Wage and hour cases in Bakersfield at a glance
Employers in Bakersfield account for 300 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 185 of which found violations (62%). Employers agreed to pay $1,861,522 in back wages to 2,340 workers, and $788,419 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 1 cases closed with $182,999 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Construction ($515,493), Health Care and Social Assistance ($374,912), Public Administration ($287,105).
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| Employer | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cream of the Crop Ag Services, Inc. | Oct 26, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noriega Restaurant & Hotel | Oct 14, 2014 | 4 violations | $15,566 | 3 | 0 |
| Valero Mini Mart | Oct 8, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Perico Mexican Grill & Bar (Hageman) | Sep 15, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Perico Mexican Grill & Bar (Hageman) | Sep 15, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clean 4 Less | Aug 6, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Jun 29, 2014 | 14 violations | $1,272 | 5 | $13,000 |
| Sun Pacific Sun Pacific Farming Cooperative, Inc | May 21, 2014 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Hernandez | May 17, 2014 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMR Contracting | May 17, 2014 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kern County Dept. of Human Services | Apr 24, 2014 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AA Contracting Garza Ctontracting, Inc. | Apr 12, 2014 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Bolthouse Farms WM. BOLTHOUSE FARMS, INC. | Apr 12, 2014 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Jim's Towing Jim's Towing Service, Inc. | Mar 18, 2014 | 15 violations | $23,511 | 14 | 0 |
| Kern Valley Landscaping | Mar 4, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paramount Farms Paramount Farming Company, LLC | Nov 23, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cream of the Crop Ag Services, Inc. | Nov 20, 2013 | 26 violations | $3,836 | 17 | $11,400 |
| United States Postal Service | Oct 19, 2013 | 2 violations | $160 | 1 | 0 |
| Rodriguez Trucking E. Rodriguez Trucking Inc. | Sep 9, 2013 | 2 violations | $211 | 1 | 0 |
| Kern County Department of Human Services | Sep 4, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Construction Specialty Services, Inc. | Aug 7, 2013 | 4 violations | $25,591 | 4 | 0 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Jul 16, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.A. Medina M.A. Medina Farm Labor Services, Inc. | Jul 16, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Valpredo Farms Donald Valpredo Farming, Inc | Jul 13, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I & I Farms | Jul 10, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose R. Mireles Farm Labor | Jul 9, 2013 | 13 violations | $120 | 4 | $2,075 |
| Ironhorse Ironworks | Jul 9, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vineland School District | Jun 2, 2013 | 2 violations | $894 | 1 | 0 |
| Volt Workforce Solutions Corp. | May 9, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | May 6, 2013 | 1 violation | $3,441 | 1 | 0 |
| A-1 Recovery (Grover Beach) | May 6, 2013 | 7 violations | $2,404 | 6 | 0 |
| M & L Truck Route Services Inc. | Mar 5, 2013 | 5 violations | $2,423 | 3 | 0 |
| Kern County Superintendent of Schools | Jan 31, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweaney, Inc. | Jan 11, 2013 | 32 violations | $88,078 | 32 | 0 |
| Central Metal, Inc. | Nov 20, 2012 | 23 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paramount Farming Company LLC | Oct 28, 2012 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cream of the Crop Ag Service, Inc. | Oct 26, 2012 | 27 violations | $1,004 | 17 | $6,850 |
| Kern Security Systems, Inc. | Oct 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden State Mall | Sep 4, 2012 | 8 violations | $4,521 | 6 | 0 |
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Jul 31, 2012 | 9 violations repeat | $6,572 | 7 | $2,244 |
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Jul 31, 2012 | 10 violations repeat | $4,084 | 7 | $2,618 |
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Jul 31, 2012 | 6 violations repeat | $2,358 | 4 | $1,496 |
| Bakersfield Family Medical Center Bakersfield Family Physicians Medical Center, | Jul 27, 2012 | 3 violations repeat | $21,815 | 2 | 0 |
| BAKERSFIELD ARC, INC. | Jun 30, 2012 | 16 violations | $5,390 | 16 | 0 |
| A. Perez Farm Service | May 21, 2012 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grimmway Farms Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. | May 19, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esparza Enterprise, Inc. | May 19, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,650 |
| Tacho Farm Labor Contract | May 12, 2012 | 155 violations | $5,561 | 78 | 0 |
| Kern Community College District | Apr 30, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grimmway Farms Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. | Mar 25, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hydrex Pest Control Co. | Mar 9, 2012 | 36 violations | $19,031 | 35 | 0 |
| Rainbow Market Mohamed Muthana & Ali M. Obadi | Mar 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Bros. Golf, LLC | Feb 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guerrero Transportation & Contracting, Inc. | Jan 28, 2012 | 10 violations | $167 | 2 | $650 |
| Chinatown Buffet | Jan 18, 2012 | 8 violations | $10,645 | 7 | 0 |
| A & B Harvesting Inc | Jan 11, 2012 | 34 violations repeat | $8,881 | 33 | $100 |
| Jose Gonzalez Tony's Tires & Wheels | Dec 7, 2011 | 2 violations | $495 | 1 | 0 |
| Sweaney, Inc. | Nov 11, 2011 | 72 violations | $120,000 | 53 | 0 |
| Wetzel's Pretzels | Sep 15, 2011 | 11 violations repeat | $1,165 | 10 | $3,740 |
| Montemayor Sheep Shearing | Jun 30, 2011 | 76 violations | $22,252 | 13 | $95,700 |
