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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Farms | Brawley | Apr 29, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Citrus Hills FLC Inc. | Riverside | Apr 21, 2013 | 312 violations repeat | 0 | 0 | $150,600 |
| Bienvenido R. Rosal Rosal, Bienvenido R. (FLC) | Elk Grove | Apr 18, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J & A Solari, Inc. | Stockton | Apr 17, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sebastian Antonio Antonio, Sebastian (FLC) | Woodbridge | Apr 12, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $700 |
| Victoria Island Farms Graydon and Virginia Nichols dba Victoria Isl | Holt | Apr 10, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Premium Employment Services, Inc. | Salinas | Apr 10, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,525 |
| Delta Farms Packing, Inc. | Stockton | Apr 10, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Alfonso Gallegos Inc. | Redwood Valley | Apr 7, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seaman Nurseries, Inc. | Chowchilla | Mar 31, 2013 | 41 violations | $2,448 | 20 | $1,800 |
| Universal Ag Services, Inc. | Dinuba | Mar 31, 2013 | 9 violations | $120 | 1 | $1,325 |
| Triple S Farms | Chowchilla | Mar 31, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Robson Ranch Buchanan Hollow Nut Company | Le Grand | Mar 31, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $575 |
| Valderrama, Maria D. | Coachella | Mar 13, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $675 |
| Fred Garza Jr., Inc. | Sanger | Mar 9, 2013 | 25 violations | $636 | 9 | $2,750 |
| Trimmer Farm Management, Inc. | Sanger | Mar 9, 2013 | 19 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,025 |
| Blue Banner Company | Riverside | Mar 3, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $775 |
| Last Eagle Corporation | Coachella | Feb 23, 2013 | 88 violations repeat | $4,394 | 38 | $38,460 |
| Worland, Mack D. (FLC) | Woodbridge | Feb 23, 2013 | 28 violations | $878 | 24 | $1,250 |
| Peirano Estate Vineyards | Acampo | Feb 23, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilltown Packing, Co | Salinas | Feb 22, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Citrus Packing Co. (AgEr) | Lindsay | Feb 22, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiny Farm Labor (FLC) | Porterville | Feb 17, 2013 | 22 violations | $796 | 15 | $2,450 |
| Mountain View Farms, Inc. | Strathmore | Feb 17, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suntreat Packing & Shipping Co. (AgEr) | Lindsay | Feb 17, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Villa Park Orchards Association | Fillmore | Feb 17, 2013 | 22 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,800 |
| Enrique Quintana Alcantara | Mecca | Feb 16, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $325 |
| Tapia Farm Labor Contractor | Strathmore | Feb 16, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Valley Citrus (AgEr) | Strathmore | Feb 16, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Navarro, Mario Gutierrez (FLC) | Lindsay | Feb 13, 2013 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| THERMICULTURE MANAGEMENT, INC. | Thermal | Feb 11, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enrique Quintana Alcantara | Mecca | Feb 9, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $650 |
| Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC | Scotia | Feb 9, 2013 | 17 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,650 |
| RBI Packing LLC | Thermal | Feb 7, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Bagdasarian, Inc. | Mecca | Feb 7, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santibanez Agricultural Services, Inc (FLC) | Lodi | Feb 3, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Saich & Sons (AgEr) | Acampo | Feb 3, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C4 Ranches & AG Services (FLC) | Visalia | Jan 31, 2013 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $925 |
| Cabrera, Jose Jr., (FLC) | Lodi | Jan 30, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton Lange Vineyard Management, Inc (AgEr) | Lodi | Jan 29, 2013 | 7 violations | $360 | 4 | $950 |
| Kenny K Tam Nursery | Morgan Hill | Jan 29, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierson-Lambert Vineyards (AgEr) | Courtland | Jan 29, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wing Mok Nursery | Morgan Hill | Jan 29, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castrejon Incorporated | Terra Bella | Jan 26, 2013 | 16 violations | $135 | 4 | $1,750 |
| Bhajan Singh Farms | Selma | Jan 26, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandhu Brothers Poultry and Farming | Crows Landing | Jan 24, 2013 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grapeman Labor, Inc. | Visalia | Jan 19, 2013 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raven Farms R & R Ranches, Inc. | Selma | Jan 19, 2013 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H2A Placement Services Inc. | Rancho Cucamonga | Jan 15, 2013 | 117 violations | 0 | 0 | $109,500 |
