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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patty's Forestry Service, Inc. | Strathmore | Jul 8, 2006 | 65 violations repeat | $4,418 | 17 | $3,200 |
| Sandoval Farm Labor Contractor Ms. Elvira Sandoval, Farm Labor Contractor | Williams | Jul 7, 2006 | 15 violations | $600 | 10 | $2,350 |
| Jose L. Chavez, Farm Labor Contractor | Yuba City | Jul 6, 2006 | 13 violations | $588 | 7 | $2,250 |
| Escamilla and Sons | Salinas | Jun 27, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $600 |
| Vargas, Santiago | Fallbrook | Jun 15, 2006 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $950 |
| Cortez Farm Labor | Murrieta | Jun 15, 2006 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,550 |
| LF Grove Management | Temecula | Jun 15, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| ECO Farms ECO Farms Avocado, Inc | Temecula | Jun 15, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,250 |
| M and R Packing Company | Lodi | Jun 13, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gomez Enterprises, Inc. | Huron | Jun 8, 2006 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Junglescape, Inc | Encinitas | May 22, 2006 | 8 violations | $5,940 | 1 | 0 |
| D & R Harvest | El Centro | May 20, 2006 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Valley Harvest | Brawley | May 20, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Harvest Company | Calexico | May 20, 2006 | 9 violations | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| Palm Depot International Palm Growers, Inc | Calexico | May 20, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PCH Performanc Custom Harvesting, Inc | Holtville | May 20, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree World | Holtville | May 18, 2006 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boss 4 Packing LLC | Heber | May 18, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California Packing, Inc. | Holtville | May 17, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manzano's Harvesting, Inc. | El Centro | May 17, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ewy Enterprises, Inc. | Parlier | May 16, 2006 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainforest Lawn and Tree Service | Lindsay | May 14, 2006 | 17 violations | $645 | 8 | $9,200 |
| Juan Acevedo Reforestation | Porterville | May 14, 2006 | 7 violations | $506 | 1 | $9,200 |
| M K Ranch Rancho Santa Fe Citrus, Inc | San Diego | May 11, 2006 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,250 |
| D & R Harvesting Maria Dolores Lopez-Cortes | Stockton | May 10, 2006 | 16 violations | $380 | 8 | $1,525 |
| Maximilano Rios FLC DBA: Rios Farm Labor Service | Reedley | May 9, 2006 | 8 violations | $85 | 1 | $1,750 |
| Bienvenido R. Rosal, FLC | Yuba City | May 1, 2006 | 37 violations | $2,133 | 30 | $4,450 |
| Valente Alonzo (FLC) | Lodi | May 1, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | $750 |
| A. Oseguera Company | Salinas | Apr 30, 2006 | 150 violations | $55,840 | 150 | 0 |
| Jorge Eguiluz Labor Services | Stockton | Apr 28, 2006 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,550 |
| Rafael V. Andrade (FLC) | Stockton | Apr 27, 2006 | 9 violations | $546 | 1 | $1,575 |
| Manuel Rodriguez | Bakersfield | Apr 15, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozar Avocado Ranch | Oceanside | Apr 13, 2006 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,650 |
| Ayala, Salvador | Fallbrook | Apr 13, 2006 | 12 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,825 |
| Serrato FLCs | Pauma Valley | Apr 7, 2006 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | $4,400 |
| Jaime's Grove Service | Fallbrook | Mar 31, 2006 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,650 |
| McDaniel Fruit Company | Fallbrook | Mar 31, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,650 |
| Giumarra Companies | Escondido | Mar 30, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,650 |
| Primavera Ag Services | Reedley | Mar 20, 2006 | 13 violations | $345 | 9 | $875 |
| Exeter-Ivanhoe Citrus Association | Exeter | Mar 20, 2006 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden West FLC Golden West Farm Labor Contractor, Inc | Riverside | Mar 16, 2006 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,050 |
| McMillan Farm Mgt McMillan Farm Management Company | Temecula | Mar 13, 2006 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,650 |
| Delta Tree Farm, Inc. | Lodi | Feb 28, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & G Grove Service A & G Grove Management Service, Inc | Escondido | Feb 25, 2006 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,475 |
| Hernandez, Crescenciano Ornelas | Stockton | Feb 17, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Gutierrez Francisco Gutierrez Flores | Fallbrook | Feb 14, 2006 | 12 violations | 0 | 0 | $3,650 |
| Central Valley Contracting | Bakersfield | Jan 31, 2006 | 57 violations | $5,645 | 50 | $70,000 |
