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Kerman Wage and Hour Cases

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.

Every Wage and Hour Division case closed against employers in Kerman since 2004: 29 cases, $15,367 in back wages, newest first.

Every federal wage and hour case closed in California since 2004 and a handful before: 30,596 investigations, 23,910 employers, $472,441,289 in back wages for 335,130 workers.

Wage and hour cases in Kerman at a glance

Employers in Kerman account for 29 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 25 of which found violations (86%). Employers agreed to pay $15,367 in back wages to 290 workers, and $117,615 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 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ($15,217), Construction ($76), Accommodation and Food Services ($74).

All cases, newest first

29 cases.

EmployerCase closedFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenalties
Moonlight Packing CompanyAug 5, 2025no violations found000
Federico Barajas Lopez - Housing ProviderApr 5, 20241 violation00$18,282
SEBASTIANOct 29, 20222 violations$7610
Hall, Earl EdwardSep 18, 20224 violations00$23,008
Kerman, City of
Public Works, Department of
Apr 20, 20173 violations000
Subway
PGT Dhaliwal Inc
Oct 20, 20151 violation$7410
Buschmoff, JohnSep 2, 2015no violations found000
JB Farms
Jennifer Freeman
Aug 29, 20157 violations00$825
Cubre Farming
Anthony F. Cubre Jr.
Aug 25, 20157 violations00$825
Hall Management Corp.Aug 23, 201531 violations$1,23014$1,300
X-Treme Ag LaborJul 1, 2015240 violations$3,779190$56,400
Paul Toste FarmsSep 6, 20141 violation000
Humberto CastroJun 30, 201313 violations$1463$1,550
E. E. Hall, Inc.Jun 7, 20134 violations000
Growers Farm ManagementMay 19, 20132 violations000
Five Star Ag
Ramirez, Natalie A.
Sep 16, 20126 violations$241$1,200
Golden State Farm Labor ServicesSep 10, 20127 violations$9043$550
Hall Management Corp.Aug 10, 201214 violations$1967$2,400
M. Estrada Labor ServiceOct 1, 201115 violations$1,1557$1,725
Salwasser, Inc.Sep 25, 20117 violations000
Castro, Humberto FLCSep 11, 20111 violation000
E. E. Hall, Inc.May 23, 20111 violation000
Four Seasons Contracting, Inc.May 31, 20102 violations$7210
E. E. Hall, Inc.May 24, 200915 violations$1,1605$1,400
Akhavi LLCMar 15, 2009no violations found000
Central California Almond Growers AssociationSep 29, 2007no violations found000
Dhaliwal and Dhillon FarmsOct 8, 200512 violations$5748$950
Belman, Santos
Belman-Campos, Santos J.
Oct 1, 200514 violations00$1,150
Gaytan CorporationFeb 17, 200157 violations$5,97749$6,050

Largest back-wage records in Kerman

EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers paidLatest
Gaytan Corporation1$5,97749Feb 17, 2001
X-Treme Ag Labor1$3,779190Jul 1, 2015
Hall Management Corp.2$1,42621Aug 23, 2015
E. E. Hall, Inc.3$1,1605Jun 7, 2013
M. Estrada Labor Service1$1,1557Oct 1, 2011
Golden State Farm Labor Services1$9043Sep 10, 2012
Dhaliwal and Dhillon Farms1$5748Oct 8, 2005
Humberto Castro1$1463Jun 30, 2013
SEBASTIAN1$761Oct 29, 2022
Subway1$741Oct 20, 2015
Four Seasons Contracting, Inc.1$721May 31, 2010
Five Star Ag1$241Sep 16, 2012
Kerman, City of1$00Apr 20, 2017
Growers Farm Management1$00May 19, 2013
JB Farms1$00Aug 29, 2015
Paul Toste Farms1$00Sep 6, 2014
Castro, Humberto FLC1$00Sep 11, 2011
Akhavi LLC1$00Mar 15, 2009
Cubre Farming1$00Aug 25, 2015
Moonlight Packing Company1$00Aug 5, 2025

By year closed

YearCasesWith violationsBack wagesWorkers paid
202510$00
202411$00
202222$761
201711$00
201565$5,083205
201411$00
201333$1463
201233$1,12411
201144$1,1557
201011$721
200921$1,1605
200710$00
200522$5748

Your rights in Kerman

The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Kerman 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. 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.

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