Wage and hour cases in Tulare County at a glance
Employers in Tulare County account for 292 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 237 of which found violations (81%). Employers agreed to pay $1,049,987 in back wages to 2,120 workers, and $425,196 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 0 cases closed with $0 in back wages. The industries with the most back wages here are Health Care and Social Assistance ($251,693), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ($180,275), Manufacturing ($129,893).
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalajara Grill Taco Shop | Visalia | Aug 6, 2025 | 14 violations repeat | $19,091 | 13 | $4,577 |
| Baxter-Leyva Adult Facility, LLC | Porterville | Aug 6, 2025 | 16 violations | $9,575 | 12 | 0 |
| Sherrill Morris Care Homes | Porterville | Aug 5, 2025 | 4 violations | $1,312 | 3 | 0 |
| Ruiz Foods RUIZ FOOD PRODUCTS, INC. | Dinuba | Mar 31, 2025 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mountain Mike's Pizza | Visalia | Aug 15, 2024 | 10 violations repeat | $19,766 | 4 | $3,420 |
| The Grove Home, LLC | Visalia | Mar 7, 2024 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiggins Home | Porterville | Feb 29, 2024 | 7 violations repeat | $1,745 | 6 | $1,666 |
| Wiggins Home 2 (Wiggins Home) | Porterville | Feb 29, 2024 | 11 violations repeat | $1,559 | 10 | $2,499 |
| F.W. Trucking | Visalia | May 7, 2023 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esquivel Soto, Antonio | Exeter | Jan 29, 2023 | 53 violations | $1,767 | 43 | $17,706 |
| Gudino Alvarado, Ruben | Porterville | Jan 29, 2023 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,066 |
| Gutierrez, Gabriel Eric | Exeter | Jan 28, 2023 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,131 |
| Complete Value Roofing | Visalia | Oct 31, 2022 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Truck Wash and RV | Visalia | Jun 15, 2022 | 5 violations repeat | $4,708 | 4 | $2,468 |
| Ceballos Contracting | Porterville | Feb 27, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,370 |
| A & J Contracting Godinez Anguiano, Arturo FLC | Porterville | Jan 19, 2022 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $11,504 |
| JL ZAVALA FARM LABOR | Porterville | May 8, 2021 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,742 |
| Ramos Farm Labor Contracting | Porterville | Apr 8, 2021 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,860 |
| WesPak | Dinuba | Mar 12, 2021 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,284 |
| H.G. Contracting Services | Porterville | Mar 8, 2021 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $17,977 |
| Diversified Farm Labor, Inc. | Porterville | Feb 18, 2021 | 36 violations | $12,615 | 31 | $8,511 |
| Magnolia Citrus Association | Porterville | Feb 18, 2021 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,416 |
| JOSE BERMUDEZ DBA: J.B. FARM LABOR | Porterville | Feb 7, 2021 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,448 |
| Visalia Citrus Packing Group, Inc. | Visalia | Jan 24, 2021 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,353 |
| Salas Citrus Harvesting | Lindsay | Jan 24, 2021 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $9,027 |
| Just Between Friends San Diego | Visalia | Jan 7, 2021 | 10 violations | $375 | 9 | 0 |
| Sierra Eagle Packers Inc. | Visalia | Dec 31, 2020 | 4 violations | $2,288 | 3 | 0 |
| AGR Contracting | Porterville | Dec 8, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,547 |
| Gudino, Rogelio Gudino Harvesting, Inc. | Porterville | Nov 29, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,547 |
| United States Postal Service | Visalia | Nov 16, 2020 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perez Farming Services, Inc. | Lindsay | Nov 1, 2020 | 106 violations | $2,040 | 102 | $3,835 |
| Benitez Brothers | Lindsay | Jun 21, 2020 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $11,606 |
| AZS Dependable, Inc. | Visalia | May 17, 2020 | 3 violations | $5,415 | 2 | 0 |
| JNM Contracting | Tulare | Jan 12, 2020 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,804 |
| El Rosal Bar & Grill | Visalia | Dec 31, 2019 | 10 violations repeat | $2,430 | 9 | 0 |
| Glicks & Co | Visalia | Dec 22, 2019 | 18 violations | $27,495 | 17 | 0 |
| Fugazzis Fugazzis Group, Inc. | Visalia | Dec 16, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAILS Sunnyside Support and Independent Living Services SAILS | Visalia | Nov 30, 2019 | 8 violations repeat | $13,918 | 6 | $6,042 |
