Wage and hour cases in San Mateo County at a glance
Employers in San Mateo County account for 495 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 353 of which found violations (71%). Employers agreed to pay $9,550,134 in back wages to 3,966 workers, and $250,274 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 0 cases closed with $0 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Health Care and Social Assistance ($3,676,476), Accommodation and Food Services ($1,372,369), Utilities ($772,608).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 Sandwich Company | South San Francisco | Jun 30, 2011 | 80 violations repeat | $106,110 | 47 | 0 |
| Bayview Painting and Construction | Burlingame | Jun 8, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jollibee Honeybee Food Corp | San Bruno | May 24, 2011 | 3 violations | $499 | 2 | 0 |
| EnterSoft Solutions, Inc. | Redwood City | May 24, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seton Medical Center | Daly City | May 16, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oracle, formerly RightNow Technologies | San Mateo | May 10, 2011 | 17 violations | $20,775 | 17 | 0 |
| SFO Apparel | Brisbane | Apr 17, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chilton Auto Body Inc. | San Carlos | Apr 6, 2011 | 6 violations | $9,045 | 5 | 0 |
| San Mateo Convalescent Hospital | San Mateo | Apr 4, 2011 | 3 violations | $5,641 | 1 | 0 |
| Perpetual Help Home | San Mateo | Mar 17, 2011 | 4 violations repeat | $39,664 | 2 | 0 |
| Alas Cargo Alas Cargo San Francisco | Daly City | Mar 14, 2011 | 1 violation | $928 | 1 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC | South San Francisco | Feb 28, 2011 | 26 violations | $1,065 | 25 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprise LLC (Hawaii) | South San Francisco | Feb 28, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC | South San Francisco | Feb 28, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bay Area Appliances | San Mateo | Feb 15, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Across Construction Corp | San Carlos | Feb 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck E. Cheese CEC Entertainment, Inc. | Redwood City | Feb 6, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,550 |
| Chuck E. Cheese CEC Entertainment, Inc. | San Bruno | Feb 6, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,870 |
| Big Bears Construction | Daly City | Jan 19, 2011 | 19 violations | $33,362 | 9 | 0 |
| Marshall Construction | Half Moon Bay | Jan 19, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bermuda Montessori and Daycare | San Mateo | Dec 31, 2010 | 1 violation | $2,750 | 1 | 0 |
| Hampton Inn Suites Saturn Investment Group LLC | Burlingame | Nov 29, 2010 | 18 violations | $28,816 | 18 | 0 |
| El Mercadito Latino | Redwood City | Nov 15, 2010 | 23 violations | $57,576 | 11 | 0 |
| BMC and Sutter Gough LLP | San Mateo | Oct 12, 2010 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caminar | San Mateo | Oct 1, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edelman, Inc. DANIEL J. EDELMAN, INC | San Mateo | Sep 24, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gazillion Inc. Gazillion Entertainment | San Mateo | Sep 11, 2010 | 6 violations | $27,028 | 5 | 0 |
| Quatrro Mortgage Solutions, Inc | Burlingame | Aug 31, 2010 | 17 violations | $16,534 | 16 | 0 |
| Smith, Randlett, Foulk, & Stock | Redwood City | Aug 2, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bay Contract Maintenance, Inc. | South San Francisco | Jul 31, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N R Construction | South San Francisco | Jul 1, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dav El San Francisco, Inc. | South San Francisco | Jun 23, 2010 | 20 violations | $5,409 | 19 | 0 |
| Mathew Enterprise, Inc. | Menlo Park | May 12, 2010 | 43 violations | $25,526 | 42 | 0 |
| Prestige Protection | San Mateo | May 4, 2010 | 2 violations | $820 | 1 | 0 |
| National Guardian Enterprises, Inc. | Redwood City | Apr 6, 2010 | 3 violations | $1,825 | 3 | 0 |
| Imperial Marble Kitchen and Bath | South San Francisco | Mar 28, 2010 | 3 violations | $1,688 | 3 | 0 |
| Payless Shoe Source Payless Shoe Source Worldwide, Inc | San Bruno | Mar 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cinnabon | San Bruno | Mar 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cold Stone Creamery | San Bruno | Mar 22, 2010 | 2 violations | $11,340 | 1 | 0 |
| Claire's Accessories Claire's Boutiques Incorporated | San Bruno | Mar 22, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPIC Compliance System, LLC. | San Bruno | Mar 16, 2010 | 8 violations | $596 | 1 | 0 |
