Wage and hour cases in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting at a glance
California employers in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting account for 2,871 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations since 2004, 2,243 of which found violations (78%). Employers agreed to pay $17,564,590 in back wages to 34,342 workers, and $16,069,333 in civil money penalties was assessed. In the last 12 months 16 cases closed with $58,815 in back wages.
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| Employer | City | Case closed | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Employment Services, Inc. | Salinas | Jul 18, 2013 | 9 violations | $171 | 3 | $1,025 |
| Greene & Hemly (AgEr) | Courtland | Jul 18, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $800 |
| McMillan Farm Management Company | Temecula | Jul 16, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,100 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jul 16, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.A. Medina M.A. Medina Farm Labor Services, Inc. | Bakersfield | Jul 16, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grimmway Farms Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. | Arvin | Jul 16, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Valpredo Farms Donald Valpredo Farming, Inc | Bakersfield | Jul 13, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I & I Farms | Bakersfield | Jul 10, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boua Hue Vue (AgEr) | Fresno | Jul 10, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulmaro Angeles Gordillo (AgEr) | Firebaugh | Jul 10, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose R. Mireles Farm Labor | Bakersfield | Jul 9, 2013 | 13 violations | $120 | 4 | $2,075 |
| Xiong Sunny (AgEr) | Fresno | Jul 9, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.S. Harvesting Richard Salcido Castillo dba R.S. Harvesting | Los Banos | Jul 8, 2013 | 46 violations | $349 | 34 | $4,925 |
| A.M. Harvesting, Inc | Heber | Jul 8, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hacienda Farms Hacienda Farm Services, Inc. | Porterville | Jul 7, 2013 | 10 violations | $1,398 | 4 | $1,250 |
| Sandoval Brothers, Inc | Soledad | Jul 1, 2013 | 10 violations | $810 | 3 | $1,775 |
| Wawona Packing Company | Dinuba | Jul 1, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aviara Parkway Farms | Carlsbad | Jul 1, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlsbad Strawberry Company Inc. | Carlsbad | Jul 1, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanimura & Antle | Spreckels | Jul 1, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vista Verde Labor | Soledad | Jul 1, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Valley Harvest, Inc | Greenfield | Jul 1, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Humberto Castro | Kerman | Jun 30, 2013 | 13 violations | $146 | 3 | $1,550 |
| Sequoia Packing | Coalinga | Jun 30, 2013 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,100 |
| Torres FLC Inc Jesus H. Torres FLC Inc | Wasco | Jun 30, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monument Services | Gonzales | Jun 30, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| Buenrostro Farm Labor Contractor | Modesto | Jun 29, 2013 | 21 violations | $1,260 | 15 | $2,275 |
| F & F Contracting, Inc. | Fresno | Jun 29, 2013 | 20 violations | $334 | 9 | $1,100 |
| Javier Mercado FLC Javier Mercado Farm Labor Contractor | Stockton | Jun 29, 2013 | 8 violations | $90 | 2 | $1,100 |
| Christopher Ranch | Gilroy | Jun 29, 2013 | 20 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| El Camino Packing Inc. | Gilroy | Jun 28, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morada Produce Morada Produce Co., LP | Stockton | Jun 28, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Buenrostro Farm Labor Contractor | Modesto | Jun 28, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FMG, Inc. FMG Farm Contractor, Inc. | Gonzales | Jun 27, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Valley Labor LLC | King City | Jun 27, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,225 |
| Blue Diamond Harvesting (FLC) | Lindsay | Jun 26, 2013 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $850 |
| Oasis Ag Services Oasis Agricultural Services, LLC | Milpitas | Jun 26, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,350 |