| Larranaga Farms | Alturas | Jan 14, 2013 | 8 violations | $742 | 2 | $11,250 |
| Jose Raul Chapa | Porterville | Jan 8, 2013 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morales Farm Labor Services | Lodi | Jan 5, 2013 | 13 violations | $572 | 7 | $1,600 |
| Harris Vineyards | Acampo | Jan 5, 2013 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin T Wheeler & Sons, LP | Modesto | Jan 4, 2013 | 31 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HLD Farm Inc. | Earlimart | Dec 19, 2012 | 17 violations | $2,082 | 4 | $8,700 |
| Agri-Empire Agri-Empire Corporation | San Jacinto | Dec 17, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fresco Green Farms, Inc | Los Angeles | Nov 20, 2012 | 45 violations | $47,210 | 40 | $4,225 |
| Santiago Renteria Labor Contracting, Inc. | Mc Farland | Oct 30, 2012 | 38 violations | $3,430 | 28 | $6,025 |
| Sinai Farm Management Incorporated | Coalinga | Oct 30, 2012 | 21 violations | $1,690 | 13 | $6,450 |
| Kern Lopez Services | Wasco | Oct 29, 2012 | 44 violations | $6,446 | 35 | $5,825 |
| Paramount Farming Company LLC | Bakersfield | Oct 28, 2012 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cream of the Crop Ag Service, Inc. | Bakersfield | Oct 26, 2012 | 27 violations | $1,004 | 17 | $6,850 |
| Santiago Farms, Inc. | Nipomo | Oct 25, 2012 | 41 violations | $30,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Bros Contracting | Shafter | Oct 21, 2012 | 23 violations | $1,917 | 20 | $300 |
| CSC Herring, LLC | Stockton | Oct 21, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Farms | Salida | Oct 20, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Garcia Olive Company, LLC | Stockton | Oct 20, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $425 |
| Mountain Avenue Bees, Inc. | Oak Hills | Oct 16, 2012 | 130 violations | $33,975 | 29 | $68,100 |
| Seaman Farm Management, Inc. | Chowchilla | Oct 11, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purewal Custom Harvesting | Yuba City | Oct 5, 2012 | 111 violations | $27,770 | 26 | $136,350 |
| Hamilton Brothers Western Range Association | Rio Vista | Sep 30, 2012 | 4 violations | $817 | 1 | $1,170 |
| Sukhmany Farm | Fresno | Sep 29, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beas, Joshua Jayson Espinoza (FLC) | Madera | Sep 29, 2012 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,300 |
| California Giant Berry Farms | Watsonville | Sep 28, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feria Farm Labor Service | Madera | Sep 26, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Cuevas Farm Labor Contractor | Selma | Sep 23, 2012 | 12 violations | $1,800 | 4 | $1,650 |
| Reel Energy Holdings, LLC | Riverside | Sep 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reel Energy Holdings, LLC | Placentia | Sep 23, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerawan Farming Gerawan Farming Partners, Inc. | Fresno | Sep 23, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Jose M. Magdaleno | Stockton | Sep 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose M. Magdaleno | Stockton | Sep 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose M. Magdaleno | Stockton | Sep 18, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Five Star Ag Ramirez, Natalie A. | Kerman | Sep 16, 2012 | 6 violations | $24 | 1 | $1,200 |
| Baldev Singh Sangha | Caruthers | Sep 16, 2012 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Thiara Orchards | Yuba City | Sep 11, 2012 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden State Farm Labor Services | Kerman | Sep 10, 2012 | 7 violations | $904 | 3 | $550 |
| Petersen Farms (AgEr) | Fowler | Sep 10, 2012 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $550 |
| Valencia, William Alexander (FLC) | Madera | Sep 8, 2012 | 12 violations | $448 | 4 | $3,100 |
| Sunshine Agriculture Services | Fresno | Sep 8, 2012 | 14 violations | $400 | 7 | $2,100 |
| National Raisin Company | Fowler | Sep 8, 2012 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $800 |
| Skouti Farms | Fresno | Sep 8, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,200 |
| Gonzalez, Benjamin (FLC) | Dinuba | Sep 8, 2012 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,225 |
| Caruthers Raisin Packing Caruthers Raisin Packing Co., Inc | Caruthers | Sep 8, 2012 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Joaquin Valley Ag Services, Inc. | Stockton | Aug 26, 2012 | 11 violations | $300 | 1 | $1,950 |
| Holdenried Ranches | Kelseyville | Aug 26, 2012 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $875 |
| Arroyo Contracting | Kelseyville | Aug 24, 2012 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,650 |
| Adobe Creek Packing Co., Inc. | Kelseyville | Aug 22, 2012 | 21 violations | $802 | 16 | $1,375 |
| Oliva's Farm Labor Contractor | Planada | Aug 19, 2012 | 13 violations | $120 | 3 | $1,900 |
| J. Marchini Farms (AgEr) | Le Grand | Aug 19, 2012 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $800 |
| Mushroom Farm | Half Moon Bay | Aug 14, 2012 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,875 |
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.