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Live Oak Wage and Hour Cases

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

Every Wage and Hour Division case closed against employers in Live Oak since 2004: 13 cases, $363 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 Live Oak at a glance

Employers in Live Oak account for 13 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 9 of which found violations (69%). Employers agreed to pay $363 in back wages to 6 workers, and $5,174 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 ($363), Manufacturing ($0), Accommodation and Food Services ($0).

All cases, newest first

13 cases.

EmployerCase closedFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenalties
Micheli Family Farms, Inc.May 28, 2023no violations found000
Micheli Family Farms, Inc.Sep 30, 20191 violation000
Micheli Family Farms, Inc.Sep 30, 20192 violations00$1,784
Karsyn's Burgers
Karyns's Burger & Shakes
Sep 1, 2019no violations found000
Gorsi Brothers Farm Labor Service, Inc.Jun 30, 201818 violations$36360
Micheli Family Farms, Inc.Jul 25, 20135 violations000
Pacific Coast ProducersJul 18, 20121 violation000
Micheli Family Farms, Inc.Mar 21, 20124 violations000
Sundown Farms, Inc.Mar 21, 2012no violations found000
Coe Orchard EquipmentFeb 28, 2012no violations found000
Koussar Parveen Khan, FLCOct 29, 20073 violations000
SJB Farms, LLCOct 4, 20071 violation000
Micheli Family Farms, Inc.Aug 1, 20073 violations00$3,390

Largest back-wage records in Live Oak

EmployerCasesBack wagesWorkers paidLatest
Gorsi Brothers Farm Labor Service, Inc.1$3636Jun 30, 2018
Coe Orchard Equipment1$00Feb 28, 2012
Micheli Family Farms, Inc.6$00May 28, 2023
Pacific Coast Producers1$00Jul 18, 2012
Koussar Parveen Khan, FLC1$00Oct 29, 2007
Karsyn's Burgers1$00Sep 1, 2019
Sundown Farms, Inc.1$00Mar 21, 2012
SJB Farms, LLC1$00Oct 4, 2007

By year closed

YearCasesWith violationsBack wagesWorkers paid
202310$00
201932$00
201811$3636
201311$00
201242$00
200733$00

Your rights in Live Oak

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