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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Farms California, Inc. (AgEr) | Salinas | Apr 30, 2012 | 156 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Farms California, Inc. (AgEr) | Salinas | Apr 28, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez Martinez, Israel (FLC) | Salinas | Apr 28, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $350 |
| A. Oseguera Company | Salinas | Apr 10, 2012 | 838 violations | $96,321 | 334 | $749,400 |
| Four Seasons Produce Packing Company, Inc. | Salinas | Apr 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elkhorn Packing Co., LLC | Salinas | Apr 10, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Rain Inc. | Seaside | Apr 2, 2012 | 24 violations | $14,320 | 12 | 0 |
| Fanciful Company | Salinas | Apr 1, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BUD of California Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. | Soledad | Jan 27, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| River Road Childrens Center | Salinas | Jan 23, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Little Lambs Pre-School | Salinas | Jan 19, 2012 | 2 violations | $37 | 1 | 0 |
| Playhouse Family Center Bright Horizons Family Solutions | Salinas | Jan 17, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliva's Daycare Services | Salinas | Jan 17, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Go Kids E. Alisal Salinas Office | Salinas | Dec 31, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hola! Mexican Restaurant & Cantina | Carmel | Dec 29, 2011 | 2 violations | $3,654 | 1 | 0 |
| Mi Tierra Mecardo y Carniceria Luis Yepez & Lorena Gonzalez Mi Tierra | Seaside | Nov 23, 2011 | 24 violations | $46,720 | 24 | 0 |
| Mt. Carmel Adult Residential Facility | Marina | Nov 15, 2011 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pezzini Berry Farms | Salinas | Oct 21, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Pacific Speciality Foods | Moss Landing | Oct 21, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gianna's Baking Company | Castroville | Oct 12, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States Postal Service | Carmel | Aug 11, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Double Lucky, Inc. | Salinas | May 17, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triangle Farms | Salinas | May 16, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LORICO TRANSPORT SERVICE, INC. | Salinas | Apr 30, 2011 | 12 violations | $20,085 | 6 | 0 |
| Premium Packing, Inc. | Salinas | Apr 14, 2011 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $400 |
| Valley Pride | Castroville | Mar 31, 2011 | 36 violations | $2,127 | 34 | $16,550 |
| Federal Janitorial-STG, LLC | Monterey | Mar 31, 2011 | 5 violations | $243 | 4 | 0 |
| R.C. Packing, LLC | Gonzales | Mar 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanimura & Antle Tanimura & Antle Fresh Foods, Inc. | Salinas | Mar 31, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Monte Produce | Monterey | Mar 18, 2011 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burns Cowboy Shop | Carmel By The Sea | Feb 15, 2011 | 3 violations | $3,173 | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | Salinas | Jan 14, 2011 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JR Custom Harvesting Company | Salinas | Nov 30, 2010 | 79 violations | $131,024 | 77 | $439,950 |
| City of Soledad | Soledad | Nov 30, 2010 | 5 violations | $1,249 | 4 | 0 |
| Taylor Farms | Salinas | Nov 16, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V & V Farms, Inc. | Gonzales | Nov 14, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh Harvest, Inc. | Salinas | Nov 9, 2010 | 42 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dolores Romo-Housing Provider | Gonzales | Nov 4, 2010 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,750 |
| Lexus Monterey Peninsula | Seaside | Oct 20, 2010 | 26 violations | $4,115 | 6 | 0 |
| Taco Bell Store | Salinas | Sep 23, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GC Harvesting | Salinas | Aug 3, 2010 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,200 |
| Taylor Farms Taylor Farms California, Inc. | Salinas | Aug 3, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petersen-Dean Inc | Seaside | Jul 18, 2010 | 18 violations repeat | $4,772 | 18 | $660 |
| Gill Ranch Inc. Gill Ranch Company LLC | King City | Jul 16, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,400 |