| Allied Ag Allied Ag and Associates Inc. | Paicines | Jun 25, 2013 | 11 violations | $1,732 | 5 | $1,200 |
| Refco Farms | Salinas | Jun 25, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RAMCO Enterprises LP | Salinas | Jun 25, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rio Farms | King City | Jun 24, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J & G Labor Contracting | Lemoore | Jun 23, 2013 | 9 violations | $330 | 3 | $1,650 |
| Premier Ag Services, LLC | Madera | Jun 23, 2013 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,150 |
| Dalena Farms, Inc. | Kettleman City | Jun 23, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Double D Farms | Coalinga | Jun 23, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Sabor Farms | Salinas | Jun 22, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Double Lucky, Inc. | Salinas | Jun 21, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bautista Creek Ranches | Hemet | Jun 20, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Eguiluz (FLC) J. Eguiluz Labor Service LLC | Stockton | Jun 20, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collazo Collazo Packing, Inc. | Heber | Jun 20, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Norcal Personnel Solutions, LP | Salinas | Jun 20, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southwest Harvesting Co., Inc. | Salinas | Jun 20, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $700 |
| Lee High Farmer Tan Chac Ly - Sole Proprietorship | Chino | Jun 19, 2013 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | $875 |
| Reyes, Eduardo (FLC) | Chowchilla | Jun 9, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $525 |
| Munger Bros., LLC | Ducor | Jun 9, 2013 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,650 |
| Sunset Packing Rodriguez, B. Rosalinda | Calexico | Jun 8, 2013 | 19 violations | $780 | 17 | $3,700 |
| E. E. Hall, Inc. | Kerman | Jun 7, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8A 8A Packing LLC. | El Centro | Jun 6, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Elmore Company Stephen H. Elmore ET AL. PTS | Brawley | Jun 5, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crown Cooling | Brawley | Jun 4, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.M. Harvesting, Inc | Heber | Jun 4, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oasis Organic Farming | Brawley | Jun 3, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saikhon Company | Brawley | Jun 3, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ortiz Morales, Guadalupe (FLC) - KY Farming | Fresno | Jun 3, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ag Prime Corp | Los Banos | Jun 2, 2013 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,200 |
| Sunset Packing Rodriguez, B. Rosalinda | Calexico | Jun 1, 2013 | 69 violations | $3,069 | 54 | $13,150 |
| Viveros, Omer (FLC) | Madera | Jun 1, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresh Harvest, Inc. | Heber | May 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| MD Labor, LLC | Heber | May 31, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C4 Ranches & AG Services (FLC) | Exeter | May 30, 2013 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,900 |
| Alvaro Obed Feria Cruz | Madera | May 29, 2013 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $925 |
| Cal West Farm Management | Madera | May 26, 2013 | 47 violations | $2,198 | 38 | $5,950 |
| RM Farm Labor | Fresno | May 26, 2013 | 57 violations | $2,147 | 25 | $2,800 |
| KY Farming, LLC | Fresno | May 26, 2013 | 769 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,600 |
| Ortiz Morales, Guadalupe (FLC) - KY Farming | Fresno | May 25, 2013 | 672 violations repeat | $58,689 | 333 | $1,600 |
| Beas, Joshua Jayson Espinoza (FLC) | Madera | May 25, 2013 | 771 violations | $50,197 | 383 | $1,350 |
| AgPrime Corp. | Los Banos | May 24, 2013 | 26 violations | $8,400 | 17 | 0 |
| Les Sandrini Farms | Mc Farland | May 23, 2013 | 11 violations | $8,062 | 9 | 0 |
| R & R Labor, Inc. | Hollister | May 22, 2013 | 21 violations | $3,386 | 14 | $4,650 |
| Family Ranch, Inc. | Huron | May 22, 2013 | 7 violations | $126 | 1 | $1,650 |
| FLC Maria Guadalupe Perez Maria G. Perez Farm Labor Contractor Services | Turlock | May 22, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Padesta Packing, LLC | Linden | May 22, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M and R Packing Company | Lodi | May 22, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elkhorn Packing-Peter Colburn FLC | Salinas | May 22, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,250 |
