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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.A. Medina M.A. Medina Farm Labor Services, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jul 16, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grimmway Farms Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. | Arvin | Jul 16, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Valpredo Farms Donald Valpredo Farming, Inc | Bakersfield | Jul 13, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I & I Farms | Bakersfield | Jul 10, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose R. Mireles Farm Labor | Bakersfield | Jul 9, 2013 | 13 violations | $120 | 4 | $2,075 |
| Ironhorse Ironworks | Bakersfield | Jul 9, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torres FLC Inc Jesus H. Torres FLC Inc | Wasco | Jun 30, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vineland School District | Bakersfield | Jun 2, 2013 | 2 violations | $894 | 1 | 0 |
| Les Sandrini Farms | Mc Farland | May 23, 2013 | 11 violations | $8,062 | 9 | 0 |
| Volt Workforce Solutions Corp. | Bakersfield | May 9, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack in the Bo | Bakersfield | May 6, 2013 | 1 violation | $3,441 | 1 | 0 |
| A-1 Recovery (Grover Beach) | Bakersfield | May 6, 2013 | 7 violations | $2,404 | 6 | 0 |
| M & L Truck Route Services Inc. | Bakersfield | Mar 5, 2013 | 5 violations | $2,423 | 3 | 0 |
| Mashburn Transportation Services, Inc. | Taft | Feb 22, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kern County Superintendent of Schools | Bakersfield | Jan 31, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweaney, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jan 11, 2013 | 32 violations | $88,078 | 32 | 0 |
| Kern Ridge Growers, LLC | Arvin | Jan 8, 2013 | 197 violations | $18,549 | 195 | 0 |
| Kern Ridge Growers, LLC | Lamont | Jan 7, 2013 | 175 violations | $15,049 | 174 | 0 |
| Kern Ridge Growers- Di Giorgio | Arvin | Jan 7, 2013 | 116 violations | $8,199 | 113 | 0 |
| Nicholas Construction Services Inc. - JFETS | Shafter | Dec 26, 2012 | 7 violations | $1,806 | 7 | 0 |
| Central Metal, Inc. | Bakersfield | Nov 20, 2012 | 23 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santiago Renteria Labor Contracting, Inc. | Mc Farland | Oct 30, 2012 | 38 violations | $3,430 | 28 | $6,025 |
| Kern Lopez Services | Wasco | Oct 29, 2012 | 44 violations | $6,446 | 35 | $5,825 |
| Paramount Farming Company LLC | Bakersfield | Oct 28, 2012 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cream of the Crop Ag Service, Inc. | Bakersfield | Oct 26, 2012 | 27 violations | $1,004 | 17 | $6,850 |
| Golden Bros Contracting | Shafter | Oct 21, 2012 | 23 violations | $1,917 | 20 | $300 |
| Kern Security Systems, Inc. | Bakersfield | Oct 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden State Mall | Bakersfield | Sep 4, 2012 | 8 violations | $4,521 | 6 | 0 |
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jul 31, 2012 | 9 violations repeat | $6,572 | 7 | $2,244 |
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Delano | Jul 31, 2012 | 6 violations repeat | $5,399 | 4 | $1,496 |
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jul 31, 2012 | 10 violations repeat | $4,084 | 7 | $2,618 |
| Premier Insurance Services, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jul 31, 2012 | 6 violations repeat | $2,358 | 4 | $1,496 |
| Bakersfield Family Medical Center Bakersfield Family Physicians Medical Center, | Bakersfield | Jul 27, 2012 | 3 violations repeat | $21,815 | 2 | 0 |
| Pacheco Brothers Inc. | Shafter | Jul 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BAKERSFIELD ARC, INC. | Bakersfield | Jun 30, 2012 | 16 violations | $5,390 | 16 | 0 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Delano | Jun 22, 2012 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,500 |
| Grapeman Farms | Delano | Jun 16, 2012 | 10 violations | $25,745 | 5 | 0 |
| MN Contracting, Inc | Mc Farland | Jun 3, 2012 | 8 violations | $751 | 7 | 0 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Delano | Jun 3, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,200 |
| Lencioni Ag Services Lencioni, Bianca Guadalupe Ramona (FLC) | Shafter | Jun 3, 2012 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,050 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Delano | Jun 3, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvaro Mercado Peregrina | Delano | Jun 2, 2012 | 10 violations | $474 | 5 | $1,600 |
| JT | Edwards | May 31, 2012 | 123 violations | $313,954 | 123 | 0 |
| Mega Farm Labor Services, Inc. | Delano | May 23, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Etchegaray Farms LLC | Mc Farland | May 22, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Perez Farm Service | Bakersfield | May 21, 2012 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AgriCare Inc. | Arvin | May 21, 2012 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grimmway Farms Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. | Bakersfield | May 19, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esparza Enterprise, Inc. | Bakersfield | May 19, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,650 |
| Tacho Farm Labor Contract | Bakersfield | May 12, 2012 | 155 violations | $5,561 | 78 | 0 |