| Monterey County Office of Education | Salinas | Jul 7, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camarillo Berry Farms, LP | Salinas | Jun 16, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA Berry Farms | Castroville | Jun 16, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RAMCO Ramco Enterprises, L.P. | Salinas | Jun 16, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Coast Berry | Castroville | Jun 16, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top Gun Services, LLC | Monterey | Jun 3, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanimura & Antle Fresh Foods, Inc. | Salinas | May 21, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premium Packing, Inc. | Salinas | May 4, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Cleaning And Restoration LLC | Marina | May 2, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanctuary Beach Resort | Marina | Apr 15, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ocean Mist Farms California Artichoke and Vegetable Growers Co | Castroville | Mar 21, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Real Produce Packing | Salinas | Mar 15, 2010 | 6 violations | $537 | 5 | 0 |
| Trailside Cafe and Coffee House | Monterey | Feb 15, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subway Northridge Subway, Inc. | Salinas | Jan 15, 2010 | 14 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,792 |
| K-Con. Inc. | Monterey | Aug 27, 2009 | 34 violations | $42,005 | 12 | 0 |
| Deparment of Corrections Salinas Valley Priso | Soledad | Jul 31, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Language Line Services | Monterey | Jul 26, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| State CA Dept Corrections & Rehabilitation | Soledad | Apr 21, 2009 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanimura & Antle Tanimura & Antle Fresh Foods, Inc | Salinas | Jan 13, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norcal Harvesting, LLC | Salinas | Jun 13, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norcal Harvesting, LLC | Salinas | Jun 13, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norcal Harvesting, LLC | Salinas | Jun 13, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norcal Harvesting, LLC | Salinas | Jun 13, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bay View Farms, LLC | Salinas | Jun 13, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Berry Valley Farms, LLC | Salinas | Jun 13, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leyva Labor Contractor | Salinas | Jun 13, 2008 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norcal Harvesting, LLC | Salinas | Jun 13, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Huntington Farms, Inc. | Soledad | Jun 13, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific Berry Farms, LLC | Salinas | Jun 13, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernandez Brothers Farms | Salinas | Jun 12, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hacienda Camp Hacienda Investment, Inc. | Soledad | Jun 12, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toro Labor Camp | Salinas | Jun 11, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucky Labor Source, Inc. | Salinas | Jun 11, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh Harvest, Inc. | Salinas | Jun 11, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera Contracting | Salinas | Jun 10, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TBS Farms | Salinas | Jun 10, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Four K Farms, LLC | Salinas | Jun 10, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castro Farms Jorge Castro, an individual | Salinas | Jun 10, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RAMCO Enterprises LP | Salinas | Jun 10, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucky Labor Source, Inc. | Salinas | Jun 10, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mi Ranchito Ramco Enterpises, Inc. | Salinas | Jun 9, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanimura & Antle Fresh Foods, Inc. | Salinas | Apr 19, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Taylor Farms Taylor Farms California, Inc | Salinas | Apr 16, 2008 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dole Fresh Vegetables | Monterey | Apr 10, 2008 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,500 |
| BC Harvesting, Co. Solis, Yecenia dba: BC Harvesting, Co | Salinas | Apr 9, 2008 | 163 violations | $2,373 | 87 | 0 |
| Coast Insulation Contractors | Salinas | Apr 2, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dept of Mental Health - Salinas Valley Prison | Soledad | Mar 31, 2008 | 1 violation | $5,091 | 1 | 0 |
| Tanimura & Antle | Salinas | Mar 29, 2008 | 1,065 violations | $6,709 | 533 | 0 |
| Growers Transplanting | Salinas | Mar 19, 2008 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $656 |
| Andrew Smith Co. | Salinas | Jan 30, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Oseguera Company | Salinas | Jan 26, 2008 | 123 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rio Farms | King City | Jan 24, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GTO Packing | Soledad | Jan 23, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diamond Cutters Diamond Cutters Harvesting, LLC | Salinas | Jan 22, 2008 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,250 |
| R.C. Packing, LLC | Gonzales | Jan 16, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackpot Harvesting Jackpot Harvesting, Co., Inc. | Gonzales | Dec 12, 2007 | 10 violations | $50 | 2 | $1,700 |
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.