| Jesus L Quintero, INC Jesus L Quintero, INC (Hope Beltran FLC) | Hollister | May 22, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corralitos Farms LLC | Watsonville | May 22, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Arrigo Brothers | Salinas | May 22, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elva Morales | Soledad | May 22, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GTO Packing | Soledad | May 21, 2013 | 36 violations | $5,010 | 29 | $3,425 |
| Growers Farm Management | Kerman | May 19, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All Ag, Inc. | Sanger | May 18, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aluisi River Ranch | Clovis | May 18, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceja-Reyes, Inc. | Woodland | May 17, 2013 | 48 violations | $4,007 | 23 | $2,400 |
| Rocket Farms, Inc. | Half Moon Bay | May 17, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Best Ranch, Inc. | Woodland | May 17, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $525 |
| Premium Employment Services, Inc. | Salinas | May 17, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,050 |
| Perez, Javier (FLC) Perez Farming Services, Inc | Lodi | May 16, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dip Ag, Inc. | Fresno | May 11, 2013 | 69 violations | $4,248 | 32 | $1,250 |
| El Don Farm Contracting, Inc. | Brawley | May 1, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Brothers | Brawley | Apr 30, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Largest back-wage records in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers paid | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munger Bros.- Empire Ranch | 1 | $2,051,838 | 2,477 | Jun 30, 2017 |
| EWC & Associates Inc. (FLSA) | 3 | $977,177 | 82 | Apr 15, 2018 |
| New Century Farms | 2 | $772,119 | 326 | Dec 20, 2023 |
| Sierra Del Tigre | 1 | $763,978 | 161 | Dec 15, 2023 |
| Rancho Nuevo Harvesting | 9 | $644,038 | 1,237 | Sep 9, 2023 |
| Peri & Sons Farms of California, LLC | 1 | $513,118 | 505 | Sep 20, 2022 |
| Corona Vineyard Management | 1 | $512,130 | 93 | Feb 25, 2019 |
| EuroAmerican Propagators | 1 | $486,903 | 35 | Jan 23, 2017 |
| Agrofarms and Grains, LLC | 1 | $429,926 | 92 | Jun 19, 2023 |
| Savino Farms Inc. | 2 | $388,419 | 253 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| The Sun Valley Group, Inc. | 3 | $365,851 | 435 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Sierra Cascade Nursery, Inc | 4 | $289,253 | 361 | Oct 23, 2015 |
| A. Oseguera Company | 6 | $252,574 | 759 | Apr 7, 2021 |
| Concord Farms | 1 | $189,296 | 23 | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Sunlife Farm, Inc | 2 | $189,101 | 91 | May 21, 2024 |
| Crowne Cold Storage, LLC (Delano) | 2 | $177,820 | 249 | Jun 30, 2017 |
| Lucky Growers | 1 | $171,400 | 30 | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Moon Valley Nurseries | 2 | $159,773 | 23 | May 17, 2025 |
| Big F Company, Inc. | 2 | $157,698 | 242 | Sep 15, 2018 |
| J C Mora Trucking | 1 | $143,079 | 199 | Apr 26, 2018 |
By year closed
| Year | Cases | With violations | Back wages | Workers paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | $7,301 | 53 |
| 2025 | 34 | 32 | $412,336 | 690 |
| 2024 | 50 | 43 | $590,520 | 651 |
| 2023 | 84 | 78 | $3,211,071 | 2,264 |
| 2022 | 70 | 61 | $1,755,581 | 2,276 |
| 2021 | 88 | 77 | $1,283,018 | 2,000 |
| 2020 | 141 | 113 | $499,467 | 1,393 |
| 2019 | 114 | 105 | $1,050,990 | 1,704 |
| 2018 | 121 | 99 | $1,831,899 | 1,750 |
| 2017 | 139 | 122 | $2,968,861 | 3,935 |
| 2016 | 114 | 96 | $264,072 | 1,340 |
| 2015 | 181 | 159 | $225,336 | 958 |
| 2014 | 192 | 151 | $365,916 | 1,463 |
| 2013 | 214 | 164 | $282,089 | 2,026 |
| 2012 | 214 | 151 | $496,687 | 2,664 |
| 2011 | 213 | 157 | $400,124 | 1,491 |
| 2010 | 125 | 85 | $352,017 | 703 |
| 2009 | 142 | 89 | $183,571 | 1,372 |
| 2008 | 136 | 92 | $120,412 | 1,273 |
| 2007 | 163 | 108 | $244,506 | 571 |
| 2006 | 109 | 89 | $476,276 | 1,219 |
| 2005 | 92 | 59 | $97,297 | 734 |
| 2004 | 81 | 65 | $373,474 | 762 |
Your rights in this industry
The federal file stops at $7.25 and weekly overtime. California workers in this industry 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. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases through Sep 6, 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.