Wage and hour cases in Santa Barbara County at a glance
Employers in Santa Barbara County account for 310 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 239 of which found violations (77%). Employers agreed to pay $7,640,780 in back wages to 7,468 workers, and $1,573,744 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 6 cases closed with $529,513 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ($4,512,138), Health Care and Social Assistance ($1,039,144), Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services ($1,037,190).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beebe Carry DBA: WCP | Santa Barbara | Mar 9, 2011 | 3 violations | $16,130 | 1 | 0 |
| Velo Pro Cycling | Santa Barbara | Mar 9, 2011 | 13 violations | $4,019 | 12 | 0 |
| Raytheon Vision Raytheon Vision Systems | Goleta | Nov 16, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raytheon Vision Systems | Goleta | Sep 30, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaw Construction, Inc. | Carpinteria | Sep 8, 2010 | 3 violations | $8,857 | 1 | 0 |
| DG Berry | Santa Maria | Aug 6, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Betteravia Farms (AGER) | Santa Maria | Aug 6, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castaneda & Son's, Inc. | Santa Maria | Aug 5, 2010 | 9 violations | $553 | 1 | $2,450 |
| Rancho Harvest Inc. (FLC) | Santa Maria | Aug 5, 2010 | 10 violations | $160 | 2 | $1,875 |
| West Coast Packing, Inc. | Santa Maria | Aug 4, 2010 | 15 violations | $1,920 | 6 | $1,725 |
| Plantel Nurseries, Inc. | Santa Maria | Aug 4, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Ysidro Farms Inc. (AGER) | Santa Maria | Aug 4, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet N Yummy, LLC (AGER) | Santa Maria | Aug 4, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilda Barrueta Farming | Santa Maria | Aug 4, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa Harvesting Company | Santa Maria | Aug 4, 2010 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSR Enterprises | Santa Maria | Aug 4, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Durant Harvesting, Inc. | Santa Maria | Aug 4, 2010 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $825 |
| OSR Enterprises | Santa Maria | Aug 4, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DB Specialty Farms | Santa Maria | Aug 4, 2010 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agro-Jal Paloma Packing Inc | Santa Maria | Aug 3, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Velasquez Packing, Inc. | Lompoc | Aug 3, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baroda Farms, Inc. | Lompoc | Aug 3, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSR Enterprises | Santa Maria | Aug 3, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trincon Construction Group, Inc. | Santa Maria | Apr 2, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devereu The Devereux Foundation | Goleta | Feb 10, 2010 | 7 violations | $1,730 | 6 | 0 |
| Tre Lune | Santa Barbara | Feb 9, 2010 | 28 violations | $23,649 | 27 | 0 |
| Call Henry, Inc. | Vandenberg Afb | Feb 4, 2010 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific West Labor Services | Santa Maria | Jan 24, 2010 | 383 violations | $354,794 | 125 | 0 |
| Plantel Nurseries, Inc. | Santa Maria | Aug 18, 2009 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack's Bistro & Famous Bagels | Carpinteria | Jul 15, 2009 | 27 violations | $27,725 | 26 | 0 |
| Agro-Jal Farming Enterprises, Inc. | Santa Maria | Feb 3, 2009 | 6 violations | $450 | 1 | 0 |
| Paloma Packing, Inc. | Santa Maria | Feb 3, 2009 | 6 violations | $450 | 1 | 0 |
| La Cuesta Farming La Cuesta Farming Company, Inc | Santa Maria | Feb 2, 2009 | 6 violations | $912 | 2 | $1,800 |
| Main Street Farms, Inc. | Santa Maria | Feb 2, 2009 | 7 violations | $80 | 2 | $1,850 |
| Boa Vista Harvest, Inc. | Santa Maria | Feb 2, 2009 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Power International Services | Lompoc | Feb 1, 2009 | 45 violations | $10,888 | 43 | 0 |
| Wilco Group Wilco Building Group, Inc. | Carpinteria | Jan 31, 2009 | 20 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Select Staffing | Santa Barbara | Dec 21, 2008 | 3 violations | $6,157 | 1 | 0 |
| Premier Harvest | Santa Maria | Dec 15, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Helix Medical | Carpinteria | Dec 11, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Property Maintenance | Lompoc | Oct 15, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lone Star Engineering | Solvang | Sep 28, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byrd Produce Co. | Guadalupe | Mar 23, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $900 |
