Allied Universal wage and hour record at a glance
Allied Universal appears in 13 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Nov 16, 2016 and Sep 8, 2023. 12 of them found violations, 189 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $100,908 in back wages to 182 workers, plus $4,662 in civil money penalties. Of the back wages, $83,216 was unpaid overtime and $14,872 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Jun 28, 2018 in Palmdale with $77,390 for 95 workers. The Division flagged 4 cases as repeat or willful. That places the employer at #864 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.
Industry as coded by the Division: Security Guards and Patrol Services. Laws involved: FMLA, FLSA.
Every case, newest first
| Case closed | Period investigated | City | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties | Laws |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | Aug 2023 to Sep 2023 | San Diego | 1 violation | $2,820 | 1 | 0 | FMLA |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Jun 2023 to Jun 2023 | Sacramento | 2 violations repeat | $263 | 1 | $1,187 | FLSA |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Jul 2022 to Aug 2022 | San Jose | 2 violations repeat | $1,201 | 1 | $1,187 | FLSA |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Aug 2022 to Aug 2022 | San Jose | 1 violation | $276 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Jan 2021 to Aug 2022 | Ontario | 2 violations repeat | $2,561 | 1 | $1,101 | FLSA |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Oct 2021 to Jul 2022 | South San Francisco | 2 violations repeat | $861 | 1 | $1,187 | FLSA |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Jan 2020 to Mar 2020 | San Diego | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | FMLA |
| Sep 19, 2019 | Sep 2019 to Sep 2019 | San Diego | 1 violation | $263 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Jul 24, 2018 | Nov 2017 to Jul 2018 | Riverside | 2 violations | $664 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Jun 28, 2018 | Nov 2017 to Jun 2018 | Palmdale | 95 violations | $77,390 | 95 | 0 | FLSA |
| Jun 28, 2018 | Feb 2018 to Jun 2018 | Woodland Hills | 78 violations | $14,471 | 78 | 0 | FLSA |
| May 5, 2017 | May 2015 to May 2017 | San Jose | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 16, 2016 | Nov 2014 to Nov 2016 | Long Beach | 2 violations | $138 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
Also filed as: Universal Protective Services; Universal Protection Service LP; Universal Protection Services, LP; Uninversal Protection Service, LP; Allied Protection Service, LP; Universal Security Services, LP; Allied Universal Security Services; Universal Legal Service, LLP; Universal Protection Service, LP.
Local pages: San Diego employment lawyer, Sacramento employment lawyer, San Jose employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one federal investigation. Period investigated is the span of payroll the Division reviewed, usually two years back from the complaint. Back wages is what the employer agreed to pay for that period at the federal rate; penalties went to the government, not to workers.
Back wages computed under the federal law are usually a fraction of the California number for the same hours: the state minimum is $16.90 in 2026, overtime starts after 8 hours in a day, and each missed meal or rest period adds an hour of pay. Workers paid in these cases may still be owed that difference, and the federal release form covers only the federal claim.
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If you work, or worked, at Allied Universal
Pull together your pay stubs and your own record of hours for the last three years, request your pay records in writing (the employer has 21 days under Labor Code 226), and keep any WH-58 receipt from a Labor Department payment. A free review tells you in one call whether the California numbers exceed what was paid, whether break premiums and waiting time penalties apply, and whether anything that happened after you complained counts as retaliation. Call (800) 371-3088 or send your stubs.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases. Record last checked Oct 30, 2026. 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.