Allied Universal Security Services wage and hour record at a glance
Allied Universal Security Services appears in 11 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Jul 16, 2017 and Jul 11, 2025. 9 of them found violations, 52 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $18,285 in back wages to 36 workers, plus $28,027 in civil money penalties. Of the back wages, $14,181 was unpaid overtime and $4,104 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Apr 30, 2021 in Ontario with $11,052 for 19 workers. The Division flagged 5 cases as repeat or willful. That places the employer at #4,404 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.
Industry as coded by the Division: Security Guards and Patrol Services. Laws involved: FLSA, FMLA.
Every case, newest first
| Case closed | Period investigated | City | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties | Laws |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 2023 to Jul 2025 | Riverside | 2 violations | $1,114 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Jan 2024 to Nov 2024 | Woodland Hills | 7 violations repeat | $686 | 7 | $5,880 | FLSA |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Oct 2022 to Oct 2024 | Riverside | 2 violations repeat | $1,925 | 1 | $1,257 | FLSA |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Apr 2023 to Aug 2023 | Orange | 2 violations repeat | $845 | 1 | $1,187 | FLSA |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Jul 2023 to Jul 2023 | San Francisco | 2 violations | $174 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| Sep 15, 2021 | Sep 2019 to Sep 2021 | Salinas | 3 violations | $1,210 | 2 | 0 | FLSA |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Apr 2019 to Apr 2021 | Ontario | 26 violations repeat | $11,052 | 19 | $19,703 | FLSA |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Jun 2020 to Jun 2020 | San Jose | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Dec 2019 to Jan 2020 | San Diego | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 | FMLA |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Jan 2015 to Apr 2018 | Riverside | 6 violations repeat | $1,279 | 4 | 0 | FLSA |
| Jul 16, 2017 | Jul 2015 to Jul 2017 | Sacramento | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Also filed as: Universal Protection Service, LP; Universal Protection Service, LP dba; Universal Protection Service, LLC; Universal Protection Service LP; Universal Protection Service. L.P.; Universal Protections Services L.P.
Local pages: Riverside employment lawyer, Orange 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 Security Services
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.