Wage and hour cases in Monterey County at a glance
Employers in Monterey County account for 350 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 274 of which found violations (78%). Employers agreed to pay $4,288,066 in back wages to 8,151 workers, and $1,952,074 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 3 cases closed with $413 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ($1,247,764), Public Administration ($1,018,002), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ($868,603).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMG Farm Contractors Inc | Gonzales | Jun 1, 2026 | 15 violations | $413 | 14 | $3,899 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC | Salinas | Feb 24, 2026 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,376 |
| John J Eisinger DDS | Monterey | Sep 30, 2025 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Empire farm labor Empire Farm Labor Contractor, LLC | Salinas | Jun 21, 2025 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $2,166 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC | Salinas | Jun 19, 2025 | 3 violations | $161 | 1 | $6,065 |
| Esalen Institute | Big Sur | Mar 17, 2025 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AgSocio JVKS Harvest Solutions, LLC | Salinas | Feb 26, 2025 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,516 |
| JR Custom Harvesting Company | Salinas | Jan 31, 2025 | 30 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,017 |
| Salinas Pan Comido LLC | Salinas | Jan 29, 2025 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Condor Security of America | Salinas | Jan 8, 2025 | 1 violation | $1,068 | 1 | 0 |
| El Kora Restaurant | Salinas | Nov 21, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FMG Farm Contractor, Inc. | Gonzales | Jun 18, 2024 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,565 |
| Lucky AG Lucky Harvesting | Salinas | Apr 24, 2024 | 41 violations | $8,808 | 19 | $5,911 |
| BALLESTEROS PACKING, LLC | Soledad | Apr 15, 2024 | 104 violations | $31,654 | 75 | $22,859 |
| Hilltown Packing, Co Hilltown Packing Company, Inc | Salinas | Apr 1, 2024 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,438 |
| Southwest Harvesting Co., Inc. | Salinas | Feb 22, 2024 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,446 |
| Madonna Gardens | Salinas | Dec 31, 2023 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $48,105 |
| Wish Farms CA, LLC | Salinas | Dec 15, 2023 | 37 violations | $1,170 | 36 | $1,828 |
| Empire Farm Labor Contractor | Salinas | Nov 30, 2023 | 166 violations | $40,920 | 33 | $43,276 |
| Del Sol Harvesting, LLC | King City | Aug 4, 2023 | 46 violations | $6,501 | 42 | $9,446 |
| Eric Garcia | Salinas | Apr 25, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premium Packing, Inc. | Salinas | Apr 20, 2023 | 153 violations | $52,369 | 150 | $8,385 |
| AgSocio JVKS Harvest Solutions, LLC | Salinas | Apr 18, 2023 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,841 |
| RC Packing | Gonzales | Apr 15, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,636 |
| BALLESTEROS PACKING, LLC | Soledad | Apr 2, 2023 | 91 violations | $54,421 | 30 | $31,547 |
| A&D Narigi Consulting | Salinas | Feb 28, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilltown Packing, Co Hilltown Packing Company Inc | Salinas | Jan 23, 2023 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D & J Packing LLC | Salinas | Oct 17, 2022 | 3 violations | $8,876 | 1 | $6,437 |
| Double Lucky, Inc. | Salinas | Jun 9, 2022 | 22 violations | $10,800 | 15 | $14,517 |
| Sabor Farms | Salinas | Jun 9, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz Santiago | King City | Jun 9, 2022 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $15,640 |
| Otto Construction | Monterey | Jun 1, 2022 | 12 violations | $7,744 | 11 | 0 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC | Salinas | May 19, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,930 |
| Leota Professional Resources | Jolon | Apr 23, 2022 | 13 violations | $6,380 | 10 | 0 |
| Church Brothers | Salinas | Mar 19, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,197 |
| A.S.A Farms | Soledad | Mar 19, 2022 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,871 |
| Church Brothers | Salinas | Mar 19, 2022 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,722 |
| Foothill Packing | Salinas | Mar 15, 2022 | 43 violations | $2,883 | 38 | $2,847 |
