Wage and hour cases in Imperial County at a glance
Employers in Imperial County account for 235 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 153 of which found violations (65%). Employers agreed to pay $1,500,024 in back wages to 2,844 workers, and $528,495 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 1 cases closed with $0 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Health Care and Social Assistance ($406,749), ($351,778), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ($346,279).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA Recycling | El Centro | Mar 29, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Centro Recycling | El Centro | Mar 29, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Pac Collection and hauling Recycling | Calexico | Mar 27, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top Dollar Recycling Inc | El Centro | Mar 27, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taco Bell | El Centro | Mar 15, 2016 | 1 violation | $31 | 1 | 0 |
| Sunrise Packing | Calexico | Feb 5, 2016 | 163 violations | $9,006 | 155 | $21,546 |
| City of Calexico | Calexico | Dec 10, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Sol Market | El Centro | Oct 1, 2015 | 17 violations | $2,268 | 17 | 0 |
| Lucky Chinese Restaurant | El Centro | Sep 2, 2015 | 13 violations | $2,005 | 13 | 0 |
| Antunez Shell | Calexico | Sep 2, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arco AMPM Brawley Corner Petroleum Inc. | Brawley | Sep 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel 'sTire Service | El Centro | Sep 1, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carll's Jr CLK HR ACQUISITION LLC | Calexico | Aug 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeropostale | Calexico | Aug 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo Jack in the Box, Inc. | Calexico | Aug 31, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo Jack In The Box, Inc. | Calexico | Aug 31, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | Calexico | Aug 31, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | Calexico | Aug 31, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardenas Market | El Centro | Aug 31, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Taco | El Centro | Aug 26, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tillys World of Jeans and Tops, Inc | Calexico | Aug 26, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck E. Cheese CEC Entertainment, Inc. | El Centro | Aug 25, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Papa Johns Pizza | El Centro | Aug 25, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aeropostale | El Centro | Aug 24, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominos Pizza | El Centro | Aug 24, 2015 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imperial County Work Training Center | El Centro | Feb 25, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WTC Work Imperial County Work Training Center, Inc. | El Centro | Feb 25, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Management & Training Corporation | Calexico | Jan 27, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radco Inc | Brawley | Nov 19, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Budget Inn and Suites | El Centro | Nov 18, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Pipe Mechanical | El Centro | Nov 17, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heart and Hand, Inc | El Centro | Nov 17, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roadway Inn & Suites | El Centro | Nov 17, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA Gasoline | Brawley | Nov 17, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niland Sanitary District | Niland | Aug 1, 2014 | 4 violations | $3,560 | 2 | 0 |
| Locke Air Conditioning Locke Air Conditioning & Custom Sheet Metal | El Centro | May 19, 2014 | 1 violation | $2,863 | 1 | 0 |
| Oasis Organic Farming | Brawley | May 17, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Dominguez Inc. Iliana Esther Dominguez DBA JC Dominguez FLC | Heber | May 3, 2014 | 16 violations | $240 | 4 | $4,450 |
| Calexico Harvesting | Calexico | May 1, 2014 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,475 |
