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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAR Transport | Bakersfield | May 25, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walker Lewis Rentals | Bakersfield | May 24, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elephant Bar Elephant Bar Restaurant, Inc. | Bakersfield | May 22, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foods Co. | Bakersfield | May 10, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senior Pepe's | Bakersfield | Apr 26, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Community Home Loans | Bakersfield | Apr 25, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Planet Dance | Bakersfield | Apr 2, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pizzaville A V G Enhterprise, Inc. | Bakersfield | Mar 9, 2007 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payless Market | Bakersfield | Mar 2, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & L Painting | Bakersfield | Mar 1, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grimmway Farms Grimmway Enterprises, Inc | Bakersfield | Nov 21, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| School Lunch Products | Shafter | Oct 31, 2006 | 5 violations | $24,648 | 4 | 0 |
| Pacheco Farm Labor | Shafter | Oct 2, 2006 | 247 violations | $12,723 | 240 | $2,100 |
| GEO GEO Group, Inc. | Taft | Sep 30, 2006 | 66 violations | $249,307 | 66 | 0 |
| B Trucking 2 B Trucking, LLC | Bakersfield | Sep 30, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Direct Response Direct Response Resources, Inc. | Bakersfield | Sep 29, 2006 | 7 violations | $916 | 7 | 0 |
| Lopez Farm Labor Contracting | Wasco | Sep 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.B. Moss Architectual Specialties R.B. Moss Jr. Architectual Specialties, Inc. | Bakersfield | Sep 5, 2006 | 6 violations | $3,450 | 5 | 0 |
| U.S. Postal Service | Bakersfield | Sep 2, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pizza Hut California Pizza LLC | Bakersfield | Aug 25, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Medina | Mc Farland | Aug 12, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jul 31, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $875 |
| County of Kern, CA | Bakersfield | Jul 21, 2006 | 2 violations | $3,518 | 0 | 0 |
| Tinajero Labor Services | Wasco | Jul 14, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun World International | Bakersfield | Jul 14, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Benjamin Castillo Farm Labor Contractor | Bakersfield | Jul 13, 2006 | 11 violations | $600 | 4 | $1,675 |
| Kern Ridge Growers, LLC | Arvin | Jul 13, 2006 | 8 violations | $600 | 4 | 0 |
| Garza Contracting, Inc | Bakersfield | Jul 13, 2006 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,300 |
| Garry Richardson Farms | Bakersfield | Jul 13, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry's Farm Labor Contracting, Inc | Mc Farland | Jul 13, 2006 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,200 |
| Cal-Pacific Farm Management | Delano | Jul 12, 2006 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,375 |
| HRM Farm Labor Services | Wasco | Jul 12, 2006 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delano Farms Company | Delano | Jul 12, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Empire Farm Labor Contractor | Mc Farland | Jul 12, 2006 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,075 |
| Bidart Bros. | Bakersfield | Jul 12, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheeler Farms | Bakersfield | Jul 12, 2006 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunview Vineyards of California, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jul 10, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manpower US Inc | Bakersfield | Jul 6, 2006 | 2 violations | $118 | 1 | 0 |
| SEAIR Transportation Services, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jun 30, 2006 | 25 violations | $70,116 | 25 | 0 |
| Desert Area Resources and Training | Ridgecrest | Apr 30, 2006 | 68 violations | $4,299 | 68 | 0 |
| Medstaff, Inc. | Bakersfield | Apr 24, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manuel Rodriguez | Bakersfield | Apr 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Auntie Anne's Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Mar 14, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,320 |
| Precision Pump & Machine, Inc. | Bakersfield | Mar 9, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carriage Inn | Ridgecrest | Feb 28, 2006 | 2 violations | $852 | 1 | 0 |
| Central Valley Contracting | Bakersfield | Jan 31, 2006 | 57 violations | $5,645 | 50 | $70,000 |
| Grimmway Farms Grimmway Enterprises, Inc | Bakersfield | Jan 23, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knight's Pumping Inc. Knight's Pumping and Portable Services, Inc. | Bakersfield | Dec 14, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellpro | Bakersfield | Nov 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymos Strong Inc. | Mojave | Nov 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Bakersfield | Nov 5, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tejon Ranch | Bakersfield | Oct 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wholesale Fuels Inc. | Bakersfield | Oct 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Safety, Inc. | Bakersfield | Sep 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Masonery | Bakersfield | Aug 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Class A Roofing | Bakersfield | Aug 1, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arambula Farm Labor Contracting | Delano | Jul 18, 2005 | 2 violations | $56 | 1 | 0 |
| Crespo Roofing Mr and Mrs Rafael Crespo | Bakersfield | Jun 28, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delano Roofing | Delano | Jun 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bakersfield Roofing Co. | Bakersfield | Jun 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garcia Roofing | Bakersfield | Jun 8, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBC | Bakersfield | May 31, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P & J Electric | Tehachapi | May 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butler Roof Systems Valley Steel Construction, Inc. | Bakersfield | May 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Systems Allen B and Kathy L Farmer (partners) | Bakersfield | May 6, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Master Builders Construction | Bakersfield | May 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amparano Roofing | Bakersfield | Apr 8, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T & T Drywall | Bakersfield | Mar 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art's Drywall | Bakersfield | Mar 16, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBC SBC Communications, Inc. | Bakersfield | Mar 11, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Frog Market | Bakersfield | Feb 15, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith's Bakeries | Bakersfield | Jan 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mexicali Restaurants | Bakersfield | Jan 11, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pyrenees French Bakery | Bakersfield | Jan 8, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Las Palmas Nursery Paul Bealessio and Sasha Padjah, partnership | Bakersfield | Dec 15, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stereo San Atieh & Ed Tarboush, partnership | Bakersfield | Nov 30, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradford Trucking | Bakersfield | Nov 24, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brar, Harbinder S. | Delano | Nov 23, 2004 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,250 |
| Bakersfield Family Medical Center | Bakersfield | Oct 19, 2004 | 9 violations | $7,879 | 8 | 0 |
| Highway 58 Fuel Stop | Bakersfield | Oct 14, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL | Edwards | Sep 30, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DIAL General Engineering | Ridgecrest | Sep 28, 2004 | 28 violations | $44,255 | 12 | 0 |
| Celina Hernandez FLC | Delano | Sep 15, 2004 | 12 violations | $1,840 | 7 | $863 |
| R E D Electric | Ridgecrest | Jul 31, 2004 | 24 violations | $56,665 | 5 | 0 |
| Central Valley Contracting | Bakersfield | Jul 10, 2004 | 12 violations | $282 | 8 | $2,500 |
| KLC Melinda Gonzales DBA | Bakersfield | May 30, 2004 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,250 |
| Cherokee Cable Contractors, Inc. | Bakersfield | Dec 31, 2003 | 79 violations | $55,699 | 78 | 0 |
| Ignacio Fabian | Lamont | Jul 24, 2003 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,300 |
| Kern County County of Kern, CA | Bakersfield | Jul 23, 2003 | 249 violations repeat | $286,945 | 243 | 0 |
| C. Martin Company | Ridgecrest | Dec 3, 2002 | 57 violations | $68,618 | 23 | 0 |
| Ray Garcia - FLC | Arvin | Jun 8, 2002 | 19 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $2,550 |
| Prather Drywall & Plastering | Bakersfield | not stated | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AAA Residential Elderly Retreat | Bakersfield | not stated | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palmas Del Desierto Palmas Del Desierto AG Services, LLC | Bakersfield | not stated | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 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.