Wage and hour cases in Kern County at a glance
Employers in Kern County account for 494 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 341 of which found violations (69%). Employers agreed to pay $12,577,250 in back wages to 5,082 workers, and $1,092,264 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 ($8,103,048), Public Administration ($740,808), Construction ($653,351).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Family Care | Bakersfield | Jan 13, 2026 | 11 violations repeat | $182,999 | 5 | $3,521 |
| GEO Group THE GEO GROUP, INC | Bakersfield | Aug 26, 2025 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Elephant Thai Cuisine | Bakersfield | Jul 6, 2025 | 4 violations | $5,903 | 1 | $975 |
| CHI Employee Benefit Company | Bakersfield | Jun 29, 2025 | 51 violations | $5,172 | 48 | $7,581 |
| Pathway Homes MARKELL & MARQUELL ENTERPRISE, L.L.C | Bakersfield | Mar 15, 2025 | 11 violations repeat | $17,697 | 10 | $10,060 |
| Jersey Mike's Asbury Knight Investments Inc | Bakersfield | Oct 4, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds | Lost Hills | Sep 21, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Little Caesars Pizza | Bakersfield | Aug 25, 2024 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $105,496 |
| Harmony Springs Nankil Enterprises, Inc | Bakersfield | Mar 17, 2024 | 32 violations repeat | $90,492 | 31 | $14,994 |
| Sierra Spring Residential Care | Bakersfield | Mar 17, 2024 | 9 violations repeat | $32,151 | 8 | $4,165 |
| J. Goyeneche Sheep LLC | Bakersfield | Feb 26, 2024 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $4,159 |
| Safe 1 Credit Union | Bakersfield | Feb 15, 2024 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grimmway Farms | Bakersfield | Jan 30, 2024 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $8,836 |
| M&M Labor,Inc | Bakersfield | Jan 30, 2024 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,313 |
| AGRO Labor Services, Inc. | Shafter | Jan 30, 2024 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $8,532 |
| Tony's Pizza Tony's Firehouse Enterprises Coffee, Inc | Bakersfield | Jan 29, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Perico Mexican Restaurant | Bakersfield | Nov 30, 2023 | 5 violations repeat | $31,399 | 5 | $4,165 |
| Santa Barbara Pizza and Chicken | Bakersfield | Nov 19, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHI Employee Benefit Company | Bakersfield | Oct 20, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,875 |
| Jin Sushi Jin Sushi Corporation | Bakersfield | Aug 14, 2023 | 25 violations repeat | $59,270 | 21 | $18,326 |
| Blaze Pizza Damm Fine Pizza LLC | Bakersfield | Aug 14, 2023 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $121,104 |
| Sun Pacific Sun Pacific Farming Cooperative, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jul 30, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,618 |
| Green Ag, Inc. | Delano | Jul 25, 2023 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,607 |
| RLH Fire Protection | Bakersfield | Jun 30, 2023 | 10 violations | $9,944 | 7 | 0 |
| Hodel's Country Dining Hodel's Development Corporation | Bakersfield | Jun 21, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Krispy Kreme Doughnuts | Bakersfield | Jun 4, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JCJ Chavez Construction | Ridgecrest | Jun 1, 2023 | 13 violations | $4,844 | 4 | 0 |
| Aztecas Barbershop | Bakersfield | May 30, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abilities Unlimited | Ridgecrest | May 15, 2023 | 14 violations | $3,159 | 6 | 0 |
| Conduent | Bakersfield | Apr 6, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wonderful Citrus Wonderful Citrus Packing LLC | Delano | Jan 29, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,066 |
| Navarro, Anastacio Jr. FLC Navarro Ag Labor and Trucking, Inc. | Lamont | Jan 29, 2023 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $21,247 |
| Sun Pacific Sun Pacific Farming Cooperative, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jan 29, 2023 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,197 |
| Motel 6 Lost Hills OM SRI RAM Hospitality Inc | Lost Hills | Dec 24, 2022 | 10 violations repeat | $888 | 9 | $833 |
| Flatiron Dragados Sukut Joint Venture | Lake Isabella | Nov 30, 2022 | 51 violations | $32,050 | 32 | 0 |
| California Harvesters CHI Employment Services Company | Bakersfield | Aug 16, 2022 | 304 violations | $126,613 | 147 | $26,385 |
| Valley Achievement Center / Valley Adult Serv | Bakersfield | Jul 10, 2022 | 6 violations | $1,793 | 5 | 0 |