| T & A Tanimura & Antle Fresh Foods, Inc | Salinas | Mar 14, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natividad Medical Center | Salinas | Feb 15, 2022 | 2 violations | $170 | 1 | 0 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC | Salinas | Jan 15, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,847 |
| Automated Harvesting, LLC | Salinas | Jan 13, 2022 | 26 violations | $6,181 | 22 | $2,278 |
| A. Oseguera Company | Salinas | Dec 31, 2021 | 1,115 violations | $1,018,002 | 451 | $8,541 |
| Mercado Mi Rancho | Salinas | Nov 3, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allied Universal Security Services | Salinas | Sep 15, 2021 | 3 violations | $1,210 | 2 | 0 |
| Ashley Furniture Homestore | Salinas | Jun 30, 2021 | 14 violations | $11,030 | 13 | 0 |
| Signature Furniture Gallaries | Salinas | Jun 30, 2021 | 6 violations | $2,443 | 5 | 0 |
| Legacy Fine Furniture | Salinas | Jun 30, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hotel The Inn at Del Monte Beach, LLC | Monterey | May 4, 2021 | 43 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JR Custom Harvesting Company | Salinas | Apr 13, 2021 | 51 violations | $4,570 | 48 | $38,242 |
| A. Oseguera Company | Salinas | Apr 7, 2021 | 370 violations repeat | $100,413 | 275 | $42,653 |
| Sylvan Learning Center | Salinas | Feb 19, 2021 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braga Ranch, Inc | Soledad | Feb 17, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,063 |
| D'Arrigo Bros. | Salinas | Feb 16, 2021 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,290 |
| Paradise Landscape | Moss Landing | Dec 29, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,816 | 2 | 0 |
| Rite Aid Thrifty PayLess, Inc. | Salinas | Nov 11, 2020 | 2 violations repeat | $794 | 2 | $2,074 |
| Premium Employment Services, Inc. | Salinas | Nov 1, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,139 |
| El Camino Labor | Soledad | Sep 30, 2020 | 2 violations | $1,168 | 2 | 0 |
| Mesa Packing | King City | Sep 13, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Altman Specialty Plants | Salinas | Jul 15, 2020 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $883 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC | Salinas | Jul 4, 2020 | 35 violations | $40,174 | 34 | 0 |
| Leota Professional Resources | Jolon | Jul 1, 2020 | 3 violations | $2,375 | 3 | 0 |
| Foothill Packing | Salinas | Jun 30, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Empire farm labor Empire Farm Labor Contractor, LLC | Salinas | May 10, 2020 | 26 violations | $12,822 | 21 | $39,484 |
| Leota Professional Resources | Jolon | Dec 10, 2019 | 6 violations | $6,114 | 3 | 0 |
| Foothill Packing | Salinas | Dec 10, 2019 | 30 violations | $2,539 | 26 | $9,879 |
| Oseguera A. Oseguera Company Inc | Salinas | Nov 19, 2019 | 38 violations | $12,724 | 33 | $4,768 |
| Sakura Buffet | Salinas | Nov 15, 2019 | 74 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leota Professional Resources | Jolon | Oct 26, 2019 | 2 violations | $491 | 1 | 0 |
| Empire Farm Labor Contractor | Salinas | May 10, 2019 | 85 violations | $38,260 | 79 | $18,414 |
| Language Line Solutions | Monterey | May 5, 2019 | 342 violations | $25,476 | 178 | 0 |
| Church Brothers | Salinas | Apr 1, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,275 |
| Mann Packing Mann Packing Co., Inc. | Salinas | Mar 31, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,147 |
| Correctional Training Facility (CTF) CA Department of Corrections & Rehabilition | Soledad | Dec 31, 2018 | 2 violations | $5,642 | 1 | 0 |
| Big Valley Labor LLC | King City | Dec 3, 2018 | 17 violations | $3,875 | 7 | $41,834 |
| Brittany Durham | Jolon | Oct 20, 2018 | 7 violations | $6,757 | 3 | 0 |
| Department of Transportation | Big Sur | Jul 10, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Springfield Farms | Moss Landing | Jul 10, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co LLC/ SARC, Inc. | Salinas | May 16, 2018 | 129 violations | $70,027 | 120 | $10,237 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC | Salinas | Feb 14, 2018 | 28 violations | $4,743 | 22 | $3,361 |
| Growers Express, LLC | Salinas | Feb 14, 2018 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,704 |
| Taylor Farms | Salinas | Feb 10, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Pak Labor | Soledad | Feb 1, 2018 | 76 violations | $3,036 | 59 | $1,954 |
| Growers Express, LLC | Salinas | Jan 30, 2018 | 73 violations | $5,536 | 70 | $1,529 |
| Acambaro Bakery | Soledad | Dec 15, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Work World Work World America, Inc | Salinas | Dec 7, 2017 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $8,825 |