| 8A Packing LLC | El Centro | Apr 30, 2014 | 162 violations | $3,188 | 60 | $12,450 |
| Prime Ag Services | Calexico | Apr 30, 2014 | 6 violations | $177 | 4 | $1,200 |
| Prime Ag Services | Calexico | Apr 30, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jett Harvest, Inc. | Calexico | Apr 30, 2014 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Dominguez FLC | Heber | Jan 28, 2014 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,350 |
| Five Crowns Marketing | Brawley | Jan 27, 2014 | 3 violations | $414 | 2 | 0 |
| ARC Imperial Valley | El Centro | Jan 8, 2014 | 62 violations | $1,476 | 62 | 0 |
| ARC Imperial Valley | El Centro | Jan 8, 2014 | 37 violations | $920 | 37 | 0 |
| Ancon Marine | Calipatria | Dec 19, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baker Concrete Construction | Calexico | Dec 7, 2013 | 16 violations repeat | $10,682 | 16 | $4,400 |
| A.M. Harvesting, Inc | Heber | Jul 8, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collazo Collazo Packing, Inc. | Heber | Jun 20, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Sunset Packing Rodriguez, B. Rosalinda | Calexico | Jun 8, 2013 | 19 violations | $780 | 17 | $3,700 |
| 8A 8A Packing LLC. | El Centro | Jun 6, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Elmore Company Stephen H. Elmore ET AL. PTS | Brawley | Jun 5, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crown Cooling | Brawley | Jun 4, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.M. Harvesting, Inc | Heber | Jun 4, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oasis Organic Farming | Brawley | Jun 3, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saikhon Company | Brawley | Jun 3, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunset Packing Rodriguez, B. Rosalinda | Calexico | Jun 1, 2013 | 69 violations | $3,069 | 54 | $13,150 |
| Fresh Harvest, Inc. | Heber | May 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| MD Labor, LLC | Heber | May 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Don Farm Contracting, Inc. | Brawley | May 1, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brothers | Brawley | Apr 30, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rio Farms | Brawley | Apr 29, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo Construction Company | Imperial | Aug 5, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boss 4 Packing LLC | Heber | Jul 14, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $150 |
| Ralph Collazo Packing | Heber | Jun 29, 2012 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Flores, Fernando Martinez FLC Fernando Martinez Flores Farm Labor Contracto | Calexico | Jun 20, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nunhems USA, Inc. | El Centro | Jun 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collazo, Ralph A. Ralph Collazo Packing, Inc. | Heber | Aug 5, 2011 | 3 violations | $1,009 | 2 | 0 |
| Jose Escamilla LLC | Calexico | Apr 2, 2011 | 63 violations | $28,514 | 57 | 0 |
| G.W. Heineke Company, Inc. | El Centro | Apr 15, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doan Inc | Niland | Apr 9, 2010 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,200 |
| Jose Escamilla LLC | Calexico | Mar 31, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EW Corporation Esparza's Welding and Machine Shop, Inc. | Westmorland | Dec 7, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enriquez, Jesus-FLC dba JEB Packing | Calexico | Sep 2, 2009 | 62 violations | $6,521 | 54 | $2,280 |
| ARC Imperial Valley | El Centro | Aug 25, 2009 | 224 violations | $343,065 | 213 | 0 |
| U.S. Postal Service El Centro | El Centro | Jul 15, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alsco, Inc. | El Centro | Jun 18, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mylo Janitorial, Inc. | Calexico | Jun 1, 2009 | 11 violations | $1,581 | 11 | 0 |
| E.O Senior Cleaning Services | Calexico | May 18, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imperial Irrigation District | Imperial | Apr 30, 2009 | 54 violations | $95,400 | 53 | 0 |
| Juan Munoz Farm Labor (FLC) | El Centro | Aug 20, 2008 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,525 |
| Bull Enterprises | El Centro | May 8, 2008 | 25 violations | $50,503 | 24 | 0 |