| Gill Ranch Inc. | King City | Jan 31, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominguez Grove Service | Temecula | Jan 27, 2006 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,700 |
| Grimmway Farms Grimmway Enterprises, Inc | Bakersfield | Jan 23, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Escamilla and Sons | Salinas | Jan 14, 2006 | 8 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,750 |
| El Bajio Packing | Soledad | Jan 14, 2006 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gourmet Veg-Paq | El Centro | Jan 14, 2006 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Labor Contractor | El Centro | Jan 14, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vel-Pack | Calexico | Jan 14, 2006 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Quintero | Victorville | Jan 1, 2006 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hill Ranch | Placerville | Dec 18, 2005 | 18 violations | 0 | 0 | $21,367 |
| Santa Maria Valley Crop Service | Santa Maria | Dec 11, 2005 | 11 violations | $5,790 | 11 | 0 |
| Vasquez Brothers Vasquez Brothers, Inc dba: Central Coast Pack | Soledad | Nov 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foothill Packing | Salinas | Nov 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith Packing | Santa Maria | Nov 30, 2005 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E-Z Labor E-Z Labor & Harvesting, Inc | Brawley | Nov 30, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cherta Farms, Inc. | Fresno | Nov 18, 2005 | 9 violations | $192 | 2 | 0 |
| Rodriguez Farm Labor Contracting | Visalia | Nov 13, 2005 | 316 violations | $24,968 | 312 | $1,350 |
| Valente Alonzo (FLC) | Lodi | Nov 10, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,500 |
| Garcia, Javier Lobinger Ave Camp | Stockton | Nov 9, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A & A Packing House Rafael Arteaga Godines & Jose Moldenado Alver | Fallbrook | Nov 7, 2005 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tapia Farm Center | Corning | Nov 5, 2005 | 33 violations | $3,240 | 4 | $2,625 |
| CAC Growers | Indio | Nov 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Farms Services | Santa Paula | Nov 5, 2005 | 5 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chesler Enterprises | Coachella | Nov 5, 2005 | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garza, Ovidio G. | Indio | Nov 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valley Pride | Castroville | Nov 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | Bakersfield | Nov 5, 2005 | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Del Puerto Harvesting Del Puerto Harvesting Co., Inc | Coachella | Nov 5, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luna Nueva Harvest | Heber | Oct 31, 2005 | 303 violations | $19,371 | 132 | 0 |
| Luna Nueva Harvest | Heber | Oct 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Giba Farms | Lancaster | Oct 31, 2005 | 7 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AAA Egg Farms | Nuevo | Oct 31, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Valley Labor Service | Caruthers | Oct 30, 2005 | 10 violations | $2,673 | 6 | 0 |
| Tejon Ranch | Bakersfield | Oct 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Performance Custom Harvesting | Holtville | Oct 25, 2005 | 11 violations | 0 | 0 | $2,950 |
| J.B. Perez F.L.C. | Calexico | Oct 25, 2005 | 10 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,275 |
| Del Sol Farms | Brawley | Oct 25, 2005 | 6 violations | 0 | 0 | $825 |
| Strahm Farms | Holtville | Oct 25, 2005 | 4 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Singh & Sons | Oceanside | Oct 19, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V & V Farm Labor Contractors | Ripon | Oct 17, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E & R Labor Service | Orosi | Oct 15, 2005 | 97 violations | $5,496 | 89 | $2,300 |
| Victor Zapata Jr. Quality Citurs Harvesting, Inc | Temecula | Oct 10, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhaliwal and Dhillon Farms | Kerman | Oct 8, 2005 | 12 violations | $574 | 8 | $950 |
| Belman, Santos Belman-Campos, Santos J. | Kerman | Oct 1, 2005 | 14 violations | 0 | 0 | $1,150 |
| Gene Wheeler Farms, Inc | Lancaster | Aug 25, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Labor Contractor | El Centro | Aug 24, 2005 | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Eguiluz (FLC) | Stockton | Aug 6, 2005 | 23 violations | $6,251 | 14 | $2,825 |
| Alvarez, Robert (FLC) | Reedley | Aug 6, 2005 | 21 violations | $3,752 | 18 | $1,550 |
| Johl Company | Marysville | Aug 4, 2005 | 42 violations | $854 | 25 | $2,525 |
| EDCO Packing Edel Lopez dba: EDCO Packing | Calexico | Aug 2, 2005 | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viscarra, Federico E. Kings River Farm Labor Service Inc. | Reedley | Jul 30, 2005 | 8 violations | $145 | 1 | $1,350 |
| Arambula Farm Labor Contracting | Delano | Jul 18, 2005 | 2 violations | $56 | 1 | 0 |
| Boething Tree Land Farm | Lodi | Jul 17, 2005 | 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.