui Po So dba Ka Po Sewing Company | San Francisco | Feb 13, 2005 | 4 violations | $2,222 | 4 | 0 |
| Lee & Lee Garments, Inc | San Francisco | Feb 13, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colleen Quen Couture, Inc | San Francisco | Feb 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trader Joe's Trader Joe's Company | San Francisco | Feb 7, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah's Bagel Einstein and Noah Corporation | San Francisco | Feb 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perticone Protective Services | San Francisco | Jan 31, 2005 | 1 violation | $74 | 1 | 0 |
| GCI | San Francisco | Jan 20, 2005 | 1 violation | $501 | 1 | 0 |
| Beronio Lumber Company, Inc. | San Francisco | Jan 17, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ace Parking Management | San Francisco | Jan 3, 2005 | 1 violation | $1,399 | 1 | 0 |
| McDonald's Charles & Edith Duvall dba McDonald's | San Francisco | Jan 3, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken | San Francisco | Jan 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mr. Pizzaman Food All the Time, Inc. | San Francisco | Jan 1, 2005 | 13 violations | $15,972 | 12 | 0 |
| Prescot Hotel Post Street Renausance Partners | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2004 | 3 violations | $8,348 | 2 | 0 |
| Singapore Malaysian Restaurant | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pac Pizza LLC | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chocolate Heaven | San Francisco | Dec 31, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starbucks | San Francisco | Dec 22, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Left at Albiguerque | San Francisco | Dec 22, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King's Security King Security Services, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 17, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Cabinets MFG CO. | San Francisco | Dec 16, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chen Associates, Inc dba Direct Source Industries | San Francisco | Dec 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J's. Mae, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco City Lights, Inc. | San Francisco | Dec 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Sewing Co., Inc. | San Francisco | Nov 19, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feng Sheng Garments, Inc. | San Francisco | Nov 13, 2004 | 30 violations | $16,200 | 29 | 0 |
| San Francisco City Lights, Inc. | San Francisco | Nov 8, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big House | San Francisco | Oct 29, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | San Francisco | Oct 28, 2004 | 25 violations | $67,576 | 25 | 0 |
| Global Production & Sourcing, Inc. | San Francisco | Oct 24, 2004 | 15 violations | $10,736 | 15 | 0 |
| Landmark Education | San Francisco | Oct 13, 2004 | 45 violations | $187,569 | 45 | 0 |
| King Security Services, Inc | San Francisco | Sep 24, 2004 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mobile Auto Glass Inc | San Francisco | Sep 18, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triadigm International | San Francisco | Sep 13, 2004 | 1 violation | $16,219 | 0 | 0 |
| Ocean Sash and Door Inc. | San Francisco | Aug 26, 2004 | 22 violations | $14,770 | 21 | 0 |
| San Francisco Travelodge | San Francisco | Aug 18, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B44 Restaurant- Catalan Bistro Dolric Inc. dba B44 Restaurant-Catalan Bis | San Francisco | Jul 11, 2004 | 28 violations | $31,518 | 28 | 0 |
| Kezar Bar and Restaurant | San Francisco | May 24, 2004 | 4 violations | $9,449 | 3 | 0 |
| California Culinary Academy | San Francisco | Apr 10, 2004 | 2 violations | $715 | 1 | 0 |
| PTSI Professional Technology Staffing Inc. | San Francisco | Jan 15, 2004 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-1 Security | San Francisco | Oct 31, 2003 | 8 violations | $10,168 | 3 | 0 |
| US Protect, Inc. | San Francisco | Sep 30, 2003 | 194 violations | $23,899 | 194 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | San Francisco | Sep 3, 2003 | 78 violations repeat | $282,290 | 77 | 0 |
| Generation Pi Generation Pix, Inc. | San Francisco | May 27, 2003 | 4 violations | $184,655 | 4 | 0 |
| Generation Pi Generation Pix, Incorporated | San Francisco | May 27, 2003 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Win Fashion, Inc | San Francisco | Nov 3, 2001 | 91 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $89,000 |
| Wins of California, Inc. | San Francisco | Oct 29, 2001 | 248 violations repeat | $933,478 | 248 | $248,000 |
| Custom Engine Shop Inc | San Francisco | Apr 7, 2000 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,675 |
| San Francisco Police Department | San Francisco | not stated | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SPAN.io | San Francisco | not stated | no violations found | 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
- San Francisco797 cases, $20,448,505
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.