Wage and hour cases in Thermal at a glance
Employers in Thermal account for 52 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 39 of which found violations (75%). Employers agreed to pay $136,202 in back wages to 217 workers, and $112,226 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 Construction ($113,421), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ($22,781), Public Administration ($0).
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52 cases.
| Employer | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Cervantez Contractor | Mar 8, 2024 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,141 |
| Zepeda Labor Contracting, Inc. | Jul 23, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,131 |
| Rangel Farm Labor Cont | Jul 22, 2023 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $11,509 |
| Desert Infinity | Jul 20, 2023 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,541 |
| Alejandro Cervantes Contractors | Jul 19, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,352 |
| Zoe Figueroa Feli | Jun 3, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBI Packing LLC | Nov 12, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belk Farms, LLC | Nov 9, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBI Packing LLC | Nov 1, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alejandro Cervantes Contractors | Aug 18, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,314 |
| A & L Contracting, Inc.(FLC) | Sep 18, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,505 |
| RBI Packing LLC | Nov 18, 2017 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $10,016 |
| A & L Contracting, Inc.(FLC) | Nov 11, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,420 |
| Apple Recycling-Harrison Location | Mar 14, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor M Garza 2 Brothers Farm Labor Contractor | Nov 19, 2016 | 42 violations | $3,337 | 30 | $27,770 |
| El Espinal El Espinal Farm Labor Contractor, LLC | Nov 14, 2016 | 37 violations | $1,060 | 33 | $13,885 |
| RBI Packing LLC | Feb 4, 2016 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,267 |
| EKSC Corporation | Aug 1, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesquite Enterprises, LLC | May 19, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $25 |
| Vista Santa Rosa Contracting | May 18, 2015 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $75 |
| Rodriguez Labor Services | Jan 24, 2015 | 13 violations | $72 | 2 | $1,525 |
| RBI Packing LLC | Jan 15, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $75 |
| Blue Marble Construction | Dec 20, 2014 | 24 violations | $113,421 | 12 | 0 |
| Rodriguez Labor Service | Mar 10, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| THERMICULTURE MANAGEMENT, INC. | Feb 11, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Growers Transport LLC | Feb 11, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBI Packing LLC | Feb 7, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O.M. Contracting Inc. | Jun 10, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $50 |
| Gomez FLC Inc. Gomez Farm Labor Contracting Inc. | Jun 2, 2012 | 110 violations | $3,296 | 105 | 0 |
| NISSHO of California, Inc. Thermal | May 31, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Fong Farm, Inc. | Mar 27, 2012 | 22 violations | $9,287 | 21 | 0 |
| O.M. Contracting Inc. | Mar 17, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $50 |
| Jose Luis Torres Medina | Feb 22, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torres Date Packing Fernando M Torres DBA Torres Date Packing | Feb 9, 2012 | 17 violations | $5,729 | 14 | $1,400 |
| EKSC Corporation | May 28, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O.M. Contracting Inc. | May 10, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Acre Farms | Mar 14, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O.M. Contracting Inc. | Mar 14, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez Labor Services | Jan 14, 2009 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hadley Date Gardens Inc. | Jan 10, 2009 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BF Belk Farms | Jun 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaime Zepeda Labor Contracting, Inc. | Jun 3, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Acre Farms | Nov 20, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez Labor Service | Nov 15, 2007 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O.M. Contracting Inc. | Jul 11, 2006 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Del Puerto Harvesting Del Puerto Harvesting Co., Inc | Apr 18, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet Leaf Greenhouse, Inc | Apr 18, 2005 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,275 |
| Golden Acre Farms | Jan 28, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Puerto Harvesting Del Puerto Harvesting Co., Inc. | Jan 26, 2005 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Duro Trailer Park | Dec 20, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Chac Chuo Farm Inc. | Jun 14, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $800 |
| Felix Chac Chuo Farms, Inc. | Jun 18, 2003 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,550 |
Largest back-wage records in Thermal
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Marble Construction | 1 | $113,421 | 12 | Dec 20, 2014 |
| Sun Fong Farm, Inc. | 1 | $9,287 | 21 | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Torres Date Packing | 1 | $5,729 | 14 | Feb 9, 2012 |
| Victor M Garza | 1 | $3,337 | 30 | Nov 19, 2016 |
| Gomez FLC Inc. | 1 | $3,296 | 105 | Jun 2, 2012 |
| El Espinal | 1 | $1,060 | 33 | Nov 14, 2016 |
| Rodriguez Labor Services | 2 | $72 | 2 | Jan 24, 2015 |
| Sweet Leaf Greenhouse, Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 | Apr 18, 2005 |
| Belk Farms, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 | Nov 9, 2020 |
| Alejandro Cervantez Contractor | 1 | $0 | 0 | Mar 8, 2024 |
| H. Duro Trailer Park | 1 | $0 | 0 | Dec 20, 2004 |
| Hadley Date Gardens Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 | Jan 10, 2009 |
| RBI Packing LLC | 6 | $0 | 0 | Nov 12, 2020 |
| Apple Recycling-Harrison Location | 1 | $0 | 0 | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Rodriguez Labor Service | 2 | $0 | 0 | Mar 10, 2013 |
| Mesquite Enterprises, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 | May 19, 2015 |
| Desert Infinity | 1 | $0 | 0 | Jul 20, 2023 |
| Golden Acre Farms | 3 | $0 | 0 | Mar 14, 2010 |
| EKSC Corporation | 2 | $0 | 0 | Aug 1, 2015 |
| Growers Transport LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 | Feb 11, 2013 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | $0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $4,397 | 63 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | $72 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $113,421 | 12 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 | $18,312 | 140 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Your rights in Thermal
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Thermal 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.