New Hope Harvesting wage and hour record at a glance
New Hope Harvesting appears in 3 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Jun 9, 2019 and Jan 26, 2026. All of them found violations, 182 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $83,183 in back wages to 28 workers, plus $32,881 in civil money penalties. The largest single case closed Mar 31, 2023 in Santa Maria with $83,183 for 28 workers. That places the employer at #1,105 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.
Industry as coded by the Division: Strawberry Farming. Laws involved: H-2A.
Every case, newest first
| Case closed | Period investigated | City | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties | Laws |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2026 | Jan 2026 to Jan 2026 | Nipomo | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,599 | H-2A |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 | Santa Maria | 177 violations | $83,183 | 28 | $25,738 | H-2A |
| Jun 9, 2019 | Mar 2019 to Jun 2019 | Santa Maria | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,544 | H-2A |
Also filed as: New Hope Harvesting, LLC; New Hope Harvesting LLC.
Local pages: Santa Maria 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.
Full explainer: what a Labor Department case is, and what it is not.
If you work, or worked, at New Hope Harvesting
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.