Altman Specialty Plants wage and hour record at a glance
Altman Specialty Plants appears in 4 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Feb 21, 2011 and Jul 15, 2020. All of them found violations, 14 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $1,175 in back wages to 4 workers, plus $9,389 in civil money penalties. The largest single case closed Jul 15, 2020 in Vista with $1,175 for 4 workers. That places the employer at #10,286 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages. The same employer has 3 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the Division: Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores; Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating. Laws involved: H-2A, farm labor (MSPA).
Every case, newest first
| Case closed | Period investigated | City | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties | Laws |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2020 | Feb 2020 to Jul 2020 | Vista | 8 violations | $1,175 | 4 | $2,502 | H-2A |
| Jul 15, 2020 | Apr 2020 to Jul 2020 | Salinas | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $883 | H-2A |
| May 28, 2019 | Jan 2019 to May 2019 | Perris | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $6,004 | H-2A |
| Feb 21, 2011 | Feb 2009 to Feb 2011 | Perris | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | farm labor (MSPA) |
Also filed as: Altman Specialty Plants, Inc; Altman Specialty Plants Inc; Altman Specialty Plants LLC.
Local pages: Vista employment lawyer, Salinas employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one federal investigation. Period investigated is the span of payroll the Division reviewed, usually two years back from the complaint. Back wages is what the employer agreed to pay for that period at the federal rate; penalties went to the government, not to workers.
Back wages computed under the federal law are usually a fraction of the California number for the same hours: the state minimum is $16.90 in 2026, overtime starts after 8 hours in a day, and each missed meal or rest period adds an hour of pay. Workers paid in these cases may still be owed that difference, and the federal release form covers only the federal claim.
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If you work, or worked, at Altman Specialty Plants
Pull together your pay stubs and your own record of hours for the last three years, request your pay records in writing (the employer has 21 days under Labor Code 226), and keep any WH-58 receipt from a Labor Department payment. A free review tells you in one call whether the California numbers exceed what was paid, whether break premiums and waiting time penalties apply, and whether anything that happened after you complained counts as retaliation. Call (800) 371-3088 or send your stubs.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases. Record last checked Oct 30, 2026. 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.