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Luna Nueva Harvest Wage and Hour Cases in California

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.

Luna Nueva Harvest: 4 investigations, $19,371 in back wages for 132 workers, latest closed Jan 22, 2008.

Every federal wage and hour case closed in California since 2004 and a handful before: 30,596 investigations, 23,910 employers, $472,441,289 in back wages for 335,130 workers.

Luna Nueva Harvest wage and hour record at a glance

Luna Nueva Harvest appears in 4 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Mar 23, 2005 and Jan 22, 2008. 1 of them found violations, 303 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $19,371 in back wages to 132 workers, with no civil money penalty assessed. Of the back wages, $0 was unpaid overtime and $2,906 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Oct 31, 2005 in Heber with $19,371 for 132 workers. That places the employer at #4,235 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.

Industry as coded by the Division: Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders. Laws involved: FLSA, farm labor (MSPA).

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Jan 22, 2008Dec 2007 to Jan 2008Heberno violations found000
Oct 31, 2005Jul 2005 to Oct 2005Heber303 violations$19,3711320FLSA, farm labor (MSPA)
Oct 31, 2005Jul 2005 to Oct 2005Heberno violations found000
Mar 23, 2005Mar 2005 to Mar 2005Heberno violations found000

Also filed as: Maria Luisa Delgado; Maria Lusia Delgado.

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 Luna Nueva Harvest

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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.

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