| Sunset Mechanical & Construction | Bakersfield | Jun 21, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Control Fire Protection | Bakersfield | Jun 16, 2022 | 2 violations | $2,571 | 2 | 0 |
| HPS Plumbing Services | Ridgecrest | Apr 7, 2022 | 16 violations | $14,215 | 5 | 0 |
| Salmon Construction | Ridgecrest | Apr 7, 2022 | 12 violations | $4,253 | 7 | 0 |
| Complete Mobile Home Service | Ridgecrest | Apr 7, 2022 | 7 violations | $1,650 | 3 | 0 |
| El Patio Mexican Grill | Bakersfield | Mar 31, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A-C Electric Company | Bakersfield | Mar 25, 2022 | 10 violations | $1,131 | 4 | 0 |
| Sweaney, Inc. | Bakersfield | Feb 22, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacos La Villa Mexican Grill | Bakersfield | Feb 11, 2022 | 21 violations repeat | $6,575 | 20 | $14,980 |
| Vons Vons Companies, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jan 13, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacos Las Salsas | Bakersfield | Dec 31, 2021 | 10 violations repeat | $14,012 | 9 | $5,553 |
| Phillip Esnoz | Shafter | Dec 31, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F & J Fernandez Contracting | Delano | Dec 25, 2021 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $18,899 |
| Wing Stop East Bakersfield Wing Company Inc. | Bakersfield | Nov 6, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tropicana Supermarket | California City | Oct 30, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiesta Market | Lamont | Sep 26, 2021 | 61 violations repeat | $223,976 | 60 | $24,210 |
| Trader Joe's Trader Joe's Company | Bakersfield | Aug 24, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,980 |
| USPS United States Postal Service | Bakersfield | Jul 23, 2021 | 6 violations | $8,400 | 5 | 0 |
| Wonderful Bees LLC | Shafter | Jul 18, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,038 |
| Santa Barbara Pizza and Chicken | Bakersfield | May 3, 2021 | 2 violations | $268 | 1 | 0 |
| GarciaCo Farming | Arvin | Apr 30, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,109 |
| Valley Ag. Inc. | Bakersfield | Apr 27, 2021 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $19,600 |
| Flame Broiler AK Restaurants, Inc. | Bakersfield | Apr 22, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Universal Welding and Construction, Inc | Bakersfield | Mar 24, 2021 | 76 violations repeat | $85,004 | 74 | $52,170 |
| Foodma Save Mart Supermarkets | Bakersfield | Mar 19, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poso Creek Cooperative | Bakersfield | Jan 3, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,547 |
| Pascual, Fausto Pascual Contracting, Inc. | Lamont | Jan 3, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,027 |
| Alan Jack Lawn Service Alan B. Jack Sole Proprietorship | Bakersfield | Dec 30, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Fonda Taqueria Y Mariscos | Shafter | Dec 10, 2020 | 53 violations repeat | $200,682 | 49 | $23,265 |
| Peregrina FLC Alvaro Mercado Peregrina | Delano | Nov 30, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,805 |
| Wonderful Citrus Wonderful Citrus, II, LLC | Delano | Nov 17, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,611 |
| AGRO Labor Services, Inc. | Shafter | Oct 26, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,118 |
| Bakersfield Hardwood, Inc. | Bakersfield | Aug 25, 2020 | 4 violations | $10,048 | 2 | 0 |
| Primex Farms, LLC. | Wasco | Aug 20, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heredia, Robert H&R Labor Contracting, LLC | Bakersfield | Aug 9, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Perez Farm Services | Bakersfield | Aug 3, 2020 | 2 violations | $580 | 1 | 0 |
| Clear Creek Systems Inc. | Bakersfield | Jul 25, 2020 | 3 violations | $3,423 | 2 | 0 |
| Bear Mountain Truck Stop | Bakersfield | Jul 24, 2020 | 1 violation | $896 | 1 | 0 |
| Diaz, Dagoberto Ag Vantage Farming, Inc. | Shafter | Jun 28, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,804 |
| Diaz Plastering, Inc. | Bakersfield | Mar 7, 2020 | 4 violations | $1,334 | 3 | 0 |
| California Rail Builders, LLC | Wasco | Jan 25, 2020 | 16 violations | $20,866 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe F. Echenique | Bakersfield | Dec 31, 2019 | 10 violations | $20,567 | 3 | $18,389 |
| Espinoza Valdez, Jose Espinoza Farm Labor Contractor | Delano | Aug 18, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,503 |
| Adiuvo FLC | Bakersfield | Aug 17, 2019 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,515 |