| Dairy Queen/Orange Julius Stowan Corporation dba Dairy Queen/Orange Jul | San Bruno | Mar 2, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,640 |
| Keyrose Corporation | San Mateo | Feb 27, 2010 | 23 violations | $16,199 | 23 | 0 |
| Century Theatres | San Bruno | Feb 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jollibee Honeybee Foods Corporation | San Bruno | Feb 26, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charolette Russe, Inc | San Bruno | Jan 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forever Forever 21 Retail, Inc | San Bruno | Jan 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tilly's World of Jeans and Tops | San Bruno | Jan 19, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Gatepath Community Gatepath of Northern California | Burlingame | Jan 14, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Point LLC | South San Francisco | Jan 13, 2010 | 1 violation | $870 | 1 | 0 |
| Annex Screenprint Inc. | South San Francisco | Jan 13, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S J Sewing Co. | South San Francisco | Jan 12, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Screend Printz | San Mateo | Jan 12, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regent Apparel Co. | South San Francisco | Jan 12, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ambition, Inc. | Brisbane | Jan 10, 2010 | 3 violations | $1,266 | 3 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC | South San Francisco | Dec 31, 2009 | 6 violations | $4,588 | 5 | 0 |
| Bayview Painting and Construction | Burlingame | Dec 30, 2009 | 1 violation | $218 | 1 | 0 |
| Prometheus Real Estate Group, INC | San Mateo | Dec 7, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Westborough Valero | South San Francisco | Sep 26, 2009 | 6 violations | $526 | 6 | 0 |
| Sullivan Valero | Daly City | Sep 26, 2009 | 3 violations | $226 | 3 | 0 |
| Bon Appetit Bon Appetit Management Company | Redwood City | May 6, 2009 | 84 violations | $28,341 | 83 | 0 |
| Guardsmark, LLC | Burlingame | May 5, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Half Moon Bay Roofing | Half Moon Bay | Apr 28, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South City Car Wash, Inc. | South San Francisco | Apr 14, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSF Gas & 100% Hand Car Wash | South San Francisco | Apr 14, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Community Gate Path of Northern California | Burlingame | Mar 9, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beijing Buffet Inc. | South San Francisco | Feb 28, 2009 | 35 violations | $52,923 | 30 | 0 |
| Grand Palace Seafood Restaurant Fu Yuen Enterprise, Inc. dba GRAND PALACE | South San Francisco | Feb 28, 2009 | 5 violations | $2,437 | 5 | 0 |
| MCL Steel/RDF Services | San Bruno | Feb 14, 2009 | 10 violations | $47,744 | 8 | 0 |
| Lupicia | San Bruno | Feb 14, 2009 | 8 violations | $4,026 | 7 | 0 |
| John Thompson Tree Expert, LLC | Menlo Park | Jan 31, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Torta Sabrosa Gus & Claudia Enterprises, Inc. dba La Torta | South San Francisco | Dec 28, 2008 | 1 violation | $1,560 | 1 | 0 |
| GYMWL Corporation dba Goldilocks Bake Shop | South San Francisco | Dec 23, 2008 | 12 violations repeat | $3,814 | 11 | 0 |
| SENIORE'S PIZZA SB INC. | San Bruno | Dec 18, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alido's Restaurant | South San Francisco | Dec 17, 2008 | 1 violation | $7,060 | 1 | 0 |
| Alido's Restaurant | South San Francisco | Dec 17, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Tapatia, LLC | South San Francisco | Dec 14, 2008 | 2 violations | $10,698 | 2 | 0 |
| Mountain Mikes Pizza | Redwood City | Nov 24, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Half Technology Robert Half International, Inc. | Menlo Park | Nov 8, 2008 | 1 violation | $2,795 | 1 | 0 |
| Provident Funding Associates, LP | Burlingame | Oct 30, 2008 | 122 violations | $8,453 | 121 | 0 |
| New Haven Home Health & Hospice, Inc. | Daly City | Oct 15, 2008 | 10 violations | $6,101 | 8 | 0 |
| Structured Broadband Services, Inc. | Millbrae | Aug 10, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-1 Sandwich Company | South San Francisco | Jul 20, 2008 | 7 violations | $32,586 | 7 | 0 |
| Starfish Screen Printing | Daly City | Jul 20, 2008 | 1 violation | $1,168 | 1 | 0 |
| Longs Drugs Longs Drug Stores California, Inc | San Carlos | May 22, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,960 |
| Spectrum Painting | Burlingame | Apr 24, 2008 | 121 violations | $168,855 | 102 | 0 |