| Remberto Ramos (FLC) | Santa Maria | Mar 23, 2008 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,100 |
| Fresh Bounty of Santa Maria | Santa Maria | Mar 19, 2008 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loma Larga Farms | Santa Maria | Mar 19, 2008 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ram Ag Harvesting Edgar Ramirez DBA Ram Ag Harvesting | Santa Maria | Mar 19, 2008 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,850 |
| Realito Berry Farms | Santa Maria | Mar 19, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agro-Jal Agro-Jal Farming Enterprises, Inc. | Santa Maria | Mar 18, 2008 | 28 violations | $2,634 | 23 | $2,975 |
| Velazquez Packing | Lompoc | Mar 18, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Padres Berry Farms | Santa Maria | Mar 18, 2008 | 13 violations | 0 | 0 | $806 |
| Casteneda & Sons, Inc. | Santa Maria | Mar 18, 2008 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,850 |
| Jose Octavio Amadeo Ayala | Santa Maria | Mar 18, 2008 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,300 |
| Osmar Pineda | Santa Maria | Mar 18, 2008 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,300 |
| Big E Produce, Inc. | Lompoc | Mar 17, 2008 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baroda Farms, Inc. | Lompoc | Mar 16, 2008 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diamond World Video | Santa Maria | Feb 28, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pre Con Industries dba Premier Drywall | Santa Maria | Feb 12, 2008 | 87 violations | $46,188 | 80 | 0 |
| Piatti Restaurant Moana Hotel and Restaurant Group | Santa Barbara | Jan 22, 2008 | 5 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| El Palomar | Lompoc | Jan 16, 2008 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Venco Security Patrol | Santa Barbara | Jan 15, 2008 | 24 violations | $31,050 | 24 | 0 |
| Plantel Nursery Plantel Nurseries, Inc | Santa Maria | Dec 11, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Property Maintenance Air Property Maintenance Company, Inc. | Lompoc | Oct 12, 2007 | 53 violations | $31,585 | 23 | 0 |
| Air Property Maintenance Air Property Maintenance Company, Inc. | Lompoc | Oct 5, 2007 | 36 violations | $35,770 | 17 | 0 |
| Air Property Maintenance Air Property Maintenance Company, Inc. | Lompoc | Oct 5, 2007 | 36 violations | $23,673 | 18 | 0 |
| Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc. | Lompoc | Aug 30, 2007 | 116 violations | $28,022 | 58 | 0 |
| Devereux - California | Santa Barbara | Jun 23, 2007 | 12 violations | $19,772 | 12 | 0 |
| Oceano Farming Oceano Farming Company | Santa Maria | Jun 9, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Labor | Santa Maria | Jun 7, 2007 | 14 violations | $270 | 6 | $1,300 |
| Carlos Casteneda | Santa Maria | Jun 7, 2007 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,825 |
| CJJ Farming | Santa Maria | Jun 5, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet and Yummy, LLC | Santa Maria | Jun 1, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAG Sports & Security Services Group | Lompoc | Apr 3, 2007 | 36 violations | $5,944 | 3 | 0 |
| Cosma Plastering | Santa Maria | Apr 2, 2007 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hughes Dealership Co. | Santa Barbara | Mar 24, 2007 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accent Services | Lompoc | Mar 15, 2007 | 42 violations | $33,556 | 41 | 0 |
| Tuttis Restaurant | Santa Barbara | Jan 22, 2007 | 30 violations | $11,096 | 27 | 0 |
| Teixeira Farms Teixeira Farms Desert, Inc | Santa Maria | Jan 10, 2007 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gallup and Striblings Orchids Stribling Vanderfin & Associates, LLC | Carpinteria | Dec 20, 2006 | 8 violations | $6,882 | 7 | 0 |
| Santa Maria Wash and Lube | Santa Maria | Dec 19, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Maintenance | Santa Maria | Dec 18, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pacific West Labor Resources | Santa Maria | Sep 21, 2006 | 9 violations | $43,299 | 5 | 0 |
| Landmark Landscape Company | Santa Maria | Aug 13, 2006 | 56 violations | $35,708 | 56 | 0 |