| Kids First Aldorada | Visalia | Nov 30, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Fiesta Restaurant Bar | Visalia | Nov 10, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sno White Drive In Alkorin-Alrahemi Restaurant, LLC | Tulare | Oct 2, 2019 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Companies | Visalia | Aug 5, 2019 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Four A's Labor, Inc. | Visalia | Jun 8, 2019 | 10 violations | $728 | 2 | $8,517 |
| Walmart | Tulare | Mar 21, 2019 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mariscos Chicali & Sports Bar | Lindsay | Dec 23, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brumm Farms | Visalia | Dec 14, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perko's Farm Fresh | Dinuba | Dec 12, 2018 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $671 |
| Little Caesars Pizza Little Caesars Pizza, Unit 561 6, LLC | Dinuba | Dec 10, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Market | Dinuba | Dec 9, 2018 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,897 |
| La Fiesta Restaurant Bar | Visalia | Oct 28, 2018 | 2 violations | $45 | 1 | 0 |
| Rowland-Smith Painting | Visalia | Sep 20, 2018 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7-Eleven | Visalia | Aug 16, 2018 | 3 violations | $1,598 | 1 | 0 |
| Laura Guido FLC | Exeter | Mar 3, 2018 | 98 violations | $5,843 | 87 | $7,818 |
| Mardot Farms, LLC | Dinuba | Feb 24, 2018 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,443 |
| TRIPLE E LIVESTOCK & LAND CO. | Tulare | Jan 24, 2018 | 19 violations | $6,976 | 6 | $13,943 |
| Mainland Skate and Surf | Visalia | Nov 16, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMJ Farms, Inc. | Dinuba | Sep 3, 2017 | 15 violations | $12,108 | 11 | $4,549 |
| Ben Glez, Inc. | Dinuba | Aug 26, 2017 | 12 violations | $76 | 2 | $15,800 |
| Starr Family Partnership | Tulare | Aug 26, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Van Der Vis, Inc. | Tulare | Aug 8, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Coast Farming Company, LLC | Visalia | Jun 15, 2017 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,873 |
| Golden State Ag Services, Inc. | Tulare | Jun 14, 2017 | 66 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kids First Aldorada | Visalia | Jun 5, 2017 | 6 violations repeat | $12,360 | 6 | 0 |
| SAILS Sunnyside Supported Independent Living Services (SAILS) | Visalia | Jun 5, 2017 | 3 violations repeat | $1,594 | 3 | 0 |
| RWT Farming Reid III, William Thomas | Lindsay | Jun 4, 2017 | 5 violations | $1,050 | 1 | $1,710 |
| Golden State AG Golden State AG Services, Inc | Tulare | May 18, 2017 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,275 |
| Gozen Sushi & Teppanyaki Gozen Japanese Restaurant, Inc. | Visalia | May 17, 2017 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perez, Jesus (United Ag) United Ag Personnel Management Inc. | Tulare | May 12, 2017 | 10 violations | $80 | 2 | $7,661 |
| Orange Express FLC | Lindsay | Mar 19, 2017 | 6 violations | $1,666 | 3 | $7,818 |
| Gillette Citrus, Inc. | Dinuba | Feb 4, 2017 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,224 |
| Sprint United Management Company | Porterville | Jan 20, 2017 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Palace Food Depot (IGA) | Tulare | Nov 8, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marciano Lopez | Exeter | Aug 23, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RB Recycling Rodrigo V. Ramirez & Belen | Tulare | Jul 23, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RB Recycling Rodrigo V. Ramirez & Belen | Tulare | Jul 23, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BC Recycling | Tulare | Jul 19, 2016 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motel 6 Bhole Shiv Inc | Visalia | Jun 29, 2016 | 3 violations | $1,702 | 1 | 0 |
| A. G. Farm Labor Services (FLC) | Porterville | May 22, 2016 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $7,536 |
| Visalia Citrus Packing Group, Inc. | Visalia | Apr 16, 2016 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,768 |
| Javier Martinez Contracting | Porterville | Apr 16, 2016 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,600 |
| Wileman, Bruce D. and Sandra L. | Exeter | Apr 11, 2016 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Alben Gonzalez III, Jose | Dinuba | Apr 9, 2016 | 25 violations | $1,100 | 16 | $16,857 |
| Trangistics Inc | Tulare | Mar 9, 2016 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AGR Contracting | Porterville | Feb 26, 2016 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,100 |