| E.C. Labor Benito Veliz Carrillo dba: E C Labor | Calexico | Mar 31, 2008 | 549 violations | $9,045 | 298 | 0 |
| El Don El Don Farm Contracting, Ing | Brawley | Jan 23, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luna Nueva Harvest | Heber | Jan 22, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enriquez, Jesus - FLC | Calexico | Sep 28, 2007 | 20 violations | $430 | 5 | $1,600 |
| E.C. Labor Carrillo, Benito Veliz | Calexico | Aug 12, 2007 | 17 violations | $2,807 | 9 | $5,400 |
| Vel-Pack | Calexico | Jul 14, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martinez, Fernando Flores | Calexico | May 5, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific AquaFarms | Niland | May 5, 2007 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Harvest Company | Calexico | May 2, 2007 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,250 |
| Mike Sudduth Farms | Brawley | Jan 11, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Labor Contractor | El Centro | Jan 10, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benito Carrillo (EC Labor) Benito Veliz Carrillo dba: E C Labor | Calexico | Jan 10, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| ARC Imperial Valley | El Centro | Aug 16, 2006 | 98 violations | $9,153 | 98 | 0 |
| Boss 4 Packing LLC | Heber | Jul 13, 2006 | 3 violations | $399 | 2 | 0 |
| Benito Veliz Carrillo (FLC) | Calexico | Jul 11, 2006 | 20 violations | $1,218 | 12 | $2,250 |
| Fresh Harvest, Inc. | Heber | Jul 11, 2006 | 12 violations | $504 | 4 | $1,475 |
Largest back-wage records in Imperial County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARC Imperial Valley | 5 | $605,224 | 466 | Dec 26, 2020 |
| N Your Home Healthcare | 1 | $144,080 | 36 | Sep 19, 2018 |
| Fresh Harvest, Inc. | 9 | $140,170 | 358 | Mar 9, 2023 |
| Imperial Irrigation District | 1 | $95,400 | 53 | Apr 30, 2009 |
| McDonald's | 1 | $64,399 | 332 | Mar 5, 2021 |
| Imperial Valley Housing Authority | 1 | $58,527 | 48 | Oct 11, 2020 |
| Manzano's Harvesting, Inc. | 4 | $50,985 | 64 | May 5, 2021 |
| Bull Enterprises | 1 | $50,503 | 24 | May 8, 2008 |
| Fortune Garden | 1 | $35,462 | 7 | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Jose Escamilla LLC | 2 | $28,514 | 57 | Apr 2, 2011 |
| 8-A Packing | 2 | $25,412 | 103 | Mar 19, 2022 |
| Luna Nueva Harvest | 4 | $19,371 | 132 | Jan 22, 2008 |
| Rogar Manufacturing Inc. | 1 | $19,026 | 17 | May 29, 2020 |
| College View Grocery | 1 | $15,468 | 3 | Dec 13, 2004 |
| Pyramid Construction and Aggregates, Inc. | 1 | $15,156 | 24 | Oct 1, 2017 |
| JCD Farm Labor | 2 | $12,419 | 65 | Mar 19, 2022 |
| E.C. Labor | 2 | $11,852 | 307 | Mar 31, 2008 |
| Sunrise Packing | 2 | $11,401 | 210 | Feb 27, 2019 |
| Baker Concrete Construction | 1 | $10,682 | 16 | Dec 7, 2013 |
| New Fortune House | 1 | $9,858 | 6 | Sep 17, 2017 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | $0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 11 | $146,028 | 392 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | $116,119 | 389 |
| 2020 | 12 | 11 | $328,253 | 124 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 | $51,696 | 272 |
| 2018 | 18 | 13 | $152,938 | 104 |
| 2017 | 29 | 22 | $69,440 | 117 |
| 2016 | 12 | 8 | $17,786 | 168 |
| 2015 | 22 | 9 | $4,273 | 30 |
| 2014 | 19 | 10 | $12,838 | 172 |
| 2013 | 17 | 9 | $14,531 | 87 |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $29,523 | 59 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 4 | $446,567 | 331 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | $59,548 | 322 |
| 2007 | 9 | 5 | $3,237 | 14 |
| 2006 | 13 | 10 | $11,274 | 116 |
| 2005 | 19 | 9 | $20,505 | 144 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 | $15,468 | 3 |
Cities in Imperial County with cases
- El Centro79 cases, $963,226
- Heber30 cases, $190,204
- Calexico74 cases, $161,762
- Imperial9 cases, $104,750
- Brawley34 cases, $76,522
- Niland4 cases, $3,560
- Westmorland1 cases, $0
- Calipatria4 cases, $0
Your rights in Imperial County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Imperial County 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 Imperial County 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.