| King of Nile Furniture / Jina's Home Furnitur | Jun 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun World Sun World International, LLC | Jun 2, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LP Farms, LLC | Jun 2, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & B Harvesting Inc | Jun 1, 2011 | 33 violations | $5,568 | 25 | $700 |
| GIC Transport | Jun 1, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhogal Farms Inc. | Jun 1, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castrejon, Angelica | Jun 1, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $775 |
| Sun World Sun World International, Inc | May 31, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLT Farms | May 15, 2011 | 14 violations | $6,688 | 8 | $600 |
| Rivas Trucking | May 6, 2011 | 5 violations | $9,219 | 3 | 0 |
| Kern Medical Center | Apr 20, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Moreno Transport | Apr 11, 2011 | 33 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D & J Farm Management LLC | Mar 1, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paramount Farming Company LLC | Dec 16, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,100 |
| Esparza Enterprise, Inc. | Dec 12, 2010 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,900 |
| Bryan Gray | Dec 12, 2010 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garza Contracting, Inc | Dec 3, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maravilla Farm Services | Dec 2, 2010 | 16 violations | $552 | 6 | 0 |
| Roland Montemayor | Nov 18, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JDY Transportation | Nov 8, 2010 | 5 violations | $1,018 | 4 | 0 |
| Sun World Sun World International LLC | Aug 22, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Pacific Sun Pacific Farming Cooperative Inc | Aug 22, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giumarra Vineyards | Aug 21, 2010 | 48 violations | $1,668 | 44 | $8,700 |
| Sun World International | Aug 21, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & F Sheep Company | Aug 9, 2010 | 21 violations | $3,095 | 7 | $19,900 |
| Garza, Inc. | Aug 7, 2010 | 15 violations | $1,512 | 6 | $2,400 |
| Dandee Transportation | May 28, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torres Farm Labor Contractor | May 1, 2010 | 133 violations | $13,707 | 106 | $11,075 |
| Gardiner Farms LLC | Apr 22, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D & J Farm Management LLC | Apr 20, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Apr 20, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torres Farm Labor Contractors, Inc | Apr 20, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Pacific Sun Pacific Farming Cooperative, Inc. | Mar 31, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun World International | Mar 14, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cream of the Crop Ag Service, Inc. | Jul 19, 2009 | 9 violations | $468 | 9 | 0 |
| Super Cuts | Jul 1, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinatown Buffet | Jun 30, 2009 | 3 violations | $14,846 | 1 | 0 |
| International Buffet New International Buffet Inc. | Jun 29, 2009 | 6 violations | $1,311 | 5 | 0 |
| Kern County Kern County Department of Human Services | Jun 29, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Jun 28, 2009 | 482 violations | $38,222 | 332 | $6,300 |
Largest back-wage records in Bakersfield
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern County | 2 | $286,945 | 243 | Jun 29, 2009 |
| Sweaney, Inc. | 3 | $208,078 | 85 | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Arcadia Family Care | 1 | $182,999 | 5 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| California Harvesters | 1 | $126,613 | 147 | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Harmony Springs | 1 | $90,492 | 31 | Mar 17, 2024 |
| Universal Welding and Construction, Inc | 1 | $85,004 | 74 | Mar 24, 2021 |
| SEAIR Transportation Services, Inc. | 1 | $70,116 | 25 | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Jin Sushi | 1 | $59,270 | 21 | Aug 14, 2023 |
| Cherokee Cable Contractors, Inc. | 1 | $55,699 | 78 | Dec 31, 2003 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | 8 | $45,151 | 462 | Apr 22, 2018 |
| Holder's Air Conditioning & Heating | 1 | $32,395 | 14 | Jan 5, 2017 |
| Sierra Spring Residential Care | 1 | $32,151 | 8 | Mar 17, 2024 |
| Grant Construction | 1 | $31,804 | 70 | Feb 8, 2009 |
| Don Perico Mexican Restaurant | 1 | $31,399 | 5 | Nov 30, 2023 |
| Bakersfield Family Medical Center | 2 | $29,694 | 10 | Jul 27, 2012 |
| Kern County Fire Department | 1 | $27,669 | 19 | Jan 13, 2015 |
| George A. Bics Plumbing | 1 | $26,475 | 3 | Jul 20, 2017 |
| Construction Specialty Services, Inc. | 1 | $25,591 | 4 | Aug 7, 2013 |
| Chinatown Buffet | 2 | $25,491 | 8 | Jan 18, 2012 |
| Broadband Integrators, Inc. | 1 | $23,647 | 50 | Jan 16, 2016 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $182,999 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $28,772 | 59 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | $122,643 | 39 |
| 2023 | 12 | 7 | $100,613 | 33 |
| 2022 | 9 | 6 | $138,683 | 178 |
| 2021 | 10 | 9 | $107,684 | 89 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | $16,281 | 9 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | $39,462 | 34 |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | $20,433 | 284 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | $66,531 | 55 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | $28,594 | 56 |
| 2015 | 9 | 8 | $35,206 | 50 |
| 2014 | 18 | 13 | $44,489 | 28 |
| 2013 | 19 | 13 | $127,158 | 70 |
| 2012 | 22 | 17 | $90,029 | 214 |
| 2011 | 17 | 13 | $165,387 | 113 |
| 2010 | 21 | 11 | $21,552 | 173 |
| 2009 | 9 | 7 | $88,677 | 418 |
| 2008 | 19 | 3 | $0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 20 | 4 | $1,161 | 4 |
| 2006 | 23 | 15 | $84,363 | 92 |
| 2005 | 23 | 3 | $0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 3 | $8,161 | 16 |
Your rights in Bakersfield
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Bakersfield 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 Bakersfield 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.