Employer record, U.S. Labor Department investigations

Mid-Valley Labor Service, Inc. Wage and Hour Cases in California

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

Mid-Valley Labor Service, Inc.: 3 investigations, $2,260 in back wages for 14 workers, latest closed Aug 10, 2015.

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.

Mid-Valley Labor Service, Inc. wage and hour record at a glance

Mid-Valley Labor Service, Inc. appears in 3 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between May 23, 2009 and Aug 10, 2015. 2 of them found violations, 27 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $2,260 in back wages to 14 workers, plus $4,400 in civil money penalties. The largest single case closed May 23, 2009 in Madera with $2,260 for 14 workers. That places the employer at #9,263 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: farm labor (MSPA), FLSA, FMLA.

Every case, newest first

Case closedPeriod investigatedCityFindingsBack wagesWorkers paidPenaltiesLaws
Aug 10, 2015Jul 2015 to Aug 2015Madera4 violations00$2,200farm labor (MSPA)
Aug 19, 2010Jan 2010 to Aug 2010Maderano violations found000
May 23, 2009Mar 2009 to May 2009Madera23 violations$2,26014$2,200FLSA, FMLA, farm labor (MSPA)

Also filed as: Mid-Valley Labor Service Inc.; Mid Valley Labor Service; Mid-Valley Labor Service; Mid-Valley Labor Services, Inc.

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 Mid-Valley Labor Service, Inc.

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.

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