| Landway International Corporation | South San Francisco | Apr 14, 2008 | 2 violations | $17,042 | 1 | 0 |
| McDonalds C & S Restaurants, Inc. | Daly City | Apr 8, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serramonte Burger's Inc. | Daly City | Apr 8, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC | South San Francisco | Mar 17, 2008 | 15 violations | $9,917 | 14 | 0 |
| Carlitos Club Juan Carlos Yanes Caceres, an individual | Daly City | Jan 31, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC | South San Francisco | Jan 27, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Manor | Redwood City | Jan 7, 2008 | 49 violations | $77,063 | 48 | 0 |
| San Mateo County Transit District, SamTrans | San Carlos | Nov 15, 2007 | 1 violation | $77 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTO'S SAN BRUNO | San Bruno | Nov 12, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safe Delivery Services | San Mateo | Nov 11, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Gate Janitorial | Daly City | Sep 30, 2007 | 28 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Care Systems, Inc. | Burlingame | Sep 15, 2007 | 10 violations | $202,944 | 6 | $500 |
| Modern Pacific Robert Raymond Lyshorn, an individual | South San Francisco | Jul 27, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L & N, Inc. | San Mateo | Jul 14, 2007 | 3 violations | $54,363 | 1 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in San Mateo County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar City | 1 | $751,154 | 184 | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Bay Contract Maintenance, Inc. | 2 | $450,549 | 65 | Oct 19, 2018 |
| Owl, Transportation | 1 | $385,770 | 152 | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Spectrum Painting | 2 | $336,823 | 134 | Apr 24, 2008 |
| Retirement Plus of San Carlos | 1 | $318,525 | 24 | Feb 8, 2014 |
| Nobis Care Home | 5 | $260,037 | 20 | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Full Power Properties, LLC | 1 | $250,000 | 22 | Aug 30, 2017 |
| Wiser Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $216,271 | 248 | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Care Systems, Inc. | 1 | $202,944 | 6 | Sep 15, 2007 |
| Nobis Care Homes | 1 | $194,276 | 13 | Jan 19, 2017 |
| A-1 Sandwich Company | 3 | $191,841 | 87 | Jul 15, 2012 |
| Concord Farms | 1 | $189,296 | 23 | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Winston Manor Home | 1 | $185,569 | 13 | Mar 13, 2014 |
| International House Of Pancakes 1709 | 1 | $168,532 | 77 | Aug 21, 2005 |
| Thai Satay Restaurant | 1 | $156,871 | 20 | May 4, 2018 |
| IBS Retail Inc. | 2 | $152,726 | 20 | May 31, 2016 |
| 4/7 Auto Body | 2 | $144,324 | 53 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Tai Wu Restaurant (Foster City) | 2 | $127,364 | 32 | Apr 11, 2013 |
| Gino Morena Enterprises, LLC | 15 | $121,968 | 146 | Aug 1, 2021 |
| JB Mobile Detailing | 1 | $105,577 | 10 | Jan 16, 2025 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $177,909 | 234 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | $366,680 | 278 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | $301,611 | 69 |
| 2022 | 15 | 12 | $798,852 | 229 |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 | $157,117 | 124 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 | $229,243 | 66 |
| 2019 | 11 | 7 | $65,303 | 6 |
| 2018 | 14 | 12 | $875,010 | 156 |
| 2017 | 19 | 10 | $498,391 | 99 |
| 2016 | 9 | 5 | $136,510 | 23 |
| 2015 | 28 | 23 | $457,119 | 116 |
| 2014 | 58 | 44 | $1,461,915 | 227 |
| 2013 | 49 | 37 | $1,405,220 | 523 |
| 2012 | 39 | 30 | $327,797 | 172 |
| 2011 | 39 | 29 | $475,114 | 307 |
| 2010 | 35 | 19 | $198,243 | 148 |
| 2009 | 16 | 10 | $141,029 | 148 |
| 2008 | 22 | 17 | $347,112 | 318 |
| 2007 | 17 | 12 | $286,629 | 64 |
| 2006 | 29 | 21 | $190,641 | 271 |
| 2005 | 37 | 16 | $354,472 | 292 |
| 2004 | 14 | 13 | $103,997 | 36 |
Cities in San Mateo County with cases
- South San Francisco97 cases, $2,220,017
- San Mateo87 cases, $2,152,488
- Burlingame50 cases, $1,086,414
- San Bruno68 cases, $937,355
- Redwood City53 cases, $889,152
- Daly City41 cases, $561,989
- San Carlos21 cases, $538,836
- Half Moon Bay15 cases, $309,503
- Menlo Park21 cases, $267,511
- Foster City5 cases, $225,823
- Millbrae18 cases, $154,381
- Brisbane14 cases, $127,022
- Atherton2 cases, $74,971
- Woodside2 cases, $4,672
- Colma1 cases, $0
Your rights in San Mateo County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in San Mateo 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 Mateo 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.