Unpaid Wage Cases in El Cajon, California
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $1.5M in back wages owed to 2,407 workers by El Cajon employers, in 48 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 41% of it. The industry with the most back wages is residential building construction.
What workers weren't paid
3 cases involved child labor violations, covering 10 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Nielsen Contracting 1220 Greenfield Drive
$301K in back wages to 614 workers
Residential Building Construction · period investigated Feb 2018–Mar 2018
F.R. Ghianni Enterprises, Inc. 1937 A Friendship Drive
$300K in back wages to 80 workers
New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) · period investigated May 1996–Apr 1997
Sycuan Casino 5469 Casino Way
$144K in back wages to 635 workers
Casino Hotels · period investigated Jan 2017–Jan 2020
Lexicon Consulting, Inc. 420 South Magnolia Ave.
$78,511 in back wages to 167 workers
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services · period investigated Aug 2020–Mar 2021
Lexicon, Inc. 145 E. Lexington Ave.
$76,300 in back wages to 356 workers
Translation and Interpretation Services · period investigated Mar 2007–Mar 2009
Amigos Design Build Landscapes, Inc. 867 North Second Street
$52,970 in back wages to 16 workers
Landscaping Services · period investigated Apr 2015–Oct 2016
D. A. Whitacre Construction 1108 Greenfield Drive
$45,918 in back wages to 144 workers
Framing Contractors · period investigated May 2006–May 2008
Yi Sushi 2650 Jamacha Road, Ste 139
$42,542 in back wages to 4 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jun 2015–Jun 2017
A Life Options Therapeutic SLS, Inc. 1651 E. Main Street, Suite 101
$41,678 in back wages to 38 workers
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities · period investigated Mar 2017–Mar 2019
Victoria Post Acute Care 654 S. Anza St.
$37,775 in back wages to 10 workers
Nursing Care Facilities · period investigated Dec 2016–Dec 2018
Most recent cases
Onyx Building Group period ending Aug 2024
1 violation, no back wages · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Taco Bell #41612 period ending Aug 2023
1 violation, no back wages · Limited-Service Restaurants
JSI Door , Inc. period ending Aug 2022
$24,210 in back wages to 4 workers · Nonresidential Building Construction
Christian Roofing, Inc. period ending Nov 2021
$32,968 in back wages to 12 workers · $6,741 in penalties · Roofing Contractors
Lexicon Consulting, Inc. period ending Mar 2021
$78,511 in back wages to 167 workers · Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
Bodhi Group, Inc. period ending Oct 2020
$6,264 in back wages to 2 workers · Remediation Services
Arco Ampm period ending Oct 2020
$290 in back wages to 1 worker · Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
ASAP Towing period ending Oct 2020
$13,443 in back wages to 2 workers · $1,410 in penalties · Motor Vehicle Towing
Crest Equipment, Inc. period ending Feb 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
E. L. Hobbs, Inc period ending Jan 2020
2 violations, no back wages · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Sycuan Casino period ending Jan 2020
$144K in back wages to 635 workers · Casino Hotels
Robert C. McDonough Construction, Inc. period ending Nov 2019
$442 in back wages to 14 workers · Janitorial Services
Golden Corral / El Cajon period ending Sep 2019
$409 in penalties · 10 child labor violations · Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
A Life Options Therapeutic SLS, Inc. period ending Mar 2019
$41,678 in back wages to 38 workers · Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
Victoria Post Acute Care period ending Dec 2018
$37,775 in back wages to 10 workers · Nursing Care Facilities
Balboa Ambulance Services, Inc. period ending Nov 2018
$838 in back wages to 13 workers · Ambulance Services
American Ice Company period ending Jul 2018
1 child labor violation · Ice Manufacturing
Nielsen Contracting period ending Mar 2018
$301K in back wages to 614 workers · Residential Building Construction
Best Western Courtesy Inn period ending Dec 2017
$378 in back wages to 1 worker · Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
Halbert Construction Company, Inc period ending Nov 2017
$4,014 in back wages to 4 workers · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
If you weren't paid what you're owed
Federal law requires at least the minimum wage and time-and-a-half for hours over 40 a week for most hourly workers, and many states set higher minimums. You can file a free, confidential complaint with the Wage and Hour Division or your state labor department, and you can also sue to recover unpaid wages, often with an equal amount in damages and your attorney fees. Deadlines are generally two to three years under federal law.
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Source: the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division enforcement data (every concluded compliance action since fiscal year 2005), from the DOL Open Data Portal, loaded November 9, 2026. “Back wages” is the amount employers agreed to pay workers after an investigation found they were underpaid; dates are the end of the period the investigation covered. Employer names and addresses are as DOL publishes them. Federal cases only: state labor departments and private lawsuits recover more that isn't counted here.
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