| J & J Towing | Delano | May 10, 2012 | 3 violations | $2,708 | 2 | 0 |
| Farmer Vacuum Service | Taft | May 3, 2012 | 40 violations | $185,527 | 39 | 0 |
| Kern Community College District | Bakersfield | Apr 30, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premier Medical Doctors, Inc. | Tehachapi | Apr 6, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saalex Solutions, Inc. | Ridgecrest | Mar 26, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grimmway Farms Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. | Bakersfield | Mar 25, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wasco State Prison State of California Department of Corrections | Wasco | Mar 20, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hydrex Pest Control Co. | Bakersfield | Mar 9, 2012 | 36 violations | $19,031 | 35 | 0 |
| Rainbow Market Mohamed Muthana & Ali M. Obadi | Bakersfield | Mar 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Bros. Golf, LLC | Bakersfield | Feb 24, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Management Training Corp-Taft Correctional In | Taft | Feb 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guerrero Transportation & Contracting, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jan 28, 2012 | 10 violations | $167 | 2 | $650 |
| Chinatown Buffet | Bakersfield | Jan 18, 2012 | 8 violations | $10,645 | 7 | 0 |
| A & B Harvesting Inc | Bakersfield | Jan 11, 2012 | 34 violations repeat | $8,881 | 33 | $100 |
| Taft Correctional Institution | Taft | Jan 8, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swift Transportation | Shafter | Dec 19, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Gonzalez Tony's Tires & Wheels | Bakersfield | Dec 7, 2011 | 2 violations | $495 | 1 | 0 |
| Sweaney, Inc. | Bakersfield | Nov 11, 2011 | 72 violations | $120,000 | 53 | 0 |
| Wetzel's Pretzels | Bakersfield | Sep 15, 2011 | 11 violations repeat | $1,165 | 10 | $3,740 |
| MTC Management and Training Corporation | Taft | Aug 31, 2011 | 10 violations repeat | $18,107 | 3 | 0 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Delano | Jul 17, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,100 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Delano | Jul 16, 2011 | 14 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,500 |
| Montemayor Sheep Shearing | Bakersfield | Jun 30, 2011 | 76 violations | $22,252 | 13 | $95,700 |
| King of Nile Furniture / Jina's Home Furnitur | Bakersfield | Jun 9, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grimway Farms Grimmway Enterprises Inc. | Arvin | Jun 4, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J & H Tree Services | Delano | Jun 4, 2011 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melba Nunez Melba Nunez Contracting | Mc Farland | Jun 2, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Empire Farm Labor Contracting, Inc. | Mc Farland | Jun 2, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun World Sun World International, LLC | Bakersfield | Jun 2, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freedom AG Inc | Arvin | Jun 2, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LP Farms, LLC | Bakersfield | Jun 2, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & B Harvesting Inc | Bakersfield | Jun 1, 2011 | 33 violations | $5,568 | 25 | $700 |
| Paramount Paramount Citrus Packing Company LLC | Delano | Jun 1, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,100 |
| Paramount Citrus Paramount Citrus Packing Company LLC | Delano | Jun 1, 2011 | 12 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,500 |
| Carlos Gabriel Avila DBA Supreme Valley Ag | Delano | Jun 1, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucich Farms Lucich Family Farms, Inc. | Delano | Jun 1, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GIC Transport | Bakersfield | Jun 1, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Smith Rose Company | Mc Farland | Jun 1, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhogal Farms Inc. | Bakersfield | Jun 1, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castrejon, Angelica | Bakersfield | Jun 1, 2011 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $775 |
| Seven Brothers, Inc. Rey David Pulido DBA Seven Brothers FLC | Mc Farland | May 31, 2011 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,475 |
| Sun World Sun World International, Inc | Bakersfield | May 31, 2011 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLT Farms | Bakersfield | May 15, 2011 | 14 violations | $6,688 | 8 | $600 |
| Rivas Trucking | Bakersfield | May 6, 2011 | 5 violations | $9,219 | 3 | 0 |
| Kern Medical Center | Bakersfield | Apr 20, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AECOM Government Services, Inc. | Ridgecrest | Apr 15, 2011 | 506 violations | $503,127 | 506 | 0 |
| Carlos Moreno Transport | Bakersfield | Apr 11, 2011 | 33 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D & J Farm Management LLC | Bakersfield | Mar 1, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paramount Farming Company LLC | Bakersfield | Dec 16, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,100 |
| Esparza Enterprise, Inc. | Bakersfield | Dec 12, 2010 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,900 |
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.