| Sunview Vineyards of California, Inc. | Delano | Aug 17, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaguar Farm Labor Contracting, Inc. | Delano | Aug 17, 2019 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,006 |
| Road Runner Farming, LLC | Delano | Aug 17, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C & J Recycling - Stockdale Craig Allen and Josie Adeline Smith | Bakersfield | Apr 1, 2019 | 2 violations | $5,839 | 1 | 0 |
| C & J Recycling - Stockdale Craig Allen and Josie Adeline Smith | Bakersfield | Apr 1, 2019 | 3 violations | $1,058 | 2 | 0 |
| C & J Recycling - Stockdale Craig Allen and Josie Adeline Smith | Bakersfield | Apr 1, 2019 | 2 violations | $364 | 2 | 0 |
| Real Recycling Center- H Street | Bakersfield | Mar 29, 2019 | 3 violations | $283 | 1 | 0 |
| Real Recycling Center- Union Avenue | Bakersfield | Mar 29, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OG Recycling - Chester Ave. Bakersfield, CA | Bakersfield | Mar 22, 2019 | 3 violations | $6,238 | 2 | 0 |
| OG Recycling - Chester Ave. Bakersfield, CA | Lamont | Mar 22, 2019 | 3 violations | $3,122 | 2 | 0 |
| OG Recycling - Chester Ave. Bakersfield, CA | Bakersfield | Mar 22, 2019 | 2 violations | $249 | 1 | 0 |
| OG Recycling - Chester Ave. Bakersfield, CA | Bakersfield | Mar 22, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AGRO Farm Labor Services, Inc. | Shafter | Mar 4, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $3,824 |
| Alma D Best Room & Board - Alma | Bakersfield | Jan 15, 2019 | 13 violations | $1,828 | 8 | 0 |
| Alma D Best Room & Board - Alma | Bakersfield | Jan 15, 2019 | 9 violations | $1,140 | 5 | 0 |
| Alma D Best Room & Board - Alma | Bakersfield | Jan 15, 2019 | 6 violations | $933 | 3 | 0 |
| Alma D Best Room & Board - Alma | Bakersfield | Jan 15, 2019 | 6 violations | $522 | 4 | 0 |
| Alma D Best Room & Board - Alma | Bakersfield | Jan 15, 2019 | 4 violations | $441 | 2 | 0 |
| MTC Management & Training Corporation | Taft | Dec 28, 2018 | 4 violations | $4,783 | 2 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Kern County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) | 1 | $8,071,861 | 362 | Nov 30, 2013 |
| AECOM Government Services, Inc. | 1 | $503,127 | 506 | Apr 15, 2011 |
| JT | 1 | $313,954 | 123 | May 31, 2012 |
| Kern County | 2 | $286,945 | 243 | Jun 29, 2009 |
| GEO | 1 | $249,307 | 66 | Sep 30, 2006 |
| Fiesta Market | 1 | $223,976 | 60 | Sep 26, 2021 |
| MTC | 3 | $212,273 | 63 | Dec 28, 2018 |
| Sweaney, Inc. | 3 | $208,078 | 85 | Feb 22, 2022 |
| La Fonda Taqueria Y Mariscos | 1 | $200,682 | 49 | Dec 10, 2020 |
| Farmer Vacuum Service | 1 | $185,527 | 39 | May 3, 2012 |
| 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 |
| Rice Services Inc | 1 | $87,458 | 37 | Dec 31, 2015 |
| Universal Welding and Construction, Inc | 1 | $85,004 | 74 | Mar 24, 2021 |
| SEAIR Transportation Services, Inc. | 1 | $70,116 | 25 | Jun 30, 2006 |
| C. Martin Company | 1 | $68,618 | 23 | Dec 3, 2002 |
| Jin Sushi | 1 | $59,270 | 21 | Aug 14, 2023 |
| R E D Electric | 1 | $56,665 | 5 | Jul 31, 2004 |
| Cherokee Cable Contractors, Inc. | 1 | $55,699 | 78 | Dec 31, 2003 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $182,999 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $28,772 | 59 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | $122,643 | 39 |
| 2023 | 17 | 12 | $108,616 | 43 |
| 2022 | 14 | 11 | $191,739 | 234 |
| 2021 | 17 | 15 | $331,660 | 149 |
| 2020 | 14 | 12 | $237,829 | 64 |
| 2019 | 21 | 19 | $42,584 | 36 |
| 2018 | 12 | 10 | $31,427 | 290 |
| 2017 | 19 | 18 | $119,091 | 115 |
| 2016 | 8 | 7 | $56,905 | 91 |
| 2015 | 20 | 17 | $179,083 | 164 |
| 2014 | 31 | 24 | $90,060 | 38 |
| 2013 | 30 | 22 | $8,266,712 | 974 |
| 2012 | 46 | 36 | $638,186 | 489 |
| 2011 | 33 | 27 | $686,621 | 622 |
| 2010 | 42 | 29 | $67,038 | 297 |
| 2009 | 21 | 14 | $280,165 | 498 |
| 2008 | 24 | 7 | $14,503 | 9 |
| 2007 | 25 | 5 | $1,586 | 6 |
| 2006 | 37 | 27 | $376,792 | 475 |
| 2005 | 27 | 4 | $56 | 1 |
| 2004 | 12 | 7 | $110,921 | 40 |
Cities in Kern County with cases
- California City4 cases, $8,083,831
- Bakersfield300 cases, $1,861,522
- Ridgecrest16 cases, $839,322
- Taft9 cases, $676,269
- Edwards14 cases, $450,373
- Lamont8 cases, $243,775
- Shafter24 cases, $241,992
- Delano51 cases, $52,149
- Arvin22 cases, $41,055
- Wasco14 cases, $36,482
- Lake Isabella3 cases, $33,639
- Mc Farland18 cases, $13,200
- Mojave4 cases, $2,753
- Lost Hills2 cases, $888
- Tehachapi3 cases, $0
- Edison2 cases, $0
Your rights in Kern County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Kern 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 Kern 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.