| Aguilera Labor Contractor | Strathmore | Feb 21, 2016 | 7 violations | $24 | 1 | $3,500 |
| D. Alvarado Farm Labor Contractor | Porterville | Feb 14, 2016 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,200 |
| C & C Harvesting | Lindsay | Feb 13, 2016 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Hacienda Farm Service, Inc. | Porterville | Feb 10, 2016 | 17 violations | $135 | 5 | $14,837 |
| Angel AG Contracting | Porterville | Feb 10, 2016 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,200 |
| Ag Star Harvesting, Inc. | Porterville | Feb 9, 2016 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,400 |
| Award Construction and Roofing | Exeter | Dec 24, 2015 | 19 violations repeat | $18,808 | 18 | $5,544 |
| Motel 99 Wigglesworth Realty LLC | Tulare | Dec 15, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avalos Roofing | Visalia | Dec 13, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knight Transportation, Inc. | Tulare | Dec 6, 2015 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant-Little Homes | Visalia | Nov 21, 2015 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C4 Ranches & AG Services (FLC) | Visalia | Nov 2, 2015 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $400 |
| Jonathan Castellow Custom Ag Harvest | Visalia | Nov 2, 2015 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,200 |
| Motel 6 Bhole Shiv Inc | Visalia | Oct 15, 2015 | 10 violations | $15,427 | 8 | 0 |
| Eduardo Soto FLC | Exeter | Sep 5, 2015 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $5,100 |
| Avila's Farm Labor Services | Dinuba | Sep 5, 2015 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,400 |
Largest back-wage records in Tulare County
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avila's Tile and Cabinets | 2 | $129,893 | 32 | Apr 23, 2015 |
| Visalia, City of | 3 | $124,290 | 91 | Feb 4, 2009 |
| Orduno Home | 6 | $96,519 | 19 | Nov 7, 2012 |
| El Progresso | 3 | $43,175 | 37 | Aug 12, 2009 |
| Travis Home | 3 | $39,408 | 14 | Dec 3, 2013 |
| J A Contracting | 7 | $32,303 | 536 | Nov 25, 2011 |
| Gurrola Home | 5 | $30,694 | 12 | Jan 31, 2013 |
| Cortez Market | 2 | $28,239 | 10 | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Glicks & Co | 1 | $27,495 | 17 | Dec 22, 2019 |
| Diaz Contracting | 2 | $26,507 | 79 | Feb 29, 2012 |
| Rodriguez Farm Labor Contracting | 1 | $24,968 | 312 | Nov 13, 2005 |
| King Buffet | 1 | $22,554 | 4 | Jan 15, 2009 |
| Knight Transportation, Inc. | 2 | $19,896 | 7 | Dec 6, 2015 |
| Mountain Mike's Pizza | 1 | $19,766 | 4 | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Guadalajara Grill Taco Shop | 1 | $19,091 | 13 | Aug 6, 2025 |
| Award Construction and Roofing | 1 | $18,808 | 18 | Dec 24, 2015 |
| Motel 6 | 2 | $17,129 | 9 | Jun 29, 2016 |
| Souza Construction Inc. | 2 | $16,826 | 4 | Mar 29, 2011 |
| SAILS Sunnyside | 2 | $15,512 | 9 | Nov 30, 2019 |
| Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) | 1 | $14,583 | 22 | Feb 8, 2005 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $29,978 | 28 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | $23,070 | 20 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $1,767 | 43 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | $4,708 | 4 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | $12,990 | 40 |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 | $9,743 | 107 |
| 2019 | 10 | 8 | $44,571 | 34 |
| 2018 | 11 | 7 | $14,462 | 95 |
| 2017 | 16 | 13 | $28,934 | 28 |
| 2016 | 19 | 16 | $2,961 | 23 |
| 2015 | 18 | 14 | $41,698 | 28 |
| 2014 | 17 | 15 | $137,761 | 75 |
| 2013 | 32 | 28 | $92,981 | 119 |
| 2012 | 26 | 21 | $167,701 | 143 |
| 2011 | 23 | 17 | $56,100 | 427 |
| 2010 | 14 | 12 | $57,245 | 61 |
| 2009 | 14 | 11 | $190,828 | 243 |
| 2008 | 10 | 9 | $37,434 | 80 |
| 2007 | 13 | 8 | $16,788 | 21 |
| 2006 | 16 | 13 | $28,002 | 121 |
| 2005 | 12 | 9 | $43,817 | 371 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | $6,448 | 9 |
Cities in Tulare County with cases
- Visalia95 cases, $458,309
- Porterville65 cases, $290,083
- Tulare48 cases, $167,862
- Dinuba29 cases, $45,802
- Exeter18 cases, $38,424
- Lindsay23 cases, $17,863
- Farmersville2 cases, $16,826
- Strathmore11 cases, $14,818
- Tipton1 cases, $0
Your rights in Tulare County
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in Tulare 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 Tulare 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.