| Accent Services | Lompoc | Aug 3, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa Communications | Santa Barbara | May 28, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Postal Service United States Postal Service | Goleta | Apr 26, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mission Terrace Convalescent | Santa Barbara | Apr 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U.S. Protect U S Protect Corporation | Lompoc | Feb 28, 2006 | 280 violations | $60,524 | 97 | 0 |
| Tony's Multi-Service Firm, Inc. dba | Vandenberg Afb | Feb 11, 2006 | 63 violations | $16,723 | 24 | 0 |
| Santa Maria Valley Crop Service | Santa Maria | Dec 11, 2005 | 11 violations | $5,790 | 11 | 0 |
| Smith Packing | Santa Maria | Nov 30, 2005 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P & L Electric & Construction P & L Electric and Construction, Inc. | Lompoc | Sep 17, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plus Property Management Pacific Blue Property Management, Inc. | Santa Maria | Jul 17, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alert Cellular | Carpinteria | Jul 2, 2005 | 11 violations | $10,145 | 10 | 0 |
| Dotzler Construction, Inc. | Lompoc | Apr 23, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landscapes by Davids | Santa Barbara | Apr 21, 2005 | 32 violations | $5,980 | 32 | 0 |
| Coastline Coastline Painting & Drywall, Inc. | Santa Barbara | Feb 13, 2005 | 39 violations | $2,805 | 39 | 0 |
| Shell Gas Station | Buellton | Feb 12, 2005 | 31 violations | $5,875 | 31 | 0 |
| Diamond World Video | Santa Maria | Jan 29, 2005 | 3 violations | $6,671 | 3 | 0 |
| Smith Electric Service | Santa Maria | Dec 7, 2004 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Santa Barbara County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Century Farms | 2 | $772,119 | 326 | Dec 20, 2023 |
| Sierra Del Tigre | 1 | $763,978 | 161 | Dec 15, 2023 |
| Rancho Nuevo Harvesting | 9 | $644,038 | 1,237 | Sep 9, 2023 |
| Agrofarms and Grains, LLC | 1 | $429,926 | 92 | Jun 19, 2023 |
| Mydor's Open Guest Home, Inc. | 1 | $393,917 | 14 | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Savino Farms Inc. | 2 | $388,419 | 253 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| Pacific West Labor Services | 1 | $354,794 | 125 | Jan 24, 2010 |
| PG Trucking | 1 | $303,610 | 65 | Apr 23, 2015 |
| Bauer Residential | 1 | $272,828 | 42 | Jul 31, 2021 |
| Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. | 1 | $265,767 | 84 | May 20, 2011 |
| VTC Enterprises | 1 | $221,880 | 142 | Aug 31, 2015 |
| Sunlife Farm, Inc | 2 | $189,101 | 91 | May 21, 2024 |
| Big F Company, Inc. | 2 | $157,698 | 242 | Sep 15, 2018 |
| Royal Oak Ag Service | 1 | $120,996 | 157 | Jul 3, 2020 |
| Mantech International Corporation | 1 | $107,735 | 18 | May 19, 2017 |
| USDM Life Sciences | 1 | $100,088 | 74 | May 15, 2020 |
| Rancho Del Mar | 2 | $97,643 | 445 | Jun 3, 2019 |
| Villa Care Home I | 1 | $96,016 | 3 | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. | 1 | $94,146 | 30 | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Air Property Maintenance | 4 | $91,028 | 58 | Oct 15, 2008 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | $527,716 | 52 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | $11,707 | 68 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | $138,853 | 331 |
| 2023 | 14 | 12 | $2,258,495 | 989 |
| 2022 | 13 | 10 | $536,018 | 810 |
| 2021 | 19 | 16 | $837,890 | 983 |
| 2020 | 23 | 19 | $414,670 | 1,068 |
| 2019 | 14 | 13 | $238,980 | 634 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | $410,494 | 533 |
| 2017 | 24 | 17 | $189,775 | 193 |
| 2016 | 8 | 7 | $34,227 | 179 |
| 2015 | 19 | 13 | $595,175 | 292 |
| 2014 | 10 | 6 | $58,392 | 26 |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 | $52,570 | 143 |
| 2012 | 11 | 7 | $63,485 | 111 |
| 2011 | 10 | 7 | $328,899 | 141 |
| 2010 | 26 | 16 | $391,663 | 168 |
| 2009 | 9 | 8 | $40,505 | 75 |
| 2008 | 24 | 18 | $86,029 | 128 |
| 2007 | 17 | 14 | $189,688 | 205 |
| 2006 | 11 | 7 | $163,136 | 189 |
| 2005 | 10 | 8 | $37,266 | 126 |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | $13,024 | 18 |
Cities in Santa Barbara County with cases
- Santa Maria193 cases, $6,063,835
- Lompoc44 cases, $1,130,553
- Santa Barbara38 cases, $333,935
- Carpinteria12 cases, $75,265
- Vandenberg Afb3 cases, $16,723
- Goleta9 cases, $12,415
- Buellton4 cases, $8,054
- Solvang2 cases, $0
- Guadalupe5 cases, $0
Your rights in Santa Barbara County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara 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.