| Hollister Co. | Salinas | Dec 7, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $3,530 |
| Rue New Rue21, LLC | Salinas | Dec 6, 2017 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $21,180 |
| Correa Construction | Soledad | Dec 2, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Global Connections to Employment | Seaside | Nov 22, 2017 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Language Line Solutions Language Line, LLC and On-Line Interpreters, | Monterey | Oct 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jensen Family Farms Jensen Family Farms, Incorporated | Salinas | Mar 20, 2017 | 19 violations | $60 | 2 | 0 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC | Salinas | Mar 17, 2017 | 30 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,309 |
| Braga Ranch, Inc | Soledad | Feb 4, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,352 |
| Church Brothers Farms | Salinas | Feb 3, 2017 | 45 violations | $1,260 | 42 | $3,591 |
| Western Packing | Soledad | Feb 3, 2017 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $21,546 |
| RIO GRILL | Carmel | Jan 8, 2017 | 21 violations | $77,736 | 20 | 0 |
| Product Development Corporation | Monterey | Oct 7, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ag Unlimited, Inc. | Soledad | Sep 15, 2016 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,943 |
| Foothill Packing | Salinas | Aug 26, 2016 | 29 violations | $4,807 | 23 | $9,455 |
Largest back-wage records in Monterey County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Oseguera Company | 7 | $1,270,576 | 1,210 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Language Line | 1 | $967,508 | 2,428 | Apr 30, 2014 |
| BUD of California | 2 | $292,234 | 1,052 | Feb 1, 2016 |
| Language Line Services | 2 | $251,034 | 635 | Jan 26, 2013 |
| JR Custom Harvesting Company | 4 | $135,594 | 125 | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Victorian Home Care | 2 | $97,945 | 50 | Mar 14, 2013 |
| LORICO TRANSPORT SERVICE, INC. | 2 | $90,128 | 39 | Apr 30, 2011 |
| BALLESTEROS PACKING, LLC | 2 | $86,075 | 105 | Apr 15, 2024 |
| Empire Farm Labor Contractor | 2 | $79,180 | 112 | Nov 30, 2023 |
| RIO GRILL | 1 | $77,736 | 20 | Jan 8, 2017 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co LLC/ SARC, Inc. | 1 | $70,027 | 120 | May 16, 2018 |
| Dynegy Moss Landing, LLC | 1 | $56,868 | 1 | Sep 13, 2014 |
| Care Plus | 1 | $55,730 | 53 | Jun 24, 2007 |
| Premium Packing, Inc. | 3 | $52,369 | 150 | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC | 12 | $47,876 | 85 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Mi Tierra Mecardo y Carniceria | 1 | $46,720 | 24 | Nov 23, 2011 |
| K-Con. Inc. | 1 | $42,005 | 12 | Aug 27, 2009 |
| Ramon Lorico Transport | 1 | $39,911 | 14 | Sep 7, 2007 |
| Rancho Cielo | 1 | $36,771 | 1 | Dec 24, 2014 |
| Leslie Motors | 1 | $29,918 | 1 | Jun 24, 2016 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $413 | 14 |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 | $1,229 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | $40,462 | 94 |
| 2023 | 11 | 9 | $155,381 | 291 |
| 2022 | 15 | 13 | $43,034 | 98 |
| 2021 | 12 | 10 | $1,137,668 | 794 |
| 2020 | 10 | 9 | $59,149 | 64 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | $85,604 | 320 |
| 2018 | 11 | 9 | $99,616 | 282 |
| 2017 | 13 | 10 | $79,056 | 64 |
| 2016 | 20 | 19 | $341,952 | 1,171 |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | $530 | 25 |
| 2014 | 31 | 25 | $1,136,658 | 2,612 |
| 2013 | 33 | 22 | $290,155 | 691 |
| 2012 | 24 | 18 | $144,156 | 368 |
| 2011 | 19 | 13 | $76,002 | 71 |
| 2010 | 26 | 22 | $141,697 | 110 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 | $42,005 | 12 |
| 2008 | 36 | 19 | $14,173 | 621 |
| 2007 | 14 | 10 | $96,510 | 72 |
| 2006 | 8 | 7 | $59,734 | 152 |
| 2005 | 11 | 8 | $6,413 | 19 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | $109,961 | 119 |
Cities in Monterey County with cases
- Salinas195 cases, $2,307,854
- Monterey27 cases, $1,473,543
- Seaside12 cases, $132,272
- Soledad43 cases, $114,509
- Carmel6 cases, $85,058
- Moss Landing4 cases, $58,684
- Marina7 cases, $29,678
- Pebble Beach1 cases, $26,378
- King City16 cases, $26,317
- Jolon6 cases, $22,117
- Big Sur3 cases, $3,830
- Carmel By The Sea2 cases, $3,173
- Gonzales19 cases, $2,526
- Castroville8 cases, $2,127
- Spreckels1 cases, $0
Your rights in Monterey County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Monterey 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 Monterey 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.